Civics

Question 0

Absolute location

Answer 0

Absolute location on a map

Question 1

Relative location

Answer 1

Based on nearby landmarks.

Question 2

Latitude

Answer 2

Distance to north or south.

Question 3

Longitude

Answer 3

Distance from east to west.

Question 4

Hemisphere

Answer 4

Each half half into which the globe is divided.

Question 5

Continents

Answer 5

Large land masses

Question 6

Nation

Answer 6

An area of land with boundaries and a government

Question 7

Borders

Answer 7

Boundaries that separate nations.

Question 8

State

Answer 8

A political unit within a nation.

Question 9

Peninsula

Answer 9

Land that is surrounded by water but is still connected to the mainland.

Question 10

Capital

Answer 10

Seat of government

Question 11

Territory

Answer 11

Not a state. A subject to the u.s government but has looser ties to the nation than the states have.

Question 12

Protectorates

Answer 12

Small countries that the untied states protected from rival nations.

Question 13

Commonwealth

Answer 13

A territory that has its own constitution and a government that gets power from the u.s congress.

Question 14

Landform

Answer 14

A natural feature on earths surface.

Question 15

Lowlands

Answer 15

Flat lands at or near sea level

Question 16

Highlands

Answer 16

Areas of high ground that are above sea level.

Question 17

Plains

Answer 17

Regions of flat land with few trees.

Question 18

Wetland

Answer 18

A large area where the soil is wet most of the time.

Question 19

Plateau

Answer 19

Large flat highland area.

Question 20

Tributary

Answer 20

A river that feeds into a larger river.

Question 21

Canal

Answer 21

A human made waterway.

Question 22

Climate

Answer 22

The pattern of weather in a place over time.