Lessons 1&2 PA

Question 1

Lesson 1

A very large mass of land

Answer 1

Continent

Question 2

make-believe lines that mapmakers use to separate areas of land

Answer 2

Borders

Question 3

A special look or appearance of something made by nature

Answer 3

Natural features

Question 4

A large surface of land area that has something in common

Answer 4

Region

Question 5

The region farthest north and east

Answer 5

Northeastern

Question 6

An area of land that is shaped like the handle of a pan

Answer 6

Panhandle

Question 7

An area of land with boundaries, 50 of which make up our United States 🇺🇸

Answer 7

State

Question 8

People who measure areas of land

Answer 8

Surveyors

Question 9

Lesson 2

Look or appearance of something made by nature

Answer 9

Features

Question 10

The branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes

Answer 10

Physical geography

Question 11

An outlying district of a city,especially a residential one

Answer 11

Suburbs

Question 12

An area of ground used for some particular purpose

Answer 12

Land area

Question 13

The number of people per square mile

Answer 13

Population density

Question 14

A unit of measure equal to a square measuring one mile on each side

Answer 14

Per square mile

Question 15

The state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc…

Answer 15

Weather

Question 16

The ave weather an area receives over a long time

Answer 16

Climate

Question 17

The amount of water that falls to the earth

Answer 17

Precipitation

Question 18

The measured height of landform features above sea level

Answer 18

Elevation

Question 19

How high the land is forms the sea or oceans

Answer 19

Sea level

Question 20

A long stretch of land that rises steeply above the surrounding land

Answer 20

Mountain ridge

Question 21

Land that is higher than the surrounding areas

Answer 21

Plateau

Question 22

Large rivers that have other smaller water forms flowing into them

Answer 22

River system

Question 23

A place that gets less than 10 inches of rainfall in a year

Answer 23

Desert 🌵

Question 24

Where is pa located?

Answer 24

Pa is located in the mid Atlantic.

Question 25

What places share borders with pa?

Answer 25

Places that share borders with pa are New York,New Jersey,Delaware,Maryland,West Virginia, and Ohio

Question 26

What are the meanings of special words such as region,borders,and panhandle?

Answer 26

They’re words used to describe characteristics of an area

Question 27

What are some geographic term used to describe the features of state?

Answer 27

Our state has mountain,valleys,plains,plateaus,glens,waterfalls,and many more.

Question 28

Thinking about the amount of land and people, how large is our state?

Answer 28

160 miles long,300 miles wide,and it’s the 5th largest state in population

Question 29

What is our climate like

Answer 29

Our climate has four seasons winter,summer,spring,and fall

Question 30

What kind of landforms and water forms do we have in pa?

Answer 30

We have mountains,valleys,plains,plateaus,glens,water forms,and more

Question 31

What kinds of plants and animals are located in our state

Answer 31

Fish,snakes,bobcats,rabbits,and many more (animals)

Oak trees,dogwood trees,maple trees,pine trees,flowers etc. (plants)