Academic Meet 5th Grade OCA--Geography
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- What is the largest ocean?
- Pacific
- What is the smallest ocean?
- Arctic
- What is the second largest ocean?
- Atlantic
- Which US state has the longest coastline on the Atlantic Ocean?
- Florida
- Name the only US state that touches two oceans?
- Alaska
- What US states have the Pacific Ocean touching them?
- Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, Hawaii
- How many states are on the North American continent?
- 49 (Alaska!)
- How many states are in the CONTIGUOUS United States?
- 48
- Name the longest mountain range in the US.
- Rocky Mountains
- Where is Mount Rushmore?
- South Dakota
- What four presidents are carved into Mount Rushmore?
- Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt
- Where are the highest mountains in the US found?
- Alaska
- Name the highest mountain in the US.
- Mt. McKinley
- Name the highest mountain in the US, outside Alaska.
- Mt. Whitney
- What is the great ridge of the Rocky Mountains which separates the West flowing streams from the East flowing streams in North America called?
- Continental Divide
- How many of the Great Lakes border Canada? Name them.
- 4. Ontario, Huron, Erie, Superior.
- Which one of the Great Lakes is entirely within the United States?
- Lake Michigan
- What is the only state to toouch four of the Great Lakes?
- Michigan
- Name the largest Great Lake.
- Lake Superior
- Where is the SOURCE of the Mississippi River?
- a lake in northern Minnesota
- Where is the MOUTH of the Mississippi River? or What body of water does the river empty into?
- the Gulf of Mexico
- What is the southernmost state?
- Hawaii
- Is the state of Hawaii north or south of the equator?
- North
- How many islands make up the state of Hawaii?
- 132
- How many main islands are there in Hawaii?
- 8
- What is the largest gulf in the world?
- the Gulf of Mexico
- Name the states that border the Gulf of Mexico.
- Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida. 5.
- What state is bordered by only one other state? and, which state does it border?
- Maine. It borders New Hampshire.
- In what state is the Grand Canyon?
- Arizona
- What group of small islands form the long tail of Alaska?
- Aleutian Islands
- What strait separates North America from Asia?
- Bering Strait
- What state does the Arctic Circle pass through?
- Alaska
- What is the oldest national park?
- Yellowstone National Park, WYOMING & Montana
- Where is the lowest elevation in the United States?
- Death Valley
- a group of many islands
- archipelago
- a low, bowl-shaped landform surrounded by higher lands
- basin
- part of an ocean, sea, or lake that extends into the land; smaller than a gulf
- bay
- the gently sloping shore of an ocean or other body of water, especially that part covered by sand or pebbles
- beach
- a small, flat-topped hill; smaller than a plateau or mesa
- butte
- a waterway built to carry water for navigation or irrigation; navigation waterways usually connect two bodies of water; (for example, Panama _________)
- canal
- a deep, narrow valley with steep sides
- canyon
- a projecting part of a coastline that extends into an ocean, sea, gulf, bay or lake
- cape
- a high, steep face of rock or earth
- cliff
- land along an ocean or sea
- coast
- a wall built across a river to hold back the flowing water
- dam
- land at the mouth of a river, made of silt, sand, and pebbles; usually shaped like a triangle
- delta
- a very dry area where few plants grow
- desert
- a deep, narrow inlet of the sea between high, steep cliffs
- fjord
- a large sheet of ice that moves slowly over some land surface or down a valley
- glacier
- part of an ocean or sea that extends into the land; usually larger than a bay
- gulf
- a protected place along a shore where ships can safely anchor
- harbor
- a rounded, raised landform, not as high as a mountain
- hill
- a body of land completely surrounded by water
- island
- a narrow strip of land bordered by water that connects two larger bodies of land
- isthmus
- a body of water completely surrounded by land
- lake
- a high, flat landform rising steply above the surrounding land; smaller than a plateau, but larger than a butte
- mesa
- a high, rounded, or pointed landform with steep sides, higher than a hill
- mountain
- an opening or gap through a mountain range
- mountain pass
- a row or chain of mountains
- mountain range
- a huge group of mountain ranges
- mountain system
- the place where a river empties into another body of water
- mouth
- a place in the desert where there is a supply of water
- oasis
- one of the earth's four largest bodies of water; together they cover thre-fourths of the earth's surface
- ocean
- the pointed top of a mountain or hill
- peak
- a body of land nearly surrounded by water
- peninsula
- a large area of flat or nearly flat land
- plain
- a high, flat landform that rises steeply above the surrounding land; larger than a butte and a mesa
- plateau
- a place where ships load and unload goods
- port
- a large area of flat or rolling grassland with fertile soil and few trees
- prairie
- a dense forest in a region, usually tropical, where rain is very heavy through the year
- rain forest
- a natural or artificial lake used to store water
- reservoir
- a large stream of water that flows across the land and usually empties into a lake, ocean, or other river
- river
- all the land drained by a river and its tributaries
- river basin
- a large body of water partly or entirely surrounded by land; another word for ocean
- sea
- a narrow channel or passage of water, larger than a strait, joining two larger bodies of water; inlet or arm of the sea
- sound
- the place where a river or stream begins
- source
- a narrow waterway or channel connecting two larger bodies of water
- strait
- a lowland usually covered by water
- swamp
- an imaginary line on mountains and in arctic regions, above which trees do not grow
- timber line
- a small river or stream that flows into a larger river or streams
- tributary
- a treeless land with permanently frozen soil beneath the surface
- tundra
- an area of low land between hills or mountains
- valley
- an opening in the earth through which lava, rock, gases, and ash are forced out
- volcano
- a flow of water falling from high place to a lower place
- waterfall