| Term | Definition |
| Greenland is considered part of North America. Which country claims Greenland? | Denmark |
| What does a star on a map usually mean? | State capital |
| Write a definition of gulf. Then locate on a map the Gulf of Mexico, the world's largest gulf. | A gulf is a large part of an ocean or sea that extends into land. |
| What is the captial of North Dakota, a state admitted to the United States in 1889? | Bismark |
| Are east, west, north, and south called cardinal directions or ordinal directions? | Cardinal |
| After a hurricane, much of the sand on one popular New Jersey beach had been washed away by the huge waves. Is this an example of corrosion or erosion? | Erosion |
| Does the Mississippi River form the eastern or western boundary of Illinois? | Western boundary |
| A(n) ___________ is a narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water. | Strait |