Travel and Geography Flashcards

What does a passport allow a U.S. citizen to do?

Answer: Travel internationally as proof of citizenship and identity

A U.S. passport is an official government document that identifies the holder as a citizen and permits international travel and re-entry to the United States.

What is the primary purpose of a visa when traveling internationally?

Answer: To grant official permission to enter, stay in, or leave a foreign country

A visa is an official endorsement in a passport that grants the holder permission to enter and stay in a foreign country for a specified purpose and duration.

What is the International Date Line?

Answer: An imaginary line at roughly 180° longitude where the calendar date changes

The International Date Line runs roughly along the 180th meridian in the Pacific Ocean; crossing it moving eastward moves the calendar back one day, westward moves it forward.

Which ocean borders the western coast of the United States?

Answer: The Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean borders the western coast of the United States, making states like California, Oregon, and Washington Pacific Coast states.

What is a peninsula?

Answer: A piece of land that projects into a body of water and is connected to the mainland on one side

A peninsula is a landform that extends into a body of water while remaining connected to the mainland, surrounded by water on three sides.

What does the term 'continental divide' refer to in North American geography?

Answer: A ridge that separates river systems draining to the Pacific from those draining to the Atlantic or Gulf

The Continental Divide of the Americas runs along the Rocky Mountains and determines whether water flows west to the Pacific or east to the Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico.