Chapter 1 Social Studies Study Guide

What do you call an area in which many features are similar?

• a region
• a landform
• a state
• a country

What are the three largest countries in North America?

• United States, Alaska and Hawaii
• United States,Canada and South America
• United States, Canada and Alaska
• United States, Canada, and Mexico

How would you describe the landform known as the Coastal Plain?

• rocky land along the Atlantic Ocean
• a range of mountains
• flat low land along the Atlantic Ocean
• an area of hills and valleys along the Atlantic Ocean

What has worn down the peaks of the Appalachian Mountains over time?

• drainage
• erosion
• farming
• logging

Which state includes a large part of the Great Basin?

• Missouri
• Nevada
• Ohio
• Oklahoma

What bodies of water did people build dams across to form reservoirs?

• bays and sounds
• gulfs
• lakes
• rivers and streams

How did the climate of the Northeast different from that of much of the Southwest?

• It is drier and hotter
• It is colder and wetter
• It is cooler and drier
• It is hotter and wetter

A stream or river that flows into a larger river is called a _______.

• environment
• tributary
• surplus
• plains

A region's climate is one feature used to describe its __________.

• environment
• irrigation
• natural resources
• economy

Soil, plants, water, and minerals are some of the _______.

• irrigation
• environment
• natural resources
• surplus