Regions of North America TEST

The Mississippi River empties into ___________. p7

• the Atlantic Ocean
• The Bering Sea
• the Gulf of Mexico
• Lake Itasca

The Great Basin lies between _____ and __________. p4

• Mexico and Canada
• Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains
• The Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada Mountains
• the Central Plains and the Gulf Coastal Plain

What vegetation region are bears a commonly found wildlife? p12

• Desert
• Grassland
• Forest
• Tundra

What type of weather is described as "Arid?"

• very hot, and humid, most of the year very high rainfall
• hot dry summers and cool wet winters
• very low rainfall, with big day to night and summer-to-winter temperature changes

_______________ are the biggest and youngest mountain range in North America. p4

• Appalachians
• Rockies
• Sierra Nevadas
• Ozarks

The Great Salt Lake is the biggest lake in _____________.

• North America
• United States of America
• west of the Mississippi River
• east of the Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is one of the ____________ in the world. p7

• largest
• shortest
• oldest
• none of the choices

There are ______ continents, or large landmasses on Earth.
(You better know this or Mrs. Curtis, Mrs. Ross and I will cry, LOTS!)

• 7
• 9
• 6
• 5

Canada has more coastline than any other country in North America. p2

• True
• False

Nonrenewable resources like _____ are found in limited quantities on Earth. p15

• coal
• oil
• minerals
• all of the choices