Mississippi History Chapter 1 Test review

The study of the Earth and everything on it is...

• landforms

• geography

• plains

• United States

Shapes that make up the surface of the Earth are...

• landforms

• compass rose

• maps

• plains

What river forms the western border of our state and is our most important waterway?

• The Gulf of Mexico

• Pearl River

• Mississippi River

• Strong River

What are the themes of geography?

• region, location, movement, place,

• human environment, region, location, movement, place

• location, human environment, and movement

• movement, location, region, and human environment

• place and time

_____________________ is a man made lake that is used to store water

• reservoir

• river

• waterfall

• Gulf of Mexico

____________________ is the capital of Mississippi?

• Madison

• Pearl

• Jackson

• Natchez

Which state does NOT border Mississippi?

• Tennessee

• Alabama

• Arkansas

• Louisiana

• Georgia

What body of water forms the southern part of our state?

• Gulf of Mexico

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Ross Barnett Reservoir

An area of flat or nearly flat land is called...

• hill

• slope

• desert

• plain

Flat or gently rolling land with few or no trees is called

• plain

• prairie

• landforms

• hillside