Unit 1 Exam - The Land

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

• a region

• a landform

• a state

• a country

What are the 3 largest countries in North America?

• the United States, Alaska and Hawaii

• the United States, Canada and South America

• the United States, Canada and Mexico

• the United States, Canada and Alaska

Which state capital is nearest 38°N, 82°W?

• Annapolis, Maryland

• Charleston, West Virginia

• Richmond, Virginia

• Raleigh, North Carolina

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

• rocky land along the Atlantic Ocean

• a range of mountains along the Atlantic Ocean

• 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

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

• bays and sounds

• gulfs

• lakes

• rivers

Read the following sentence: " In time, people began to modify the land to better meet their needs. People dug out rivers to make deep channels that would improve transportation."

What does the word modify mean in the sentence above?

• to change

• to explore

• to recycle

• to sell

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

• irrigation

• drainage basin

• tributary

• natural resources

A region's climate is one feature used to describe it's

• irrigation

• environment

• tributary

• drainage basin

The of the Mississippi River is made up of most of the land between the Appalachian Mountains and the Rocky Mountains.

• irrigation

• drainage basin

• natural resources

• environment