Social Studies Ch 1 quiz

Which of the following is NOT a landform?

• basin

• mountain

• school yard

• valley

• plain

Check the TWO largest mountain ranges in North America.

• Appalachian Mountains

• Sierra Mountains

• Mount McKinley

• Rocky Mountains

Which answer lists the 4 oceans in the correct order from largest to smallest?

• Arctic, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian

• Pacific, Indian, Arctic, Atlantic

• Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic

• Indian, Atlantic, Arctic, Pacific

What is the name of the highest mountain peak in North America?

• Mt. McKinley

• Mt. Everest

• Granite Peak

• Rocky Mountains

Which word means: an imaginary line running north and south along the highest points of the Rocky Mountains?

• fall line

• Continental Divide

• River System

• Tributaries

Which word means an area of water extending into the land from a larger body of water?

• fall line

• inlet

• valley

• current

Which word means physical features on the Earth's surface unique to an area, such as a mountain?

• basin

• tributaries

• landform

• Continental Divide

What is the name for the low land lying between mountains or hills?

• fall line

• inlet

• basin

• valley

What is the name for the place where the elevation drops sharply, causing waterfalls or rapids?

• tributaries

• currents

• River System

• fall line

What is the name for a river and all of its tributaries?

• River System

• currents

• climate

• landform