North Carolina Geography Test Review

What was the first region of North Carolina to be settled by Europeans?

• Mountain

• Coastal Plain

• Piedmont

• Sandhills

The earliest people to come to North America probably did so by ______________.

• sailing in a ship from Europe.

• flying in a plane from Asia.

• riding in a wagon pulled by horses.

• crossing a land bridge from Asia.

Which of the following cities is NOT part of the Triangle area?

• Wilmington

• Durham

• Raleigh

• Chapel Hill

Which of the following cities is the capital of North Carolina?

• Durham

• Whiteville

• Raleigh

• Wilmington

Which of the following were dangers faced by early settlers to the mountains of North Carolina?

• steep, narrow trails

• rockslides

• snowstorms

• all of these were problems they faced

This region of North Carolina is a wide plateau and includes a variety of landforms like rolling hills and low mountains.

• Mountains

• Sandhills

• Piedmont

• Coastal Plain

Where are most of the farms found in North Carolina?

• coastal plain and piedmont

• piedmont and mountains

• coastal plain and mountains

• the piedmont only

Which of the following are natural resources?

• water

• boats

• cows

• fertiles soil

• teachers

What do we call a man-made lake that stores water? They are usually formed when dams are built.

• river system

• Tidewater

• tributary

• reservoir

The imaginary horizontal line that divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Hemisphere

• Continent