Geography Unit 3

Match the following

• E. fall line 

  
  

• 2. boundary where higher land drops to the 

  coastal plain 

  
  

• C. tributary  

  
  

• 1. smaller river or stream that connects to a 

  larger river 

  
  

• 
  A. divide

• 4. fish farming 

  
  

• B. headwaters

  
  

• 3. high point or ridge that determines the 

  direction in which rivers flow 

  
  

• D. aquaculture 

  
  

• 5. source of a river 

  
  

6. A notable feature of the____ is Death Valley

• a. Great Lakes

• b. Great Divide 

  
  

• c. Great Plains

• d. Great Basin

7. Where are North America's greatest oil reserves found? 

• a. in Alaska; in Texas; and in 

  Alberta, Canada 

  
  

• b. in Alaska; in Texas; and in 

  Quebec, Canada 

  
  

• c. in Texas; in New Mexico; and in 

  Alberta, Canada 

  
  

• d. in Alaska; in the Rocky Mountains; 

  and in Alberta, Canada.

8. In North America, where is iron ore mainly found? 

• a. northern Montana and Idaho, and 

  the Canadian Rockies

• b. northern Minnesota and Michigan, 

  and the Canadian Shield 

  
  

• c. Pennsylvania, New York, and 

  Canada's Great Lakes 

  
  

• d. the Appalachians, Wyoming, and 

  British Columbia 

  
  

9. Lakes and rivers are important resources because they 

• a. are a source of recreation. 

  
  

• b. are used for shipping 

  and transportation. 

  10. The 

  
  

• c. provide an outlet for sewers 

  and industrial waste.

• d. are a natural defense against 

  invaders. 

  
  

10. The___once was one of the world's richest fishing grounds. 

• a. Great Lakes of Canada 

  
  

• b. Grand Banks of Canada 

  
  

• c. Gulf of Alaska 

  
  

• d. St. Lawrence River

Match each item in Column A with an item in Column B. Write the correct letters in the blanks. (10 points each) 

• C. supercell 

  
  

• 1. vegetation made up of dense forests of shrubs 

  and short trees 

  
  

• A. hurricane

• 3. warm, dry wind that blows down the Rockies 

  in early spring

• E. blizzard 

  
  

• 5. violent snowstorm that impedes visibility and 

  lasts for over three hours 

  
  

• D. chinook 

  
  

• 4. violent spring and summer thunderstorm that 

  often spawns tornadoes 

  
  

• B. chaparral

  
  

• 2. large, powerful ocean windstorm hundreds of 

  miles wide 

  
  

6. Ever-present cold and little vegetation are found 

• a. at high altitudes. 

  
  

• b. in far northern latitudes. 

  
  

• c. at high elevations and far northern latitudes

• d. just below the timberline. 

  
  

7. The Great Plains have bitter winters and hot summers because 

• a. they are far from the oceans. 

  
  

• b. they have few lakes and rivers. 

  
  

• c. they have the highest rainfall average 

  in the United States. 

  
  

• d. the prairies have fields of tall grass. 

  
  

8. The highest temperature ever recorded in the United States was at 

• a. Bonneville, Utah. 

  
  

• b. Florida's southern tip. 

  
  

• c. the Painted Desert. 

  
  

• d. Death Valley.