US quizzes

What landforms make up The United States?

• oceans, rivers, lakes, and forests
• islands, peninsulas, and bays
• cities, towns, and villages
• mountains and basins as well as connecting water systems

From the first migration the US has seen great influxes of what?

• immigrants and the growth of settlements

• refugees
• tourists
• students

what has shaped many landforms?

• erosion
• volcanic eruptions
• tectonic plates moving and volcanic eruptions and lava flow

• weathering

what are some landforms that have been shaped by tectonic plates moving?

• oceans, deserts, forests, and lakes
• rivers, canyons, caves, and beaches
• islands, glaciers, swamps, and dunes
• mountain ranges, canyons, basins and plateaus

what flows through the US?

• Money
• Electricity
• Oceans

• many rivers

where do waterways west of the connecticut dived flow?

• Hudson River
• Atlantic Ocean
• The Pacific ocean

• Lake Champlain

How many great lakes are there?

• 1

• 4

• 8

• 5

How did the great lakes form?

• Erosion by wind and water
• Tectonic plate movement
• Volcanic activity
• when glacier basins filled with water

how do climates vary in the US?

• moderate size and consistent geography.

• small size and homogeneous geography.

• from region to region

• from country to country

They type of climate affects what?

• wind speed, humidity, and soil composition
• population, development, and political stability

• Vegetation and natural resources

• ocean currents, tides, and salinity