Geography Quiz

What are the two main causes of the different physical regions of America?

• Human activities and climate change

• Landforms and forces of nature

• Population growth and urbanization

• Industrialization and deforestation

Which of the following is an example of a landform?

• River

• Mountain

• Forest

• Desert

Which region is described as being between the coast ranges and the Rockies?

• Pacific Coast

• Intermountain Region

• Great Plains

• Appalachian Mountains

What is another name for the Interior Plains in the central US?

• Appalachian Mountains

• Great Plains

• Rocky Mountains

• Ozark Highlands

What does the term "Reliability" refer to in historiography?

• The creativity of the source

• The popularity of the source

• The fairness, accuracy, and balance of the source

• The simplicity of the source

What is the definition of history?

• study of man's actions

• study of the past

• study of man's actions, in a dated past, based upon evidence

• the study of man's past, based upon evidence

Which of the following is NOT a step in thinking like a historian?

• Sourcing

• Analyzing

• Contextualizing

• Predicting