1st Semester Review

The Poconos, Catskills, and Adirondacks are all mountains in the _______.

• Cascade Range
• Sierra Nevada
• Rocky Mountains
• Appalachian Mountains- Eastern U.S.

Great Salt Lake, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and Great Basin are all in the _______.

• Western U.S.

• Pacific Northwest
• Southern Rockies
• Great Plains

Which biome is most common in the Great Plains?

• Desert
• Tropical rainforest
• Boreal forest
• Temperate grassland (prairie)

Which natural wonder sits on the US-Canadian border and near the Great Lakes?

• Niagara Falls
• Yellowstone National Park
• Grand Canyon
• Mount Rushmore

The Occidental and Oriental are two ranges of the _______ mountains in Mexico.

• Appalachian
• Rocky
• Sierra Madre
• Andes

The natural underground pool is a ____ and common in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.

• lagoon
• cenote
• spring
• well

What country is described by the statements: Population of 336 million, 3rd largest country by population & land area, Constitution-based federal republic?

• United States

• Canada

• Mexico

The “Mexican Riviera” is a _______ region.

• Perceptual

• Functional

• Formal

• Undefined

The Gulf of Mexico now provides what valuable resources to both the US and Mexico?

• Oil and natural gas

• Gold and silver

• Coal and iron

• Diamonds and rubies

Which civilization was NOT present in Mexico prior to the arrival of Europeans?

• Aztec

• Maya

• Inca

• Olmec