Pre-Assessment Geography

Getting cold air from the Rocky Mountains, and warm air from the Gulf of Mexico, this region has the nickname "Tornado Alley" because of how many of these natural disasters happen there each year.

• Interior Lowlands

• Appalachian Mountains

• Canadian Shield

• Basin and Range

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This region is cold and icy, with giant rocks left behind from being pushed by huge glaciers (rivers of ice) from the Arctic.

• Rocky Mountains

• Coastal Plain

• Canadian Shield

• Great Plains

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Which continent is shown here?

• Australia

• Antarctica

• North America

• Asia

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Which continent is shown here?

• Europe

• Antarctica

• South America

• Africa

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Which continent is shown on the globe here?

• Europe

• South America

• Africa

• Australia

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Where are you most likely to find these animals?

• Rocky Mountains

• Great Plains

• Basin and Range

• Coastal Plain

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What type of map is this?

• Climagraphy

• Economic

  Activity

• Population

  Density

• Vegetation map

Which term means a pattern of weather over a long period of time?

• Climate

• Region

• Population

  Density

• Ravioli

What kind of information about Nome, Alaska is shown on the graph?

• Climate patterns

• Vegetation zone

• Economic Activity

• Population Density

What do geographers call an area with one or more features that set it apart from other areas.

• a city

• a region

• a landform

• a climate zone