WorksheetsArkansas Geography and Geology
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Ouachita Mountains are the only mountains in North America that run east and west.
a)
true
b)
false
2.
When two tectonic plates move into or past each other we experience ____.
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Rivers
c)
Valleys
d)
Tornadoes
3.
What forms when two continental, convergent plates push together?
a)
volcano
b)
mountain
c)
earthquakes
d)
island
4.
A giant landmass that existed 200 million years ago
a)
Wegener
b)
Pangaea
c)
Archyopteryx
d)
Ammonite
5.
The Ouachita Mountains were created when South American collided, over time, with North America an extremely long time ago.
a)
true
b)
false
6.
Triangle-shaped area of land at the mouth of a river.
a)
Delta
b)
Mouth
c)
Waterfall
d)
Plateau
7.
A high, wide area of flat land with steep sides
a)
Cataract
b)
Glacier
c)
Dune
d)
Plateau
8.
A very large area of flat land
a)
Plain
b)
Coast
c)
Peak
d)
Basin
9.
Is a break in the crust where slabs of crust slip past each other.
a)
compression
b)
Earthquake
c)
Volcano
d)
Fault
10.
Define Alluvial Soil.
a)
the commercial production of freshwater animals, like catfish, and aquatic plants.
b)
soil that was deposited by running water.
11.
Several major rivers flow through this region into the Mississippi River.
a)
Ozarks
b)
Delta
c)
Ouachita
d)
Crowley's Ridge
12.
These mountains stretch from Oklahoma to Little Rock.
a)
Sierra Nevada
b)
Delta
c)
Ouachita
d)
Rockies
13.
This region has rivers that created deep valleys making it look like actual mountains
a)
Ozarks
b)
Ouachita
c)
Gulf Coastal Plain
d)
Crowley's Ridge
14.
The timber/logging industry farms trees in this flat region.
a)
Gulf Coastal Plain
b)
Crowley's Ridge
c)
Ozarks
d)
Delta
15.
This land form and region was created an extremely long time ago when the Mississippi River and Ohio Rivers flowed on opposite sides.
a)
Delta
b)
Ozarks
c)
Crowley's Ridge
d)
GCP
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