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WorksheetsNC Geography Review
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The largest natural lake in NC.
a)
Waccamaw
b)
Kerr
c)
Jordan
d)
Mattamuskett
2.
Why did Wilmington become our major port?
a)
direct access to the ocean
b)
location on the Pamlico Sound
c)
location on a Carolina Bay
d)
indirect access to the ocean
3.
Almost all the rivers in Eastern NC flow to....
a)
the Mississippi
b)
the Sounds
c)
South Carolina
d)
the Atlantic
4.
The only North Carolina river that flows directly into the Atlantic is the ________.
a)
Roanoke
b)
French Broad
c)
Cape Fear
d)
Neuse
5.
Going from Southwest to Northeast what is the correct order for the NC capes?
a)
Fear / Hatteras / Lookout
b)
Hatteras / Lookout / Fear
c)
Fear / Lookout / Hatteras
d)
Lookout / Fear / Hatteras
6.
Are we currently in hurricane season?
a)
yes
b)
no
7.
Which of these is not a way that hurricanes damage our state?
a)
storm surge
b)
wildfire
c)
high winds
d)
flooding
8.
Land that extends out into the ocean.
a)
Sound
b)
Peak
c)
Cape
d)
Gulf
9.
How many oceans are there in the world?
a)
5
b)
7
c)
8
d)
11
10.
The Great Lakes border ________.
a)
Canada
b)
Mexico
c)
Alaska
d)
Newfoundland
11.
What river flows through the center of Harnett County?
a)
Catawba
b)
Yadkin
c)
Roanoke
d)
Cape Fear
12.
What is the largest sound in NC?
a)
Currituck
b)
Core
c)
Pamlico
d)
Albemarle
13.
Moving east to west list the four regions of our state
a)
Mountains / Piedmont / Coastal Plain / Tidewater
b)
Coastal Plain / Piedmont / Mountains
c)
Tidewater / Piedmont / Coastal Plain / Mountains
d)
Tidewater / Coastal Plain / Piedmont / Mountains
14.
What region of the United States are the Great Plains found?
a)
Southwest
b)
West
c)
Midwest
d)
Southeast
15.
What body of water is found off the west coast of the United States?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Gulf of Mexico
c)
Dead Sea
d)
Pacific Ocean
16.
Which of these is a major weather issue that confronts NC?
a)
all of them
b)
thunderstorms
c)
tornadoes
d)
hurricanes
17.
Today the largest part of the Mountain economy is based on _____.
a)
farming
b)
tourism
c)
technology
d)
hunting
18.
What is the largest city in the Mountain region?
a)
Ashboro
b)
Greensboro
c)
Asheville
d)
Boone
19.
What industrial park is located between Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill?
a)
Triad Park
b)
Medical & Industrial Park
c)
Research Triangle Park
d)
Research & Development Park
20.
Mountains were few trees grow are known as ____.
a)
Balds
b)
Crew Cuts
c)
Hillsides
d)
Mounts
21.
What military Base is located in the Sandhills?
a)
Fort Bragg
b)
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
c)
Sunny Point Marine Air Station
d)
Fort Dix
22.
Elongated depressions in the land, often filled with water are known as _______.
a)
Pocosin Swamps
b)
Piney Groves
c)
Carolina Bays
d)
Virginia Bays
23.
The height above sea level.
a)
mountain
b)
elevation
c)
sea height
d)
land level
24.
Which of these is not a type of precipitation
a)
rain
b)
humidity
c)
sleet
d)
snow
25.
The highest peak in the Eastern United States.
a)
Mt. McKinnley
b)
Mt. Mitchell
c)
Grandfather Mountain
d)
Chimney Rock
26.
Today Charlotte is the home to the ______ and ______ industries.
a)
textile / racing
b)
racing / banking
c)
banking / textiles
d)
furniture / banking
27.
The economy of the Coastal Plain primarily revolved around __________.
a)
factories
b)
retail sales
c)
technology
d)
tobacco
28.
What important historical event occurred at Kitty Hawk?
a)
invention of the computer
b)
first natural game reserve established
c)
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
d)
man's first powered flight
29.
Shallow bodies of water between the Outer Banks and the mainland.
a)
Shoals
b)
Sounds
c)
Capes
d)
Oceans
30.
Climate is ....
a)
long term atmospheric conditions
b)
short term atmospheric conditions
31.
The mountains in NC consist of several ranges. Collectively they are known as the _________ Mountain Chain.
a)
Blue Ridge
b)
Smoky
c)
Balsam
d)
Appalachian
32.
Which of the following was not one of the three principal industries in our state during most of the 20th century?
a)
tobacco
b)
Dairy
c)
textiles
d)
furniture
33.
Crossroads Hamlets provided goods and services for the local ______.
a)
factory workers
b)
government officials
c)
farmers
d)
salesmen
34.
What is the highest point long the barrier islands?
a)
Mount Mitchell
b)
Cape Hatteras
c)
Jockey's Ridge
d)
Kitty Hawk
35.
An opening between islands where water flows in and out.
a)
inlet
b)
cape
c)
shoal
d)
sound
36.
What is the line called that separates the direction in which waters flow.
a)
Fall line
b)
Appalachian Line
c)
Continental Divide
d)
Appalachian Divide
37.
What are the two principal rivers of the Piedmont?
a)
French Broad & Catawba
b)
Catawba & Cape Fear
c)
Yadkin-Pee Dee & Catawba
d)
Yadkin-Pee Dee & Roanoke
38.
Traditionally, if someone didn't live on a farm in the Coastal Plain they lived in a ________ or a Tobacco Town.
a)
Crossroads Town
b)
Crossroad Hamlet
c)
Small Town
d)
Village
39.
What are the barrier islands in the northern part of the NC coast called?
a)
Sounds
b)
Inner Banks
c)
Outer Banks
d)
Sandhills
40.
"The other side of town" is an example of ______ location.
a)
exact
b)
regular
c)
relative
d)
similar
41.
What scenic highway was built along the NC mountains?
a)
Appalachian Trail
b)
Rocky Skyline
c)
Smoky Parkway
d)
Blue Ridge Parkway
42.
The far western part of the Piedmont is made up of land called the ________.
a)
foothills
b)
footnotes
c)
flatwoods
d)
tidelands
43.
Most rivers that flow through the Coastal Plain and Tidewater .........
a)
continue down to SC
b)
empty into one of the NC sounds
c)
flow directly into the Atlantic Ocean
d)
flow into the Mississippi River
44.
Which of these countries is not located in North America?
a)
USA
b)
Mexico
c)
Canada
d)
Columbia
45.
Weather is ......
a)
long term atmospheric conditions
b)
short term atmospheric conditions
46.
What divides the Coastal Plain and the Piedmont?
a)
attitudes
b)
foothills
c)
Fall Line
d)
Continental Divide
47.
What is the first mountain range as you rise out of the foothills of the Piedmont and enter the Mountain region?
a)
Blue Ridge
b)
Great Smoky
c)
Black Mountains
d)
Balsem
48.
What is the longest river located entirely in NC? It also is the only one that empties directly into the Atlantic Ocean here in NC.
a)
Roanoke
b)
Catawba
c)
Yadkin-Pee Dee
d)
Cape Fear
49.
Which region of NC is hilly with lots of red clay?
a)
Mountains
b)
Piedmont
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Tidewater
50.
What Borders NC to the west?
a)
Tennessee
b)
Georgia
c)
South Carolina
d)
Atlantic Ocean
51.
How many continents are there?
a)
6
b)
5
c)
9
d)
7
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