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Nebraska Geography Vocab

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an Aquifer? 
a)
Water trapped underground in layers of rock. 
b)
Something that makes the water in your house clean.
c)
Dark soil we get from the earth. 
d)
A dry period of time. 
2.
Define Geography 
a)
Study of the brain.
b)
Study of how people interact with eachother. 
c)
Study of earths lands/ features/ animals/ places/ and people. 
d)
Study of presidents in History. 
3.
What is a Dam?
a)
Something used to purify water. 
b)
A structure built across a waterway to hold back water.
c)
Another name for a fence around your house. 
d)
A structure built to help water flow easily 
4.
What is a drought? 
a)
A cold season; a time with great amounts of snow and ice. 
b)
A windy season; a time with blowing rain or snow. 
c)
A wet season; a time with great amounts of rain or snow. 
d)
A dry season; a time with little rain or snow.
5.
What is a generator? 
a)
A machine that makes wind.
b)
A machine that makes electricity.
c)
A machine that washes your clothes. 
d)
A machine that makes water. 
6.
Define location
a)
A name of a place.
b)
A place in Europe.
c)
Something you do.
d)
Position of a place.
7.
What is migration?
a)
Moving from one region to another. 
b)
Taking your time. 
c)
Moving objects around in your room. 
d)
Walking next door. 
8.
What is Irrigation? 
a)
When you make it easier for your plants to get sun. 
b)
When rain waters your plants for you. 
c)
Watering crops using sprinklers or canals. 
d)
Plants that need sun to survive. 
9.
What is a Natural Resource? 
a)
Something that cannot be restored.
b)
Something found in nature that people use.
c)
Something we can never make again. 
d)
Something people lose. 
10.
What does Non-Renewable mean? 
a)
Resources that cannot be restored.
b)
Resources that will never run out. 
c)
Resources that ONLY come from wind. 
d)
Resources you can make more of. 
11.
What does Renewable mean?
a)
Resources that cannot be made again. 
b)
Resources that can be restored. 
c)
Resources ONLY made from water.
d)
Resources that are limited. 
12.
What is a Reservoir?
a)
Crops planets in April. 
b)
Something that will last forever. 
c)
A body of water formed behind a dam. 
d)
A large mass of ice.
13.
Which of the following is a renewable resource? 
a)
Coal
b)
Wind
c)
Fossil Fuel
d)
Petroleum
14.
What is a Butte?
a)
A low, area of land.
b)
A natural body of water. 
c)
Something that cannot be made again.
d)
A high, steep land formation with a flat top. 
15.
Which of the following is NOT a natural resource? 
a)
Wind
b)
Fossil Fuel
c)
Sunlight
d)
Water
16.
What is a Glacier? 
a)
A mountain of rocks and sand. 
b)
A mountain in Hawaii.
c)
A rocky mountain.
d)
A mountain of ice and snow.
17.
What is Till? 
a)
Dry, useless soil left by greenhouse gases. 
b)
Dark, rich soil left by glaciers.
c)
Soil you buy at the store. 
d)
Light soil used to soak up water. 
18.
Define Landform
a)
A natural land feature such as a mountain, hill, or plain
b)
A man-made hill, like at a park 
c)
Dark soil made from glaciers
d)
A house. 
19.
**BOUNS #1**
What is Nebraska's state bird? 
a)
Bluejay.
b)
Meadowlark. 
c)
Penguin. 
d)
Golden Finch.
20.
**Bonus #2**
What is on Nebraska's state quarter? 
a)
McDonalds
b)
Dairy Chef
c)
Chimney Rock 
d)
Fireplace Rock.