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WorksheetsUnit 2 Geography Test
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the area that stretches west of the Mississippi River?
a)
Great Plains
b)
Midwest
c)
Southeastern
d)
Pacific
2.
This is the lawmaking body of Canada
a)
United Nations
b)
Parliament
c)
House of Representatives
d)
Senate
3.
Cleveland and Detroit are located in this region
a)
Midwest
b)
Great Plains
c)
Pacific
d)
Northeast
4.
This supports the idea of checks and balances
a)
separation of powers
b)
tariffs
c)
United Nations
d)
Bill of Rights
5.
Area where most earthquakes take place
a)
Midwest
b)
Southeast
c)
Pacific
d)
Northeast
6.
Climate of the inland west
a)
humid subtropical
b)
humid continental
c)
tropical
d)
desert
7.
Area where Christopher Columbus was hoping to reach
a)
Southeast
b)
Asia
c)
Great Plains
d)
California
8.
Taxes on imports are called
a)
tariffs
b)
exports
c)
quotas
d)
GDP
9.
World organization that supports world peace
a)
League of Nations
b)
United Nations
c)
NAFTA
d)
NATO
10.
Climate of the southeastern United States
a)
humid subtropical
b)
desert
c)
tundra
d)
tropical
11.
The culture of the United States has been shaped mostly by
a)
farming
b)
Native Americans
c)
immigrants
d)
wealth
12.
The Great Lakes were formed thousands of years ago by
a)
St. Lawrence Seaway
b)
glaciers
c)
Niagara Falls
d)
earthquakes
13.
The descendants of the people who settled the Americas about 15,000 years ago are
a)
Native Americans
b)
Latinos
c)
Asians
d)
African-Americans
14.
How do the United States and Canadian free market economies differ?
a)
US provides more services
b)
US economy is based on free trade
c)
Canadian provinces have more power than US states
d)
Canada provides more services
15.
Why is it undesirable for a country to have a long-term trade deficit?
a)
Country will amass too much purchasing power
b)
The country is spending more than it earns
c)
Country is earning more than it spends
d)
Others will find it difficult to export to that country
16.
Horseshoe-shaped area around the Hudson Bay
a)
Niagara Falls
b)
Canadian Shield
c)
Central Lowlands
d)
Nunavut
17.
Area where the Vikings lived briefly
a)
Newfoundland
b)
Vancouver
c)
Montreal
d)
Ottowa
18.
Major port in Canada
a)
Vancouver
b)
Toronto
c)
Ottowa
d)
Quebec
19.
Area that sees more tornadoes each year than any other place on the planet
a)
central United States
b)
southeastern United States
c)
central Canada
d)
tropical United States
20.
Major source of hydroelectric power
a)
Niagara Falls
b)
St. Lawrence Seaway
c)
Mississippi River delta
d)
Lake Superior
21.
When Great Britain won France's North American colonies
a)
1793
b)
1991
c)
1763
d)
1861
22.
When the Cold War ended
a)
1991
b)
1989
c)
1994
d)
1980
23.
Area that sees many hurricans
a)
Newfoundland
b)
Nova Scotia
c)
northwestern United States
d)
southeastern United States
24.
What Canada is the world's largest producer of
a)
Pineapples
b)
Coffee
c)
Newsprint
d)
Timber
25.
First 10 amendments to the United States Constitution
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Treat of Paris
d)
Articles of Confederation
26.
The Central Lowlands are located
a)
north of the Canadian Shield
b)
west of the Great Plains
c)
south of the Canadian Shield
d)
in coastal plain
27.
The province of Ontario is located in the
a)
North
b)
West
c)
Central and Eastern Region
d)
Atlantic Provinces
28.
Which would most likely be found only in the Pacific region?
a)
pineapples and coffee
b)
coal mines
c)
auto manufacturing plants
d)
corn, wheat, and soybeans
29.
When the United States expanded west in the 1800s, who suffered the most?
a)
French
b)
British
c)
enslaved Africans
d)
Native Americans
30.
Who were the first Canadian artists?
a)
indigenous people
b)
traders from Asia
c)
the Vikings
d)
French explorers
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