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WorksheetsNorth America Regions Test
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 24mins
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1.
What is true of the Great Lakes?
a)
serve as a natural border between the United States and Mexico
b)
cause the climate around them to be warm and dry
c)
combine to make the largest body of fresh water in the world
d)
make it easy to transport goods to the West Coast
2.
What caused the Dust Bowl?
a)
A period of drought and soil erosion occurred.
b)
The natural gas underground was tapped.
c)
Rivers and railroads could not transport goods.
d)
Commercial farms took over small farms.
3.
What is the Great Basin?
a)
an area that the Great Lakes drain into
b)
an area between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada Mountains
c)
an area in Mexico that is a desert
d)
an area in Louisiana whee the Mississippi empties
4.
What words describe the Great Plains?
a)
areas of hills and mountains
b)
low, flat areas of land
c)
an area between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada Mountains
d)
flat areas of high elevation
5.
Why does agriculture thrive in the Great Plains?
a)
rich soil and temperature climate
b)
plenty of oil and natural gas
c)
wind energy for irrigating land
d)
rivers for transporting goods
6.
What describes the Coastal Plain?
a)
an area that includes Hudson Bay, hills, basins, lakes, swamps, and islands
b)
an area that includes mountains
c)
an area that includes the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Cape Cod, and the Yucatan Peninsula
d)
an area that includes mountain ranges separated by flat desert plains and basins
7.
What describes the Appalachians?
a)
an area that includes Hudson Bay, hills, basins, lakes, swamps, and islands
b)
an area that includes mountains
c)
an area that includes the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Cape Cod, and the Yucatan Peninsula
d)
an area that includes mountain ranges separated by flat desert plains and basins
8.
What describes the Canadian Shield?
a)
an area that includes Hudson Bay, hills, basins, lakes, swamps, and islands
b)
an area that includes mountains
c)
an area that includes the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Cape Cod, and the Yucatan Peninsula
d)
an area that includes mountain ranges separated by flat desert plains and basins
9.
What describes the Rocky Mountains?
a)
extends from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and New York all the way to Greenland
b)
extend from central Saskatchewan, in Canada, south to the Coastal Plain and are bounded by the Great Plains on the west, the Canadian Shield on the north and east, and the Appalachian Mountains on the east.
c)
almost all of Nevada, western Utah, southeastern California, and portions of Arizona and northwestern Mexico
d)
stretch from northern Alberta and British Columbia southward to New Mexico, a distance of some 3,000 miles
10.
What describes the Interior Lowlands?
a)
extends from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and New York all the way to Greenland
b)
extend from central Saskatchewan, in Canada, south to the Coastal Plain and are bounded by the Great Plains on the west, the Canadian Shield on the north and east, and the Appalachian Mountains on the east.
c)
almost all of Nevada, western Utah, southeastern California, and portions of Arizona and northwestern Mexico
d)
stretch from northern Alberta and British Columbia southward to New Mexico, a distance of some 3,000 miles
11.
What describes the Coastal Range?
a)
extends from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and New York all the way to Greenland
b)
extend from central Saskatchewan, in Canada, south to the Coastal Plain and are bounded by the Great Plains on the west, the Canadian Shield on the north and east, and the Appalachian Mountains on the east.
c)
almost all of Nevada, western Utah, southeastern California, and portions of Arizona and northwestern Mexico
d)
mountains that extend from Alaska down through Canada and through the United States on the West Coast
12.
What describes the Great Basin?
a)
extends from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and New York all the way to Greenland
b)
extend from central Saskatchewan, in Canada, south to the Coastal Plain and are bounded by the Great Plains on the west, the Canadian Shield on the north and east, and the Appalachian Mountains on the east.
c)
almost all of Nevada, western Utah, southeastern California, and portions of Arizona and northwestern Mexico
d)
mountains that extend from Alaska down through Canada and through the United States on the West Coast
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