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Worksheets4th Grade Chapter 7
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A(n) ______________ is all the businesses that produce one kind of good or provide one type of service.
a)
agriculture
b)
floodplain
c)
foothills
d)
industry
2.
The business of growing crops and raising animals is called ___________________.
a)
agriculture
b)
floodplain
c)
foothills
d)
industry
3.
A(n) ___________________ is a low, flat land alongside a river.
a)
agriculture
b)
floodplain
c)
foothills
d)
navigable
4.
A(n) _______________ river is deep and wide enough for ships to use.
a)
agriculture
b)
floodplain
c)
foothills
d)
navigable
5.
A hilly region at the base of a mountain range is called _______________.
a)
floodplain
b)
foothills
c)
industry
d)
navigable
6.
The foothills of the Appalachian Mountains are called the _____________.
a)
Blue Ridge
b)
Floodplain
c)
Great Smokies
d)
Piedmont
7.
Compared with those who live in the lowlands, people who live in the Southeast highlands experience ___________________.
a)
easier travel
b)
cooler weather
c)
better farming
d)
warmer winters
8.
Where have many port cities in the Southeast developed?
a)
just above the fall line
b)
in the Piedmont region
c)
where rivers meet the sea
d)
on islands off the Atlantic Coast
9.
The fall line is important because it determines how
a)
many tourists will visit.
b)
far rivers are navigable.
c)
fast the population grows.
d)
short the growing season is.
10.
What would have attracted people to want to build mills and workshops near the fall line?
a)
forests
b)
farmland
c)
waterfalls
d)
coal
11.
Which of the following is not a natural resource?
a)
land
b)
oil
c)
paper
d)
water
12.
How do floods cause damage?
a)
They tear apart homes with very fast winds.
b)
They cover where people live with muddy water.
c)
They produce heavy winds and rain that damage homes.
d)
They freeze crops and prevent them from being harvested.
13.
Which of these is a product of agriculture?
a)
cotton
b)
furniture
c)
shipping
d)
steel
14.
What type of storm does this picture show?
a)
a flood
b)
a blizzard
c)
an ice storm
d)
a tornado
15.
Hurricane Andrew changed thousands of people's lives because it
a)
provided water for crops.
b)
attracted tourists to Florida.
c)
created weather-forecasting jobs.
d)
destroyed homes and businesses.
16.
Which Southeast state has the longest growing season?
a)
North Carolina
b)
Florida
c)
South Carolina
d)
Georgia
17.
Which Southeast state has the shortest growing season?
a)
West Virginia
b)
Louisiana
c)
Alabama
d)
Arkansas
18.
Is the growing season longer in the mountains or on the Coastal Plain?
a)
in the mountains
b)
on the Coastal Plain
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