WorksheetsSouthwest States - Macmillan
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A pipe that carries water from a lake to a town is called an/a
a)
aqueduct
b)
canyon
c)
desert
d)
aquifer
2.
Prairie wheat fields turned into the Dust Bowl after years of
a)
volcanoes
b)
mining
c)
drought
d)
heavy rainfall
3.
Gasoline and heating oil are products made from
a)
coal
b)
water
c)
vegetable oil
d)
crude oil
4.
A cactus stores water in its trunk to survive
a)
on the plains
b)
in the mountains
c)
in the canyons
d)
in the desert
5.
A river flowing through stone can carve a steep,narrow
a)
canyon
b)
valley
c)
ridge
d)
mesa
6.
Canyons, mesas, and buttees are alike because they are formed by
a)
volcanoes
b)
erosion
c)
earthquakes
d)
droughts
7.
Which river drops more than 1,000 feet in elevation?
a)
the Rio Grande
b)
the Sonoran
c)
The Grand Canyon
d)
The Colorado River
8.
What is one sign of an underground aquifer?
a)
a cactus
b)
a natural spring
c)
a canyon
d)
seeping crude oil
9.
The nation's supply of oil grew after 1901 because
a)
factories needed fuel
b)
the car was invented
c)
plastic was invented
d)
Texas oil was discovered
10.
What is another name for latitude?
a)
parallels
b)
longitudes
c)
meridians
d)
degrees
11.
Where do you start measuring lines of longitude?
a)
the prime meridian
b)
equator
c)
degrees
d)
the global grid
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