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The Land and States

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An area that has the same type of geographical feature, such as mountains, hills, plateaus, or plains, is called a _______ __________.

a)

zone

b)

area of region

c)

geographical region

d)

equal area

2.

The climate is.....

a)

the type of weather a place has over a period of many years.

b)

today's weather.

c)

tomorrow's weather.

d)

the geography of a place

3.

A flat and low land that is located in front of the sea is called.....

a)

a mountain

b)

the coastal plain

c)

the piedmont

d)

Appalachian

4.

The oldest mountains in North America.

a)

The Rocky Mountains

b)

the Interior Plains

c)

the Appalachians

d)

the Sierra Nevada

5.

A mountain range that begins in Mexico, crosses the United States and Canada, and reaches Alaska

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

The Appalachians

c)

The Sierra Nevada

d)

The Himalayas

6.

The environment in which people, plants, and animals live is called the _____________.

a)

environment

b)

climate

c)

weather

d)

heat

7.

The word piedmont comes from the word "piedemonte" which means...

a)

"at the foot of the mountain"

b)

"to mount at the foot"

c)

"high mountains"

d)

"mountain of feet"

8.

A well-known writer traveled across the United States to visit his beloved. The writer's name is.....

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

George Washington

c)

Robert Louis Stevenson

d)

Steven Hawking

9.

Which are the two states that are separated from the rest?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Alaska

c)

Washington

d)

Florida

e)

Maine

10.

The mountain range in California is called.....

a)

the Rocky Mountains

b)

the Sierra Nevada

c)

the Appalachians

d)

the Sierra Madre