WorksheetsWV Geography
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the relative location of WV?
a)
SE of Ohio
b)
NE of Ohio
2.
What is the absolute location of WV?
a)
Between 37- and 40-degrees N and 77- and 82-degrees W
b)
WV is in the eastern US
3.
TRUE or FALSE:
WV's relative location is in the eastern USA.
WV's relative location is in the eastern USA.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
4.
TRUE or FALSE: Latitude is a measure of distance north or south of the equator.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
5.
TRUE or FALSE: Longitude is the distance east or west of the prime meridian.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
6.
TRUE or FALSE: A panhandle is a long, narrow strip of a larger territory.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
7.
TRUE or FALSE: WV has two panhandles.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
8.
The state bird of WV is the
a)
osprey
b)
cardinal
9.
The total number of natural lakes found in WV is
a)
one
b)
nine
10.
WV's climate is said to be
a)
humid tropical
b)
humid continental
11.
True or False: The state tree of WV is the sugar maple.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
12.
WV's natural boundary on the west is made up of or marked by
a)
mountains
b)
rivers
13.
TRUE or FALSE: There are seven river drainage basins in WV.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
14.
What is the surveyed line that marks the boundary between much of WV and PA?
a)
Marsh-Duran Line
b)
Mason-Dixon Line
15.
TRUE or FALSE: There are four distinct regions in WV.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
16.
How many counties does WV have?
a)
54
b)
55
c)
33
17.
Flora describes _____________ life in a certain place.
a)
plant
b)
animal
18.
Fauna describes ____________ life in a certain place.
a)
plant
b)
animal
19.
TRUE or FALSE: The mountainous terrain of WV influences temperatures in the state.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
20.
TRUE or FALSE: The mountainous terrain of WV influences the climate of the state.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
21.
TRUE or FALSE: WV contains a number of natural rock formations.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
22.
What is the oldest county in WV?
a)
Hampshire
b)
Jefferson
23.
TRUE or FALSE: All of the rivers in WV flow south and east.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
24.
WV's state fruit is ______________.
a)
Bartlett Pear
b)
Golden Delicious Apple
25.
WV is the ___________ state admitted to the Union.
a)
33rd
b)
35th
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