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WorksheetsChapter 1: The American Landscape
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
A basin is what?
a)
a broad, flat area along both banks of a river
b)
a low, bowl - shaped area with higher ground all around it
c)
a hilly area covered with trees
d)
a deep, steep - sided, V - shaped valley
2.
In which part of the United States are the Rocky Mountains located?
a)
northern
b)
southern
c)
western
d)
eastern
3.
Which statement describes erosion?
a)
The movement of water wears down the Earth's surface.
b)
Melting snow in the mountains causes the river to flood.
c)
When the river slows down, it makes sandbars.
d)
The river water makes the soil muddy.
4.
What is happening when a river leaves silt on the land?
a)
eroding the land
b)
building up the land
c)
making a channel
d)
making a basin
5.
What causes the seasons?
a)
strong winds
b)
ocean tides
c)
Earth's tilt and revolution around the sun
d)
Earth's roations
6.
How does an ocean affect the climate?
a)
makes air drier
b)
affects the length of days and nights
c)
makes the wind blow harder
d)
makes a place cooler in summer and warmer in winter
7.
Which of these is a manufacturing job?
a)
sewing clothes
b)
cleaning houses
c)
delivering mail
d)
cutting hair
8.
Which of these is a service job?
a)
growing watermelons
b)
fixing refrigerators
c)
making cars
d)
mining coal
9.
How can farmers conserve soil?
a)
cut down trees
b)
use modern machinery
c)
plant rows of trees
d)
plow more land
10.
How can people conserve mineral resources?
a)
recycle products made from metal
b)
replanting forests
c)
build more levees and dams
d)
use more electricity
11.
What is an area of high, mostly flat land?
a)
mouth
b)
precipitation
c)
delta
d)
plateau
12.
What is the place where a river empties into some larger body of water?
a)
delta
b)
peninsula
c)
mouth
d)
plateau
13.
What is the triangle - shaped area of land at the mouth of a river?
a)
delta
b)
source
c)
revolution
d)
plateau
14.
What do you call a natural resource used to make heat or energy?
a)
erosion
b)
service
c)
scare
d)
fuel
15.
What is rain, sleet, hail, or snow called?
a)
economy
b)
mineral
c)
precipitation
d)
condensation
16.
The Great Basin is located above Mexico, near the Pacific Ocean.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Where in the United States are the Appalacian Mountains located?
a)
northern
b)
southern
c)
eastern
d)
western
18.
Which two bodies of water surround the coastal plains?
a)
Gulf of Mexico & Pacific Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean & Mississippi River
c)
Atlantic Ocean & Gulf of Mexico
d)
Atlantic Ocean & Great Lakes
19.
Which is NOT a natural resource in Montana?
a)
copper
b)
gold
c)
corn
d)
silver
20.
Which of the following is natural resource found in the United States?
a)
strawberries
b)
oats
c)
chickens
d)
fresh water
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