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WorksheetsArizona Ch. 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
We know Arizona used to be under water because:
a)
We have high plateaus.
b)
Geologists have found seashells and fossils in a layer of rock
c)
Dinosaurs are extinct
d)Geologist have found mammoth bones here
2.
Which is NOT one of Arizona's regions?
a)
Plateau region
b)Mountain region
c)
Desert region
d)
Ocean region
3.
Places where animals live are called?
a)
Reserviors
b)
Fossils
c)
Habitats
d)
Glaciers
4.
Which is NOT a way people have changed the environment?
a)
helping animals
b)
Building dams
c)
farming
d)
building cities
5.
What is the top region in Arizona called?
a)
Mountain
b)
Plateau
c)
Canyon
d)
Forest
6.
What is the center/middle region called?
a)
Mountain
b)
Flat
c)
Center
d)
Desert
7.
What is the lower region of the state called?
a)
Mountain
b)
Lower
c)
Desert
d)
Ocean
8.
The Grand Canyon is
a)
one layer of rock
b)
many layers of rock
c)
layers of limestone
d)
layers of granite
9.
What caused the many layers of the Grand Canyon to compress into stone?
a)
water
b)
time
c)
pressure
d)
snow
10.
The Colorado River Plateau includes the states of Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and Arizona?
a)
True
b)
Flase
11.
One reason to build dams is to:
a)
create volcanoes
b)
trade with Mexico
c)
make electricity
d)
protect animal habitats
12.
When did the Colorado River began cutting through the Colorado Plateau?
a)
4.6 Billion years ago
b)
100 years ago
c)
6 million years ago
d)
20 million years ago
13.
What caused the north rim of the Grand Canyon to rise higher than the south rim?
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Uplift of the rock
d)
rocks
14.
What is the lowest layer of the Grand Canyon?
a)
Limestone
b)
Basalt
c)
Shale
d)
Vishnu Schist
15.
The first person to discover the Grand Canyon?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
García López de Cárdenas
c)
John Wesley Powell
d)
Abraham Lincoln
16.
Who helped to make the Grand Canyon a national park?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
George Washington
d)
Bill Gates
17.
Who helped to make the Grand Canyon a national park?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
George Washington
d)
Bill Gates
18.
How do we know Arizona was once under water?
a)
Seashells were found
b)
sand is on the ground
c)
plants are found
d)
Bones were found
19.
How are water problems solved in the desert?
a)
Arizona buys a lot of waterbottles
b)
Canals and dams
c)
There are no water problems
d)
Truck it in from New Mexico
20.
What are the Four Corners?
a)
Where four squares meet
b)
Where AZ, CO, UT, NV meet
c)
A place at the Grand Canyon
d)
Where you meet your friends
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