WorksheetsMississippi Studies Ch 1 Geography of Mississippi
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The precise location on Earth's surface.
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Certain Location
c)
Specific Location
d)
Perfect Location
2.
The distance east or west of the prime meridian
a)
North Pole
b)
Equator
c)
Longitude
d)
Latitude
3.
The distance north or south of the equator
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
c)
Elevation
d)
Prime Meridian
4.
Height of the land above sea level
a)
Longitude
b)
Mountains
c)
Height
d)
Elevation
5.
How does Mississippi rank in size among the 50 states?
a)
32nd
b)
22nd
c)
12th
d)
50th
6.
Number of days between the last killing frost in the spring and the first killing frost in the fall.
a)
Flora Season
b)
Fauna Season
c)
Growing Season
d)
Spring Season
7.
Which is NOT a natural disaster?
a)
Tornado
b)
Floods
c)
Hurricane
d)
Gas Fire
8.
Refers to the natural vegetation of a region
a)
Flora
b)
Fauna
c)
Vegetables
d)
Flowers
9.
Katrina and Camille are the worst ________ in Mississippi history.
a)
Blizzards
b)
Floods
c)
Tornadoes
d)
Hurricanes
10.
How many soil regions are in Mississippi?
a)
10
b)
12
c)
13
d)
11
11.
Which soil region is Madison County located?
a)
Brown Loam
b)
Piney Woods
c)
Jackson Praire
d)
Loess Bluffs
12.
Period in Mississippi, that started from its establishment in 1798 to the beginning of the Civil War
a)
Slavery Period
b)
Renaissance Period
c)
Antebellum Period
d)
Reconstruction Period
13.
This region has the highest elevation in Mississippi
a)
Tennessee-Tombigbee Hills Region
b)
Coastal Meadows
c)
Delta
14.
Least fertile land
a)
Brown Loam
b)
North Central Hills
c)
Flatwood Region
15.
Lowest Elevated region in Mississippi is?
a)
Coastal Meadows
b)
Yazoo Basin
c)
Natchez Trace Area
16.
Which is NOT a natural resource?
a)
Coal
b)
Oil
c)
Minerals
d)
Steel
17.
The Mississippi River stretches from_________
a)
MN to LA.
b)
AR to LA.
c)
TN to LA.
d)
IA. to LA.
18.
Largest Reservoir in MS is?
a)
Ross Barnett
b)
Pickwick
c)
Arkabutla
d)
Enid
19.
Aquaculture is also called
a)
fishing for cat fish
b)
fish farming
20.
lignite is
a)
low grade oil
b)
low grade gas
c)
low grade coal
d)
low grade petroleum
21.
Mississippi has an abundant supply of both groundwater and surface water. Which one does Mississippians drink the MOST
a)
Groundwater
b)
Surface water
22.
Who is the Governor of the Mississippi?
a)
Phil Bryant
b)
Tate Reeves
c)
William Truly
d)
Haley Barbor
23.
Which county is not apart of the Metro counties of Mississippi?
a)
Madison
b)
Rankin
c)
Hinds
d)
Lauderdale
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