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Unit One - US Geography Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the study of the earth and its people?

a)

Topography

b)

Monopoly

c)

Geography

d)

Seismology

2.

What is the theme of geography that describes where we are on the planet?

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

d)

Region

3.

What is the theme of geography that studies the relationship between humans and the environment?

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

d)

Region

4.

What is the theme of geography that describes how people, goods, and ideas travel?

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

d)

Movement

5.

What is the theme of geography that describes similarities and differences in areas around the Earth?

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

d)

Region

6.

What theme of geography describes what an area is like, including physical and human features?

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Region

7.

The United States is the ____ largest country in the world.

a)

1st

b)

3rd

c)

2nd

d)

10th

8.

The four time zones in the continental US are:

a)

Hawaii, Atlantic, Pacific, Mountain

b)

Alaska, Atlantic, Pacific, Mountain

c)

Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern

d)

Pacific, Hawaii, Appalachian, Atlantic

9.

This term is the study of the physical features of the Earth:

a)

Geography

b)

Topography

c)

Demographics

d)

History

10.

Which of the following is NOT one of the Great Lakes?

a)

Huron

b)

Erie

c)

Superior

d)

Great Salt Lake

11.

This ocean is on the west coast of the US:

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

12.

This ocean is on the east coast of the US:

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

13.

The Mississippi River empties into this body of water:

a)

Chesapeake Bay

b)

Lake Superior

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Pacific Ocean

14.

The Susquehanna River empties into this body of water:

a)

Chesapeake Bay

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Lake Michigan

15.

This river is also called the big muddy and is one of the most important rivers in the US:

a)

Mississippi

b)

Yukon

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Missouri

16.

This river is on the border between Mexico and the US:

a)

Mississippi

b)

Yukon

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Missouri

17.

This river created the Grand Canyon in Arizona:

a)

Mississippi

b)

Missouri

c)

Colorado

d)

Rio Grande

18.

The middle of the United States is often referred to as:

a)

the Great Plains

b)

the Coastal Plains

c)

the Rocky Mountains

d)

the Appalachian Mountains

19.

In the southwest of the US, there is little rainfall, creating this type of landform:

a)

Oasis

b)

Plateau

c)

Valley

d)

Desert

20.

The weather over a period of time is called:

a)

Precipitation

b)

Rainfall

c)

Demographics

d)

Climate

21.

The study of people is called:

a)

Geography

b)

Demographics

c)

Seismography

d)

Climate

22.

The US population is about ________ today.

a)

One million people

b)

Two hundred million people

c)

Three hundred and twenty million people

d)

One billion people

23.

In the United States, more people live in _______ areas.

a)

urban

b)

rural

c)

mountain

d)

desert

24.

The population of the Earth and the United States is:

a)

growing

b)

shrinking

c)

staying the same

d)

going to come to an end because of an alien invasion

25.

The study of earthquakes is called:

a)

Demographics

b)

Geography

c)

Seismology

d)

Climate

26.

This disaster strikes the Great Plains region of the country:

a)

Hurricane

b)

Earthquake

c)

Tornado

d)

Ring of Fire

27.

This disaster strikes the east coast and Gulf of Mexico:

a)

Hurricane

b)

Earthquake

c)

Tornado

d)

Ring of Fire

28.

This mountain range runs through central and western Pennsylvania:

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Cascade Mountains

d)

Sierra Nevada Mountains

29.

There are _____ counties in Pennsylvania.

a)

Two

b)

35

c)

67

d)

87

30.

Why is Pennsylvania called the Keystone State?

a)

It has many keystones

b)

A man named keystone was the founder

c)

During the American Revolution, it held the 13 colonies together

d)

No one really knows or cares

31.

The Shikellamy School District is located in ________ county.

a)

Union

b)

Snyder

c)

Northumberland

d)

Montour

32.

What important geographic feature is this?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mississippi River

33.

What important geographic feature is this?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mississippi River

34.

What important geographic feature is this?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mississippi River

35.

What important geographic feature is this?

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Great Lakes

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Mississippi River

36.

What important geographic feature is this?

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Great Lakes

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Mississippi River

37.

What important geographic feature is this?

a)

Great Basin

b)

Great Lakes

c)

Great Plains

d)

Gulf of Mexico

38.

What important geographic feature is this?

a)

Colorado River

b)

Susquehanna River

c)

Rio Grande River

d)

Mississippi River

39.

What important geographic feature is this?

a)

Colorado River

b)

Susquehanna River

c)

Rio Grande River

d)

Mississippi River

40.

What important geographic feature is this?

a)

Chesapeake Bay

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Great Salt Lake

d)

Lake Erie