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WorksheetsChapter 1: The Journey Begins
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 58mins
What do historians study to learn about the past?
Only primary sources
Only secondary sources
Primary and secondary sources from one person's perspective
Primary and secondary sources from multiple perspectives
Why is it important to study history from multiple perspectives?
Because the first perspective is always wrong
Because studying only one perspective would be boring
Because you can learn more about historic events
Because it is state law
What makes someone a historical thinker?
Someone who enjoys history
Someone who creates his or her own history
Someone who questions history and draws conclusions
Someone who wants to live just like people did in the past
What is geography?
The study of the earth's land, water, people, plants, and animals
The study of rocks and animals
The study of weather patterns over time
The study of plants and animals and their habitats
The five themes of geography are:
Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, lava, and sand
Location, place, human-environment interaction, movement and region
North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa
Deciduous, coniferous, Mediterranean, maritime, and arctic
The United States is divided into regions because:
The regions are all in the South.
The regions are next to each other.
The regions share at least one common feature.
The regions are all by the ocean.
Some of the tools geographers use are:
Barometers, sextons, wind socks, and altimeters
Calipers, scales, plumb bobs, and rulers
Humidifiers, seismographs, x-rays, and sonographs
Maps, globes, satellite imagery, and aerial photographs
New Mexico is part of the Southwest region with which other states?
Utah, Colorado, and Arizona
California, Nevada, and Arizona
Texas, Oklahoma, and Arizona
Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana
The four provinces of New Mexico are:
Desert, Mountain, River, and Lake
Rocky Mountains, Colorado Plateau, Great Plains, and Basin and Range
Antelope, Snakes, Bats, and Rodents
Sunshine, Monsoon, Dust Storm, and Wind
How are life zones determined?
By elevation
By latitude
By longitude
By rock type
What is New Mexico's most precious resource?
Sunshine
Water
Uranium
Gold
New Mexico is in what two hemispheres?
Northern
Southern
Eastern
Western
Which item is a secondary source?
A history textbook
A diary
A photograph
A shoe
People who study history are called
Journalist
Readers
Students
Historians
The absolute location of Carlsbad Caverns is
32 N 103 W
New Mexico
United States
727 Carlsbad Caverns Highway
Southern New Mexico
What separates the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere?
Equator
Prime Meridian
Line of Demarcation
Geography
What separates the Eastern Hemisphere from the Western Hemisphere?
Equator
Prime Meridian
Line of Demarcation
Geography
What states come together at the Four Corners region?
New Mexico
Arizona
Colorado
Utah
Nevada
New Mexico is the _____ largest state in the United States?
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
New Mexico is approximately how big?
121,000 square miles
211,000 square miles
112,000 square miles
101,120 square miles
In which province can I find the city of Santa Fe?
Rocky Mountain
Great Plains
Basin and Range
Colorado Plateau
In which region can I find fields of lava, mesas and buttes, and the home of the Navajo Nation?
Rocky Mountains
Colorado Plateau
Basin and Range
Great Plains
In which region can I find the Carlsbad Caverns and some of the flattest land in the world?
Rocky Mountains
Great Plains
Colorado Plateau
Basin and Range
In which region can I find White Sands and the home of a solar energy farm?
Rocky Mountains
Basin and Range
Colorado Plateau
Great Plains
A term used to refer to plants and animals that live in a particular region based on elevation and other environmental and geographic factors.
LIfe Zone
Biome
Ecosystem
Habitat
New Mexico has how many life zones?
2
4
6
8
New Mexico has five main rivers. Which of these are part of these rivers?
Colorado River
San Juan River
Gila River
Canadian River
Mississippi River
Santa Rosa Lake State Park is an example of?
A tributary
A reservoir
A stream
A ditch
El Rito Creek is an example of?
A tributary
A stream
A reservoir
A ditch
