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Chapter 1: The Journey Begins

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 58mins

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Class
Date
1.

What do historians study to learn about the past?

a)

Only primary sources

b)

Only secondary sources

c)

Primary and secondary sources from one person's perspective

d)

Primary and secondary sources from multiple perspectives

2.

Why is it important to study history from multiple perspectives?

a)

Because the first perspective is always wrong

b)

Because studying only one perspective would be boring

c)

Because you can learn more about historic events

d)

Because it is state law

3.

What makes someone a historical thinker?

a)

Someone who enjoys history

b)

Someone who creates his or her own history

c)

Someone who questions history and draws conclusions

d)

Someone who wants to live just like people did in the past

4.

What is geography?

a)

The study of the earth's land, water, people, plants, and animals

b)

The study of rocks and animals

c)

The study of weather patterns over time

d)

The study of plants and animals and their habitats

5.

The five themes of geography are:

a)

Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, lava, and sand

b)

Location, place, human-environment interaction, movement and region

c)

North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa

d)

Deciduous, coniferous, Mediterranean, maritime, and arctic

6.

The United States is divided into regions because:

a)

The regions are all in the South.

b)

The regions are next to each other.

c)

The regions share at least one common feature.

d)

The regions are all by the ocean.

7.

Some of the tools geographers use are:

a)

Barometers, sextons, wind socks, and altimeters

b)

Calipers, scales, plumb bobs, and rulers

c)

Humidifiers, seismographs, x-rays, and sonographs

d)

Maps, globes, satellite imagery, and aerial photographs

8.

New Mexico is part of the Southwest region with which other states?

a)

Utah, Colorado, and Arizona

b)

California, Nevada, and Arizona

c)

Texas, Oklahoma, and Arizona

d)

Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana

9.

The four provinces of New Mexico are:

a)

Desert, Mountain, River, and Lake

b)

Rocky Mountains, Colorado Plateau, Great Plains, and Basin and Range

c)

Antelope, Snakes, Bats, and Rodents

d)

Sunshine, Monsoon, Dust Storm, and Wind

10.

How are life zones determined?

a)

By elevation

b)

By latitude

c)

By longitude

d)

By rock type

11.

What is New Mexico's most precious resource?

a)

Sunshine

b)

Water

c)

Uranium

d)

Gold

12.

New Mexico is in what two hemispheres?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

13.

Which item is a secondary source?

a)

A history textbook

b)

A diary

c)

A photograph

d)

A shoe

14.

People who study history are called

a)

Journalist

b)

Readers

c)

Students

d)

Historians

15.

The absolute location of Carlsbad Caverns is

a)

32 N 103 W

b)

New Mexico

c)

United States

d)

727 Carlsbad Caverns Highway

e)

Southern New Mexico

16.

What separates the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Line of Demarcation

d)

Geography

17.

What separates the Eastern Hemisphere from the Western Hemisphere?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Line of Demarcation

d)

Geography

18.

What states come together at the Four Corners region?

a)

New Mexico

b)

Arizona

c)

Colorado

d)

Utah

e)

Nevada

19.

New Mexico is the _____ largest state in the United States?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Fourth

e)

Fifth

20.

New Mexico is approximately how big?

a)

121,000 square miles

b)

211,000 square miles

c)

112,000 square miles

d)

101,120 square miles

21.

In which province can I find the city of Santa Fe?

a)

Rocky Mountain

b)

Great Plains

c)

Basin and Range

d)

Colorado Plateau

22.

In which region can I find fields of lava, mesas and buttes, and the home of the Navajo Nation?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Colorado Plateau

c)

Basin and Range

d)

Great Plains

23.

In which region can I find the Carlsbad Caverns and some of the flattest land in the world?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Great Plains

c)

Colorado Plateau

d)

Basin and Range

24.

In which region can I find White Sands and the home of a solar energy farm?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Basin and Range

c)

Colorado Plateau

d)

Great Plains

25.

A term used to refer to plants and animals that live in a particular region based on elevation and other environmental and geographic factors.

a)

LIfe Zone

b)

Biome

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Habitat

26.

New Mexico has how many life zones?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

27.

New Mexico has five main rivers. Which of these are part of these rivers?

a)

Colorado River

b)

San Juan River

c)

Gila River

d)

Canadian River

e)

Mississippi River

28.

Santa Rosa Lake State Park is an example of?

a)

A tributary

b)

A reservoir

c)

A stream

d)

A ditch

29.

El Rito Creek is an example of?

a)

A tributary

b)

A stream

c)

A reservoir

d)

A ditch