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Unit 2.3 US landforms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the national bird of the USA?

a)

Bald Eagle

b)

Turkey

c)

Peregrine Falcon

d)

Ruffed Grouse

2.

What is the oldest mountain chain in North America?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Andes Mountains

d)

Himalaya Mountains

3.

What is the tallest mountain in the Appalachians?

a)

Mt. Everest

b)

Mt. Elbrus

c)

Mt. Mitchell

d)

Mt. Matterhorn

4.

What is the tallest mountain in Pennsylvania?

a)

Mt. Davis

b)

Mt. Aconcagua

c)

Mt. Mitchell

d)

K2

5.

What land form is a "River of Grass?"

a)

Susquehanna River

b)

Great Plains

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Florida Everglades

6.

What two animals live side-by-side ONLY in the Everglades?

a)

Lions & Tigers

b)

Snakes & Frogs

c)

Alligators & Crocodiles

d)

Deer & Turkey

7.

Which of the following is NOT a problem for the Florida Everglades?

a)

People dumping exotic pets like Burmese Pythons

b)

Urbanization taking away panther habitat

c)

Crocodiles eating too much of the natural wildlife

8.

What is the huge piece of flat land in the center of the USA?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Great Plains

c)

Central Plateau

d)

Susquehanna Valley

9.

Why are the Great Plains so important to the USA?

a)

They provide us with lots of grass for other areas

b)

They provide us with an area for tornadoes to safely land

c)

They provide us with buffalo for food

d)

They provide us with farmland for wheat and grains

10.

What is the tall group of mountains that runs through the western US states such as Colorado and Wyoming?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Cascade Mountains

d)

Sierra Nevada Mountains

11.

What is the tallest mountain in the Rockies?

a)

Mt. Elbert

b)

Mt. Elbrus

c)

Mt. Everest

d)

Mt. McKinley

12.

The Colorado River is responsible for creating what giant US landform?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Everglades

c)

Grand Canyon

d)

Mt. Rushmore

13.

What desert is on the border of Nevada and California?

a)

Sonoran Desert

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

Atacama Desert

d)

Mojave Desert

14.

At 137 degrees, the hottest spot in the USA is ______.

a)

Death Valley

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Florida Everglades

d)

Texas Desert

15.

What are two states where you could find the Cascade Mountains?

a)

California

b)

Oregon

c)

Alaska

d)

Arizona

16.

Mount St. Helens is actually a ______ in the Cascades.

a)

Mountain

b)

Statue

c)

Volcano

d)

Valley

17.

What is the tallest mountain in the Sierra Nevada Range?

a)

Mt. Davis

b)

Mt. Elbert

c)

Mt. Everest

d)

Mt. Whitney

18.

What tallest trees in the world can be found in the Sierra Nevada Mountains?

a)

Maple Trees

b)

Oak Trees

c)

Sequoia Trees

d)

Evergreen Trees

19.

What is the tallest mountain in North America?

a)

Mt. Everest

b)

Mt. Denali

c)

Mt. Aconcagua

d)

Mt. Davis

20.

Denali was once called Mt. _______

a)

McKinley

b)

Kennedy

c)

Washington

d)

Pierce