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Ch. 4 US and Canada: Physical Geography

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Huge, slow moving sheet of ice

a)

Glacier

b)

Tundra

c)

Rain shadow

d)

Alluvial

2.

A cold, dry region that is covered with snow for more than half the year

a)

glacier

b)

tundra

c)

rain shadow

d)

alluvial

3.

Power generated by moving water

a)

tributary

b)

tropics

c)

hydroelectricity

d)

tundra

4.

stream that flows into a larger river

a)

rain shadow

b)

tropics

c)

glacier

d)

tributary

5.

Silt that is left by rivers after a flood

a)

alluvial

b)

tropics

c)

glacier

d)

rain shadow

6.

This landform is found in both the US and Canada

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Great Basin

c)

Sierra Nevada

d)

Mount Logan

7.

Why are the Great Lakes important to both US and Canada?

a)

It is a Continental Divide

b)

They link those countries to the Pacific Ocean

c)

They are an important transportation corridor

d)

They are recreation areas

8.

Describe the land in the plains areas of the US and Canada

a)

Rich soil that is good for farming

b)

Volcanic soil hardens into new land

c)

Tall mountains help to provide lumber

d)

Rugged land makes living here difficult

9.

Hottest place in North America

a)

Mexico City

b)

Arizona

c)

Death Valley

d)

Sahara Desert

10.

permanently frozen soil

a)

permafrost

b)

prairie

c)

tropics

d)

rain shadow

11.

A grassland

a)

permafrost

b)

prairie

c)

tropics

d)

rain shadow

12.

Area between 23° north and 23° south

a)

permafrost

b)

prairie

c)

tropics

d)

rain shadow

13.

Side of a mountain that receives little rainfall

a)

permafrost

b)

prairie

c)

tropics

d)

rain shadow

14.

2 major mountain chains in the US

a)

Rockies and Alps

b)

Alps and Appalachian

c)

Rockies and Appalachian

d)

Alps and Swiss

15.

2 major rivers in Canada

a)

Mississippi and Missouri

b)

Nile and Amazon

c)

Tigris and Euphrates

d)

St. Lawrence and McKenzie

16.

Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior are what?

a)

The Oceans

b)

5 major rivers

c)

5 major seas

d)

The Great Lakes

17.

Much of Canada's climate is _____________

a)

tropical

b)

moderate

c)

cold

d)

warm

18.

Factors that influence climate are vegetation, mountains, and _____________

a)

vegetation

b)

manufacturing

c)

oceans

d)

prairies

19.

The 4 main kinds of plant life in the US and Canada are desert scrub, forest, prairies, and ____________.

a)

Arctic

b)

tundra

c)

tropics

d)

rain forest

20.

What is the purpose of the Grand Coulee Dam?

a)

attract tourists

b)

create lakes for boating

c)

provide a road across the Columbia River

d)

generate hydroelectricity

21.

Why are the Prairie Provinces and St Lawrence Lowlands important to Canada?

a)

They are major agricultural regions

b)

They are major manufacturing regions

c)

They are major mineral regions

d)

They are major forest regions

22.

A boundary separating rivers flowing toward opposite sides of a continent

a)

transportation corridor

b)

rain shadow

c)

Continental Divide

d)

tributary

23.

What do the US and Canada look like from outer space?

a)

two separate countries

b)

the milky way

c)

one landmass

d)

a mouse

24.

What lies between the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains?

a)

A huge plains area

b)

St. Lawrence River

c)

Great Lakes

d)

Grand Coulee Dam

25.

Why do few people live in the area known as the Canadian Shield?

a)

It's too warm

b)

The soil is too thin

c)

The land is too dry

d)

The land is too wet

26.

Major natural resources of the US are soil, water, forests and _________.

a)

solar energy

b)

minerals

c)

manufactured goods

d)

electricity

27.

Much of Canada's oil and natural gas is found where?

a)

Prairie Provinces

b)

Canadian Shield

c)

St. Lawrence Lowlands

d)

The Great Lakes

28.

The rivers of Quebec are used to make ________________.

a)

solar energy

b)

hydroelectricity

c)

thermal energy

d)

petroleum

29.

Which U.S. State is this?

a)

Washington - WA

b)

Oregon - OR

c)

Idaho - ID

d)

California - CA

30.

Which U.S. State is this?

a)

Washington - WA

b)

Oregon - OR

c)

Idaho - ID

d)

California - CA

31.

Which U.S. State is this?

a)

Washington - WA

b)

Oregon - OR

c)

Idaho - ID

d)

California - CA

32.

Which U.S. State is this?

a)

Nevada - NV

b)

Utah - UT

c)

Arizona - AZ

d)

New Mexico - NM

33.

Which U.S. State is this?

a)

Nevada - NV

b)

Utah - UT

c)

Arizona - AZ

d)

New Mexico - NM

34.

Which U.S. State is this?

a)

Nevada - NV

b)

Utah - UT

c)

Arizona - AZ

d)

New Mexico - NM

35.

Which U.S. State is this?

a)

Nevada - NV

b)

Utah - UT

c)

Arizona - AZ

d)

New Mexico - NM

36.

Which state is this?

a)

Texas - TX

b)

Oklahoma - OK

c)

Arizona - AZ

d)

New Mexico - NM

37.

Which state is this?

a)

Colorado - CO

b)

Wyoming - WY

c)

Kansas - KS

d)

Iowa - IA

38.

Which state is this?

a)

Minnesota - MN

b)

Wisconsin - WI

c)

South Dakota - SD

d)

North Dakota - ND

39.

Which state is this?

a)

Kansas - KS

b)

Iowa - IA

c)

Missouri - MO

d)

Oklahoma - OK

40.

Which state is this?

a)

Washington - WA

b)

Montana - MT

c)

North Dakota - ND

d)

Wyoming - WY

41.
a)
Kansas
b)
Oklahoma
c)
South Dakota
d)
 Nebraska
42.

Which state is this?

a)

Colorado - CO

b)

North Dakota - ND

c)

South Dakota - SD

d)

Nebraska - NE

43.

Which state is this?

a)

Nebraska - NE

b)

South Dakota - SD

c)

North Dakota - ND

d)

Kansas - KS

44.

Which state is this?

a)

Washington - WA

b)

Oregon - OR

c)

Idaho - ID

d)

Nevada - NV

45.

Which state is this?

a)

Wyoming - WY

b)

Colorado - CO

c)

New Mexico - NM

d)

Arizona - AZ

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