WorksheetsUS Rivers, Mountains, and Maps
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 41mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which US river is the largest?
a)
Columbia
b)
Rio Grande
c)
Hudson Bay
d)
Mississippi River
2.
These two rivers flow into the Gulf of Mexico
a)
Mississippi & Rio Grande
b)
Columbia & Hudson Bay
c)
Great Lakes & Missouri
d)
Mississippi & Ohio
3.
This river forms the border between the U.S. and Mexico
a)
Colorado
b)
Mississippi
c)
Ohio
d)
Rio Grande
4.
What river is highlighted red?
a)
Colorado
b)
Ohio
5.
What river is highlighted blue?
a)
St. Lawrence
b)
Rio Grande
6.
What river is highlighted in blue?
a)
St. Lawrence
b)
Ohio
7.
What river is highlighted red?
a)
Missouri
b)
Mississippi
8.
The Colorado Rivers begins in the...
a)
plains
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Great Lakes
d)
Rocky Mountains
9.
Which mountain range is located on the EASTERN side of the United States?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mountains
10.
Which of the following is NOT a Major US River?
a)
Mississippi
b)
Hudson
c)
Chattahoochee
d)
Rio Grande
11.
Which river flows into the Atlantic Ocean?
a)
Missouri River
b)
Ohio River
c)
Colorado River
d)
Hudson River
12.
Which river formed the Grand Canyon?
a)
Missouri River
b)
Ohio River
c)
Colorado River
d)
Hudson River
13.
Which River forms the border between Texas and Mexico?
a)
Rio Grande
b)
Ohio River
c)
Hudson River
d)
Colorado River
14.
Which mountain range is located on the WESTERN side of the United States?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mountains
15.
Latitude lines run
a)
East to West
b)
North to South
16.
This line measures 0 degrees longitude:
a)
Equator
b)
International Date Line
c)
Meridians
d)
Prime Meridian
17.
The 0 degree line of latitude is the ___________.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour line
18.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
19.
What is the reason why latitude lines NEVER intersect?
a)
They converge at the poles
b)
They are cool
c)
They are vertical lines
d)
They are parallel
20.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
21.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
22.
Which ocean meets the coast of South Carolina?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
23.
What direction is indicated by the number 5?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest
24.
Which answer shows all of
the Intermediate Directions?
the Intermediate Directions?
a)
South, North, East, West
b)
North, Northeast, Northwest
c)
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest,
Southwest
Southwest
d)
South, Southeast, Southwest
25.
What is a map scale?
a)
a tool to measure distance
b)
a tool to tell direction
c)
a tool to start a fire
d)
a tool to build a house
26.
Explains what the symbols on a map represent
a)
Bar Scale
b)
Map Key/Legend
c)
Compass Rose
d)
Parallels
27.
What is latitude?
a)
lines that run east and west
b)
lines that run north and south
c)
line that splits eastern and western hemispheres
d)
line that splits north and south hemispheres
28.
What is longitude?
a)
lines that run east and west
b)
lines that run north and south
c)
line that splits eastern and western hemispheres
d)
line that splits north and south hemispheres
29.
What tells you the directions on a map?
a)
legend
b)
compass rose
c)
scale
30.
What does the "NE" stand for on the compass rose?
a)
Never Eat
b)
North East
31.
What divides the globe into northern and southern hemispheres?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Hemispheres
c)
Equator
d)
Longitude
32.
What does the red line in the picture show?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
continents
d)
countries
33.
What is the location of Twizzlers?
a)
A3
b)
B1
c)
D1
d)
B5
34.
What is the location of Tootsie Rolls?
a)
A3
b)
B1
c)
D1
d)
B5
35.
What is the location of Snickers?
a)
A3
b)
B1
c)
D4
d)
B5
36.
California (CA) is ______ of
New Jersey (NJ).
New Jersey (NJ).
a)
East
b)
Northeast
c)
North
d)
Southwest
37.
To go from New Jersey (NJ) to Florida (FL) you go _________.
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
38.
North Dakota (ND) is ______ of
Texas (TX).
Texas (TX).
a)
North
b)
East
c)
South
d)
West
39.
Florida (FL) is ______ of
Washington (WA).
Washington (WA).
a)
Northeast
b)
Southwest
c)
Northwest
d)
Southeast
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