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Unit 1: Geography of the United States and Canada

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What landform is this?

a)

valley

b)

canyon

c)

mountain

d)

plain

2.

What landform is this?

a)

plain

b)

valley

c)

mountain

d)

canyon

3.

What landform is a deep valley with very steep sides?

a)

canyon

b)

mountain

c)

valley

d)

plain

4.

What landform is land completely surrounded by water?

a)

plain

b)

canyon

c)

mountain

d)

island

5.

What landform is a flat region of lowlands?

a)

mountain

b)

canyon

c)

plain

d)

valley

6.
Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?
a)
water
b)
wind
c)
sunlight
d)
oil 
7.
Five large lakes located between the United States and Canada containing the largest surface area of fresh water in the world
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Great Lakes
c)
Lake Lanier
d)
Gulf of Mexico
8.
This mountain range along the East Coast of the US is the oldest range in North America.
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Cascade Mountains
d)
Andes Mountains
9.
Which western mountain range runs from Canada to The United States?
a)
Sierra Nevada
b)
Cascade
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Appalachian Mountians
10.

What continent is the USA located on?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

11.

What mountain range is this?

a)

Rockies

b)

Alps

c)

Smokey

d)

Andes

12.

What geographic region is this?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Coastal Plain

d)

Gobi Desert

13.

Coal mining helped to develop the region of...

a)

Appalachia

b)

the Canadian Basin

c)

ChiPItts

d)

Boswash

14.

In what way are all of the Great Lakes the same?

a)

They are all the same depth.

b)

They are all the same size.

c)

They are all made up of freshwater.

d)

They are all in the United States.

15.

A river that is wide and deep enough to allow the passage of ships is called a ______________ river.

a)

unnavigable

b)

navigable

c)

wetland

d)

unpassable

16.

How is the Mississippi River important for farming and trade? Choose the BEST answer.

a)

The river is immense.

b)

The river is navigable, allowing people to use it for travel and trade. The river also waters the surrounding land making it suitable for farming.

c)

The river is unnavigable, so the people have nothing else to do but farm.

d)

People trade on the river because it is long, and they also farm there because it's wet.

17.
Non-Renewable resources are also known as what?
a)
Fossil Fuels
b)
Renewable
c)
Solar Energy
d)
Hydroelectric Energy
18.
What is an example of a renewable resource?
a)
hydroelectric
b)
oil
c)
coal
d)
fossil fuel
19.
Do Renewable energy sources run out?
a)
Yes 
b)
No
20.
Which renewable resource gets its direct energy from the sun? 
a)
Geothermal
b)
Solar
c)
Wind
d)
Hydrogen
21.
What is the best pro about renewable resources? 
a)
The are inexpensive 
b)
They are always available
c)
They are expensive
d)
They create pollution  
22.
__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.
a)
Renewable Energy Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
c)
Fossil Fuel
d)
Forever Fuel
23.
Coal is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
24.
Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
25.
__________ is an energy resource that WILL run out in the next several hundred years.
a)
Renewable Energy Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
c)
Fossil Fuels
d)
Forever Fuels
26.
Non-renewable or Renewable: Corn
a)
Renewable
b)
Non-Renewable
27.
Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?
a)
Water
b)
Animals
c)
Natural gas
d)
Wind
28.

The northern arctic parts of Alaska and Canada have

a)

warm days all year

b)

a wet season and a dry season

c)

cold winters, and hot, humid summers

d)

long and cold winters, short and cool summers

29.

Why do so many earthquakes happen along the Pacific Coast of North America? Choose the BEST answer.

a)

Natural disasters occur here most often.

b)

This region lies on a major fault zone.

c)

It's an earthquake's favorite spot!

d)

None of the above

30.

To prevent flooding, New Orleans built _________, which are high walls along the banks of a river or lake.

a)

water tables

b)

wetlands

c)

levees

d)

irrigation

31.

Where did Hurricane Katrina strike in August 2005?

a)

only Mississippi

b)

only New Orleans

c)

the Atlantic coast of the United States

d)

the Gulf coast of the United States

32.

What body of water is north of New Orleans?

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Lake Pontchartrain

d)

Mississippi River

33.

Global warming is caused partly by...

a)

powerful earthquakes

b)

moving plates

c)

the burning of fossil fuels

d)

air moving over large bodies of water

34.
Which natural disaster is a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Tsunami
c)
Thunderstorm
d)
Flooding
35.
Tornados happen
a)
Only in Tornado Alley
b)
Only in the US
c)
Mostly in Tornado Alley but can happen anywhere
d)
Only during spring and neep tides
36.
Which of the following will NOT help if a tornado hits your community
a)
Going to the basement or windowless room
b)
Having food and water
c)
Having a battery-powered radio
d)
Having a microwave
37.

Long period of time without rain

a)

Wildfire

b)

Drought

c)

Thunderstorm

d)

Flood

38.

Form above oceans with warm water

a)

Tsunami

b)

Hurricane

c)

Earthquake

d)

Flood

39.

Earthquakes under the Ocean cause this natural disaster.

a)

Hurricane

b)

Flood

c)

Tsunami

d)

Thunderstorm

40.
the shaking and vibration of the Earth's crust due to movement of the Earth's plates
a)
volcano
b)
earthquake
c)
mountain
d)
hurricane
41.
An opening in Earth's crust that allows molten rock from beneath the crust to reach the surface
a)
volcano
b)
earthquake
c)
mountain
d)
hurricane
42.
a violent whirling wind accompanied by a cloud that is shaped like a funnel and moves over land
a)
hurricane
b)
tsunami
c)
tornado
d)
flood
43.

Plate tectonics is a theory that states that the surface of Earth is made up of huge slabs of rock.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

What causes hurricane damage?

a)

heavy rains

b)

storm surge

c)

wind

d)

all of the above

45.

Why can certain crops, like cotton only grow in the warm Southeast region?

a)

The people who live down south love cotton.

b)

It is difficult to grow cotton, and southerners have mastered it.

c)

The Southeast has a longer growing season than some other regions of the United States.

d)

The Southeast region is wet.

46.
The 0 degree line of latitude is the ___________.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour line
47.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
48.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
49.
What is the approximate location of G?
a)
100oW, 40oN
b)
40oN, 100oW
c)
40oS, 100oW
d)
40oN, 100oE
50.
What is the absolute location for G?
a)
45oS, 54oE
b)
30oS, 150oW
c)
150oS, 30oE
d)
30oS, 150oE
51.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
52.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.

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