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Worksheets7th Geography North and South America
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is geography?
a)
the study of Earth
b)
the study of fossils
c)
the study of people
d)
the study of history
2.
Which continent do we live on?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Europe
d)
Asia
3.
Define island...
a)
piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides, but is connected to the mainland.
b)
water way with land on both sides
c)
large body of water surrounded by land
d)
piece of land completely surrounded by water
4.
A place consists of human features and physical features. Which of the following would be considered a human feature.
a)
language
b)
mountain
c)
river
d)
animals
5.
Mountains, rivers, animals and plants would be considered...
a)
human features
b)
physical features
6.
These lines run east and west but the measure distances of the earth north and south of the equator.
a)
longitude
b)
latitude
c)
equator
d)
location
7.
These lines run north and south but they measure distances of the earth east and west of the Prime Meridian.
a)
longitude
b)
latitude
c)
equator
d)
location
8.
Name Continent A!
a)
North America
b)
Africa
c)
South America
d)
Europe
9.
Name Continent B!
a)
South America
b)
Europe
c)
North America
d)
Africa
10.
This continent has three countries (Mexico, USA, Canada)
a)
South America
b)
Africa
c)
North America
d)
Asia
11.
This image shows which region of the United States?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Great Plains
d)
Appalachian Mountains
12.
What is the name of the mountain range located on the west side of the United States?
a)
Atlas Mountains
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Sierra Madre
d)
Appalachian
13.
What is physical region 2?
a)
Pacific Coast
b)
Coastal Plains
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Interior Plains
14.
What is geographic feature letter B?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
15.
What is geographic feature letter K?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
16.
What is geographic feature letter M?
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Mississippi Delta
c)
Lake Ontario
d)
Atlantic Ocean
17.
What is geographic feature letter D?
a)
Ohio River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Colorado River
18.
What is geographic feature letter G?
a)
Lake Superior
b)
Lake Michigan
c)
Lake Erie
d)
Lake Huron
19.
This physical feature of Canada (and the US) form a valuable shipping and trading network and is located on the US-Canada border. What is it?
a)
The Rocky Mountains
b)
The Great Lakes
c)
The Hudson Bay
d)
The Canadian Shield
20.
Climate refers to....
a)
the weather at any given time
b)
how wet is was last night
c)
what weather is like over a long period of time
d)
how warm it will be this weekend
21.
A land mass that is surrounded on three sides by water.
a)
Strait
b)
Peninsula
c)
Isthmus
d)
Island
22.
Land that is built up by the mouth of a river
a)
Plateau
b)
Delta
c)
Gulf
d)
Plain
23.
Flat land located a very low elevation.
a)
Plateau
b)
Delta
c)
Gulf
d)
Plain
24.
Why does the destruction of the Amazon Rainforest threaten the whole world
a)
It produces approximately one fifth of the world's oxygen.
b)
Deforestation contributes to drought conditions in some countries.
c)
It prevents the spread of polluted air and water to other regions.
d)
The crops grown there account for much of the world's food supply.
25.
The river that forms part of the border with Mexico and the U.S. is called:
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Gulf of Mexico
c)
Platte river
d)
Rio Grande
26.
The National capitol city of all of Mexico is:
a)
Guadalajara
b)
Mexico City
c)
Rio Grande
d)
Monterrey
27.
Review Question: How did the first human beings arrive in the Americas?
a)
They sailed across the Atlantic Ocean with Christopher Columbus.
b)
They sailed from Scandinavia with the famous Viking, Leif Ericcson.
c)
They flew in airplanes from Africa and China.
d)
They walked across a land bridge from Asia to the Americas.
28.
Countries like the United States of America and Brazil share a history of immigration which has resulted in the regions being characterized by
a)
social unrest
b)
religious persecution
c)
multiculturalism
d)
slavery
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