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SS Chapter 1 Lesson 1 - Our Nation's Geography

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

'Contiguous' means

a)

separated from

b)

next to

2.

How many states in the U.S. are contiguous?

a)

30

b)

35

c)

48

d)

50

3.

Which states in the U.S. are NOT contiguous?

a)

Alaska and Hawaii

b)

Maine and Washington

c)

Michigan and Florida

d)

Texas and California

4.

How many regions does the U.S. have?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

10

d)

0

5.

Which of these is NOT a region in the U.S.?

a)

the Midwest

b)

the West

c)

the East

d)

the Southeast

e)

the Southwest

6.

The regions of the U.S. are based on

a)

absolute location

b)

relative location

7.

Regions are areas which share characteristics or features in common.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

A large landmass above water is called a

a)

state

b)

country

c)

continent

d)

planet

9.

Which continent is the largest?

a)

Asia

b)

Russia

c)

North America

d)

Africa

10.

North America is the ____ largest continent.

a)

2nd

b)

3rd

c)

4th

d)

5th

11.

The population of a place is the

a)

number of animals who live there

b)

number of people who live there

c)

number of types of trees in a place

d)

number of people born each year

12.

The two ways to measure the size of a nation are

a)

latitude and longitude

b)

relative location and absolute location

c)

land area and population

13.

According to land area, the largest country in North America is

a)

Canada

b)

Mexico

c)

the U.S.

d)

Alaska

14.

According to population, the largest country in North America is

a)

Canada

b)

the U.S.

c)

Mexico

15.

What is the relative location of Canada?

a)

Canada is north of the U.S. and south of Mexico.

b)

Canada is south of both the U.S. and Mexico.

c)

Canada is north of the U.S.

16.

What is the relative location of Mexico?

a)

Mexico is south of the United States.

b)

Mexico is north of the United States.

c)

Mexico is between the United States and Canada.

17.

What do Canada, Mexico and the United States all have in common? (There is more than one correct response!)

a)

They are all in North America.

b)

They are all continents.

c)

They are all countries.

d)

They were all settled or explored by other countries.