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Chapter 1: The Geography of Indiana

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the protecting of natural resources by using them wisely?

a)

erosion

b)

conservation

c)

pollute

d)

landform

2.

What is the imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole?

a)

prime meridian

b)

landform

c)

equator

d)

glacier

3.

What is a huge mass of ice?

a)

continent

b)

landform

c)

climate

d)

glacier

4.

What are the 7 large areas of land on Earth?

a)

landform

b)

habitat

c)

continent

d)

waterways

5.

What is half of a globe called?

a)

equator

b)

hemisphere

c)

prime merdian

d)

temperate

6.

What is the pattern of weather over a long period of time?

a)

climate

b)

temperate

c)

waterway

d)

habitat

7.

What is a natural feature on the surface of the Earth?

a)

continent

b)

pollute

c)

habitat

d)

landform

8.

What is not extremely hot or cold?

a)

habitat

b)

pollute

c)

waterway

d)

temperate

9.

What is the wearing away of soil or stone called?

a)

waterway

b)

erosion

c)

Grand Canyon

d)

natural resource

10.

Examples are lakes, rivers, streams

a)

waterways

b)

landforms

c)

erosion

d)

pollute

11.

What is to make something unclean?

a)

waterways

b)

erosion

c)

pollute

d)

natural resource

12.

Examples are rain, snow, and sleet

a)

precipitation

b)

waterways

c)

landform

d)

erosion

13.

What is a place where an animal lives?

a)

climate

b)

erosion

c)

habitat

d)

landform

14.

What is material found in nature that people use?

a)

waterways

b)

natural resources

c)

erosion

d)

pollute

15.

What is the imaginary line that circles the Earth midway between the North and South Poles?

a)

landform

b)

equator

c)

waterways

d)

prime merdian

16.

What is this imaginary line called?

a)

equator

b)

landform

c)

prime meridian

d)

waterway

17.

What is this imaginary line called?

a)

prime meridian

b)

landline

c)

equator

d)

ocean fault

18.

What two hemispheres is Indiana located in?

a)

North and West

b)

South and East

c)

North and East

d)

South and West

19.

What continent is Indiana located on?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

South America

d)

North America

20.

What are two waterways found in Indiana?

a)

rivers and streams

b)

oceans and ponds

c)

glaciers and lakes

d)

lakes and gulf streams

21.

A plant taken care of by humans is called?

a)

cultivated crops

b)

natural vegetation

22.

A plant not taken care of by humans is called?

a)

cultivated crops

b)

natural vegitation

23.

Which is NOT and example of a cultivated crop?

a)

corn

b)

soy

c)

wild flowers

d)

wheat

24.

What is NOT an example of natural vegetation?

a)

wild flowers

b)

trees

c)

corn

d)

vines

25.

Which is NOT an example of a nonrenewable resource?

a)

oil

b)

coal

c)

water

d)

natural gas

26.

Which is NOT an example of a renewable resource?

a)

water

b)

air

c)

natural gas

d)

trees

27.

What are the 3 regions of Indiana?

a)

Tipton Hills Plains, Northern Hills, and Lowlands

b)

Southern Hills and Lowlands, Eastern Till Plains, and Great Ponds Plains

c)

Great Lakes Plains, Tipton Till Plains, and Southern Hills and Lowlands

d)

Great Rivers Plains, Western Lowlands, and Tipton Plains

28.

What animal in Indiana has the same population as people?

a)

cows

b)

hogs

c)

crows

d)

sheep

29.

Which is not one of the 'ingredients' in making steel?

a)

limestone

b)

soil

c)

coal

d)

iron ore

30.

What main water source is located in the Great Lakes Plain?

a)

Lake Erie

b)

Lake Superior

c)

Lake Huron

d)

Lake Michigan

e)

Lake Ontario