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Physical Geography and the United States

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
What is geographic feature letter B?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
3.
What is geographic feature letter K?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
4.
What is geographic feature letter M?
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Mississippi Delta
c)
Lake Ontario
d)
Atlantic Ocean
5.
What is geographic feature letter D?
a)
Ohio River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Colorado River
6.
Which are two states in the Great Plains?
a)
Georgia and Alabama
b)
Texas and North Dakota
c)
California and Oregon
d)
Maine and New York
7.
What is geographic feature letter L?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
8.
What is geographic feature letter G?
a)
Lake Superior
b)
Lake Michigan
c)
Lake Erie
d)
Lake Huron
9.
Climate refers to....
a)
the weather at any given time
b)

how much rain was received last night

c)

what the weather is like over a long period of time

d)
how warm it will be this weekend
10.
A device used to tell cardinal directions on a map.
a)
Scale
b)
Key
c)
Legend
d)
Compass rose
11.
Imaginary line that divides the Earth between North and South.
a)
Parallels
b)
Equator
c)
Meridians
d)
Prime Meridian
12.
Imaginary line that divides the Earth between East and West.
a)
Parallels
b)
Equator
c)
Meridians
d)
Prime Meridian
13.

Mountains are an example of a physical feature. What is the largest mountain range in the United States?

a)

The Appalachian Mountains

b)

The Sierra Nevadas

c)

The Rocky Mountains

d)

The Great Plains

14.

Rivers are also a physical feature. What is the largest river in the United States?

a)

The St. Lawrence River

b)

The Mississippi River

c)

The Raisin River

d)

The Ohio River

15.

What is the name of the river that borders the United States and Mexico?

a)

The Rio Grande

b)

The St. Lawrence River

c)

The Detroit River

d)

The Columbia River

16.

Physical geographers study _______

Check all that apply.

a)

climate

b)

landforms

c)

plants

d)

bodies of water

17.

This type of map shows us countries, cities, and states

a)

Thematic

b)

Physical

c)

Flow

d)

Political

18.

This type of map shows us natural landforms like mountains and rivers

a)

Physical

b)

Political

c)

Graphic

d)

Thematic

19.

Which mountains run through West Virginia?

a)

Catskills

b)

Green

c)

White

d)

Allegheny

20.

Which of the following states is separated from the Continental U.S. by Canada?

a)

Alabama

b)

Utah

c)

Hawaii

d)

Alaska

21.

Which ocean is located on the east coast of the United States?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

22.

What is the capital city of the United States?

a)

New York

b)

Los Angeles

c)

Washington, D.C.

d)

Chicago

23.

What is the name of the desert located in the southwestern United States?

a)

Mojave Desert

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Kalahari Desert

24.

This state has volcanic topography and is dominated by volcanic islands.

a)

New York

b)

Alaska

c)

Washington

d)

Hawaii

25.

Which Great Lake is the largest?

a)

Lake Ontario

b)

Lake Erie

c)

Lake Huron

d)

Lake Superior