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Chapter 1 Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the correct word for this definition:

an underground layer of porous rock that holds water

a)

aquifer

b)

weather

c)

economy

d)

human resource

2.

The Appalachian Mountains are near the...

a)

East Coast

b)

West Coast

3.

What is a boundary?

a)

a line that divides the economy

b)

a line that divides the ocean in half

c)

a place where people can live and work

d)

a line that divides one area or state from another

4.

What is NOT an example of a natural boundary between states?

a)

mountains

b)

lakes

c)

rivers

d)

roads

5.

What is evaporation?

a)

water changes to water vapor

b)

water vapor cools and forms drops

c)

rain or snow falls

d)

water freezes

6.

How can elevation affect the climate of a place?

a)

Elevation brings air of varying temp. & humidity from one place to another

b)

Places at high elevations are generally warmer than low areas.

c)

Places at high elevations are generally colder than lower areas.

d)

Land at high elevations warms & cools slower than land at lower elevation

7.

What is a region?

a)

an area in which the weather never changes

b)

an area in which places share similar characteristics

c)

Northeast

d)

Southeast

8.

What is condensation?

a)

water changes to water vapor

b)

water vapor cools and forms drops

c)

rain or snow falls

d)

water freezes

9.

Name natural resources common in the Southwest region of the United States:

a)

cotton, oil, and copper

b)

forests, fish, and coal

c)

coal, lumber, citrus

d)

fish, gold, peanuts

10.

The Southeast region of the United States has ______________ weather.

a)

dry, very cold winters and cold summers

b)

very cold winters and hot summers

c)

dry climates

d)

humid, mild or warm winters and hot summers

11.

Tools, machines, and buildings are examples of which kind of resources?

a)

natural resources

b)

renewable resources

c)

human resources

d)

capital resources

12.

Name a capital resource:

a)

tools

b)

a teacher

c)

trees

d)

soil

13.

Name a natural resource:

a)

a teacher

b)

farm equipment

c)

soil

d)

winter

14.

Name a human resource:

a)

a canyon

b)

farm equipment

c)

a restaurant

d)

a doctor

15.

To create steel, you need this natural resource:

a)

trees

b)

iron ore

c)

copper

d)

cold winters

16.

What is an example of the environment affecting where people live?

a)

Miners live near the coal mines they work in.

b)

People who live near the ocean learn to surf.

c)

Less heat is used to warm the homes in Wisconsin.

d)

People who live inland need seafood shipped to them.

17.

Why do some people who live in climates with a lot of rain or snow build houses with steep, sloped roofs?

a)

to withstand strong winds and heavy rainfall

b)

to keep them from flooding when water levels rise

c)

to get around without going outside during the cold, snowy winter

d)

to keep rain and snow from collecting on top

18.

How does a scrubber help reduce the amount of pollution released by factories?

a)

It removes waste water and treats it with chemicals before it flows into rivers and other bodies of water.

b)

It carries water so it will not be lost through evaporation.

c)

Water or chemicals reduce the amount of harmful particles being released into the air.

d)

It allows people to use other renewable sources of energy.

19.

A regional boundary is different from a state, city, or national boundary because...

a)

it helps the economy.

b)

the states struck a bargain to be in the same region.

c)

the region was there before the United States was formed.

d)

the area in the region shares similar characteristics.

20.

What is weather?

a)

a season

b)

the condition of the air at a certain time and place

c)

the pattern of weather in a place over a period of time

d)

warm

21.

What is climate?

a)

a pattern

b)

the condition of the water at a certain time and place

c)

the pattern of weather in a place over a period of time

d)

the condition of the air at a certain time and place

22.

How can we conserve natural resources?

a)

turn off the lights that are not being used

b)

walk your dog

c)

never used the lights in school

d)

use gas instead of electric

23.

How can we conserve natural resources?

a)

use more paper

b)

plow the fields

c)

drill for oil

d)

plant more trees

24.

How do people change the environment?

a)

build aquifers

b)

cut down trees to make space to build homes

c)

move from Florida to Minnesota

d)

drive over a man-made bridge

25.

How do people change the environment?

a)

buy warmer clothes when you move from Florida to Minnesota

b)

find water in new places

c)

remember to wear sunscreen and hats

d)

make roads & bridges that connect places that were once separated by rivers

26.

What is irrigation?

a)

the use of air to bring water to the crops

b)

the use of technology to bring water to crops

c)

the use of water to bring technology to crops

d)

the use of crops to bring water to technology

27.

What are nonrenewable resources?

a)

resources that are easy to replace

b)

resources that are difficult to replace

c)

resources that are new

d)

resources that have new places

28.

Lumber is an example of a...

a)

renewable resource

b)

human resource

c)

nonrenewable resource

d)

trees

29.

Water is an example of a....

a)

delicious beverage

b)

renewable resource

c)

nonrenewable resource

d)

human resource

30.

I can conserve resources by....

a)

turning off lights that are not in use

b)

walking or riding my bike

c)

turn the thermostat down in the winter

d)

all of the above

31.

Regions are marked with signs like when you enter a new state or town.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Choose the correct word for this definition:

the condition of the air at a certain place and time

a)

aquifer

b)

weather

c)

economy

d)

human resource

33.

Choose the correct word for this definition:

the way a place uses its resources to produce goods and services

a)

aquifer

b)

weather

c)

economy

d)

human resource

34.

Choose the correct word for this definition:

the people who work at a business

a)

aquifer

b)

weather

c)

economy

d)

human resource

35.

Choose the correct word for this definition:

the amount of moisture in the air

a)

humidity

b)

mesa

c)

precipitation

d)

irrigation

36.

Choose the correct word for this definition:

a flat-topped landform with slopes on all slides

a)

humidity

b)

mesa

c)

precipitation

d)

irrigation

37.

Choose the correct word for this definition:

the amount of moisture that falls as rain or snow

a)

humidity

b)

mesa

c)

precipitation

d)

irrigation

38.

Choose the correct word for this definition:

the practice of bringing water to fields, usually by means of ditches and channels

a)

humidity

b)

mesa

c)

precipitation

d)

irrigation

39.

In which two regions of the United States would you find the Appalachian Mountains?

a)

West and Southwest

b)

Southeast and Southwest

c)

Northeast and Midwest

d)

Northeast and Southeast

40.

Which region of the United States is completely bordered by Mexico to the south?

a)

West

b)

Southwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Northeast