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LT 4: Using Maps to Answer Questions

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which state in the US has both highlands and marine west coast climate?

a)

Oregon

b)

Michigan

c)

Alabama

d)

New Mexico

2.

Which state has both a tropical grassland vegetation and humid subtropical climate?

a)

Michigan

b)

Florida

c)

Oklahoma

d)

Nevada

3.

Look at the map on pg. 558 to find Vancouver Island (off the west coast). What climate zone is Vancouver Island?

a)

tundra

b)

highlands

c)

humid continental

d)

marine west coast

4.

What climate does Michigan and New York have in common?

a)

humid continental

b)

subarctic

c)

humid subtropical

d)

semiarid

5.

Most of Nevada has what population density?

a)

2-25 people per square mile

b)

125-250 people per square mile

c)

Under 2 people per square mile

d)

Over 250 people per square mile

6.

Which state has a population density of 25-125 people per square mile AND trade and manufacturing?

a)

Michigan

b)

Nevada

c)

Georgia

d)

Idaho

7.

Which US state has the most oil?

a)

California

b)

Texas

c)

Oklahoma

d)

Nebraska

8.

What is the vegetation on Prince Edward Island in Canada?

a)

temperate grassland

b)

desert scrub

c)

coniferous forest

d)

mixed forest

9.

What is one vegetation zone in the Appalachian Mountains?

a)

deciduous forest

b)

temperate grassland

c)

desert scrub

d)

tundra

10.

Use a political or physical map to find the Hudson Bay in Canada. What economic activity surrounds the Hudson Bay?

a)

commercial fishing

b)

hunting and gathering

c)

commercial farming

d)

forestry

11.

The Mississippi River acts as a partial border for which state?

a)

Arkansas

b)

Texas

c)

South Dakota

d)

Michigan

12.

How many people live in the city of Montréal?

a)

1,000,000-4,000,000

b)

4,000,000-8,000,000

c)

Over 8 million

d)

Under 2

13.

Ontario and Michigan have what economic activity in common?

a)

nomadic herding

b)

livestock raising

c)

forestry

d)

trade and manufacturing

14.

True or False? The United States in general has more areas of land with a high population density than Canada.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

One state that ONLY has temperate grassland is...

a)

Missouri

b)

New Mexico

c)

Colorado

d)

Nebraska

16.

One state that has a population density of 25-125 people per square mile AND commercial farming is...

a)

Nevada

b)

Iowa

c)

Wyoming

d)

Montana

17.

Which province/state is both north and south of the arctic circle?

a)

Nunavet

b)

Quebec

c)

Alberta

d)

British Columbia

18.

What type of vegetation occurs along both the Pacific Coast and Atlantic Coast of Canada and the United States?

a)

coniferous forest

b)

desert scrub

c)

deciduous forest

d)

mixed forest