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WorksheetsShaw North America Geography Features
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In total land area the United States is?
a)
2.5 million square miles
b)
3.9 million square miles
c)
3.2 million square miles
d)
4.6 million square miles
2.
Nunavut, was created in 1999 for this native people and covers nearly ¼ of Canada.
a)
Emmuit
b)
Choctaws
c)
Indians
d)
Inuit
3.
Which North American Country has the largest population?
a)
Canada
b)
Mexico
c)
United States
d)
Panama
4.
Which of the following bodies of water surround North America?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Hudson Bay
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
All of the Above
5.
This is a broad flat upland extending from the Rockies through the Central U.S.
a)
Great Basin
b)
Central Plains
c)
Pacific lowlands
d)
Coastal lowlands
6.
Mountain Range that has the highest mountain in North America.
a)
Alaska Range
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Cascade Range
d)
Sierra Nevada Mountains
7.
The highest point in North America at over 20,320 feet.
a)
Mt. Elbert
b)
Mt. Everest
c)
Mr. Rushmore
d)
Mt. McKinley
8.
2nd longest mountain range in North America.
a)
Appalachians
b)
Cascade Range
c)
Rockies
d)
Sierra Nevada Mountains
9.
Longest mountain range in North America.
a)
Appalachians
b)
Cascade Range
c)
Rockies
d)
Sierra Nevada Mountains
10.
Oldest mountains worn down by erosion.
a)
Appalachians
b)
Cascade Range
c)
Rockies
d)
Sierra Nevada Mountains
11.
Location of the Continental Divide.
a)
Appalachians
b)
Cascade Range
c)
Rockies
d)
Sierra Nevada Mountains
12.
Separates the waters flowing west of the Pacific and to the east toward the Mississippi River and Atlantic Ocean
a)
Continental Divide
b)
Continental Shelf
c)
Mountain range
d)
Plates
13.
Which of the following is not an island in the Artic Ocean
a)
Baffin
b)
Ellesmere
c)
Victoria
d)
Dauphin
14.
Group of islands off of the coast of Alaska.
a)
Aleutian
b)
Baffin
c)
Ellesmere
d)
Victoria
15.
What is the longest river in North America?
a)
Colorado
b)
Columbia
c)
Mackenzie
d)
Mississippi
16.
What is the longest river in Canada?
a)
Colorado
b)
Columbia
c)
Mackenzie
d)
Mississippi
17.
Which of the following is not a great lake?
a)
Huron
b)
Ontario
c)
Michigan
d)
Great Salt Lake
18.
The temperature of Georgia and the Southeastern United States is?
a)
Desert
b)
Humid Continental
c)
Humid Subtropical
d)
Mediterranean
19.
This is the weather of a place measured over time.
a)
Climate
b)
Local weather
c)
Region weather
d)
State weather
20.
The source of the Mississippi is here in Minnesota
a)
Lake Minawa
b)
Lake Itasca
c)
Lake Hudson
d)
Lake Huron
21.
The Five Great Lakes Are:
a)
Huron, Michigan, Illinois, Erie, Superior
b)
Huron, Michigan, Illinois, Erie, Ontario
c)
Huron, Ontario, Illinois, Michigan, Erie
d)
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
22.
This region encompasses the middle of the United States.
a)
Mountain
b)
Great Plains
c)
Pacific
d)
Appalachia
23.
Which climate region is the majority region of Canada?
a)
Subarctic
b)
Arctic
c)
Tundra
d)
Icecap
24.
Where is the United States’ greatest population density?
a)
West Coast Washington
b)
East Coast New England
c)
Southwest Texas
d)
Mountain Rockies
25.
Tornado Alley is located here:
a)
Southeast
b)
New England
c)
Mid-West
d)
Mountain
26.
The first inhabitants of North America were nomads who migrated from Asia over this land bridge that once connected Siberia & Alaska.
a)
The Bering Strait
b)
The Aleutian Islands
c)
The Yukon
d)
Beringia
27.
These are volcanic islands off of Alaska
a)
Hawaiian Islands
b)
The Aleutian Islands
c)
Baffin Islands
d)
Indonesia
28.
Because of the over 100 days of freezing weather yearly large areas of this city have been developed underground including a network of shops & restaurants.
a)
Montreal
b)
Quebec
c)
Toronto
d)
Hamilton
29.
Completed in 1950, this connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
a)
Mackenzie River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
St. Lawrence River
d)
St. Lawrence Seaway
30.
During the 1980’s, this city became the 2nd largest city in the U.S. The rapid expansion brought with it problems such as air pollution, inadequate water supplies, & construction on earthquake-threatened land.
a)
Seattle
b)
Los Angeles
c)
San Francisco
d)
Memphis
31.
This river provides water and/or electricity to Phoenix, Las Vegas, San Diego and Los Angeles
a)
Arkansas
b)
Colorado
c)
Hudson
d)
Mississippi
32.
This river is the longest in New York and connects the state with the Great Lakes by the Erie Canal.
a)
Arkansas
b)
Colorado
c)
Hudson
d)
Mississippi
33.
The population of the United States is
a)
293 million
b)
36 million
c)
32 million
d)
329 million
34.
This refers to the exposed portion of the continental crust underlying the majority of North America and consists of hard rocks at least 1 billion years old.
a)
The Great Basin
b)
The Canadian Shield
c)
The Great Plains
d)
The Appalachian Foothills
35.
The climate of the United States is mostly
a)
Subarctic
b)
Humid Continental
c)
Humid Subtropical
d)
Arid
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