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Physical Geography of North America

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 48mins

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Class
Date
1.

A megalopolis is a region in which several large cities and surrounding areas grow together. America's first megalopolis includes which four major cities?

a)

Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C.

b)

Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Charlotte, and Trenton

c)

Los Angeles, San Diego, Anaheim, and San Francisco

d)

Orlando, Jacksonville, Miami, and Tampa

2.

In which state in the U.S. can you find all of the following climates: desert, semiarid, Mediterranean, and marine west coast?

a)

Nevada

b)

Arizona

c)

California

d)

Oregon

3.

Which resource is most abundant in Texas, Alaska, and Alberta?

a)

Lumber

b)

Oil

c)

coal

d)

uranium

4.

Which three territories and states have both a subarctic and a tundra climate and include land that is both north and south of the Arctic Circle?

a)

Alaska

b)

Yukon

c)

Quebec

d)

Nunavut

e)

British Columbia

5.

What is the most common type of vegetation in the central area of southern Canada and the United States?

a)

desert and dry shrub

b)

Tropical grassland

c)

Deciduous and mixed forest

d)

Temperate grassland

6.

Which country has more land with coniferous forest?

a)

United States

b)

Canada

7.

Which type of land use occur along both the Pacific Coast and the Atlantic Coast of Canada and the United States?

a)

Manufacturing

b)

Commercial agriculture

c)

Nomadic herding

d)

Forestry

e)

Livestock raising

8.

Which Canadian provinces or territories are entirely covered in forests?

a)

Ontario

b)

British Columbia

c)

Prince Edward Island

d)

Nova Scotia

9.

In which climate would you find the Everglades?

a)

Mediterranean

b)

Tropical wet and dry

c)

Humid subtropical

d)

Humid continental

10.

What is the impact of the prevailing westerlies on the climate of the West Coast of North America?

a)

Moderately warm summers and mild and rainy winters.

b)

Hot summers and warm winters

c)

Mild summers and cold winters

d)

Humid and hot summers and cold and dry winters.

11.

What activities are present in the Great Lakes and important to both the U.S. and Canada?

a)

hydroelectric power

b)

fisheries

c)

transportation

d)

irrigation

12.

Why do most of Canada's energy exports go to the US?

a)

The US is the biggest consumer of energy resources.

b)

No one else is close in proximity.

c)

The two countries share those resources via treaty.

d)

Canada is unable to refine oil and natural gas.

13.

Which mountain ranges are shared by the U.S. & Canada?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Sierra Nevada

d)

Ozark Mountains

14.

What state or province has the most abundant natural gas resources?

a)

Texas

b)

Alaska

c)

Montana

d)

Alberta

15.

In which region of the United States would you primarily find dry climates?

a)

Northeast

b)

Midwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Southwest

16.
Which number on the map shows The Great Lakes?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
17.
Which number on the map shows The Rocky Mountains ?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
18.
Which number on the map shows The Hudson Bay ?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
19.

This physical feature of Canada (and the US) form a valuable shipping and trading network and is located on the US-Canada border. What is it?

a)

The Rocky Mountains

b)

The Great Lakes

c)

The Hudson Bay

d)

The Canadian Shield

20.
Which Canadian region has the fewest number of people, only around 100,000?
a)
Central Canada
b)
Prairie Provinces
c)
The Pacific Region
d)
Northern Territories
21.
What is the largest freshwater system in the world?
a)
The Great Lakes
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Guadeloupe 
22.
Which state of US is the biggest?
a)
Texas
b)
Maryland
c)
Alaska
d)
Oklahoma
23.
What has caused the Appalachians to wear down over time? 
a)
glaciers
b)
earthquakes
c)
strong winds
d)
erosion
24.

Which state can claim to have the highest spot in the United States?

a)

California

b)

Washington

c)

Colorado

d)

Alaska

25.
Which ocean borders the WEST coast of the United States and Canada?
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Southern Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
26.

Where is Yellowstone?

a)

Idaho

b)

Montana

c)

Wyoming

d)

All of the above

27.

What was the first national park in America?

a)

Death Valley National Park

b)

Yosemite National Park

c)

Acadia National Park

d)

Yellowstone National Park

28.
Which state is home to Arches National Park?
a)
Nevada
b)
Colorado
c)
Utah
d)
New Mexico
29.

The imaginary line that divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres is called...

a)

Climate Zones

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Equator

d)

Valley

30.

What is the imaginary line that divides the eastern and western hemispheres called?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Compass Rose

d)

International Date Line

31.

What is the symbol used in maps to indicate direction?

a)

Coordinates

b)

Map Scale

c)

Key

d)

Compass Rose

32.
Largest land masses
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Chronology
c)
Continents
d)
none of these
33.

Political maps show

a)

country borders

b)

rivers

c)

population

d)

all of these

34.
Latitude lines run
a)
East/West
b)
North/South
35.
Longitude lines run _________.
a)
East/West
b)
North South
36.
What state contains the most national parks? 
a)
Colorado
b)
Utah
c)
Alaska
d)
California
37.

What does the red line represent?

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

38.

What does the red line represent?

a)

Eastern Hemisphere

b)

Western Hemisphere

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

39.

What type of landform is this?

a)

River Delta

b)

Peninsula

c)

Island

d)

Mountain

40.

What continent is light red?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

41.

What continent is in blue?

a)

Asia

b)

North America

c)

Africa

d)

Antarctica

42.

Which continent is gold?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Antarctica

43.

Which continent is yellow?

a)

Australia

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

44.

Which continent is green?

a)

Africa

b)

South America

c)

North America

d)

Europe

45.

Which continent is purple?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

Australia

46.

Which continent is brown?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

South America

47.

Which ocean is number 8?

a)

Arctic

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

48.

Which ocean is number 11?

a)

Arctic

b)

Atlantic

c)

Pacific

d)

Southern

49.

Which ocean is number 10?

a)

Arctic

b)

Atlantic

c)

Pacific

d)

Southern

50.

Which ocean is number 12?

a)

Arctic

b)

Atlantic

c)

Pacific

d)

Southern

51.

What is the purpose of a scale on a map?

a)

To represent and measure distance

b)

To show the directions

c)

To identify what symbols mean

d)

To explain the subject

52.

What is the purpose of a compass on a map?

a)

To represent and measure distance

b)

To show the directions

c)

To identify what symbols mean

d)

To explain the subject

53.

The direction go in which order (clockwise)?

a)

North, East, South, West

b)

North, West, South, East

c)

North, South, East, West

d)

South, North, West, East

54.

What is weather?

a)

Average weather over a period of time

b)

Conditions at a given time

c)

Average humidity of an area

d)

Average rainfall of an area

55.

Which is an example of relative location?

a)

20*N, 80* W

b)

10440 Indian Creek Road

c)

North of Kentucky

d)

60*S, 120*E

56.

Which city is the capital?

a)

Springfield

b)

Chicago

c)

Peoria

d)

Dekalb

57.
A year is defined as 368 days. 
a)
True
b)
False, it is 365 1/4 days
58.
Cold temperate climates have a long summer season. 
a)
True 
b)
False, they have a short summer season
59.
The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and the Arctic Oceans. 
a)
False, it connects the Atlantic and Pacific
b)
True
60.
An area located at the mouth of a river. 
a)
desert
b)
delta
c)
magma
d)
hydrosphere
61.
Which mountain range is under water? 
a)
Mount Everest
b)
Mariana Trench
c)
Blue Ridge Mountain
d)
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
62.
What is a peninsula? 
a)
A landmass that extends into a man-made canal. 
b)
A landmass that extends into natural waters. 
c)
A landmass that is completely surrounded by water. 
d)
A narrow strip of land that connects two other landmasses. 
63.
Which ocean has the most earthquakes? 
a)
Arctic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
64.

Which mountain range stretches from Alaska to the North of Mexico?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Great Basin & Range

d)

Cascade Mountains

65.

What mountain range lies near the east coast of the United States?

a)

Coastal Range

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Interior Lowland

d)

Rocky Mountains

66.

What physical feature determines the flow of water in the United States?

a)

Continental Divide

b)

Gulf Stream

c)

Continental Drift

d)

Continental Infrastructure

67.
Fuels such as ________________ are created naturally over the course of hundreds of millions of years from the remains of dead marine organisms.
a)
coal
b)
nuclear material
c)
oil and natural gas
d)
wood
68.
Rugged mountains from Alaska almost to Mexico with very high elevations; contains the Continental Divide
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Appalachian Highlands
c)
Coastal Range
d)
Basin and Range
69.

Which physical feature is a broad expanse of flat land, much of it covered in prairie, steppe, and grassland, that lies west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains in the U.S. and Canada.

a)

The Great Plains

b)

The Great Basin

c)

The Great Lakes

d)

The Great Valley

70.

Broad (wide) lowlands and many excellent harbors; edged by the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Gulf Coastal Plain

c)

Great Plains

d)

Interior Lowlands

71.
Rugged mountains along the Pacific coast from California to Canada; fertile valley's 
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Appalachian Highlands
c)
Coastal Range
d)
Basin and Range
72.
Which mountain range is located on the EASTERN side of the United States?
a)
Rocky Mountains 
b)
Appalachian Mountains
73.
What ocean is on the west coast of the United States?
a)
Pacific
b)
Indian
c)
Arctic
d)
Southern
74.
What ocean is on the east coast of the United States?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Indian
d)
Southern
75.

The region lies between the Ohio River and the Great Lakes and stretches to beyond the 95th meridian. Included are eight states: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Missouri.

a)

Central Plains

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

Great Basin

d)

Rocky Mountains

76.

This body of water is at the southeast shores of the United States. It borders five of the 50 United States.

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Ohio River

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Atlantic Ocean

77.

Which land side of the U.S. is larger, east or west of the Mississippi?

a)

East

b)

West

78.

One of four U.S. deserts, occupying a large portion of Nevada, portions of California, Oregon and Idaho, and the western desert reaches of Utah. It is actually made up of several small basins; and because of elevation changes present, the land contains desert, forest and alpine environments.

a)

Chesapeake Bay

b)

Great Basin

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Great Canyon

79.

A major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California.

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Cascade Range

d)

Sierra Nevada

80.

A mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Cascade Range

d)

Sierra Nevada Mountains

81.

The largest of the Great Lakes

a)

Lake Erie

b)

Lake Michigan

c)

Lake Superior

d)

Lake Ontario

82.

How many Great Lakes are there?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

83.

The largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada.

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Ohio River

c)

Columbia River

d)

Colorado River

84.

Located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Utah, is the largest salt water lake in the Western Hemisphere, and the eighth-largest terminal lake in the world

a)

Lake Michigan

b)

Chesapeake Bay

c)

Lake Superior

d)

Great Salt Lake

85.

This estuary is is located in Maryland and Virginia and is primarily separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Delmarva Peninsula with its mouth located between Cape Henry and Cape Charles.

a)

Ohio River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Chesapeake Bay

d)

Coastal Range

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