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cl 6 North America

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was Alfred Wegener?

a)

scientist

b)

physicist

c)

doctor

d)

meteorologist

2.

How long ago were all the continents as one landmass?

a)

250 million years ago

b)

100 million years ago

c)

65 million years ago

d)

1 million years ago

3.

The super continent was called ...

a)

Pang

b)

Pangaea

c)

Pangea

d)

Pangae

4.

Name the super ocean...

(a)  

5.

Name the two continental blocks into which Pangaea broke up .

(a)  

6.

Name the sea that had formed between the two continental blocks

(a)  

7.

A long stretch of water between two large landmasses is called

a)

isthmus

b)

strait

c)

bar

d)

zone

8.

Greenland comes under the administration of...

a)

USA

b)

Canada

c)

Denmark

d)

Mexico

9.

The biggest and the most fertile plain in the world is (a)  

10.

The largest intermontane plateau is...

a)

GREAT SALT LAKE

b)

GREAT BASIN

c)

GRAND CANYON

d)

COLUMBIA PLATEAU

11.

Capital of Canada is ...

a)

TORONTO

b)

MONTREAL

c)

OTTAWA

d)

QUEBEC

12.

The horse shoe shaped feature surrounding the Hudson Bay is called...

(a)  

13.

The period when the entire northern part of the world was frozen for many years

(a)  

14.

The gently rolling area which slopes to the east of the Appalachian mountains (a)  

15.

The physical feature lying between the Western Cordilleras and the Appalachian Mountains

a)

Canadian shield

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Eastern Highlands

d)

Central Lowlands

16.

How many countries are there in Central America

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

9

17.

Continuous natural flow of hot water from under the ground is called...

(a)  

18.

The region/zone lying between Tropic of Cancer and Arctic Circle

a)

torrid zone

b)

frigid zone

c)

temperate zone

d)

tropical zone

19.

The largest of the Great Lakes is

a)

Lake Superior

b)

Lake Michigan

c)

Lake Huron

d)

Lake Ontario

20.

Lake Chapala is in

a)

Nicaragua

b)

Mexico

c)

USA

d)

Canada