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NORTH AMERICA

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who made an attempt to explain the present day distribution of continents and oceans

a)

Amerigo Vespucci

b)

Dan McKenzie

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Johann Heinrich von Thunen

e)

Alfred Wegener

2.

The Earth's crust consists of plates called

a)

Lithospheric plates

b)

Tectonic plates

c)

Pacific plate

d)

American Plate

3.

About how 🤔 many years ago did the landmasses rejoin after separation ?

a)

224 million years ago

b)

225 million years ago

c)

226 million years ago

d)

None of these

4.

PANGAEA was surrounded by a huge water body 🏞🌊 called

a)

Pantalasa

b)

Panthalasa

c)

Pantalasas

d)

None of these

5.

After Pangaea broke , there was a horizontal displacement called

a)

Theory of Continental Drift

b)

Wegener's Theory of Continental Drift

c)

Continental Drift

d)

None of these

6.

The northern Continental Block was called LAURASIA .

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

The southern Continental Block is called

a)

Laurasia

b)

Gondwana

c)

Isthmus

d)

Greenland

8.

A large part of the continents lie in the

a)

Heat zone

b)

Temperate zone

c)

Torrid zone

d)

Frigid zone

9.

Which country 🤔 in North America 🌎 covers 75% of the area

a)

Canada

b)

USA

c)

none of these

10.

Greenland is the biggest island in the world

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

Which of the below are correct

a)

North America has three large countries , they are : Canada , USA , Mexico

b)

North America has three large countries , they are : Canada, Nassau , Ottawa

c)

North America has three large countries , they are : Mexico, Panama , Kingstown

d)

North America has three large countries , they are : USA , Cuba , Dominica

e)

None of these

12.

Capital of CUBA

a)

Castries

b)

San Salvador

c)

Havana

d)

Nassau

13.

The Rocky Mountain ⛰ is located towards the

a)

EAST

b)

WEST

c)

NORTH

d)

SOUTH

14.

The Great Sea Lake is located in

a)

Basin

b)

Denali

c)

Sierra Nevada

d)

none of these

15.

Piedmont means

a)

A large, low-lying area in the Earth's crust

b)

A periodic jet of hot water 💧 and steam

c)

A narrow street of land which connects two big land-masses

d)

A gently rolling , hilly area which slopes eastwards

16.

The Central Lowland lies between The Appalachian Mountain

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

17.

The Canadian Shield is

a)

600 meters above the mean sea 🌊 level

b)

500 meters above the mean sea 🌊 level

c)

800 meters above the mean sea 🌊 level

d)

7000 meters above the mean sea 🌊 level

18.

North America 🌎 is located in which hemisphere?

a)

South

b)

East

c)

North

d)

West

19.

The St Lawrence River drains into the Pacific Ocean.

Correct Pacific Ocean

a)

Arctic

b)

Antarctic

c)

It is Pacific Ocean only

20.

Ottawa is the capital of

a)

Canada 🇨🇦

b)

Greenland 🇬🇱

c)

Grenada 🇬🇩

d)

None of these

21.

Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world 🌎

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

22.

Hope you all enjoyed

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