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Early North American

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which lines measure the distance from the Equator?

a)

Coordinate

b)

Longitude

c)

Latitude

d)

Diagonal

e)

Diagonal

2.

Which lines measure the distance from the Prime Meridian?

a)

Coordinate

b)

Longitude

c)

Latitude

d)

Diagonal

3.

What is latitude?

a)

A grid made by intersecting lines

b)

Imaginary vertical lines that circle the Earth

c)

Imaginary horizontal lines that circle the Earth

d)

Lines used to outline the borders of countries, states, and continents

4.

What is longitude?

a)

Symbols used on a map to represent the location of places in real life

b)

Imaginary vertical lines that circle the Earth

c)

Imaginary horizontal lines that circle the Earth

d)

A circular symbol found on a map that shows direction

5.

What is a map?

a)

A series of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines and measurements

b)

A round representation of the Earth showing the location of continents, countries, and oceans

c)

A drawing of an area, showing natural features, roads, towns, and other important objects

d)

Lines used to outline the borders of countries, states, and continents

6.

Which tool on a map is used to measure the exact location of a place?

a)

Coordinates

b)

Map key

c)

Symbols

d)

Labels

7.

Which physical feature is located at 35°N, 115°W?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Mojave Desert

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Lake Okeechobee

8.

Where is Reno located?

a)

40°N, 120°W

b)

35°N, 90°W

c)

30°N, 90°W

d)

40°N, 105°W

9.

What is the latitude of Dunedin?

a)

28°N

b)

28°W

c)

83°W

d)

83°N

10.

What is the longitude of Cape Coral?

a)

26°W

b)

26°N

c)

82°N

d)

82°W

11.

Which physical feature in the West contains some of the highest peaks in North America?

a)

The Rocky Mountains

b)

The Appalachian Mountains

c)

Mojave Desert

d)

Great Plains

12.

Which physical feature in the Southwest includes Death Valley?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Mojave Desert

c)

Great Lakes

d)

Rocky Mountains

13.

Which physical feature in the central United States is made up of flat grasslands and prairies?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Great Lakes

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mojave Desert

14.

Which physical feature is shown?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Rio Grande River

c)

Great Lakes

d)

Lake Okeechobee

15.

What is a cultural region?

a)

A geographical area where people with similar languages and customs live

b)

A group of people forming a developed and organized society

c)

The language, religion, food, music, and art of a group

d)

A geographic area with similar landforms, vegetation, and climate

16.

Read the following information. Which statement describes Iroquois and Mohawk homes best?

a)

Iroquois and Mohawk families lived in longhouses.

b)

The Iroquois and Mohawk had to use hide to make their homes.

c)

Many Iroquois and Mohawk families lived in a single building.

d)

The Iroquois and Mohawk lived in cities.

17.

Read the following information. Which statement describes the foods of these Eastern Woodlands tribes best?

a)

The people of the Eastern Woodlands followed large herds of animals.

b)

Nuts, roots, and berries were an primary food source for people of the Eastern Woodlands.

c)

The people of the Eastern Woodlands depended on crops like corn and squash for food.

d)

Finding food in the Eastern Woodlands was hard because there weren't many animals to hunt.

18.

Read the following information. Which statement describes the culture of Great Plains tribes best

a)

Wood was an important resource for people of the Great Plains.

b)

Tepees were the most common shelters used by the people of the Great Plains.

c)

Animal hides were used for many things by the people of the Great Plains.

d)

Growing crops was an important part of Great Plains culture.

19.

Read the following information. Which statement describes the culture of the Eastern Woodlands and Great Plains best?

a)

Transportation in the Eastern Woodlands and Great Plains was different because of different resources.

b)

There were similar animals in the Great Plains and Eastern Woodlands, so both groups ate the same food.

c)

The people of the Great Plains and Eastern Woodlands had very different types of art.

d)

The people of the Eastern Woodlands and Great Plains had very different ways of making clothes.

20.

Read the following information. Which statement describes the culture of the Southwest and Pacific Northwest regions best?

a)

Carving wood was an important cultural characteristic in the Southwest and Pacific Northwest.

b)

Clothing in the Southwest and Pacific Northwest was made from similar materials.

c)

Many people lived together in the same home in the Southwest and Pacific Northwest.

d)

Growing crops was an important source of food in the Southwest and Pacific Northwest.

21.

Read the following information. Which statement is the best description of Aztec and Inuit culture?

a)

The Inuit and Aztec had different food sources.

b)

The Aztec and Inuit used the same material to make clothing.

c)

The Aztec and Inuit built similar homes.

d)

The Inuit and Aztec lived in a similar environment.

22.

Read the following information. Which statement describes both cultures?

a)

They lived in the Yucatan Peninsula.

b)

They built raised gardens in lakes to grow food.

c)

They had a written language.

d)

They built stone temples.