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Chapter 2

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When you stand facing south, you are looking toward the

a)

prime meridian

b)

Eastern Hemisphere

c)

North Pole

d)

South Pole

2.

What do you look at to understand what the symbols on a map stand for?

a)

a compass rose

b)

a map scale

c)

a map key

d)

a global grid

3.

Mapmakers often use the color blue on maps to stand for

a)

mountains

b)

the Eastern Hemisphere

c)

the North Pole

d)

oceans

4.

Lines of longitude and latitude are imaginary lines used to show the

a)

location of places on Earth

b)

number of miles between two places

c)

intermediate directions on a map

d)

elevation of places above sea level

5.

Which kind of special purpose map would help you plan a driving trip to the Grand Canyon?

a)

a physical map

b)

a road map

c)

a rainfall map

d)

a historical map

6.

A plateau is a landform that is

a)

high and flat

b)

cold and rainy

c)

far from the ocean

d)

drained by rivers

7.

Long ago, how was the Mississippi River most like a highway?

a)

families whizzed along it

b)

state police patrolled it

c)

goods were moved on it

d)

trucks and buses used it

8.

In which way did Hurricane Katrina harm the city of New Orleans?

a)

Sand was carried in from the beach

b)

Floods caused the levees to break

c)

Buildings were rattled by high winds

d)

Dark clouds caused cold temperatures.

9.

Which is the best title for this map?

a)

The United States and its neighbors

b)

Regions of the United States

c)

US States and Capitals

d)

Latitude and longitude of the United States

10.

In which direction would a traveler from the Southwest go to visit the West?

a)

northwest

b)

northeast

c)

southwest

d)

southeast

11.

Which region has an inland location?

a)

midwest

b)

northwest

c)

west

d)

southeast

12.

Through which two regions does the Mississippi River flow?

a)

West

b)

Southeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Midwest

13.

In which region is a town at 45°North and 115°West?

a)

Southeast

b)

Northwest

c)

West

d)

Southwest

14.

The scale of a map shows...

a)

the four cardinal direction

b)

the meaning of the colors on a map

c)

the distance on the map that is the real world distance

d)

where the mountains are

15.

Which of these directions are an intermediate direction?

a)

Northeast

b)

South

c)

North

d)

Eastwest

16.

Which state capital is closest to 45°North latitude and 100°West longitude?

a)

St. Paul, MN

b)

Salem, OR

c)

Pierre, SD

d)

Bismarck, ND

17.

Order these states from the least populated to the most populated: Pennsylvania, Wyoming, Oklahoma

a)

Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma

b)

Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Wyoming

c)

Pennsylvania, Wyoming, Oklahoma

d)

Wyoming, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania

18.

Potatoes grow best in places that receive between 16 and 32 inches of rain per year and places that have an elevation between 1,000 and 5,000 feet. Which of the following states would be the best place to grow potatoes?

a)

Illinois

b)

Montana

c)

Nebraska

d)

Nevada

19.

Name the state that lies the farthest east in the United States

a)

Alaska

b)

Texas

c)

Maine

d)

Washington

20.

Which region gets the most annual rainfall?

a)

Southeast

b)

West

c)

Midwest

d)

Northeast

21.

Which of the following states touch the 150°west line of latitude?

a)

Nebraska

b)

Washington

c)

Georgia

d)

Alaska

22.

Find the 40°North line of latitude and the 105°West line of longitude. Which state are you in?

a)

New Mexico

b)

Colorado

c)

Arizona

d)

Utah

23.

Which region would you be in if you were standing at the cross of the 35°North parallel and the 85°West parallel?

a)

West

b)

Midwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Southwest

24.

Latitude is the imaginary line that runs

a)

across, horizontal

b)

up and down, vertical

25.

Longitude are lines that run

a)

across, horizontal

b)

up and down, vertical

26.

What are the 5 regions of the United States?

a)

West

b)

Midwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Southwest

e)

Northeast

27.

Which on of the following is NOT a region of the United States?

a)

Northwest

b)

Southwest

c)

Midwest

d)

Southeast

28.

Which state would you be in if you were at 65°N,150°W?

a)

Minnesota

b)

Alaska

c)

Hawaii

d)

Washington