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1.1 States & Regions

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT one of the 7 continents?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

New England

2.

What is the definition of population?

a)

Number of people

b)

Number of plants and animals

c)

Number of houses

3.

On what continent is the United States located?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

4.

True or false: Canada is located to the south of the U.S.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

True or false: It is very hot in Canada most of the time.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What are the two ways to measure a nation?

a)

land area and population

b)

water area and population

c)

water area and plants/animals

d)

land area and plants/animals

7.

Fill in the blanks: In land area, Mexico is _______ than the US and Canada, but it has _______ people than Canada.

a)

larger, less

b)

smaller, more

c)

colder, less

8.

True or false: Mexico is our southern neighbor.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What country in North America is largest in LAND AREA?

a)

United States

b)

Mexico

c)

Canada

10.

What country in North America is largest in POPULATION?

a)

United States

b)

Mexico

c)

Canada

11.

How many states are in the U.S.?

a)

100

b)

50

c)

48

12.

What does the word "contiguous" mean?

a)

next to each other

b)

far apart from each other

c)

easy to spread from one person to another

13.

How many states are contiguous?

a)

100

b)

50

c)

48

14.

Which states are NOT contiguous?

a)

Hawaii and California

b)

Alaska and New York

c)

Hawaii and Alaska

15.

Which state is a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Alaska

b)

Florida

c)

Hawaii

16.

What is the abbreviation for Pennsylvania?

a)

P.A.

b)

Pa.

c)

PA

17.

How many capital letters should there always be for a state's abbreviation?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

0

18.

What is Pennsylvania's state capital?

a)

Harrisburg

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Reading

19.

How far is Hawaii from the 48 contiguous states?

a)

more than 2,000 miles

b)

less than 20 miles

c)

approximately 50 miles

20.

What country shares a border with Alaska?

a)

Mexico

b)

Canada

c)

New Jersey

21.

Which name is NOT one of the 5 regions of the U.S.?

a)

Southwest

b)

Northeast

c)

Mideast

d)

West

22.

What are some of the states that make up the West region?

a)

California, Colorado, Alaska, Hawaii

b)

Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio

c)

Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina, Georgia

d)

Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona

23.

What are some of the states that make up the Southeast?

a)

California, Colorado, Hawaii, Alaska

b)

Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, Nebraska

c)

Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina, Alabama

d)

Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona

24.

What are some of the states that make up the Southwest?

a)

Pennsylvania, New York, Maine, Connecticut

b)

Maryland, West Virginia, Mississippi, Kentucky

c)

Washington, Oregon, Montana, Alaska

d)

Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona

25.

What are some of the states that make up the Northeast?

a)

Pennsylvania, New York, Maine, Connecticut

b)

Maryland, West Virginia, Mississippi, Kentucky

c)

Washington, Oregon, Montana, Alaska

d)

North Dakota, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana

26.

What are some of the states that make up the Midwest region?

a)

California, Colorado, Hawaii, Alaska

b)

Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, Nebraska

c)

Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina, Alabama

d)

Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona

27.

Which U.S. region has the most people living there?

a)

Northeast

b)

Southeast

c)

West

d)

Midwest

28.

In which region would you probably find a rattlesnake, antelope, and angus cow?

a)

Midwest

b)

Southwest

c)

Northeast

d)

Southeast

29.

In which region would you most likely see a black bear, bighorn sheep, and buffalo?

a)

West

b)

Northeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Southeast

30.

By which nickname is the Midwest often referred?

a)

Breadbasket Colonies

b)

America's Farm

c)

Home of the Hog and Cow

d)

America's Heartland