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United States Physical Geography

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the land like in the Great Plains?

a)

Dry with many elevations

b)

Wet lowland area

c)

flat grassland with no trees

d)

Desert Region

2.

What important body of water borders the Atlantic Coastal Plains to the east?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Great Lakes

3.

What kind of water is found in the Great Lakes?

a)

Salt water

b)

fresh water

4.

Why is the Saint Lawrence River important?

a)

It is the largest river in the United States

b)

An important shipping route for the United States and Canada

c)

It connects the Mississippi River to the Great Lakes

d)

Supplies water to the desert southwest

5.

Which physical feature is circled on the map?

a)

Atlantic Coastal Plain

b)

Great Lakes

c)

Great Basin

d)

Death Valley

6.

Which physical feature is shaded on the map?

a)

Atlantic Coastal Plain

b)

Great Plains

c)

Great Basin

d)

Death Valley

7.

Which physical feature is shaded on the map?

a)

Atlantic Coastal Plains

b)

Great Plains

c)

Great Basin

d)

Death Valley

8.

Which physical feature is located east of Mexico and west of Florida's coastline? (see image)

a)

Atlantic Coastal Plain

b)

Great Lakes

c)

Great Basin

d)

Gulf of Mexico

9.

Which physical feature on the map is an important means for transportation and trade for the Midwest?

a)

Saint Lawrence River

b)

Colorado River

c)

Ohio River

d)

Mississippi River

10.

Which of the following lakes is contained entirely in one state?

a)

Lake Michigan

b)

Great Salt Lake

c)

Lake Superior

d)

Lake Huron

11.

What major mountain range is located in the eastern United States?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Cascade Mountains

d)

Sierra Nevadas

12.

Which Ocean is next to California?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

13.

Which state borders Canada?

a)

Washington

b)

Texas

c)

Florida

d)

Massachusetts

14.

Which state is shown in the picture?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Rhode Island

c)

New York

d)

Maine

15.

Which state borders Mexico?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Alabama

c)

Texas

d)

Michigan

16.

which state has a desert climate?

a)

Alabama

b)

New York

c)

Washington

d)

Arizona

17.

Which river forms a border between the USA and Mexico?

a)

Missouri

b)

Mississippi

c)

St. Lawrence

d)

Rio Grande

18.

Which two states on the Gulf of Mexico produce large amounts of oil and natural gas?

a)

Florida and Texas

b)

Texas and Louisiana

c)

Louisiana and Mississippi

d)

Florida and Mississippi

19.

Which regions of the United States have a lot of commercial farming? Select all that apply.

a)

Northeast

b)

Southeast

c)

West

d)

Midwest

20.

True of false, you can find uranium in the United States?

a)

True

b)

False