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11/24/2020 Social Studies: US Geography (Review)

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is warm and humid and gets lots of rain. It has mountains and plains also. p. 8-9

a)

West

b)

Midwest

c)

Northeast

d)

Southeast

e)

Southwest

2.

It has cold winters and hot summers. It also has lots of fertile soil for farming. p. 8-9

a)

West

b)

Midwest

c)

Northeast

d)

Southeast

e)

Southwest

3.

It can be dry or rainy. It has the country’s highest mountains and deepest valleys. p. 8-9

a)

West

b)

Midwest

c)

Northeast

d)

Southeast

e)

Southwest

4.

It has four seasons that change quickly. It has mountains and coasts. p. 8-9

a)

West

b)

Midwest

c)

Northeast

d)

Southeast

e)

Southwest

5.

It is very hot and dry. Its growing cities have put a demand on the region’s limited water supply. p. 8-9

a)

West

b)

Midwest

c)

Northeast

d)

Southeast

e)

Southwest

6.

Which word describes a place where plants and animals share the same area with nonliving things? p. 14

a)

community

b)

ecosystem

c)

environment

d)

geography

7.

What are two things that the states in each region have in common? Choose 2. p. 9

a)

climate

b)

basic landforms

c)

cultures

d)

weather

8.

What is your favorite ways that forests are living resources? Choose 2.

a)

Wood from trees for paper and build homes

b)

Homes for animals, birds, insects, and plants

c)

Help keep air clean

9.

What is land surrounded by water on all sides? p. 3

a)

plain

b)

plateau

c)

valley

d)

coast

e)

island

10.

What is a low area of land between hills or mountains? p. 2

a)

plain

b)

plateau

c)

valley

d)

coast

e)

island

11.

What is a large, flat area of land with at least one raised side? p. 3

a)

plain

b)

plateau

c)

valley

d)

coast

e)

island

12.

What is where the edge of land meets the sea? p.3

a)

plain

b)

plateau

c)

valley

d)

coast

e)

island

13.

Which is your favorite reason on how geography helps us understand the Earth and where we live? Choose your top 3. p. 2

a)

physical features and climates provide benefits to people who live in those regions

b)

physical features and climates provide challenges to those who live in those regions

c)

the study of the physical features of a place and the ways people use them

d)

climate, plant life, and the way land changes

e)

shape, size, and form of land and water

14.

Where would you have to move for the best place to fish? p. 4-5

a)

Great Basin (dry desert region)

b)

Great Plains (rich soil and good for farming)

c)

Great Lakes (world's freshwater)

d)

Atlantic Coastal Plains (rivers, bays, and swamps)

e)

Appalachian Mountains (formed by colliding continents and changed by erosion)

15.

Select the 2 statements that explain how is weather different from climate. Choose 2. p. 12

a)

Weather is what's happening today or tomorrow.

b)

Weather is over a long period of time.

c)

Climate is what's happening today or tomorrow.

d)

Climate is the weather over a long period of time.

16.

Which of the following natural resources are renewable? Choose all that apply. p. 16-17

a)

coal

b)

natural gas

c)

water

d)

sunlight

e)

oil

17.

Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable? Choose all that apply. p. 16-17

a)

coal

b)

natural gas

c)

water

d)

sunlight

e)

oil

18.

Every state has wetlands. Is this statement true or false? p. 15

a)

true

b)

false

19.

The US has both cold and hot deserts. Is this statement true or false? p. 15

a)

true

b)

false

20.

Forests are the least common type of ecosystem. Is this statement true or false? p. 14

a)

true

b)

false

21.

The only rainforest in the US can be found in Hawaii. Is this statement true or false? p. 14

a)

true

b)

false