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North American SS Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which region of the United States includes a peninsula?
a)
Far Northwest
b)
Southeast
c)
Southwest
d)
Northeast
2.
Tribes used different shelters.  Which was most often used as temporary housing when hunting or fishing?
a)
Igloos
b)
Chickees
c)
Longhouses
d)
Teepees
3.
Where is the St. Lawrence river and why is it important?
a)
Between the United States and Mexico; it acts as the border between the countries
b)
Running through the middle of the continent; acts as a way to transport goods between Canada and Mexico
c)
Near the Great Lakes; is a corridor to transport goods to the Atlantic ocean
d)
South of Florida; Cuban immigrants must cross it to get to America
4.
Mexico, the United States and Canada are all part of what trade agreement?
a)
NAFTA
b)
OPEC
c)
United Nations
d)
EU
5.

What river is shown below?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Rio Grande River

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

6.

Which mountain range is shown in red?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Great Mountains

d)

North America Mountains

7.

What is the name of the body of water labeled number 1?

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Great Lakes

8.

Name the 5 Great Lakes?

(a)  

9.

Name the regions east of the Mississippi

(a)  

10.

Name the three states where there are still active volcanoes

(a)  

11.
The Pueblo Indians lived in what region?
a)
Southwest
b)
Great Plains
c)
Eastern Woodlands
12.

Why did some settlers turn back when they reached the Mississippi River?

a)

Their horses became lame.

b)

The Mississippi River was too difficult to cross.

c)

They changed their minds about settling west of the Mississippi River.

d)

They were unwilling to seek new opportunities.

13.

What is the nickname of the Mid-West?

a)

The nation's natural states

b)

The nation's sunshine states

c)

The nation's farming states

d)

The nation's bread basket

14.

In which subregion is Washington, D.C., U.S capital, located?

a)

New England

b)

the Mid-Atlantic

c)

the Mid-west

d)

the Southeast

15.

The oldest and longest chain of mountains in the United States east of the Mississippi River is the _____.

a)

Blue Ridge Mountains

b)

Great Smoky Mountains

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Appalachian Mountains

16.

A Spanish word that means “town” or “village”

a)

Pueblo

b)

Colorado Plateau

c)

Puablo

d)

Puma

17.

The largest salt lake in the Americas, this lake changes in size because of evaporation.

a)

Colorado River

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Great Salt Lake

d)

Columbia River

18.

What do you call the process of drilling and injecting fluid into a ground at a high pressure in order to break or fracture the shale rocks to release natural gas inside?

a)

Drilling

b)

Fracking

c)

Perforation

d)

Sedimentation

19.

A mixture of what is pumped into the ground during fracking

a)

water and oil

b)

Air

c)

water and chemicals

d)

Foam

20.
What was Taylor’s first album called? 
a)
Tim McGraw
b)
Fearless
c)
Taylor Swift
d)
Blank Space