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North America - geographical location

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

North America is located...

a)

entirely in the Western hemisphere

b)

in both the Southern and Northern hemispheres

c)

entirely in the Eastern hemisphere

d)

in both Eastern and Western hemispheres

2.

Relative to the Equator, North America is entirely in the North Hemisphere.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

North America is crossed by...

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Tropic of Cancer and the Artic Circle

d)

Tropic of Capricorn and the Arctic Circle

4.

The closest island to North America is...

a)

Newfoundland

b)

Greenland

c)

Island

d)

Antilles

5.

The continent has the three zones - temperate, cold and hot - due to...

a)

its size

b)

its vast territories

c)

its boundaries with three oceans

d)

its location between the North pole and the Equator

6.

The ocean to the North of North America is...

(a)  

7.

The ocean to the West of North America is...

(a)  

8.

The ocean to the East of North America is...

(a)  

9.

The boundary to the South is...

(a)  

10.

North America is connected to South America through

a)

Caribbean sea

b)

Panama canal

c)

Mariato cape

11.

North America is separated from Asia by...

a)

Bering sea

b)

cape Prince of Wales

c)

Chukchi Peninsula

d)

Bering Strait / Берингов проток

12.

North America is the third continent by size.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What is not rue about the coast line of North America?

a)

It is smooth

b)

It is very much dismembered / разчленена

c)

It cuts into large bodies of water.

d)

It forms huge bays.

14.

Who had nothing to do with the discovery of North America?

a)

Fernando Magellan

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

The Vikings

d)

Leif Ericson