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Social Studies Unit 1

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The eastern coast of the United States and Canada faces the ________

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Gulf of Mexico

2.

Coal mining helped to develop the region of _____

a)

Boswash

b)

ChiPitts

c)

The Canadian Basin

d)

Appalachia

3.

The longest river in the United States is the _____

a)

Missouri River

b)

St Lawrence River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Hudson River

4.

Why was the Everglades National Park created?

a)

to drain the wetlands

b)

to protect the natural homes of plants and animals

c)

to bring tourists to florida

d)

to stop the building of roads through the wetlands

5.

In what part of the United States are large deposits of iron ore found?

a)

the northern part

b)

the Rocky Mountains

c)

the eastern part

d)

along the Gulf of Mexico

6.

An example of a renewable resource in the United States is ___________

a)

coal

b)

trees

c)

oil

d)

gas

7.

Which government banned cod fishing in the Great Banks?

a)

United States

b)

Iceland

c)

Canada

d)

Great Britain

8.

The northern arctic parts of Alaska and Canada have ______

a)

a wet season and a dry season

b)

long and cold winters, short and cool summers

c)

warm days all year

d)

cold winters and hot, humid summers

9.

The climate between the tropic of cancer and the tropic of capricorn______

a)

is cold all year

b)

has changing seasons

c)

is warm all year

d)

is hot and dry all year

10.

Which region of the United States is arid, meaning it gets less than 20 inches of rain a year?

a)

Southeast

b)

Northeast

c)

West

d)

Midwest

11.

When are hurricanes most common?

a)

June to September

b)

September to December

c)

December to March

d)

March to June

12.

Global warming is caused partly by __________

a)

moving plates

b)

the burning of fossil fuels

c)

powerful earthquakes

d)

air moving over large bodies of water

13.

Earthquakes and volcanoes are both caused by ______

a)

global warming

b)

moving plates

c)

extreme temperatures

d)

human error

14.

A _____________ is a treeless plain.

a)

tundra

b)

Continental Divide

c)

prairies

d)

megaloplis

15.

Rivers east of the __________________, an imaginary line in the Rocky Mountains, drain into the Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Gulf of Mexico.

a)

tundra

b)

Continental Divide

c)

prairies

d)

megalopolis

16.

Which of the Great Lakes is the largest and deepest?

a)

Lake Ontario

b)

Lake Erie

c)

Lake Michigan

d)

Lake Superior

17.

A(n)____________ is one that can be replaced.

a)

renewable resource

b)

economy

c)

hydroelectric power

d)

irrigation