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Daily Geography Weeks 17-20

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A dry region with little or no rainfall.

a)

Tundra

b)

Desert

c)

Valley

d)

Prairie

2.

A place in the desert where there is a source of water and plants grow.

a)

Oasis

b)

Lake

c)

Sea

d)

Bay

3.

How many deserts are there in North America?

a)

8

b)

16

c)

4

d)

6

4.

The part of a river where it empties into another body of water is called the

a)

mouth

b)

source

c)

headwaters

d)

outlet

5.

A smaller stream or river that flows into a larger one.

a)

Creek

b)

Waterway

c)

Tributary

d)

Outlet

6.

The world’s fifth-longest river has large amounts of yellow silt that is deposited along its course. Name this river.

a)

Amazon River

b)

Nile River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Yellow River (or Huang He)

7.

An area of land or water with certain characteristics that make it different from other areas is called a

a)

plateau

b)

butte

c)

mesa

d)

region

8.

There are ____ regions in the United States.

a)

8

b)

6

c)

5

d)

3

9.

These two regions are named after physical features in or close to the region.

a)

Pacific Region and Rocky Mountain Region

b)

Pacific Region and Southeast Region

c)

Rocky Mountain Region and Northeast Region

d)

Northeast Region and North-Central Region

10.

An island chain that divides the Caribbean Sea from the rest of the Atlantic Ocean.

a)

East Indies

b)

Bahamas

c)

Greater Antilles

d)

West Indies

11.

The West Indies is made up of the Bahamas and which two other island groups?

a)

Jamaica & Cuba

b)

Turks & Caicos

c)

Greater Antilles and Lesser Antilles

d)

Dominican Republic & Haiti

12.

Which three bodies of water border the West Indies?

a)

The Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea

b)

The Pacific Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Florida

c)

The Atlantic Ocean, Red Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea

d)

The Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, and Indian Ocean