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WorksheetsRegions of North America
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 5hrs 16mins
The Americas are made up of which two continents?
North America
Asia
South America
Australia
Europe
All of these countries are found in North America EXCEPT...
United States of America
Canada
Mexico
China
The 48 states that touch one another are known as the…
Contiguous United States
50 United States
Large United States
50 Nifty United States
Which TWO states are NOT a part of the Contiguous United States?
California
New Jersey
New York
Hawaii
Alaska
Scientists believe that the earliest Americans arrived in North America by....
making boats out of trees and sailing across the ocean
conquering the native people who already lived there.
coming from Asia by crossing over a land bridge during the Ice Age.
flying in planes until they found land.
What is the name of North America’s biggest and youngest mountain range?
Sierra Nevada
The Appalachian Mountains
The Rocky Mountains (The Rockies)
Mount Everest
The “Sierra Nevada” mountain range means...
Salty Mountain
Snowy Range
Tall Fountain
Small Hills
The Appalachians are about (a) older than the Rockies.
The _______ _________ is surrounded on all sides by mountains and plateaus.
Continental Divide
Great Basin
Great Salt Lake
Mississippi River
What two staple foods are grown on the eastern part of the Interior Plains?
Corn
Flour
Squash
Potatoes
Soybeans
What is our country’s capital that is found along the Coastal Plain?
Trenton
Washington
Washington D.C.
Jeaneu
Name the largest lake found west of the Mississippi River.
The Great Divide
Horseshoe Lake
The Great Basin
The Great Salt Lake
Name the river that has been a key transportation route for people and goods since the early 1800s.
Roxbury River
Mississippi River
Missouri River
The Lazy River
Places near the equator tend to be __________ because they get more sunlight.
warmer
colder
darker
drier
An area’s ____________ _________ is the plants that grow there naturally.
climate region
natural vegetation
landscape features
total population
Select the FOUR vegetation zones...
Forest
Desert
Arid
Tundra
Grassland
A renewable resource is a resource that...
can be used again.
cannot be used again.
has already run out.
is toxic to the environment.
Name the capital of New Jersey.
Washington D.C.
Trenton
Nashville
Atlanta
Name the biggest state in the United States.
Texas
California
Rhode Island
Alaska
Name the smallest state in the United States.
Alaska
New York
Rhode Island
New Jersey
List the seven continents on Earth.
Name the five Great Lakes.
New Jersey is located in the Temperate Region. Describe the Temperate Region.
