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Regions of North America

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 5hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Americas are made up of which two continents?

a)

North America

b)

Asia

c)

South America

d)

Australia

e)

Europe

2.

All of these countries are found in North America EXCEPT...

a)

United States of America

b)

Canada

c)

Mexico

d)

China

3.

The 48 states that touch one another are known as the…

a)

Contiguous United States

b)

50 United States

c)

Large United States

d)

50 Nifty United States

4.

Which TWO states are NOT a part of the Contiguous United States?

a)

California

b)

New Jersey

c)

New York

d)

Hawaii

e)

Alaska

5.

Scientists believe that the earliest Americans arrived in North America by....

a)

making boats out of trees and sailing across the ocean

b)

conquering the native people who already lived there.

c)

coming from Asia by crossing over a land bridge during the Ice Age.

d)

flying in planes until they found land.

6.

What is the name of North America’s biggest and youngest mountain range?

a)

Sierra Nevada

b)

The Appalachian Mountains

c)

The Rocky Mountains (The Rockies)

d)

Mount Everest

7.

The “Sierra Nevada” mountain range means...

a)

Salty Mountain

b)

Snowy Range

c)

Tall Fountain

d)

Small Hills

8.

The Appalachians are about (a)   older than the Rockies.

9.

The _______ _________ is surrounded on all sides by mountains and plateaus.

a)

Continental Divide

b)

Great Basin

c)

Great Salt Lake

d)

Mississippi River

10.

What two staple foods are grown on the eastern part of the Interior Plains?

a)

Corn

b)

Flour

c)

Squash

d)

Potatoes

e)

Soybeans

11.

What is our country’s capital that is found along the Coastal Plain?

a)

Trenton

b)

Washington

c)

Washington D.C.

d)

Jeaneu

12.

Name the largest lake found west of the Mississippi River.

a)

The Great Divide

b)

Horseshoe Lake

c)

The Great Basin

d)

The Great Salt Lake

13.

Name the river that has been a key transportation route for people and goods since the early 1800s.

a)

Roxbury River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Missouri River

d)

The Lazy River

14.

Places near the equator tend to be __________ because they get more sunlight.

a)

warmer

b)

colder

c)

darker

d)

drier

15.

An area’s ____________ _________ is the plants that grow there naturally.

a)

climate region

b)

natural vegetation

c)

landscape features

d)

total population

16.

Select the FOUR vegetation zones...

a)

Forest

b)

Desert

c)

Arid

d)

Tundra

e)

Grassland

17.

A renewable resource is a resource that...

a)

can be used again.

b)

cannot be used again.

c)

has already run out.

d)

is toxic to the environment.

18.

Name the capital of New Jersey.

a)

Washington D.C.

b)

Trenton

c)

Nashville

d)

Atlanta

19.

Name the biggest state in the United States.

a)

Texas

b)

California

c)

Rhode Island

d)

Alaska

20.

Name the smallest state in the United States.

a)

Alaska

b)

New York

c)

Rhode Island

d)

New Jersey

21.

List the seven continents on Earth.

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22.

Name the five Great Lakes.

4 lines
23.

New Jersey is located in the Temperate Region. Describe the Temperate Region.

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