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SS Chapter 10 Quizizz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Monument Valley's climate is...

a)

Wet (tropical)

b)

Dry with little rain (desert)

c)

Snowy (polar)

2.

What are mesas?

a)

large rocks

b)

active volcanos

c)

types of waterfalls

d)

flat-topped hills

3.

What are the three "A's" that brought people to Arizona? (check all that apply)

a)

Agriculture

b)

Aqueducts

c)

Automobiles

d)

Airplanes

e)

Air Conditioners

4.

What is an aqueduct?

a)

A factory that bottles water

b)

An appliance that uses electricity to cool air

c)

A pipe or canal that moves water from lakes and rivers to farms and people

5.

True or False: The Hoover Dam controls the flooding from the Mississippi River.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Dams help with which of the following?

a)

control flooding from rivers

b)

build roads

c)

plant trees in the forest

7.

True or False: A desert receives more than 10 inches of rain.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Carlsbad Caverns have which of the following? (Hint: check 3!)

a)

bats

b)

aqueducts

c)

caves

d)

"The Big Room"

e)

thousands of crops

9.

Which river is a border between the United States and Mexico?

a)

the Mississippi River

b)

the Colorado River

c)

the Rio Grande

d)

the Hudson River

10.

True or False: The Rio Grande splits El Paso and Ciudad Juarez.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Who captured the Texas Freedom Fighters at the Alamo?

a)

the Mexican army

b)

the Alamo army

c)

the British army

d)

the United States army

12.

How many years was Texas a free nation?

a)

Seven years

b)

Eight years

c)

Nine years

d)

Ten years

13.

In which state did the government host a land rush?

a)

Texas

b)

Oklahoma

c)

New Mexico

d)

Arizona

14.

What is a canyon?

a)

A volcano that only erupts every nine years

b)

A deep and narrow valley with steep sides

c)

Where three rivers meet

d)

A bridge

15.

Austin is the capital of which state?

a)

Florida

b)

New Mexico

c)

Arizona

d)

Texas

16.

When was the Grand Canyon was formed?

a)

200 to 300 years ago

b)

50 to 100 years ago

c)

6,000 to 17,000 years ago

d)

6 million to 17 million years ago

17.

The Grand Canyon is a...

a)

human feature

b)

natural feature

18.

Which of the following are branches of government? (Hint: choose 3)

a)

judicial

b)

executive

c)

educational

d)

administrative

e)

legislative

19.

What is the smallest state in the Southwest?

a)

Texas

b)

Arizona

c)

New Mexico

d)

Oklahoma

20.

Which state in the Southwest borders the Gulf of Mexico?

a)

Arizona

b)

Texas

c)

Oklahoma

d)

New Mexico

21.

What are three resources found in Texas?

a)

Oil/ natural gas

b)

Uranium

c)

Silver

d)

Coal