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WorksheetsHMH North American Regions
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Why are mountainous areas often the last regions to be settled?
They have an erosion problem.
They can have grazing animals.
They can have harsh climates.
They have a limited water supply.
Which of the following most likely encouraged Katharine Lee Bates to write “America the Beautiful”?
a trip to Colorado
a valley in California
a visitor from Canada
. a mountain in Massachusetts
Which state capital is highest?
Denver
Santa Fe
Cheyenne
Salt Lake City
Which statements correctly describe North American and world geography? Choose the three correct answers.
The Americas include three continents.
The United States is bordered by two countries.
Mexico has as many people as the United States.
North America is one of seven continents on Earth.
Two of the fifty U.S. states do not touch another state.
What is the capital of California?
Salt Lake
Salem
Sacramento
Santa Fe
What is the capital of Idaho?
Salem
Olympia
Boise
Lincoln
What is the capital of Nevada?
Sacramento
Carson City
Olympia
Des Moines
What is the capital of Oregon?
Salem
Sacramento
Carson City
Olympia
What is the capital of Washington?
Olympia
Salem
Sacramento
Boise
The height of something above a point of reference, usually sea level.
climate
elevation
arid
gulf
A large area of a sea or ocean partially enclosed by land.
river system
tributary
gulf
elevation
Natural processes that wear away material from Earth’s surface.
erosion
elevation
environment
land use
The usual pattern of weather conditions in a region, such as temperature, precipitation, and wind.
arid
climate
Continental Divide
continent
A large river and its tributaries.
tributary
river system
gulf
continent
One of the principal land masses of the earth, usually regarded as including Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
continent
climate
arid
erosion
True or False: The Appalachian Mountains are about four times older than the Rockies.
True
False
True or False: The Great Lakes form a waterway linking the Midwest with the Atlantic Ocean.
True
False
True or False: Places near the equator tend to be warmer because they have higher elevations.
True
False
True or False: Mexico is about ten times the size of Texas.
True
False
True or False: There are seven continents, or large land masses, on Earth.
True
False
