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MS Chapter 1

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which region is Mississippi's highest point of elevation located?

a)

Pine Belt

b)

Tombigbee Hills

c)

The Delta

d)

Red Clay Hills

2.

____________________ is the most productive agriculture area of Mississippi.

a)

The Delta

b)

Tombigbee Hills

c)

Flatwoods

d)

Red Clay Hills

3.

Which region is number 12?

a)

The Delta

b)

Black Prairie

c)

Pine Belt

d)

Coastal Meadows

4.

Which region is number 13?

a)

The Delta

b)

Black Prairie

c)

Pine Belt

d)

Red Clay Hills

5.

Which region is number 14?

a)

The Delta

b)

Black Prairie

c)

Pine Belt

d)

Coastal Meadows

6.

Which region is number 15?

a)

The Delta

b)

Black Prairie

c)

Pine Belt

d)

Coastal Meadows

7.

Which region is number 16?

a)

The Delta

b)

Black Prairie

c)

Pine Belt

d)

Coastal Meadows

8.

How many regions is Mississippi divided into?

a)

3

b)

7

c)

15

d)

12

9.

The Black Prairie was once an important area for growing ______________________.

a)

corn

b)

grapes

c)

watermelon

d)

cotton

10.

_________________________ is divided into 12 regions.

a)

Mississippi

b)

The United States

11.

What forms most of the western border of the state of Mississippi?

a)

The Gulf of Mexico

b)

The Mississippi River

c)

The Appalachian Mountains

d)

Lake Superior

12.

What is the capital of Mississippi?

a)

Jackson

b)

Greenville

c)

Memphis

d)

Biloxi

e)

Birmingham

13.

Which state DOES NOT border Mississippi?

a)

Arkansas

b)

Louisiana

c)

Tennessee

d)

Alabama

e)

Florida

14.

What is the name of the region located between Vicksburg and Memphis and between the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers?

a)

The Gulf Coast

b)

The Delta

c)

The Pine Belt

d)

The Great Plain

15.

Mississippi is bordered on the east by the state of

a)

Alabama

b)

Louisiana

c)

Arkansas

d)

Texas

16.

Mississippi is bordered on the north by the state of

a)

Tennessee

b)

Alabama

c)

Florida

d)

Georgia

17.

Which Mississippi city is located on the Gulf Coast?

a)

Biloxi

b)

Greenwood

c)

Jackson

d)

Meridian

18.

On which continent is the state of Mississippi located?

a)

North America

b)

Texas

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

19.

In which nation is Mississippi located?

a)

The United States of America

b)

The Republic of China

c)

Canada

d)

Finland

e)

Mexico

20.

Mississippi is bordered on the northwest by the state of

a)

Arkansas

b)

Florida

c)

California

d)

Texas

21.

The largest Mississippi city by population is

a)

Biloxi

b)

Meridian

c)

Greenwood

d)

Jackson

22.

The four states that border Mississippi are:

a)

Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee, and Florida

b)

Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee, and Arkansas

c)

Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Kentucky

d)

Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, and Georgia

23.

What body of water forms much of Mississippi's western border?

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Yazoo River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Pacific Ocean

24.

What body of water forms the southern border of Mississippi?

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Arkansas

25.

Mississippi is located in which region of the United States?

a)

southeast

b)

northeast

c)

northwest

d)

northeast

26.

Cardinal and intermediate directions can be found on which part of a map?

a)

map key

b)

scale

c)

compass rose

d)

border

27.

Mississippi became the 20th state to join the United States on what date?

a)

December 18, 2017

b)

December 10, 1817

c)

December 17, 1820

d)

December 20, 1817

28.

Mississippi's nickname is

a)

The Delta State

b)

The Carnation State

c)

The Gulf State

d)

The Magnolia State

29.

The sections that Mississippi is divided into are called

a)

provinces

b)

counties

c)

parishes

d)

burroughs

30.

The shapes that make up the surface of the Earth are called

a)

natural resources

b)

trapezoids

c)

geometry

d)

landforms

31.

A shape or image that stands for something else is called a

a)

drawing

b)

picture

c)

symbol

d)

sign

32.

A compass rose on a map shows

a)

cardinal and intermediate directions

b)

how far it is from one place to another

c)

where all of the major cities can be found

d)

what the symbols represent

33.

Natural resources are

a)

products that are made in our state

b)

things found in the environment that people can use

c)

the story of what happened in the past, usually as recorded in written records

d)

diagrams that show a series of events

34.

A time line is

a)

a straight line that connects two cities on a map

b)

one of the main directions on a map

c)

an explanation of what the symbols on a map represent

d)

a diagram that shows a series of events in the order in which they happened

35.

Geography is

a)

something found in the environment that people can use

b)

any of the shapes that make up the surface of the earth

c)

the study of Earth and the way people, plants, and animals live on it and use it

d)

one of the sections into which land is divided

36.

A map key

a)

explains what the symbols on a map represent

b)

shows a series of events in the order in which they happened

c)

is one of the sections into which land is divided

d)

shows the main directions on a map: north, south, east, and west

37.

The bald eagle is a symbol of

a)

Mississippi

b)

the United States of America

c)

the southeast region of the USA

d)

Pontotoc, MS

38.

Mississippi's state tree is the

a)

pine tree

b)

oak tree

c)

maple tree

d)

magnolia tree

39.

Intermediate directions are

a)

southeast, southwest, northeast, and northwest

b)

north, south, east, and west

c)

north, south, east, west, up, and down

d)

right, left, up, and down

40.

In which nation is Mississippi located?

a)

The United States of America

b)

The Republic of China

c)

Canada

d)

Finland

e)

Mexico

41.

What state do you live in?

a)

Florida

b)

Alabama

c)

Mississippi

d)

Louisiana

42.

Mississippi is a part of the ___ region.

a)

northeast

b)

midwest

c)

southwest

d)

southeast

43.

The four states that border Mississippi are:

a)

Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky

b)

Alabama, Louisiana, Kentucky, Arkansas

c)

Alabama, Tennessee, Louisiana, Arkansas

44.

Mississippi is the ___ state.

a)

10th

b)

20th

c)

13th

d)

1st

45.

What is Mississippi's state flower?

a)

rose

b)

tulip

c)

magnolia

d)

sunflower

46.

Mississippi is in the __ part of the United States.

a)

North

b)

East

c)

West

d)

South

47.

What is Mississippi's state bird?

a)

Robin

b)

Eagle

c)

Falcon

d)

Mockingbird

48.

Who is the Governor of Mississippi?

a)

Phil Bryant

b)

Tate Reeves

c)

Barack Obama

d)

Joe Biden