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SS chapter 1 test review (lessons 1-5)

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The kind of weather a place has over a long period of time is its

a)

climate

b)

erosion

c)

landform

d)

region

2.

The Ohio River is a ______________ to the Mississippi River.

a)

gulf

b)

tributary

c)

inlet

d)

mouth

3.

What is the flat lands between letters E and D called?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Great Lakes

c)

Interior Plains

d)

Gulf of Mexico

4.

The picture shows ___________

a)

renewable resources

b)

non-renewable resources

c)

natural vegetation

d)

irrigation system

5.

A _____________________ is a low, bowl-shaped land with higher land all around it

a)

Piedmont

b)

basin

c)

prairie

d)

dessert

6.

The picture shows examples of __________

a)

non-renewable resources

b)

land use

c)

renewable resources

d)

elevation

e)

irrigation

7.

The red arrow shows a(n)________ extending into land from a larger body of water.

a)

gulf

b)

sound

c)

tributary

d)

inlet

e)

Great Lakes

8.

An area of land in which many features are similar

a)

continent

b)

region

c)

climate

d)

state

9.

Soil is an example of a ____________ resource

a)

natural

b)

industrial

c)

non-renewable

d)

secondary

10.

The height of land in relation to sea level

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

mountains

d)

elevation

11.

Which line of Longitude is Phoenix closest to?

a)

120° E

b)

110°W

c)

30°N

d)

40°N

12.

What state would I be in if I were at 45°N, 70°W?

a)

VT

b)

OH

c)

ME

d)

FL

13.

What line of latitude is Denver, CO closest to?

a)

100°W

b)

110°W

c)

30°N

d)

40°N

14.

AD can also go by which other 2 capital letters on a timeline?

a)

BC

b)

CE

c)

BCE

d)

FT

15.

These 2 letters refer to before the birth of Christ

a)

BC

b)

AD

c)

CE

d)

BB

16.

The year 3000AD/CE will be the start of a new _________

a)

decade

b)

century

c)

millenium

d)

none of the above

17.

2035AD/CE is one ____________ from now.

a)

decade

b)

century

c)

millenium

d)

year

18.

How many centuries are in a period of 700 years?

a)

70

b)

100

c)

10

d)

7

19.

1200AD

312 BC

233 BC

489 AD

698 BC

232 BC

Which of these dates would come FIRST on a timeline (oldest)?

a)

232 BC

b)

312 BC

c)

233 BC

d)

698 BC

e)

1200 AD

20.

1200AD

312 BC

233 BC

489 AD

698 BC

232 BC

Which of these dates is most recent?

a)

489 AD

b)

698 BC

c)

1200 AD

d)

233 BC

21.

What date is older or more ancient?

a)

232 BC

b)

233 BC

c)

233 AD

d)

232 AD

22.

Check both answers: Letter ____ shows the OLDEST mountains in the US called the __________.

a)

Appalachians

b)

Rockies

c)

E

d)

D

e)

Mt. Everest

23.

Check both answers: Canada, United States and _________ are the 3 largest countries in ___________

a)

Alaska

b)

South America

c)

North America

d)

Mexico

e)

the world

24.

The highlighted green area shows __________

a)

Interior Plains

b)

Great Plains

c)

Central Plains

d)

Appalachian Mts

e)

Coastal Plains

25.

The red area shows the __________

a)

Central Plains

b)

Great Plains

c)

Coastal Plains

d)

Rocky Mts

e)

Appalachian Mts

26.

The red area shows the _________

a)

Central Plains

b)

Great Plains

c)

Coastal Plains

d)

Appalachian Mts

e)

Cascade Mts

27.

The yellow shows the ____________

a)

Appalachian Mts

b)

Rocky Mts

c)

Interior Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

28.

check both: The Rocky Mts. are the ___________ and ____________ mountain range in N. America

a)

oldest

b)

largest

c)

coldest

d)

longest

e)

prettiest

29.

Choose ALL that apply: Which letters show bodies of water?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

H

30.

____________ has caused the peaks of the Appalachians to be more rounded than the Rockies

a)

largest

b)

longest

c)

oldest

d)

snow

e)

erosion

31.

The climate of an area is affected by this line of latitude.

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

10°N

d)

Continental Divide

32.

Number 2 shows the _________

a)

Great Lakes

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Pacific Ocean

33.

The _________ or beginning of the Mississippi River begins in Minnesota

a)

end

b)

source

c)

mouth

d)

inlet

34.

check both: All rivers east of the Continental Divide drain into

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Arctic

35.

Check all that apply: Which of these are non-renewable resources?

a)

wind

b)

coal

c)

gas

d)

minerals

36.

check BOTH: Rivers west of the continental divide drain in the __________ or ____________

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Arctic

d)

Gulf of Mexico

37.

Which of the 5 regions is missing: NE, SE, W, SW __________ (includes Ohio)

a)

ME (middle east)

b)

NW (north west)

c)

MW (Midwest)

d)

SC (Southcentral)

38.

Choose the correct list of countries that make up N. America from largest to smallest in land area

a)

Canada, Mexico, US

b)

US, Mexico, Canada

c)

Mexico, US, Canada

d)

Canada, US, Mexico

39.

Choose the correct list of countries that make up N. America from largest to smallest in population

a)

Mexico, US, Canada

b)

US, Mexico, Canada

c)

Canada, US, Mexico

d)

US, Canada, Mexico

40.

When writing exact coordinates of a location on Earth what is ALWAYS listed first?

a)

longitude

b)

Equator

c)

Latitude

d)

Prime Meridian