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Prairies

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which out of the following trees grow in this region?

a)

Willow

b)

Poplar

c)

Alder

d)

All the above

2.

What are the animals on these ranches mainly raised for?

a)

Meat

b)

Fur

c)

Milk

d)

Skin

3.

Which out of the following are mined in large quantities in this region?

a)

Diamond and natural gas

b)

Oil and natural gas

c)

Lignite coal and oil

d)

Iron and oil

4.

What was this area used for long time back?

a)

Grazing ground for cows

b)

grazing grounds for bison

c)

grazing grounds for rabbits

d)

grazing grounds for cattle

5.

Which out of the following processes is done by machines in these grasslands?

a)

Ploughing

b)

Winnowing

c)

Threshing

d)

all of the above

6.

Which out of the following is the most common grass grown here?

a)

Buffalo grass

b)

Alfalfa

c)

Sunflowers

d)

All of the above

7.

Which out of the following is NOT an important city of this region?

a)

Texas

b)

Chicago

c)

New York

d)

Oklahoma

8.

Most of the farms in this region spread over _________ acres.

a)

few

b)

many

c)

two

d)

thousand

9.

Which continent are the prairies located in?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

10.

What type of climate do the Prairies experience?

a)

Extreme – summers are hot and winters are cold

b)

Warm throughout the year

c)

Moderate - pleasant throughout the year

d)

Cold throughout the year

11.

Which out of the following crops grow in the eastern part of the Prairies?

a)

rye

b)

Wheat

c)

corn

d)

barley

12.

_____________ was the major activity of the nomadic people living in the Prairies.

a)

farming

b)

mining

c)

hunting

d)

weaving

13.

For which of the following people were Prairies a world of enormous distances?

a)

modern people

b)

native people

c)

people from Europe

d)

people living there now.

14.

Where are trees seen in the Prairies?

a)

where ground water is available

b)

where river water is available

c)

here snow is available

d)

here rain water is available

15.

Which out of the following things were carried by the travois?

a)

meat

b)

utensils

c)

tools

d)

all of the above

16.

The Prairies were initially inhabited by the native Americans also known as ____________________

a)

Red Indians

b)

Aborigines

c)

Sentinelese

d)

Inuit

17.

which of the following conditions were present in the western part of the Prairies?

a)

Grasses were long

b)

Grasses were short

c)

suitable for agriculture

d)

all of the above

18.

In which zone are grasslands mostly found?

a)

torid zone

b)

tropical zone

c)

temperate zone

d)

frigid zone

19.

Soil rich in humus is ideal for growing which of the following plants?

a)

short grasses

b)

long grasses

c)

short trees

d)

long trees

20.

What are the large farms that raise cattle called?

a)

field

b)

plantation

c)

farm

d)

ranch