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SS Ch1 Test prep

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What two regions do the Appalachian Mts. spread through?

a)

Northeast and Midwest

b)

West and Southwest

c)

Southeast and Northeast

d)

Midwest and Southeast

2.

Which of the following describes how a desert climate is different from an arctic climate?

a)

An arctic climate does not have animals, a desert climate does.

b)

An arctic climate is hot during the day, a desert climate is hot at night.

c)

A desert climate is hot during the day, an arctic climate cold during the day

3.

to save and protect

a)

conservation

b)

erosion

c)

pollution

d)

recycle

4.

a place where many kinds of factories are

a)

agricultural region

b)

industrial region

c)

essential

d)

arctic

5.

an area with great farmland and rich soil

a)

agricultural region

b)

saguaro area

c)

industrial region

d)

adobe

6.

Houses in the Southwest region were built with sun-dried bricks called____.

a)

islands

b)

adobe

c)

plantations

d)

recycle

7.

People often find minerals underground. What do they call the process where they dig for these materials?

a)

mine

b)

glacier

c)

elevation

d)

agricultural region

8.

What is it called when there are high areas of land that have steep sides and flat tops?

a)

islands

b)

plateaus

c)

valleys

d)

rivers

9.

What are positive or good things people can do to help the environment?

a)

Leave the water on while brushing your teeth.

b)

Taking extra long showers each morning and night

c)

Rotate crops each year in agricultural regions.

d)

Leave your car running while you run into the stores.

10.

Land forms where there is water on all sides, it is surrounded by water.

a)

islands

b)

ocean

c)

plateau

d)

mountain

11.

Which regions have the largest agricultural areas?

a)

Southwest

b)

Midwest

c)

Southeast

d)

West

e)

Northeast

12.

What region has the most timber that is used for natural resources?

a)

West

b)

Midwest

c)

Southwest

13.

What climate region do we live in?

a)

temperate

b)

arctic

c)

tropical

d)

recycle

14.

What am I describing?

--erupts and can form mountain chains

a)

volcano

b)

hurricane

c)

earthquake

15.

What am I describing?

--a big storm with strong winds and a lot of rainfall.

a)

volcano

b)

hurricane

c)

earthquake

16.

What am I describing?

--shaking of the earth

a)

volcano

b)

hurricane

c)

earthquake

17.

What did people in cities do when more people moved there?

a)

They ate out more.

b)

They built walls around the cities.

c)

They built skyscrapers.

d)

They closed businesses.

18.

to save and protect

a)

pollution

b)

erosion

c)

conservation

d)

consume

19.

the washing away by rain, wind, or nearby rivers

a)

pollution

b)

erosion

c)

conservation

d)

consume

20.

Plants and animals work together in a(n) ____ to meet each other's needs.

a)

elevation

b)

community

c)

vegetation

d)

ecosystem

21.

Mark the NON renewable resources.

a)

trees

b)

oil

c)

coal

d)

soil

e)

natural gas