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The Geography of U.S & Canada

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A treeless plain in Arctic areas is a _____________

a)

tundra

b)

Continental Divide

c)

megalopolis

d)

prairie

2.

A group of cities that grown so close together they seem to form one city.

a)

Continental Divide

b)

canyon

c)

megalopolis

d)

tundra

3.

An imaginary line in Rocky Mountains; rivers to the east drain into the Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, or Gulf of Mexico, rivers to the west flow into the Pacific Ocean or Gulf of California.

a)

tundra

b)

megalopolis

c)

prairie

d)

Continental Divide

4.

A deep valley with steep sides.

a)

tundra

b)

prairie

c)

canyon

d)

megalopolis

5.

A flat, rolling land covered with grass.

a)

tundra

b)

prairie

c)

Continental Divide

d)

plateau

6.

This mountain range divides the Northeastern states from the Midwestern states.

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Mount Mitchell

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Canadian Shield

7.

This city is an important port in the Canadian province of Novia Scotia.

a)

Boston

b)

Charleston

c)

Halifax

d)

Cleveland

8.

This area has rising & falling flatlands, green hills & dense forests.

a)

Great Plains

b)

The Grand Canyon

c)

The Appalachian Mountains

d)

Central Lowlands

9.

A natural feature of the earth's surface.

a)

landform

b)

canyon

c)

plains

d)

prairie

10.

Many people relied on the natural geography of this area for work in the coal mining industry.

a)

Halifax

b)

Central Lowlands

c)

Appalachia

d)

The Great Plains

11.

Canada is divided into 13 ___________ & territories.

a)

province

b)

states

c)

prairies

d)

tributaries

12.

This happens when there is not enough of a resource to make all the products people want.

a)

renewable resource

b)

hydroelectric power

c)

scarcity

d)

economy

13.

Coal, oil & natural gas are examples of ____________________.

a)

a economy

b)

nonrenewable resources

c)

hydroelectric power

d)

irrigation

14.

Energy that is created by falling water is called ______________________.

a)

hydroelectric power

b)

irrigation

c)

scarcity

d)

Continental Divide

15.

The process of bringing water to dry land with ditches and pipes.

a)

scarcity

b)

hydroelectric power

c)

wetland

d)

irrigation

16.

A waterway that is wide or deep enough to allow the passage of ships.

a)

tributary

b)

glacier

c)

wetland

d)

navigable

17.

A giant sheet of ice.

a)

navigable

b)

glacier

c)

wetland

d)

tributary

18.

A way a nation's people use natural resources, money, & knowledge to produce goods & services.

a)

renewable resource

b)

hydroelectric power

c)

economy

d)

scarcity

19.

Wind, sun, corn & hydroelectric power are examples of this.

a)

nonrenewable resources

b)

renewable resources

c)

wetlands

d)

tundra

20.

A low, wet area such as a swamp or marsh.

a)

wetland

b)

navigable

c)

glacier

d)

tributary