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North America Unit Review

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What continent is southeast of North America?

a)

Africa

b)

South America

c)

Antarctica

2.

What continent is west of North America?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

3.

What ocean is east of North America?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Gulf of Mexico

4.

What ocean is west of North America?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Southern

5.

What ocean is north of North America?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Arctic

c)

Antarctica

6.

Which hemisphere is North America located in?

a)

Northern

b)

Western

c)

Both

7.

: a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country

a)

immigrant

b)

citizen

c)

refugee

8.

Hope of better jobs and opportunities.

a)

Push factors

b)

Pull factors

9.

A desire to escape violence or poverty.

a)

Push factors

b)

Pull factors

10.

How many U.S. states are there?

a)

48

b)

50

c)

52

11.

What is the capital of the United States?

a)

Washington, DC

b)

New York City

c)

Philadelphia

12.

What is the capital of Pennsylvania?

a)

Philadelphia

b)

Harrisburg

c)

Pittsburgh

13.

What country is directly north of the U.S.?

a)

Canada

b)

Mexico

c)

Central America

14.

What ocean borders the U.S. to the east?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Caribbean Sea

15.

What country is directly south of the U.S.?

a)

Caribbean Islands

b)

Mexico

c)

Central America

16.

What ocean borders the U.S. to the west?

a)

Pacific

b)

Southern

c)

Atlantic

17.

Which region is Pennsylvania a part of?

a)

Midwest

b)

Northeast

c)

Southwest

18.

Which region is South Carolina a part of?

a)

Southwest

b)

Southeast

c)

Northeast

19.

Which region is Michigan a part of?

a)

Midwest

b)

Rocky Mountain

c)

Northeast

20.

Which region is Hawaii a part of?

a)

Southwest

b)

Rocky Mountain

c)

Pacific

21.

Which region is Texas a part of?

a)

Midwest

b)

Southwest

c)

Southeast

22.

Which region is Colorado a part of?

a)

Pacific

b)

Southwest

c)

Rocky Mountain

23.

What is the name of the major mountain range in the eastern U.S.?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Andes Mountains

24.

What is the name of the major mountain range in the western U.S.?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Sierra Nevada

25.

Which two hemispheres is the U.S. located in?

a)

Northern, Eastern

b)

Southern, Western

c)

Northern, Western

26.

How many territories and provinces make up Canada?

a)

9

b)

13

c)

15

27.

What is Canada's national capital?

a)

Toronto

b)

Ottawa

c)

Montreal

28.

What country borders Canada to the south?

a)

U.S.

b)

Mexico

c)

Central America

29.

What ocean borders Canada to the west?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Southern

30.

What ocean borders Canada to the north?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Arctic

c)

Pacific

31.

What ocean borders Canada to the east?

a)

Indian

b)

Pacific

c)

Atlantic

32.

Which hemisphere is Canada located in?

a)

Western

b)

Northern

c)

Both

33.

What is Mexico's national capital?

a)

Mexico City

b)

Havana

c)

Kingston

34.

What country borders Mexico to the north?

a)

Canada

b)

U.S.

c)

Central America

35.

What ocean borders Mexico to the west?

a)

Pacific

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Caribbean Sea

36.

What body of water borders Mexico to the east?

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Caribbean Sea

c)

Both

37.

An important water source to Mexico is the Rio Bravo. In the U.S. this river is called the ______________________.

a)

Mississippi

b)

Rio Grande

c)

Colorado

38.

Much of Mexico and Central America have a _______________ climate.

a)

Dry/Tropical

b)

Mild/Dry

c)

Continental/Tropical

39.

Which of the following physical features is pictured?

a)

Island

b)

Peninsula

c)

Isthmus

40.

A food that is eaten routinely.

a)

Staple crop

b)

Cash crop

41.

:more than the amount that is needed

a)

Surplus

b)

Deficit

42.

:a policy based on control of one country by another

a)

Revolution

b)

Columbian Exchange

c)

Colonialism

43.

Which of the following is pictured?

a)

Mural

b)

Reggae

c)

Mosaic

44.

:a period of violent social and political change

a)

Colonialism

b)

Revolution

c)

Caudillos

45.

Which hemisphere is Mexico located in?

a)

Northern

b)

Eastern

c)

Southern

46.

How many countries make up Central America?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

9

47.

The largest lake in Central America is ________________________.

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Nicaragua

c)

Huron

48.

:a farm product grown for sale

a)

Staple crop

b)

Cash crop

49.

What body of water borders Central America?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Caribbean Sea

c)

Both

50.

Which two hemispheres is Central America located in?

a)

Southern, Western

b)

Northern, Eastern

c)

Western, Northern

51.

The _____________________ makes it possible for ships to pass between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans without journeying around South America.

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Caribbean Sea

52.

:an area where barriers between countries are relaxed or lowered

a)

Revolution

b)

Free-trade zone

c)

Colonialism

53.

:a large farm

a)

Food surplus

b)

Staple Crop

c)

Plantation

54.

The coordinates for Havana, Cuba are 23N, 82W.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

55.

The Pacific states are Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, and Hawaii.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

56.

New York City is the largest city in the U.S. It is home to many tall buildings, a culturally diverse population, with limited room for growth.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

57.

Forestry involves cutting down trees and turning them into lumber, wood pulp for paper, and other products.

a)

Place

b)

Human-Environment Interaction

c)

Movement

58.

In prosperous countries, an average family can afford a car. Many families own more than one car.


In countries with low standards of living, most families cannot afford a car at all. They walk, ride bikes, or use public transportation.

a)

Place

b)

Human-Environment Interaction

c)

Movement

59.

__________________ of islands dot the Caribbean Sea.

a)

Hundreds

b)

Thousands

c)

Millions

60.

The people of __________ are U.S. citizens. They can travel freely between their island and the U.S.

a)

Jamaica

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Cuba

61.

The tropical location of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean islands puts them in the path of what dangerous storms?

a)

Tornadoes

b)

Downbursts

c)

Hurricanes

62.

Which two hemispheres are the Caribbean Islands located in?

a)

Eastern, Southern

b)

Northern, Western

c)

Western, Southern

63.

What bodies of water border the Caribbean Islands?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Caribbean Sea

64.

The Caribbean islands have a ________________________ climate.

a)

Continental

b)

Tropical

c)

Mild

65.

Why are the Caribbean islands hit so often by earthquakes and volcanoes?

a)

Tropical climate

b)

Warm waters

c)

Close to tectonic plates

66.

What are the three different groupings of the Caribbean islands?

a)

Bahamas

b)

Greater Antilles

c)

Lesser Antilles

d)

None are correct

67.

:still capable of erupting but showing no signs of activity

a)

Extinct

b)

Dormant

68.

:no longer able to erupt

a)

Extinct

b)

Dormant

69.

:the transfer of plants, animals, and people between Europe, Asia, and Africa on one side and the Americas on the other

a)

Colonialism

b)

Revolution

c)

Columbian Exchange

70.

Select the major U.S. rivers.

a)

Colorado

b)

Missouri

c)

Hudson Bay

d)

Mississippi

71.

Select the major U.S. cities.

a)

Chicago

b)

Toronto

c)

Miami

d)

Montreal

72.

Select the major Canadian cities.

a)

Quebec

b)

Calgary

c)

Winninpeg

d)

Vancouver

73.

Where is it?

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

74.

How can you describe it?

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

75.

How do people, goods, ideas, and culture travel?

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

76.

What similarities exist in this area?

a)

Place

b)

Region

c)

Location

77.

How do people change a place and adapt to their environment?

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

78.

The population per square mile.

a)

Population density

b)

Population

c)

Population growth

79.

Which countries are major destinations for immigrants in North America?

a)

Canada

b)

Mexico

c)

United States

80.

What does this map tell you?

a)

It Includes rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

b)

The usual weather pattern for a region over time.

c)

The distance above sea level.

81.

What does this map tell you?

a)

The longest stretch of days with air temperatures above freezing.

b)

The usual weather pattern for a region over time.

c)

The most economically valuable use of land in an area.

82.

What does this map tell you?

a)

The usual weather pattern for a region over time.

b)

The most common ground cover found in a given area.

c)

Only certain regions of the world are densely populated.

83.

What does this map tell you?

a)

The amount of time in a year when crops can grow.

b)

The distance above sea level.

c)

The pattern of precipitation affects where people live.

84.

What does this map tell you?

a)

The distance above sea level.

b)

Most of the world's energy needs are filled by coal, natural gas, oil, and uranium.

c)

It includes rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

85.

What does this map tell you?

a)

It includes rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

b)

Population can be classified as urban or rural.

c)

The usual weather pattern for a region over time.