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The U.S. and Canada-Physical Geography

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the most northern country in North America?

a)

Russia

b)

United States

c)

Canada

d)

Greenland

2.

What is the largest mountain range in North America?

(a)  

3.

How long are the Rocky Mountains?

a)

1500 miles

b)

2000 miles

c)

3000 miles

d)

4000 miles

4.

The Appalachian Mountains are the second largest mountain system in North America. Where are they located?

a)

Northern Canada

b)

Western United States

c)

Eastern Canada

d)

Eastern United States

5.

What large lowland area runs through central Canada?

a)

Central Plains

b)

Interior Plains

c)

Great Plains

6.

Which three mountain ranges run along the Pacific coast of North America?

a)

Cascade Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Sierra Nevada Mountains

d)

Coast Mountains

7.

At the southern end of the Great Basin, which valley is the hottest place in North America?

(a)  

8.

What is the name of a huge, slow-moving sheet of ice?

(a)  

9.

A huge region of ancient rock that covers almost half of Canada.

(a)  

10.

Canadas smallest region, the St. Lawrence Lowlands

a)

Contains more than half and Canadas population.

b)

Is Canadas manufacturing center.

c)

Produces a third of the country's crops.

d)

All of the above.

11.

The world's largest group of fresh-water lakes

(a)  

12.

Which is the largest of the Great Lakes?

a)

Lake Superior

b)

Lake Michigan

c)

Lake Huron

d)

Lake Erie

e)

Lake Ontario

13.

What is the name of the largest river in the United States?

(a)  

14.

A stream or river that flows into a larger river

(a)  

15.

The Continental Divide is a boundry that separates rivers flowing to which bodies of water

a)

The Pacific Ocean from the Arctic Ocean

b)

The Arctic Ocean from the Gulf of Mexico

c)

The Gulf of Mexico from the Atlantic Ocean

d)

The Atlantic Ocean from the Pacific Ocean

16.

These two rivers are not only Canada's longest, but also important transportation and trade routes.

a)

Mackinzie River

b)

Yukon River

c)

Hudson River

d)

St. Lawrence River