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WorksheetsChapter 1 - The Geography of Mississippi
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
Mississippi has __________ soil regions.
13
7
12
10
The capital of Mississippi is (a) .
Mississippippi can be found in what TWO hemispheres?
Northern & Eastern
Northern & Western
Southern & Western
Southern & Eastern
Mississippi ranks ________ in size when compared to other states in our nation.
32nd
12th
50th
42nd
The state of Mississippi has (a) counties?
The Waterways Experiment Station in Vicksburg was created because of what natural disaster in Mississippi?
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Camille
The Great Flood of 1927
Tupelo Tornado
____________ is considered the greatest natural disaster in American history.
The Natchez Tornado
Hurricane Camille
Hurricane Katrina
The Great flood of 1927
Which region has the highest point in Mississippi?
Tombigbee Hills region
Flatwoods Region
Black Prairie
Coastal Medows Region
Which region has a deep history with the Chickasaw Indians?
Flatwoods
Piney woods
Tombigbee Hill
Pontotoc
The _______ is viewed as having the most fertile in Mississippi.
Delta
Piney woods
Tombigbee Hills
Loess Bluffs
Mississippi’s most significant mineral resource of _____ accounts
for about 13% of the nation’s supply.
oil
natural gas
lignite
gravel
Which of the following are critical growth factors for forests?
high rainfall
good soil
mild temperatures
all of the above
Catfish farming generates more than _____ of the total value of
the nation’s aquaculture.
26%
46%
66%
76%
Which of the following reservoirs is the largest and is the primary
water supply for the city of Jackson?
Pickwick Lake
Enid Lake
Ross Barnett
Grenada Lake
Which of the following does NOT border the Mississippi River?
Missouri
Texas
Illinois
Minnesota
Which industry did the Coastal Meadows region gain after the
second World War?
ship building
farming
cattle
timber cutting
