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Physicical United States Unit 2

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Land surrounded competely by water.

a)

bay

b)

forest

c)

island

d)

plain

2.

A large area of ocean partially surrounded by land.

a)

gulf

b)

coast

c)

island

d)

forest

3.

A large area of flat land that is raised up on at least one side.

a)

forest

b)

coast

c)

plateau

d)

gulf

4.

A small river

a)

bay

b)

coast

c)

lake

d)

stream

5.

Where a river meets salt water.

a)

stream

b)

creek

c)

delta

d)

valley

6.

A river or stream that flows into a larger river.

a)

ocean

b)

tributary

c)

delta

d)

valley

7.

The edge of land hat meets the sea.

a)

desert

b)

coast

c)

river

d)

plateau

8.

An area where very little rain falls.

a)

desert

b)

coast

c)

river

d)

plateau

9.

A raised area of land that is higher than everything around it.

a)

plain

b)

island

c)

valley

d)

mountain

10.

What ocean is to the west of the United States?

a)

Pacific

b)

Indian

c)

Antarctic

d)

Atlantic

11.

The US is divided in four regions: Northeast, Midwest, South and West.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What are two big mountain ranges in the US?

a)

The Rocky Mountains

b)

The Himalayas

c)

The Appalachians

d)

The Alps

13.

The flat areas in the central part of the US that are used for agriculture are known as:

a)

The Great Plains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Pacific Coast Range

d)

Bayou

14.

What is the largest river in the US?

a)

The Mississippi River

b)

The Hudson River

c)

The Ohio River

d)

The Colorado RIver

15.

Which are renewable resources of the US?

a)

coal

b)

solar

c)

wind

d)

oil

16.

The United States is in the _________ Hemisphere.

a)

Southern Hemisphere

b)

Northern Hemisphere

17.

The United States can be found on what continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Australia

c)

South America

d)

North America

18.

Most of the United States is SOUTH of ...

a)

Mexico

b)

Canada

c)

South America

19.

The United States shares much of its SOUTHERN BORDER with ...

a)

Asia

b)

Canada

c)

Mexico

20.

Which body of water forms the WESTERN border of the United States?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Arctic Ocean

21.

A low ara between hills or mountains.

a)

desert

b)

forest

c)

mountain

d)

valley

22.

Which body of water forms the EASTERN border of the United States?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Arctic Ocean

23.

Which body of water forms the SOUTHERN border of the United States?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Arctic Ocean

24.

Which United States landform is labeled by the letter A?

a)

Grand Canyon

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Appalachian Mountains

25.

Which United States landform is labeled by the letter B?

a)

Grand Canyon

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Great Lakes

26.

Which United States landform is labeled by the letter C?

a)

Rio Grande River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

St. Lawrence River

27.

Which United States landform is labeled by the letter D?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Death Valley

28.

Which United States landform is labeled by the letter E?

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Great Lakes

c)

St. Lawrence River

29.

Which United States landform is labeled by the letter F?

a)

Death Valley

b)

Grand Canyon

c)

Great Plains

30.

Which United States landform is labeled by the letter G?

a)

St. Lawrence River

b)

Rio Grande River

c)

Mississippi River

31.

Which United States landform is labeled by the letter H?

a)

St. Lawrence River

b)

Rio Grande River

c)

Mississippi River

32.

Which United States landform is labeled by the letter I?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Grand Canyon

c)

Death Valley

33.

Which United States landform is labeled by the letter J?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Grand Canyon

c)

Death Valley

34.

Which is the longest river in the United States, beginning in Montana and emptying into the Mississippi River?

a)

Colorado River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Missouri River

d)

Ohio River

35.

This mountain chain can be found in the western United States, stretching from Montana to New Mexico.

a)

Cascade Mountains

b)

Sierra Nevada Mountains

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Appalachian Mountains

36.

This mountain range can be found in the eastern United States, stretching from Georgia to New Hampshire.

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Cascade Mountains

c)

Brooks Range

d)

Appalachian Mountains

37.

Which body of water is a part of the Atlantic Ocean and separates the state of Texas from the state of Florida?

a)

Bering Strait

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Lake Huron

d)

Chesapeake Bay

38.

"Contiguous" means to share a border or to touch. Which two states are not part of the contiguous United States?

a)

Hawaii & Washington

b)

Alaska & Maine

c)

Hawaii & Florida

d)

Alaska & Hawaii

39.

Which two hemispheres of the Earth is the United States located in?

a)

Northern and Eastern

b)

Northern and Western

c)

Southern and Western

d)

Southern and Eastern

40.

The United States is part of which continent?

a)

South America

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

Asia

41.

The United States borders which two other countries?

a)

North America and South America

b)

Mexico and Cuba

c)

Canada and South America

d)

Canada and Mexico

42.

Which word means the weather over a long period of time?

a)

landform

b)

feature

c)

climate

d)

population

43.

Which type of map shows landforms or features of the land?

a)

physical map

b)

political map

c)

road map

d)

climate map