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US & Canada Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which two cities have similar climates?

a)

Chicago and Boston

b)

Boston and Phoenix

c)

New Orleans and Los Angeles

d)

San Francisco and New York City

2.

If you were traveling from Shreveport to Baton Rouge, in what direction would you be going?

a)

northeast

b)

northwest

c)

southeast

d)

southwest

3.

One way people make it easier to live the area shown in the picture is to

a)

wear heavy clothing

b)

grow plants that use a lot of water

c)

build houses that help keep them cool

d)

rely on rainfall as their main source of water

4.

Which geographic feature greatly influenced the settlement of the cities of Louisville, Kentucky; St. Louis, Missouri; and New Orleans, Louisiana

a)

mountains

b)

ocean

c)

plateau

d)

river

5.

If you are looking for a place to live that has warm winters and cool summers, which city would be your best choice?

a)

Albany, NY

b)

San Diego, CA

c)

Anchorage, AK

d)

San Antonio, TX

6.

The river sometimes known as the "Old Man River" is the chief river in North America and the longest river in the United States. This river in the United States. This river is used for shipping goods from the interior of the United States to the Gulf of Mexico. This river is the

a)

Ohio River

b)

Kentucky River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Missouri River

7.

Which mountain chain extends from the United States into Canada?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Ozark Mountains

c)

Smoky Mountains

d)

Sierra Nevada Mountain

8.

Which was the first physical feature that colonial settlers crossed as they moved West from the Atlantic Seacoast?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Applachian Mountains

9.

This map shows factory towns of the 18th and 19th centuries that were located on the Fall Line. What was available at the fall line that made it a good location for these factory towns?

a)

food

b)

power

c)

protection

d)

coal

10.

Which region in Kentucky has the largest population

a)

region 2

b)

region 3

c)

region 4

d)

region 6

11.

Which best describes what the cartogram shows?

a)

the relative size of Canada, the United States, and Mexico based on their populations

b)

the population densities of Canada, the United States, and Mexico

c)

the population distribution in Canada, the United States, and Mexico

d)

the size of Canada, the United States, and Mexico drawn according to their land areas.

12.

This map of North America identifies regions. What are these regions based on

a)

physical features

b)

natural resources

c)

economic activity

d)

annual precipitation

13.

Based on the map, which of the following is a major natural resource of the province of Alberta

a)

gold

b)

iron

c)

oil

d)

silver

14.

What type of map is it?

a)

climate map

b)

physical map

c)

highway map

d)

geological map

15.

Which natural resource of Louisiana belongs in the center of the idea web?

a)

oil

b)

forest

c)

sugar

d)

gulf

16.

State governments have to deal with the needs and concerns of their citizens. Based on the information shown on the two maps, which state would have the greatest need to focus on issues relating to the elderly because of the large size of its elderly population.

a)

South Carolina

b)

Main

c)

North Dakota

d)

Pennsylvania

17.

The descriptions above all refer to different

a)

neighborhoods

b)

urban areas

c)

regions

d)

states

18.

According to the map, the Great Plains region is located between

a)

the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains

b)

the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean

c)

The Rocky Mountains and the Coastal Plain

d)

the Appalachian Mountains and the Coastal Plain

19.

Which is one way people cause harm to Earth's resources?

a)

building skyscrapers in cities

b)

using electricity in homes and businesses

c)

governments using land for state parks

d)

factories polluting chemicals in the water

20.

According to the map, in which direction would a person go to travel from Montpelier to Harrisburg?

a)

southwest

b)

southeast

c)

northwest

d)

northeast