WorksheetsSSWG1
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Huang He River (Yellow River) is sometimes referred to as "China's Sorrow." What would be the BEST explanation for this sad nickname?
a)
Flooding has caused massive human and property loss over time.
b)
It was the site of the Communist Revolution in 1949.
c)
It has re-routed to force people to follow the Communist government.
d)
The Yellow River became dry after construction of the Three Gorges Dam.
2.
The arrows on this map are pointing to what body of water?
a)
Persian Gulf
b)
Red Sea
c)
Arabian Sea
d)
Bay of Bengal
3.
Which river is labeled on this map?
a)
Congo River
b)
Nile River
c)
Niger River
d)
Zambezi River
4.
Which number represents the continent on which the Himalaya Mountains are found?
a)
5
b)
4
c)
3
d)
2
5.
The red arrows are pointing to what mountain range of Asia?
a)
Himalayas
b)
Alps
c)
Altai
d)
Zagros
6.
Which number on the map represents the country of Saudi Arabia?
a)
3
b)
1
c)
4
d)
2
7.
Countries which border the Persian Gulf such as Kuwait have very limited fresh water supplies. Many are forced to search for water from other sources such as
a)
desalinization of salt water from the Persian Gulf.
b)
refining petroleum oil into drinking water.
c)
importing water using the same ships that transport oil.
d)
pumping water from the Black Sea through an overland pipeline.
8.
Which number represents the Pacific Ocean?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.
The blue lines on this map are pointing to what river?
a)
Ganges
b)
Euphrates
c)
Indus
d)
Mekong
10.
The arrow on this map is pointing to what river?
a)
Euphrates
b)
Ganges
c)
Nile
d)
Tigris
11.
The arrow on this map is pointing to what river?
a)
Tigris
b)
Nile
c)
Indus
d)
Euphrates
12.
The arrow on this map is pointing to what river?
a)
Amazon
b)
Nile
c)
Thames
d)
Volga
13.
The arrows on this map are pointing to the
a)
Sahara Desert.
b)
Great Plains.
c)
Kalahari Desert.
d)
Eurasian Steppe.
14.
Which of these letters is CLOSEST to the Atacama Desert?
a)
C
b)
D
c)
A
d)
B
15.
Because they are located downstream from Turkey on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, these two nations are anticipating a reduction in water supply, as a result of 22 dams being built by the Southeastern Anatolia Project. The two nations are
a)
Iraq and Syria.
b)
Iran and Syria.
c)
Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
d)
Iraq and Iran.
16.
What nation contains both the Ganges and Indus rivers?
a)
India
b)
China
c)
Indonesia
d)
Vietnam
17.
Which geographic feature of Asia is being described?
a)
the Gobi Desert
b)
the Arabian Desert
c)
the Kalahari Desert
d)
the Taklimakan Desert
18.
What is the name of this mountain range?
a)
Andes
b)
Himalayas
c)
Rocky
d)
Sierra
19.
Canada is bordered to the west by the Pacific Ocean, which is shown by the number
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
20.
Canada is bordered to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, which is shown by the number
a)
2
b)
3
c)
1
d)
4
21.
Which area stretches from New York to Alabama?
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Costal Plain
d)
Piedmont
22.
Which mountain range runs down the western edge of South America and serves as the eastern border of Chile?
a)
the Andes
b)
the Zagros
c)
the Argentines
d)
the Sangre de Christos
23.
Which type of climate dominates North Africa?
a)
desert
b)
savanna
c)
humid continental
d)
tropical rainforest
24.
The majority of Egyptians live along the Nile River and Nile Delta because
a)
arable land is located there.
b)
land is inexpensive there.
c)
the pyramids are located there.
d)
important archaeological sites are there.
25.
Which of these features is found in northern Africa?
a)
Sahara Desert
b)
Gobi Desert
c)
Amazon River
d)
Kalahari Desert
26.
Geography is the study of
a)
the distribution and interaction of Earth’s physical and human features.
b)
land, water, natural resources, and population flows.
c)
the history and development of the earth.
d)
the measurement and physical descriptions of places, regions, areas, and land masses.
27.
Which of the following can affect linear distance?
a)
political boundaries
b)
physical geography
c)
human interactions
d)
economic growth
28.
Identify #5
a)
Nile River
b)
Congo River
c)
Atlas Mountains
d)
Niger River
29.
Identify Country "E"
a)
Sudan
b)
Egypt
c)
DPC/Zaire
d)
South Africa
30.
Identify Country "D"
a)
Sudan
b)
South Sudan
c)
Nigeria
d)
Kenya
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