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U.S. Geography

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the long river that starts in Minnesota and empties into the Gulf of Mexico at #4?

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Niagara River

d)

Colorado River

2.

What long mountain range is at #6?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Ozark Mountains

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Himalaya Mountains

3.

What is the older mountain range in the US at #8?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Ozark Mountains

d)

Catskill Mountains

4.
Imaginary line that divides the Earth between North and South.
a)
Parallels
b)
Equator
c)
Meridians
d)
Prime Meridian
5.
A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses.
a)
Strait
b)
Peninsula
c)
Isthmus
d)
Island
6.
A  land mass that is surrounded on three sides by water.
a)
Strait
b)
Peninsula
c)
Isthmus
d)
Island
7.

Which body of water would Europeans have to cross to get to the Americas in a straight line?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Southern Ocean

e)

I don't know that yet!

8.

What is the name of this state?

a)

Colorado

b)

Oregon

c)

North Dakota

d)

Washington

9.

What is the name of this state?

a)

Georgia

b)

Alabama

c)

Arkansas

d)

Louisiana

10.

What state is colored in red?

a)

Kansas

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Arkansas

d)

Colorado

11.

What river forms part of the border between the United States and Mexico?

a)

Columbia

b)

Mississippi

c)

St. Lawrence

d)

Rio Grande

12.

What bodies of water are in the black box on this map?

a)

Great Lakes

b)

The Gulf of Mexico

c)

The Hudson Bay

d)

The Mississippi and Missouri

13.

Which state is directly above Florida?

a)

Tennessee

b)

Georgia

c)

Virginia

d)

Louisiana

14.

Which state does not share a border with Canada?

a)

Montana

b)

Minnesota

c)

Vermont

d)

Utah

15.

What is the name of the lake that is being pointed at by the red arrow?

a)

Lake Michigan

b)

Lake Huron

c)

Lake Superior

d)

Lake Ontario

16.

What is the name of the lake being pointed at?

a)

Lake Huron

b)

Lake Superior

c)

Lake Huron

d)

Lake Ontario

e)

Lake Michigan

17.

What is the area in the center of the United States and between the Rocky Mountains and the Missouri River?

a)

Mexico

b)

New Hampshire

c)

Great Plains

d)

Land of plains

18.

What is the capital of Mississippi

a)

Jackson

b)

Little Rock

c)

Montgomery

d)

Oklahoma City

19.
What is the capital of California?
a)
Sacramento
b)
Los Angeles
c)
Olympia
d)
Salem
20.

The highest peak of the country is in:

a)

Alaska

b)

Wyoming

c)

Washington Sate

d)

Colorado