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Unit 1 Geography

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

On what landform is the Continental divide found?

a)

The Great Plains

b)

Applachain Moutains

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Rocky Mountains

2.

What is the line of longitude called running north and south?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Degrees

d)

hemisphere

3.

The Ohio River, which flows into the Mississippi River, is an example of a _______________.

a)

river

b)

lake

c)

tributary

d)

canyon

4.

A deep valley with steep sides is called a ______________.

a)

river

b)

canyon

c)

hill

d)

equator

5.

Two states that are NOT contiguous to the rest of the U.S. are _____________ and ___________.

a)

Iowa & Nebraska

b)

Arizona & Alaska

c)

Hawaii & California

d)

Alaska & Hawaii

6.

The line at zero degrees latitude running east to west is called the _______________.

a)

Equator

b)

longitude

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

north pole

7.

The great lakes are found in what region of the U.S.?

a)

Midwest

b)

Southwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Northwest

8.

The great lakes were formed by ____________?

a)

erosin

b)

glaciers

c)

snow

d)

animals

9.

Land that is connected by shared borders is called ______________.

a)

common

b)

absolute location

c)

contiguous

d)

U.S.

10.

When using GIS or Geographic Information System, to help plan school bus routes, which part of GIS should you use? (hint: type of maps...)

a)

Major city traffic patterns, population density

b)

major roads, traffic patterns

c)

Bodies of water, shopping centers, & major roads

d)

student's houses, local streets, school location

11.

Why does the size of areas and distances on a map look different or distorted?

a)

maps are not drawn very good

b)

The map is bigger than real life

c)

The map is smaller than real life

d)

Earth is flat

12.

What words below do people use to pinpoint the location of a place?

(hint: choose ALL the correct answers)

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

absolute location

d)

use a map

13.

I am visiting the (a)   Region. I see rows of corn in the countryside and I see the St. Louis Arch in the city. Both the Missouri River and the Mississippi river are in my region. The weather is nice today, we have all kinds of weather patterns in my region.

14.

I am in the (a)   region, where I can visit the pier and the Golden gate bridge. By the pacific ocean their is a nice breeze and the temperature is pretty warm in the southern parts and rainy in the northern parts of my region. I love to checkout the Redwood forest with my family!