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PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY REVIEW QUIZ

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What river connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Sea?
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Ohio River
c)
Amazon River
d)
St. Lawrence River
2.
This mountain range along the East Coast of the US is the oldest range in North America.
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Cascade Mountains
d)
Andes Mountains
3.
On which of the following regions would you most likely find good land for grazing animals such at cattle?
a)
Atlantic Coastal Plain
b)
Great Plains
c)
Canadian Shield
d)
Rocky Mountains
4.
The continental DIVIDE is the high point in a landmass that determines the direction that _______ flow.
a)
rivers
b)
mountains
c)
sands
d)
soup
5.
What large mountain range is pictured here?
a)
Catskill Moutains
b)
Rocky Moutanins
c)
Appalachian Mountains
6.
Which two physical features do the United States and Canada share?
a)
Appalachian Mountains and Mississippi River
b)
St. Lawrence Seaway and Rocky Mountains
c)
Mississippi River and the Great Lakes
d)
Rocky Mountains and the Great Lakes
7.
Body of water located by United States and Mexico
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Gulf of California
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Dead Sea
8.
Five large lakes located between the United States and Canada containing the largest surface area of fresh water in the world
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Great Lakes
c)
Lake Lanier
d)
Gulf of Mexico
9.
Which of the following physical features do the US and Canada share? 
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Gulf of Mexico
c)
Canadian Shield
d)
Great Lakes
10.
Which western mountain range runs from Canada to The United States?
a)
Sierra Nevada
b)
Cascade
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Appalachian Mountians
11.
a smaller river or stream that feeds into a larger river
a)
tributary 
b)
headwaters
c)
divide
d)
fall line 
12.
the source of a stream or river
a)
tributary 
b)
headwaters
c)
divide 
d)
fall line 
13.
a high point or ridge that determines the direction river flows
a)
tributary
b)
headwaters
c)
divide 
d)
fall line 
14.
a boundary in the eastern United States where the higher land of the Piedmont drops to the lower Atlantic Coastal Plain
a)
tributary 
b)
headwaters
c)
divide 
d)
fall line 
15.
a large, powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters
a)
tributary
b)
divide
c)
hurricane
d)
shift
16.
a resource formed in the Earth by plant and animal remains
a)
tributary
b)
headwaters
c)
divide
d)
fossil fuel
17.
to change the place, position, or direction of
a)
hurricane
b)
shift
c)
alter
d)
fall line
18.
to change partly
a)
alter
b)
shift
c)
fossil fuel
d)
fall line
19.

Geography is the study of

a)

prehistoric animals.

b)

our physical surroundings.

c)

the human body.

d)

deer in Tecumseh.

20.

What are some tools that you can use to find directions? Check all that apply.

a)

a compass

b)

Google Maps

c)

a globe

d)

latitude and longitude coordinates

21.

What is the equator?

a)

A hot place where kangaroos live.

b)

An area where you can do a lot of winter sports.

c)

The equator is an imaginary line that splits the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres.

22.

Our Earth has 4 oceans, which are the largest bodies of water on our planet. Put them in order from largest to smallest.

a)

Arctic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean

b)

Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, and Lake Superior

c)

Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Arctic Ocean

23.

How many continents does our Earth have?

a)

9

b)

8

c)

7

d)

6

24.

What is the largest and smallest continent?

a)

North America and South America

b)

Asia and Australia

c)

Michigan and Europe

d)

Africa and Antarctica

25.

Geographic terms help us describe landforms and bodies of water. What are some examples? Check all that apply.

a)

peninsulas and islands

b)

gulf and lake

c)

mountains and plains

d)

holes and water fountains

26.

Mountains are an example of a physical feature. What is the largest mountain range in the United States?

a)

The Appalachian Mountains

b)

The Sierra Nevadas

c)

The Rocky Mountains

d)

The Great Plains

27.

Rivers are also a physical feature. What is the largest river in the United States?

a)

The St. Lawrence River

b)

The Mississippi River

c)

The Raisin River

d)

The Ohio River

28.

What is the name of the river that borders the United States and Mexico?

a)

The Rio Grande

b)

The St. Lawrence River

c)

The Detroit River

d)

The Columbia River

29.

What is the name of the river that borders the United States and Canada? This river also connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.

a)

The Nile

b)

The Raisin River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

St. Lawrence River

30.

Geographers study....

Check all that apply.

a)

climate

b)

our physical surroundings

c)

plants

d)

bodies of water and landmasses

31.

What physical feature is represented on the map?

a)

The Appalachian Mountains

b)

The Continental Divide

c)

The Great Plains

d)

Death Valley

32.

What is the land like in the Great Plains?

a)

Dry with many elevations

b)

Wet lowland area

c)

flat grassland with no trees

d)

Desert Region

33.

What kind of water is found in the Great Lakes?

a)

Salt water

b)

fresh water

34.

What kind of water is found in the Great Lakes?

a)

Salt water

b)

fresh water

35.

Which physical feature is shaded on the map?

a)

Atlantic Coastal Plain

b)

Great Plains

c)

Great Basin

d)

Death Valley

36.

Which physical feature is shaded on the map?

a)

Atlantic Coastal Plains

b)

Great Plains

c)

Great Basin

d)

Death Valley

37.

Which physical feature is shaded on the map?

a)

Atlantic Coastal Plains

b)

Great Plains

c)

Great Basin

d)

Death Valley

38.

Which physical feature on the map is known as the United States longest river and a means for transportation and trade?

a)

Saint Lawrence River

b)

Colorado River

c)

Ohio River

d)

Mississippi River

39.
Which mountain range is located on the EASTERN side of the United States?
a)
Rocky Mountains 
b)
Appalachian Mountains
40.
What ocean is on the west coast of the United States?
a)
Pacific
b)
Indian
c)
Arctic
d)
Southern
41.

The largest of the Great Lakes

a)

Lake Erie

b)

Lake Michigan

c)

Lake Superior

d)

Lake Ontario

42.

How many Great Lakes are there?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

43.
What river connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Sea?
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Ohio River
c)
Amazon River
d)
St. Lawrence River
44.
What large mountain range is pictured here?
a)
Catskill Moutains
b)
Rocky Moutanins
c)
Appalachian Mountains
45.
Which western mountain range runs from Canada to The United States?
a)
Sierra Nevada
b)
Cascade
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Appalachian Mountians
46.

Which of the following are biomes found in Africa? (select all that apply)

a)

Desert

b)

Rain Forest

c)

Chaparral

d)

Savanna

47.

What two countries do Ashanti live in

a)

ghana

b)

ivory coast

c)

egypt

d)

sudan

48.

Do Arabs have a shared religion ?

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

Arabs belong to many religions

d)

none of the above

49.

What divides Africa in half?

a)

prime meridian

b)

tropic of cancer

c)

equator

d)

tropic of capricorn

50.

Which country is indicated by the red star?

a)

Sudan

b)

Kenya

c)

Nigeria

d)

South Africa

51.

What number marks South Africa?

a)

11

b)

13

c)

14

d)

15

52.

Where is the Niger River?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

53.

What is the highest peak in Africa?

a)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

b)

Mt. Everest

c)

Himalayan Mountains

d)

Rocky Mountains

54.

Why is the population of the Sahara so low?

a)

Too much water

b)

Too much oil

c)

Limited access to oil

d)

Limited access to water

55.

Match the following

a)

Kenya

1.

 A country in east-central Africa situated on the Indian Ocean.

b)

Confederation:

2.

 A group of states or nations that retain most power while granting limited authority to a central g

c)

South Sudan

3.

 A nation in northeastern Africa. It was part of Sudan until 2011, when its inhabitants voted for in

d)

Nigeria

4.

 A nation in Western Africa situated on the Gulf of Guinea. 

e)

sahel

5.

 A region south of the Sahara Desert, in north-central Africa. It is inhabited by small nomadic grou

56.

Match the following

a)

Autocracy

1.

 A system in which all of the power is held by one person. In this system of government, the ruler h

b)

trans-Atlantic slave trade

2.

1500-middle of 1800s; millions of Africans were captured by Europeans and sent on overcrowded ships

c)

ecosystem

3.

a biological community of interacting organism and their physical environment

d)

Sudan

4.

A country in northeast Africa

e)

Egypt

5.

A country in northeastern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea. 

57.

Match the following

a)

religious group

1.

a group that shares a belief system in a god or gods with a specific set of rituals and literature. 

b)

Nok

2.

A people (culture) of West Africa in what is now Nigeria who develop iron technology and terracotta

c)

oasis

3.

a spring of fresh water comes from the ground

d)

Democracy:

4.

A system of government in which a nation’s citizens vote for their  leaders.

e)

ecosystem

5.

a biological community of interacting organism and their physical environment

58.

true or false

Egypt is part of Africa NE

a)

true

b)

false

59.

The Nile River does not runs through Egypt

a)

false

b)

true

60.

The Congo is the largest country in Africa True or false

a)

false

b)

true

61.

South Africa is at the top of Africd. True or falswe

a)

false

b)

true

62.

What is the Sahel?

a)

It is the transition between the desert and the savanna

b)

It is the transition between the desert and dessert

c)

It is the transition between Egypt and the rest of Africa

d)

It is the transition of an oasis

63.

The longest river in Africa is the Nile

a)

true

b)

false

64.

The Nile River runs south

a)

false

b)

true

65.

Match the following geographic regions of Africa.

a)
1.

Sahara

b)
2.

Eastern

c)
3.

Southern

d)
4.

Western

e)
5.

Central

66.

This region of Africa contains Ethiopia with high elevation plateaus.

a)

Western

b)

Eastern

c)

Central

d)

Southern

67.

Which of the following is NOT a distinct vegetation zone located in West Africa?

a)

Desert

b)

Tundra

c)

Savanna/Grassland

d)

Forest

68.

Match the following physical landforms/ with the region it is located in?

a)

Sahara Desert

1.

North

b)

Cape of Good Hope

2.

South

c)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

3.

East

d)

100 inches of rain per year

4.

West

e)

Congo River

5.

Central

69.

Label the following major bodies of water on the map:

1. Red Sea

2. Mediterranean Sea

3. Indian Ocean

4. Atlantic Ocean.

5. Lake Victoria

6. Nile River & Delta

70.

What is Africa's largest river?

a)

The Mississippi River

b)

The Nile River

c)

The Yellow River

d)

The Congo River

71.

What is the name of the large desert that covers most of northern Africa?

a)

The Sahara Desert

b)

The Mojave Desert

c)

The Nile Desert

d)

I don't know

72.

Feature #4

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Kalahari Desert

c)

Sahel

d)

Congo Basin

73.

Feature #1

a)

Niger River

b)

Nile River

c)

Congo River

d)

Danube River

74.
Feature #3
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Southern Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
75.
Feature #5
a)
Lake Victoria
b)
Lake Elizabeth
c)
Lake Superior
d)
Lake Africa
76.

What is the highest peak in Africa?

a)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

b)

Mt. Everest

c)

Himalayan Mountains

d)

Rocky Mountains

77.
What geographic feature is highlighted? It is a ridge & plate boundary with lots of volcanic activity beneath its surface. Millions of years from now, it will split the continent in half.
a)
Sahel
b)
Transition Zone
c)
Ring of Fire
d)
Great Rift Valley
78.

Why is the population of the Sahara so low?

a)

Too much water

b)

Too much oil

c)

Limited access to oil

d)

Limited access to water

79.

What number marks South Africa?

a)

11

b)

13

c)

14

d)

15

80.

What landform has rolling grassland and scattered trees?

a)

Savanna

b)

Nile River

c)

Tropical Rain Forest

d)

Niger River

81.

What landform lies along the Atlantic Coast near the equator?

a)

Sahel

b)

Savanah

c)

Niger River

d)

Tropical Rain Forest

82.

What mountain range is located in North Africa?

a)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

b)

Atlas Mountains

c)

Sahel Mountains

d)

The Alps

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