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Physical Characteristics of US

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the largest freshwater lake in the world?

a)

Great Salt Lake

b)

Lake Superior

c)

Crater Lake

d)

Lake Winnebago

2.

Created by the Colorado River, which landform can be seen from space?

a)

Death Valley

b)

Great Salt Lake

c)

Grand Canyon

d)

Lake Winnebago

3.

Groups of mountains with similar direction are called

a)

Mountain family

b)

Mountain community

c)

Mountain range

d)

River valley

4.

Area of land drained by a river system

a)

Mountain range

b)

Plains

c)

River drain

d)

River valley

5.

Relatively flat land that has little change in elevation

a)

Basin

b)

Plains

c)

Peninsula

d)

River valley

6.

The largest mountain range in North America

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Cascade Mountains

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Great Smoky Mountains

7.

The longest river in the US

a)

Missouri River

b)

Rio Grande

c)

Colorado River

d)

Mississippi River

8.

What unique physical feature helped Europeans settle in America?

a)

Great Salt Lake

b)

Grand Canyon

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Chesapeake Bay

9.

The largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere

a)

Lake Superior

b)

Lake Winnebago

c)

Great Salt Lake

d)

Gulf of Mexico

10.

The Kettle Moraines in our area were formed by

a)

Plate Tectonics

b)

Glaciers moving through the area

c)

Volcanic activity

d)

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