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1st Quarter Final Exam: Part 5 - The Americas Geography

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The study of the earth, its features and its people is called
a)
Environment
b)
Cartography
c)
Geography
d)
Schoolology
2.

The account of what happened in the lives of different peoples.

a)

longitude

b)

history

c)

latitude

d)

geography

3.

Before 1500, __________ used information from sailors, travelers and legends to create maps of the world.

a)

tributary

b)

cartographers

c)

hemispheres

d)

elevation

4.

Area between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains.

a)

Great Plains

b)

Great Lakes

c)

Western Hemisphere

d)

Sierra Nevada

5.

Mountain range that lies inland from the Pacific Coast in the United States.

a)

Great Plains

b)

Great Lakes

c)

Western Hemisphere

d)

Sierra Nevada

6.

Geographers help historians understand the past by

a)

showing how people and the land are related.

b)

reporting current events.

c)

studying different systems of government.

d)

comparing people and animals.

7.

What is the name of the mountains chain that runs along the eastern part of North America? They were once very high rugged mountains but have been worn down throughout the years.

a)

The Appalachian Mountains.

b)

The Alps.

c)

The Rocky Mountains.

d)

The Himalayas.

8.

Which kind of map is correctly paired with what it shows?

a)

physical map – natural features

b)

population map – natural resources

c)

economic map – battle sites

d)

political map – climates

9.

An isthmus is:

a)

wide section of land

b)

an island

c)

narrow strip of land between two larger land areas surrounded by water

d)

a Mayan holiday

10.
Most of the people of Central America speak:
a)
English
b)
Spanish
c)
Caribbean
d)
British
11.
Very large rainforest in South America that a very large river runs through
a)
Indian Rainforest
b)
Amazon Rainforest
c)
Costa Rica Rainforest
d)
Brazil Rainforest
12.

The continent we live on is _______.

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

13.

Which river located in South America is the arrow pointing to on this map?

a)

Nile River

b)

Amazon River

c)

Bering Strait

d)

Andes River

14.

The world's longest mountain range is in South America. It is labeled on this map. What is it called?

a)

Pampas Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Mount St. Helen

d)

Andes Mountains

15.
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
16.

The ____________ are the largest mountain system in North American.

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

The Alps

c)

Nova Scotia Mountains

d)

Lawerence Mountains

17.

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

18.

How many continents are there in the world?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

10

d)

1 Giant Continent

19.

What is this direction finder called?

a)

Briar Rose

b)

Yellow Rose

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Rose Bowl

20.

What 2 oceans border the USA?

a)

Atlantic and Arctic

b)

Arctic and Pacific

c)

Atlantic and Pacific

d)

Atlantic and Southern

21.

What continent is circled?

a)

Brazil

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

Iceland

22.

What is the name of the plateau of ancient, hard rock surrounding the Hudson Bay?

a)

Canadian Shield

b)

Hudson Shield

c)

Hudson Bay Plateau

d)

Canadian Plains

23.

What two extensions of the Atlantic Ocean border Mexico and Central America on the east?

a)

Rio Bravo del Norte

b)

Caribbean Sea

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Lake Nicaragua

e)

Rio Grande

24.

Which physical feature is circled in GREEN on the map?

a)

Aleutian Islands

b)

Sonoran Desert

c)

Yucatan Peninsula

d)

Alaskan Peninsula

25.

Which body of water lies SOUTH of the US and EAST of Mexico? Shown in orange on the map.

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Caribbean Sea

d)

West Indie Sea

26.

What desert in South America is the world's driest hot desert?

a)

The Atacama Desert

b)

The Sonoran Desert

c)

The Gobi Desert

d)

The Sahara Desert

27.

What cool, dry, temperate plain in Southern Argentina is good for grazing sheep?

a)

Patagonia

b)

Pampas

c)

Altiplano

d)

Llanos

28.

What warm, rainy, subtropical temperate plain in eastern Argentina, Uruguay, and southern Brazil is good for ranching cattle and farming crops?

a)

Patagonia

b)

Pampas

c)

Llanos

d)

Guyana