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US & Canada Physical and Political Geography

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which two physical features do the United States and Canada share?

a)

Appalachian Mountains and Mississippi River

b)

Rocky Mountains and the Great Lakes

c)

Mississippi River and the Great Lakes

d)

St. Lawrence Seaway and Rocky Mountains

2.

This major river covers over 2,300 miles and flows from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico

a)

The Missouri River

b)

The Mississippi River

c)

The Hudson River

d)

The St. Lawrence River

3.
Which region is pictured here above?
a)
Southeast
b)
Northeast
c)
Midwest
d)
Pacific
4.
This Ocean lies to the North of Canada
a)
Atlantic
b)
Arctic
c)
Pacific
d)
Indian
5.

The Eastern region of the United States is characterized by

a)

the Great Plains, the Appalachian Mountain Range, and the New England Coast

b)

the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and the St. Lawrence Seaway

c)

the Appalachian Mountain Range, the St. Lawrence Seaway, and the Atlantic Coastal Plain

d)

the Appalachian Mountain Range, the New England Coast, and the Rocky Mountain Range

6.

The _________ is the part of the Rocky Mountains where rivers stop flowing east and start flowing west

a)

Continental Divide

b)

contiguous

c)

Cordillera

d)

Separatists

7.
Which number on the map shows The Rocky Mountains ?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.
Which physical feature is a major source of US-Canada and overseas trading that connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Oceans?
a)
The Hudson Bay
b)
The St. Lawrence River
c)
The Great Lakes
d)
The Rocky Mountains
9.
What are the Great Plains of the United States?
a)
a. the flat, desolate area in central Alaska
b)
b. a flat area between the Pacific Ranges and the Rocky Mountains
c)
c. the flat region surrounding the Great Lakes
d)
the flat landscape between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River
10.
What large mountain range is pictured here?
a)

Catskill Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)
Appalachian Mountains
d)

Ozark Mountains

11.

What number is Houston?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

12.

What number is Chicago?

a)

2

b)

10

c)

4

d)

5

13.

What number is Washington D.C.?

a)

3

b)

10

c)

4

d)

5

14.

What number is Toronto?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

15.

What number is Quebec?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

16.

What number is Vancouver?

a)

1

b)

6

c)

2

d)

9

17.

What number is the Colorado River?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

18.

What number is the Rio Grande?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

19.

What number marks the approximate location of the Canadian Shield?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

20.

What number marks the approximate location of the Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Plains?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4