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The Americas Geography PHYSICAL FEATURES

Total questions: 93

Worksheet time: 4hrs 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this North American Physical Feature?

a)

Missouri River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Colorado River

d)

Hudson River

e)

Rio Grande River

2.

What is this North American Physical Feature?

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)
Lake Huron
c)
Lake Erie
d)
Hudson Bay
e)

Lake Superior

3.

Which mountain range is pictured here?

a)

Appalachian Mtns.

b)

Rocky Mtns.

c)

Andes Mtns.

d)

Ural Mtns.

e)

Sierra Madre Mtns.

4.

What western mountain range is pictured here and stretches all the way from Alaska in the north down through Canada to New Mexico in the United States?

a)

Rocky Mtns.

b)

Andes Mtns.

c)

Appalachian Mtns.

d)

Canadian Mtns.

e)

Sierra Madre Mtns.

5.

Click on the Gulf of Mexico.

A
B
C
D
6.

Click on Hudson Bay

A
B
C
D
7.

Click on the Great Lakes

A
B
C
D
8.

Click on the Baja Peninsula

A
B
C
D
9.

Which countries border the Great Lakes?

a)

Canada

b)

United States

c)

Mexico

d)

Greenland

e)

Cuba

10.

There are five great lakes but only 4 touch our state of Michigan. Which lake does NOT touch our state?

a)
Michigan
b)
Huron
c)
Erie
d)
Ontario
e)

Michigan

11.

What mountain range does U.S. and Canada share to the west?

a)

Appalachian Mtns

b)

Belize Mountains

c)

Arctic Mountains

d)

Rocky Mountains

e)

Sierra Madre Mountains

12.

This is a huge area of exposed continental crust underlying the majority of North America. This area is the LARGEST mass of exposed Precambrian rock on the face of the earth (4.28 BILLION years old).

It is one of the world's richest areas in terms of mineral ores, such as nickel, gold, silver, and copper.

a)

the Great Lakes Region

b)

the Rocky Mountain Region

c)

the Canadian Shield

d)

Patagonia

e)

Baja Peninsula

13.

Match the following

a)
1.

Lake Huron

b)
2.

Lake Ontario

c)
3.

Lake Michigan

d)
4.

Lake Erie

e)
5.

Lake Superior

14.

Drag and drop each Great Lake to correctly label our state of Michigan.

a)Lake Ontario
b)Lake Superior
c)Lake Michigan
d)Lake Huron
e)Lake Erie
1
2
3
4
5
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
15.

What landform/physical feature is represented by letter B?

a)

Rio Grande River

b)

Missouri River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Colorado River

e)

Hudson River

16.

What landform/physical feature is represented by letter D?

a)

Rio Grande River

b)

Colorado River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Missouri River

e)

Hudson River

17.

What landform/physical feature is represented by letter C?

a)

Rio Grande River

b)

Ohio River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Missouri River

e)

Colorado River

18.

Which physical feature is circled on the map?

a)

Atlantic Coastal Plain

b)

Great Lakes

c)

Great Basin

d)

Canadian Shield

e)

Great Plains

19.

Which physical feature on the map is an important means for transportation and trade for the Midwest?

a)

Hudson River

b)

Colorado River

c)

Ohio River

d)

Mississippi River

e)

Missouri River

20.

What major mountain range is located in the eastern United States?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Sierra Nevada

d)

Sierra Madre Mountains

e)

Andes Mountains

21.

Which river forms a border between the USA and Mexico?

a)

Missouri

b)

Mississippi

c)

Hudson

d)

Rio Grande

e)

Colorado

22.

What does the acronym H.O.M.E.S. stand for?

(What does it help us remember?)

a)

the names of the five Great Lakes

b)

the names of North American rivers from largest to smallest

c)

the names of the mountains in the USA from smallest to largest

d)

the names of the five most important cultures of Mesoamerica

e)

the names of the five most important natural resources of Michigan

23.

The Erie Canal system is a critically important 363-mile, man-made waterway in the USA that connects ________ with __________ via the Hudson River in upstate New York. (Bonus)

a)

the Great Lakes, the Atlantic Ocean

b)

the Pacific, Atlantic Ocean

c)

Hudson Bay, the Great Lakes

d)

the Colorado River, the Mississippi River

e)

the Rio Grande River to the Gulf of Mexico

24.

What river is highlighted on the map?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Rio Grande River

c)

Hudson River

d)

Colorado River

e)

Missouri River

25.

What is the LONGEST river in North America?

a)

Missouri River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Colorado River

d)

Hudson River

e)

Rio Grande River

26.

What is the SECOND longest river in North America?

a)

Missouri River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Colorado River

d)

Hudson River

e)

Rio Grande River

27.

The Rio Grande River is on the boundary of _______ and _________.

a)

United States of America

b)

Canada

c)

Honduras

d)

Mexico

e)

Guatamala

28.
This landform and physical features has very few trees and lots of grassland
a)
Great Plains
b)
Continental Divide
c)
Great Basin
d)
Death Valley
29.
Which Ocean is on the West coast of the United States?
a)
Arctic 
b)
Atlantic 
c)
Pacific 
d)
Indian 
30.
Which Ocean is on the Northern boarder of North America ?
a)
Arctic
b)
Atlantic 
c)
Pacific 
d)
Indian
31.
What large mountain range is pictured here?
a)
Catskill Moutains
b)
Rocky Moutanins
c)
Appalachian Mountains
32.

Name the physical feature.

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Ohio River

c)

Great Lakes

d)

Missouri River

33.

What are the names of the 2 major mountain ranges in the United States?

a)

Rocky Mountains and Andes Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains and Appalachian Mountains

c)

Appalachian Mountains and Andes Mountains

d)

Appalachian Mountains and Mississippi Mountains

34.
Tallest mountain chain in North America
a)
Appalachians
b)
Coastal Range
c)
Rockies
d)
St. Lawrence
35.

The Canadian shield extends around the

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Canadian Cordillera

c)

Victoria Island

d)

Hudson Bay

36.

What Is The Yellow Box Surrounding?

a)

Caribbean Sea

b)

Amazon River

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

37.

What feature is circled on this map?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Great Plains

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Great Lakes

38.

What feature is circled on this map?

a)

Death Valley

b)

Great Plains

c)

Atlantic Coastal Plain

d)

Appalachian Mountains

39.

Region 2 on the map is west of the Coastal Plain and stretches from eastern Canada to western Alabama, it is the...

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Coastal Range

40.

Region 1 on the map is wrapped around the Hudson Bay and only a little piece of it reaches the US, it is the...

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Canadian Shield

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Great Plains

41.

Region 4 on the map is west of the Interior Lowlands and east of the Rocky Mountains, it is the...

a)

Interior Lowlands

b)

Canadian Shield

c)

Coastal Range

d)

Great Plains

42.

What does the red shaded area represent?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Atlantic Coastal Plain

c)

The Continental Divide

43.

Place the following landforms in the correct spot on the map.

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Caribbean Sea

1
2
3
4
1)
2)
3)
4)
44.

Place the following landforms in the correct spot on the map.

a)Central Mexican Pleateau
b)Andes Mountains
c)Yucatan Peninsula
d)Caribbean Sea
e)Pacific Ocean
1
2
3
4
5
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
45.

What major chain of mountains in South America is the world's longest at over 4,400 miles and has the highest mountains outside of Asia?

a)

The Andes

b)

The Rockies

c)

The Sierra Madres

d)

The Alps

e)

The Himalayas

46.

What is the major tropical rainforest in South America?

a)

The Amazon Rainforest

b)

The Tama Kinabalu Rainforest

c)

The Valdivian Rainforest

d)

The Hana Rainforest

e)

El Yunque Rainforest

47.

What river in South America is the world's 2nd longest and carries 20% of Earth's river water?

a)

The Amazon River

b)

The Orinoco River

c)

El Rio de la Plata

d)

The Parana River

e)

The Paraguay River

48.

What sea borders South America to the north?

a)

The Caribbean Sea

b)

The Mediterranean Sea

c)

The Gulf of Mexico

d)

The Black Sea

e)

The Dead Sea

49.

What Ocean borders South America to the west?

a)

The Pacific Ocean

b)

The Atlantic Ocean

c)

The Arctic Ocean

d)

The Indian Ocean

e)

The Southern Ocean

50.

What Ocean borders South America to the east?

a)

The Pacific Ocean

b)

The Atlantic Ocean

c)

The Arctic Ocean

d)

The Indian Ocean

e)

The Southern Ocean

51.

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

a)

Patagonia

b)

Pampas

c)

Altiplano

d)

Llanos

e)

Guyana

52.

Which waterfall, the world's tallest from top at bottom at over 3,200 feet, cascades down the side of the Auyán Tepui in Venezuela?

a)

Angel Falls

b)

Victoria Falls

c)

Niagara Falls

d)

Iguazú Falls

53.

What is an isthmus?

a)

A large raised area of mostly level land.

b)

A strip of land with water on both sides that joins two larger bodies of land.

c)

A flat grassland region.

d)

A dense evergreen forest that has abundant rainfall year-round.

54.
Which physical feature stretches 4,500 miles along the west coast of South America?
a)
Sierra Madre Mountains
b)
Atacama Desert
c)
Amazon River
d)
Andes Mountains
55.

The _____________ River runs through Brazil and into Peru and Ecuador, and is the second-longest river in the world.

a)

Nile

b)

Orinoco

c)

Amazon

d)

Guyana

56.

Which physical feature is identified in the image

a)

The Black Forest

b)

The Amazon Rainforest

c)

Daintree Rainforest

d)

Tongass National Forest

57.

What mountains are found in Mexico?

a)

Sierra Madre Occidental

b)

Andes

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Appalachian

58.

Which river is displayed on the map

a)

The Nile River

b)

The Rhine River

c)

The Danube River

d)

The Amazon River

59.

Which body of water surrounds the islands of the West Indies and serves as a major trade route for Latin American countries?

a)

The Panama Canal

b)

The Atlantic Ocean

c)

The Caribbean Sea

d)

The Gulf of Mexico

60.

Which physical feature is identified in the image?

a)

The Amazon River

b)

The Gulf of Mexico

c)

The Mediterranean Sea

d)

The Caribbean Sea

61.

Which ocean covers the western coast of South America?

a)

The Pacific Ocean

b)

The Indian Ocean

c)

The Arctic Ocean

d)

The Atlantic Ocean

62.

Which ocean covers the eastern coast of South America?

a)

The Atlantic Ocean

b)

The Pacific Ocean

c)

The Arctic Ocean

d)

The Southern Ocean

63.

Which man-made physical feature crosses the isthmus of Panama and serves as a major "shortcut" that allows ships to travel between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans?

a)

The Gulf of Mexico

b)

The English Channel

c)

The Panama Canal

d)

The Amazon River

64.

What mountain range is the 2nd largest in the world stretching 4,500 miles along the western coast of South America?

a)

The Himalayas

b)

The Sierra Madre Mountains

c)

The Alps

d)

The Andes

65.

Which mountain range has three major system of mountain ranges along the eastern, western, and southern coasts of Latin America?

a)

Sierra Madre Mountains

b)

The Pyrenees Mountains

c)

The Ural Mountains

d)

The Andes Mountains

66.
What physical feature is located in the country highlighted on the map?
a)
Sierra Madre Mountains
b)
Andes Mountains
c)
Caribbean Sea
d)
Gulf of Mexico
67.

What features is pictured here?

a)

Amazon Rainforest

b)

Andes Mountains

c)

Caribbean Ocean

d)

Atacama Desert

68.
This physical feature stretches the width of South America.
a)
Caribbean Sea
b)
Amazon River
c)
Andes Mountains
d)
Panama Canal
69.
This physical feature borders Mexico, the United States, and Cuba.
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Caribbean Sea
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
70.
a)
Amazon River
b)
Rio Grande River
c)
Rio de la Plata
d)
Orinoco River
71.

Which physical feature is shown on the map in dark green?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Amazon Rainforest

c)

Strait of Magellan

d)

The Pampas

72.

This is the Longest river in South America.

a)

Nile River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Amazon River

73.

Name the shaded in landform:

a)

Yucatan Peninsula

b)

Isthmus of Panama

c)

Baja California

d)

Rio Grande

74.

Name the shaded in landform:

a)

Yucatan Peninsula

b)

Baja California

c)

Sierra Madre Oriental

d)

Isthmus of Panama

75.

Name the shaded in landform:

a)

Baja California

b)

Sierra Madre Occidental

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Yucatan Peninsula

76.
Which country contains the majority of the Amazon Rainforest?
a)
Peru
b)
Chile
c)
Mexico
d)
Brazil
77.

Which mountain range has three major system of mountain ranges along the eastern, western, and southern coasts of Latin America?

a)

Sierra Madre Mountains

b)

The Pyrenees Mountains

c)

The Ural Mountains

d)

The Andes Mountains

78.

What is this?

a)

Parana River

b)

Amazon River

c)

Andes Mtns.

d)

Caribbean Sea

79.

What is the name of the ocean highlighted blue?

a)

Southern Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

80.

What is the name of the ocean highlighted blue?

a)

Southern Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

81.

Which body of water is located at 15?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Caribbean Sea

d)

Indian Ocean

82.

Which body of water is located at 10?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Southern Ocean

d)

Caribbean Sea

83.

Which body of water is located at 14?

a)

Caribbean Sea

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Southern Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

84.

Which body of water is located at 3?

a)

Southern Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Caribbean Sea

85.

Which river is located at 1?

a)

Amazon River

b)

Orinoco River

c)

Parana River

d)

Mississippi River

86.

Which landform is located at 8?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Brazilian Highlands

c)

Amazon Basin

d)

Pampas

87.

Which river is located at 12?

a)

Parana River

b)

Orinoco River

c)

Amazon River

d)

Nile River

88.

Which physical feature is located at "F"

a)

St Lawrence River

b)

Great Lakes

c)

Canadian Shield

d)

Hudson Bay

e)

Rocky Mountains

89.

What is region #3?

a)

Mesoamerica

b)

Caribbean

c)

South America

90.
What is the name of this region?
a)
Mesoamerica
b)
Asia Minor
c)
Middle East
d)
Mesopotamia
91.
Which region is shown on the map?
a)
Latin America
b)
Western Hemisphere
c)
Mesoamerica
d)
Central America
92.
Which region is shown on the map?
a)
Latin America
b)
Western Hemisphere
c)
Mesoamerica
d)
Central America
93.
Which region is shown on the map?
a)
Latin America
b)
Western Hemisphere
c)
Mesoamerica
d)
Central America

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