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Geography of the Southeast

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the landscape of the Southeast consist of?

a)

Lowlands and highlands

b)

Volcanoes and lava plains

c)

Deserts and mountains

d)

Tundras and ice fields

2.

Which plains make up the coastal region of the Southeast?

a)

The Great Plains and the Central Plains

b)

The Atlantic Plain and the Gulf Coastal Plain

c)

The Mojave Plain and the Sonoran Plain

d)

The High Plains and the Low Plains

3.

What is the highest point of the Appalachian Mountains?

a)

Piedmont

b)

Mount Ozark

c)

Mount Mitchell

d)

Mount Okeechobee

4.

What does the word 'Piedmont' mean?

a)

Beside the river

b)

At the foot of the mountain

c)

At the top of the mountain

d)

In the middle of the plains

5.

Which river is the longest in the Southeast?

a)

The Mississippi River

b)

The Missouri River

c)

The Ohio River

d)

The Arkansas River

6.

How did the Appalachian Mountains form?

a)

Volcanic activity

b)

Glacial movements

c)

Meteor impacts

d)

Tectonic plate movements

7.

What type of vegetation covers the Central Lowland?

a)

Cacti and desert shrubs

b)

Tall prairie grasses and deciduous forests

c)

Tropical rainforests

d)

Coniferous forests

8.

Between which two states does the Atlantic Coastal Plain stretch?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Maine

c)

New York

d)

Florida

e)

Georgia

9.

What type of landform is associated with the "fall line" which borders the Atlantic Plains?

a)

Waterfall

b)

Delta

c)

Basin

d)

Archipelago

10.

Where do many of the rivers in this region start?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Gulf of Mexico