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Unit 5: United States and Canada

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are found at the eastern and western edges of the United States and Canada?

a)

Islands

b)

Trenches

c)

Mountains

d)

Rivers

2.

Where is the highest point on the North American continent?

a)

Great Basin

b)

Denali

c)

Death Valley

d)

Grand Canyon

3.

Where is the lowest and hottest point on the North American continent?

a)

Great Basin

b)

Denali

c)

Death Valley

d)

Grand Canyon

4.

Which landform is shaped like a low, broad bowl that contains a very hot and dry climate?

a)

Great Basin

b)

Denali

c)

Death Valley

d)

Grand Canyon

5.

Which landform that is found south of the Great Basin is heavily eroded with flat-topped mesas and is home to the Grand Canyon?

a)

Great Basin

b)

Denali

c)

Colorado Plateau

d)

Columbia Plateau

6.

Which landform that is found north of the Great Basin was formed by lava that rose up from cracks in the earth?

a)

Great Basin

b)

Denali

c)

Colorado Plateau

d)

Columbia Plateau

7.

East of the Rocky Mountains, the land decreases in elevation and flattens into which region?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Canadian Shield

c)

Piedmont

d)

Great Plains

8.

Which term describes a wide area of rolling hills and rivers?

a)

Chapparal

b)

Mesa

c)

Piedmont

d)

Tundra

9.

Which term describes a giant core of rock centered on the Hudson and James bays that anchors the continent?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Canadian Shield

c)

Piedmont

d)

Great Plains

10.

What is North America's oldest mountain range?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Canadian Shield

c)

Piedmont

d)

Great Plains

11.

Why are the tops of the Appalachian Mountains rounded?

a)

The mountains were originally underwater

b)

Water erosion slowly wore away the tops over time

c)

The soil of the mountains is mainly soft clay

d)

The government reshaped the tops so planes would have better visibility

12.

What is the name for a ridge that separates rivers flowing towards opposite sides?

a)

Headwater

b)

Tributary

c)

Continental Divide

d)

Aquaculture

13.

What is the name of the water source of a river?

a)

Headwater

b)

Tributary

c)

Continental Divide

d)

Aquaculture

14.

What is the term for fish farming?

a)

Headwater

b)

Tributary

c)

Continental Divide

d)

Aquaculture

15.

What is the name for a smaller creek, stream, or river that flows into one main river?

a)

Headwater

b)

Tributary

c)

Continental Divide

d)

Aquaculture

16.

What is the second-longest river in North America?

a)

Missouri River

b)

Red River

c)

Colorado River

d)

Mississippi River

17.

What are Lakes Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior also called?

a)

Grand Banks

b)

Great Lakes

c)

Shining Seas

d)

Canadian Shield

18.

Which water system and landform forms another part of the border between the U.S. and Canada?

a)

Great Lakes

b)

Continental Divide

c)

Niagara Falls

d)

Mississippi River

19.

Canadian cities like Quebec, Montreal, and Ottawa formed along which river and its tributaries?

a)

Hudson River

b)

St. Lawrence River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Ohio River

20.

What created Canada's Great Bear Lake and Great Slave Lake?

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Humans

c)

Glaciers

d)

Earthquakes

21.

What is the name for twisting funnels of air with winds that can reach 300 miles per hour?

a)

Tornado

b)

Chinook

c)

Hurricane

d)

Blizzard

22.

What is the name for a snowstorm with winds of more than 35 miles per hour, heavy or blowing snow, and low visibility for three hours or more?

a)

Tornado

b)

Chinook

c)

Hurricane

d)

Blizzard

23.

What is the name for a seasonal warm wind that blows down the Rockies and melts snow?

a)

Tornado

b)

Chinook

c)

Hurricane

d)

Blizzard

24.

What is the name for an ocean storm hundreds of miles wide with winds of 74 miles per hour or more?

a)

Tornado

b)

Chinook

c)

Hurricane

d)

Blizzard

25.

What series of sharp-peaked mountains was created by collisions between tectonic plates millions of years ago?

a)

Pacific Ranges

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Andes Mountains

26.

Name the body of water shown here between Florida and Texas/Mexico.

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Chesapeake Bay

27.

Where is the star?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Great Basin Desert

c)

Great Plains

d)

Pacific Coastal Range

e)

Rocky Mountains

28.

Identify the land feature.

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Great Plains

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Gulf Coastal Plains

29.

Identify the land feature.

a)

Gulf Coastal Plains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Great Plains

30.

Identify the body of water.

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Gulf of Mexico

31.

Identify the body of water.

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

32.

Which river is highlighted in blue?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Missouri River

c)

Colorado River

d)

Ohio River

33.

Which river is highlighted in blue?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Missouri River

c)

Colorado River

d)

Ohio River

34.

Which river is highlighted in blue?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Missouri River

c)

Colorado River

d)

Ohio River

35.

Which river is highlighted in blue?

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Ohio River

c)

Columbia River

d)

Colorado River

36.

Which river is highlighted in blue?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Missouri River

c)

Colorado River

d)

Ohio River

37.

Where is the star?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Great Lakes

d)

Gulf of Mexico

38.

Which Great Lake is number 1?

a)

Huron

b)

Ontario

c)

Michigan

d)

Superior

39.

Which Great Lake is number 2?

a)

Huron

b)

Michigan

c)

Ontario

d)

Superior

40.

Which Great Lake is number 3?

a)

Superior

b)

Michigan

c)

Huron

d)

Ontario

41.

Which Great Lake is number 4?

a)

Superior

b)

Huron

c)

Erie

d)

Michigan

42.

Which Great Lake is number 5?

a)

Superior

b)

Michigan

c)

Huron

d)

Ontario

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