WorksheetsCopy of Quiz 4-1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The horseshoe shaped area that surrounds the Hudson Bay and has minerals like iron ore and nickel is the
a)
Appalachian Region
b)
Interior West
c)
Great Plains
d)
Canadian Shield
2.
The oldest mountains in North America are the
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Coast Mountains
c)
Alaska Range
d)
Appalachian Mountains
3.
The highest point in North America, located in Alaska is
a)
Denali
b)
Mt Helena
c)
Mt. Shasta
d)
Mt Hood
4.
This determines which way rivers flow from the Rocky Mountains
a)
wind currents
b)
Great Lakes
c)
Continental Divide
d)
Denali
5.
A major source of Hydroelectric power for both the U.S. and Canada is
a)
Great Lakes
b)
St. Lawrence River
c)
Mississippi River
d)
Niagara Falls
6.
This is an important fishing grounds off the coast of Canada
a)
Grand Banks
b)
Piedmont
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mississippi River
7.
The Atlantic Megalopolis contains the following cities....pick 5
a)
Halifax
b)
NYC
c)
Philadelphia
d)
Washington D.C.
e)
Boston
8.
These two rivers are important to trade in Canada and the U.S.
a)
Colorado River
b)
St. Lawrence River
c)
Mississippi River
d)
Niagara River
9.
Mountain chains that run side by side are called
a)
ranges
b)
volcanoes
c)
cordilleras
d)
hills
10.
Why are Alberta's oil reserves expensive to obtain?
a)
They are hard to find
b)
There is not a lot of oil
c)
They are mixed with sand
d)
It costs a lot to drill in Canada
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