WorksheetsNorth America Unit Assessment
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Poconos, Catskills, and Adirondacks are all mountains in the -
a)
A) Northeast
b)
B) Midwest
c)
C) Southeast
d)
D) West
2.
Great Salt Lake, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and Great Basin are all in the –
a)
A) Northeast
b)
B) Midwest
c)
C) Southeast
d)
D) West
3.
The table above shows states from the –
a)
A) Northeast
b)
B) Midwest
c)
C) Southeast
d)
D) West
4.
Which state from the above table saw the biggest increase in population?
a)
A) Illinois
b)
B) Indiana
c)
C) Wisconsin
d)
D) Minnesota
5.
Which biome is most common in the Great Plains?
a)
A) Rainforest
b)
B) Desert
c)
C) Tundra
d)
D) Grassland
6.
Which natural wonder sits on the US-Canadian border and near the Great Lakes?
a)
A) Grand Canyon
b)
B) Rocky Mountains
c)
C) Niagara Falls
d)
D) Columbia River
7.
The Occidental and Oriental are two ranges of the ______ mountains in Mexico.
a)
A) Cordillera
b)
B) Sierra Madre
c)
C) Sierra Nevada
d)
D) Andes
8.
The natural underground pool seen here is a ____ and common in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.
a)
A) Altiplano
b)
B) Maquiladora
c)
C) Cenote
d)
D) Riviera
9.
_____________ ? ______________
- Population of 336 million
- 3rd largest country by population & land area
- Constitution-based federal republic
What country is described by the statements above?
a)
A) The United States
b)
B) Mexico
c)
C) Canada
d)
D) None of the above
10.
The “Mexican Riviera” is a _______ region.
a)
A) Formal
b)
B) Functional
c)
C) Perceptual
d)
D) Undefined
11.
The Gulf of Mexico now provides what valuable resource to both the US and Mexico?
a)
A) Lumber
b)
B) Oil
c)
C) Coal
d)
D) Gold
12.
Which civilization was NOT present in Mexico prior to the arrival of Europeans?
a)
A) The Olmec
b)
B) The Maya
c)
C) The Aztecs
d)
D) The Inuit
13.
Which region is known as the “Breadbasket of Canada”?
a)
A) The Cordillera
b)
B) The Canadian Prairie
c)
C) The Canadian Sheild
d)
D) The Maritime Provinces
14.
Canada is still part of a Commonwealth led by –
a)
A) Denmark
b)
B) Great Britain
c)
C) The United States
d)
D) The USMCA
15.
Which best describes where most of Canada’s population lives?
a)
A) Near the US border.
b)
B) Along its coastlines.
c)
C) Around the Canadian Shield.
d)
D) In its Prairie region.
16.
Which French-speaking province considered separating from Canada in 1995?
a)
A) Manitoba
b)
B) Nova Scotia
c)
C) British Columbia
d)
D) Quebec
17.
Explain the impact of geography on tourism in either the United States, Mexico, or Canada. How does geography influence the types of tourism activities in these areas?
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