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QUIZ A Varied Land

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which mountain range is the longest in North America?

a)

Cascade Range

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Sierra Nevada

2.

What is a plateau?

a)

A large body of saltwater

b)

A high, flat landform that rises above surrounding land

c)

A low area surrounded by higher land

d)

A vast area of flat land

3.

Which of the following rivers flows west toward the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Missouri River

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Columbia River

4.

What is the Great Salt Lake known for?

a)

Being the deepest lake in North America

b)

Being the largest freshwater lake in the Western Hemisphere

c)

Being the smallest lake in the United States

d)

Being the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere

5.

Which of the following is NOT one of the Great Lakes?

a)

Lake Erie

b)

Lake Tahoe

c)

Lake Ontario

d)

Lake Huron

6.

What is the Continental Divide?

a)

A plateau in the Southwest

b)

An imaginary line in the Rockies where rivers flow east or west

c)

A basin in the Great Basin region

d)

A line of mountains on the East Coast

7.

Which of the following states is NOT part of the Colorado Plateau?

a)

New Mexico

b)

Utah

c)

Arizona

d)

Nevada

8.

What is the primary characteristic of a basin?

a)

It is a mountain range

b)

It is a high, flat landform

c)

It is a vast area of flat land

d)

It is a large area that lies below the level of the surrounding land

9.

Which of the following deserts is located in the United States?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Kalahari Desert

d)

Mojave Desert

10.

What is the primary feature of a canyon?

a)

A large, flat area of land

b)

A deep gorge typically with a river flowing through it

c)

A high, flat landform

d)

A small, isolated hill

11.

Which of the following is a major river in the United States?

a)

Yangtze River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Nile River

d)

Amazon River