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Americas Geography Review Exam

Total questions: 129

Worksheet time: 1hrs 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What map feature is circled in the picture?

a)

Title

b)

Compass Rose

c)

North America

d)

Directions

2.

What river is shown below?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Rio Grande River

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

3.

What river is shown below?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Rio Grande River

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

4.

What lakes are shown in blue?

a)

Large Lakes

b)

Big Lakes

c)

Great Lakes

d)

North America Lakes

5.

The Mississippi River is the longest river in North America.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which mountain range is shown in red?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountians

c)

Great Mountains

d)

North America Mountains

7.

Which mountain range is shown in red?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Great Mountains

d)

North America Mountains

8.

The Rio Grande River is on the boundary of the United States and _______.

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Canada

d)

Mexico

9.

The continent we live on is _______.

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

10.

United States and Canada were colonized by --

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

Europe

11.

Which number on the map represents the Pacific Ocean?

a)

5

b)

1

c)

6

d)

4

12.

What is the name of the body of water labeled number 1?

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Great Lakes

13.

Which mountain range stretches from Alaska to the North of Mexico?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Great Basin & Range

d)

Cascade Mountains

14.
Name Continent A!
a)
North America
b)
Africa
c)
South America
d)
Europe
15.

What mountain range is in the EASTERN part of the U.S.?

a)

K. Garcia's Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Sierra Nevada Mountains

16.

Which state can claim to have the highest spot in the United States?

a)

California

b)

Washington

c)

Colorado

d)

Alaska

17.

Which mountain range is pictured here?

a)

Appalachian Mtns.

b)

Rocky Mtns.

c)

Andes Mtns.

d)

Ural Mtns.

18.

Which mountain range is pictured here?

a)

Rocky Mtns.

b)

Andes Mtns.

c)

Appalachian Mtns.

d)

Canadian Mtns.

19.

Which country is marked by the letter A?

a)

Greenland

b)

Canada

c)

The United States

d)

Mexico

20.

Which country is marked by the letter B?

a)

Greenland

b)

Canada

c)

The United States

d)

Mexico

21.

Which country is marked by the letter C?

a)

Greenland

b)

Canada

c)

The United States

d)

Mexico

22.

Which country is marked by the letter D?

a)

Greenland

b)

Canada

c)

The United States

d)

Mexico

23.

What are the landforms marked by E, F, H, J and I known by in the United States and Canada?

a)

The Great Lakes

b)

The Riotous Rivers

c)

The Border Lakes

d)

The Border Rivers

24.

What landform is represented by letter B?

a)

Rio Grande River

b)

Canadian Rocky Mountains

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Appalachian Mountains

25.

What landform is represented by letter D?

a)

Rio Grande River

b)

West Texas Canal

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Missouri River

26.

What landform is represented by letter C?

a)

Rio Grande River

b)

West Texas Canal

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Missouri River

27.

Which of the following would you expect to find on a PHYSICAL MAP? Select ALL that apply.

a)

mountains

b)

capitol cities

c)

oceans

d)

country borders

28.

Which of the following would you expect to find on a POLITICAL MAP? Select ALL that apply.

a)

deserts

b)

major cities

c)

rivers

d)

country borders

29.
What is the following North American Physical Feature?
a)
Hudson River
b)
Lake Huron
c)
Lake Erie
d)
Hudson Bay
30.

This type of map shows landforms and bodies of water.

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

31.

This map shows borders and boundaries.

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

32.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Appalachian Mtns.

Rocky Mtns.

The Great Plains

Rio Grande River

Mississippi River

Cascade Mtns.

Sonoran Desert

Barrier
Corridor
33.

Click on the Gulf of Mexico.

34.

Which countries border the Great Lakes?

a)

Canada

b)

United States

c)

Mexico

d)

Greenland

35.

Match the following

a)

United States

1.

Washington D.C.

b)

Canada

2.

Ottawa

c)

Mexico

3.

Mexico City

d)

Greenland

4.

Nuuk

36.

Click on the Baja Peninsula.

37.

Which number on the map is the Appalachian Mountains?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

38.

Which number on the map is the Canadian Shield?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

7

39.

Which number on the map is the Cascade Range?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

40.

Which number on the map is the Colorado River?

a)

12

b)

13

c)

14

d)

15

41.

Which number on the map is the Great Lakes?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

42.

Which number on the map is the Great Plains?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

43.

Which number on the map is the Hudson Bay?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

44.

Which number on the map is the Mississippi River?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13

45.

Which number on the map is the Missouri River?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13

46.

Which number on the map is the Ohio River?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13

47.

Which number on the map is the Rio Grande?

a)

12

b)

13

c)

14

d)

15

48.

Which number on the map is the Rocky Mountains?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

49.

Which number on the map is the Sierra Nevada Mountains?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

50.

Which number on the map is the St. Lawrence River?

a)

9

b)

10

c)

11

d)

12

51.

Which number on the map is the Tennessee River?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13

52.
What country is this?
a)
Brazil
b)
Portugal
c)
Argentina
d)
Chile
53.
What country is this?
a)
Argentina
b)
Uruguay
c)
Paraguay
d)
Mexico
54.
What country is this?
a)
Brazil 
b)
Paraguay
c)
Ecuador
d)
Uruguay
55.
What country is this?
a)
Bolivia
b)
Chile
c)
Venezuela
d)
Suriname
56.
What country is this?
a)
Argentina
b)
Chile
c)
Paraguay
d)
Salvador
57.
What country is this?
a)
Bolivia
b)
Paraguay
c)
Peru
d)
Chile
58.
What country is this?
a)
Brazil
b)
Ecuador
c)
Argentina
d)
French Guiana
59.
What country is this?
a)
Colombia
b)
Venezuela
c)
Brazil
d)
Chile
60.
What country is this?
a)
Guyana
b)
French Guiana
c)
Venezuela
d)
Suriname
61.
What country is this?
a)
Guyana
b)
Uruguay
c)
Paraguay
d)
Argentina
62.
What country is this?
a)
Venezuela
b)
Suriname
c)
Chile
d)
Argentina
63.
What country is this?
a)
French Guiana
b)
Brazil
c)
Suriname
64.
What is this river?
a)
Amazon
b)
Mississippi
c)
Thames
d)
Rio Grande
65.
What is this physical feature?
a)
Grand Canyon
b)
Angel Falls
c)
Niagara Falls
d)
Lake Maracaibo
66.
What lake is this?
a)
Lake Maracaibo
b)
Lake Titicaca
c)
Andes Mountains
d)
Amazon River
67.

What country is this?

a)

Uruguay

b)

Argentina

c)

Peru

68.

What does the Atacama Desert refer to?

a)

An annual festival in Brazil

b)

A land formation having steep walls and a flat top

c)

The major landforms and bodies of water in a region

d)

A large desert in Northern Chile

69.

Which term describes the official language of Brazil?

a)

Carnival

b)

Portuguese

c)

Subtropical Climate

d)

Exports

70.

What is the Amazon Rainforest known for?

a)

The clearing of a forest area of plants

b)

A member of a South American people living in the central Andes before the Spanish conquest

c)

The Lost City of the Incas on the top of a mountain outside of Cusco

d)

World's largest tropical rainforest, covering almost 2 million square miles (mostly in Brazil)

71.

Which of these biomes is NOT in South America?

a)

Tropical Rainforest

b)

Grasslands

c)

Desert

d)

Tundra

72.

How are the seasons in the Northern and Southern hemispheres different?

a)

One hemisphere never snows.

b)

The seasons are the opposite.

c)

There is no difference.

d)

It only rains in the Southern hemisphere.

73.

What word best describes South America's landscape?

a)

Varied

b)

Flat

c)

Grassy

d)

Dry

74.

Which country has the majority of the tallest mountains in South America?

a)

Chile

b)

Brazil

c)

Argentina

d)

Bolivia

75.

Which of these is NOT a geographic area in South America?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Brazilian Highlands

c)

Cape Horn

d)

Rocky Mountains

76.

Tropical rainforests are found ______.

a)

At the North Pole

b)

On or near the equator

c)

On the ocean floor

d)

Only in the Southern Hemisphere

77.

physical features

a)
Geographical location of a place
b)
Chemical composition of a substance
c)

Major landforms and bodies of water in a region.

d)
Emotional traits of a person
78.

an annual festival held in Brazil that features song, dance,  costumes, parades, and food.


a)
Carnival
b)
Mardi Gras
c)
Oktoberfest
d)
Cinco de Mayo
79.

a land formation having steep walls and a flat top

a)
mesa
b)
plateau
c)
valley
d)
canyon
80.

Goods sent to another country to be sold there. 

a)
imports
b)
domestic
c)
exports
d)
local sales
81.

hot, humid summers and mild, chilly winters.

a)
Tropical climate
b)
Arctic climate
c)
Subtropical climate
d)
Polar climate
82.

the clearing of a forest area of plants

a)
deforestation
b)
urbanization
c)
afforestation
d)
reforestation
83.

a  member of a South American people living in the central Andes before the Spanish conquest

a)
Aztec
b)
Maya
c)
Inca
d)
Viking
84.

The Lost City of the Incas” on the top of a mountain outside of Cusco

a)
The Great Wall of China
b)
The Colosseum
c)
The Eiffel Tower
d)
Machu Picchu
85.

Countries in South America

a)
Australia, New Zealand, Fiji
b)
Mexico, Canada, United States
c)
China, Japan, India
d)
Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Guyana, Suriname
86.

2 rivers in South America:

a)
Nile and Mississippi
b)
Ganges and Danube
c)
Thames and Yangtze
d)

Amazon and Uruguay

87.

Uses for the rainforest plants

a)
Providing materials for building skyscrapers
b)
Serving as a source of fuel for vehicles
c)
Used for making electronics
d)
Providing medicine, food, and materials for shelter and clothing
88.

Which letter on the map identifies the location of the Andes Mountains?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

89.

What country is highlighted?

a)

Bolivia

b)

Uruguay

c)

French Guiana

d)

Guyana

90.

What country is highlighted?

a)

French Guiana

b)

Bolivia

c)

Uruguay

d)

Paraguay

91.

What country is highlighted?

a)

Bolivia

b)

Argentina

c)

Uruguay

d)

Columbia

92.

What country is highlighted?

a)

Chile

b)

Argentina

c)

Peru

d)

Brazil

93.

What country is highlighted?

a)

Ecuador

b)

Chile

c)

Columbia

d)

Bolivia

94.

What country is highlighted?

a)

Uruguay

b)

Peru

c)

Paraguay

d)

Chile

95.

What country is this?

a)

Chile

b)

Argentina

c)

Peru

d)

Brazil

96.

Never Gonna Give You Up

a)

Never gonna give you down

b)

Never gonna let you down

c)

never gonna THATS IT!!!

d)

I GIVE YOU UP!!!!!!

e)

Oop its an op quizziz!!

97.

YOU WERE JUST

(a)  

98.

Second-longest river in the world; located in the Amazon Rainforest:

a)

Amazon Rainforest

b)

Amazon River

c)

Nile River

d)

Brazilian River

99.

The ocean on the west coast of South America:

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Amazon River

100.

What is topography?

a)
The study of ancient civilizations
b)
The study of celestial bodies
c)
The study of the shape and features of land surfaces.
d)
The study of ocean currents
101.

What does the word "Mestizo" mean?

a)
Person of mixed European and Indigenous American descent
b)
Person of mixed African and Asian descent
c)
Person of European descent
d)
Person of Indigenous American descent
102.

Which sentence uses the word "coup" correctly?

a)
The team scored a coup in the final minutes of the game
b)
The chef prepared a delicious coup for the guests
c)
The teacher gave a coup to the students for their hard work
d)
The rebels planned a coup to overthrow the government
103.

What does the word "monopoly" mean?

a)
A term used in sports to describe a team winning all games in a season
b)
A single company or group owning all or nearly all of the market for a specific product or service.
c)
A type of government ruled by a single leader
d)
A board game where players buy, sell, and trade properties
104.

What country do Quechua people live in?

a)
Ecuador
b)
Bolivia
c)
Peru
d)
Chile
105.

What geographic feature is marked as A on the map

a)

Gulf of Panama

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Caribbean Sea

e)

Pacific Ocean

106.

What geographic feature is marked as B on the map

a)

Gulf of Panama

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Caribbean Sea

e)

Pacific Ocean

107.

What geographic feature is marked as C on the map

a)

Gulf of Panama

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Caribbean Sea

e)

Pacific Ocean

108.

What geographic feature is marked as D on the map

a)

Gulf of Panama

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Caribbean Sea

e)

Pacific Ocean

109.

What geographic feature is marked as E on the map

a)

Gulf of Panama

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Caribbean Sea

e)

Pacific Ocean

110.

What place or feature is marked as A on the map

a)

the Caribbean

b)

United States

c)

Mexico

d)

South America

e)

Tropic of Cancer

111.

What place or feature is marked as B on the map

a)

the Caribbean

b)

United States

c)

Mexico

d)

South America

e)

Tropic of Cancer

112.

What place or feature is marked as C on the map

a)

the Caribbean

b)

United States

c)

Mexico

d)

South America

e)

Tropic of Cancer

113.

What place or feature is marked as D on the map

a)

the Caribbean

b)

United States

c)

Mexico

d)

South America

e)

Tropic of Cancer

114.

What place or feature is marked as E on the map

a)

the Caribbean

b)

United States

c)

Mexico

d)

South America

e)

Tropic of Cancer

115.

What is marked as A on the map

a)

Yucatan Peninsula

b)

Baja California Peninsula

c)

Cozumel

d)

the Bahamas

116.

What is marked as C on the map

a)

Yucatan Peninsula

b)

Baja California Peninsula

c)

Cozumel

d)

the Bahamas

117.

What is marked as D on the map

a)

Yucatan Peninsula

b)

Baja California Peninsula

c)

Cozumel

d)

the Bahamas

118.

What is marked as B on the map

a)

Pico de Orizaba

b)

Pico Duarte

c)

Lake Nicaragua

d)

Rio Grande/Rio Bravo

119.

What is marked with a triangle on the map

a)

Pico de Orizaba

b)

Pico Duarte

c)

Volcan Tajumulco

d)

Rio Grande/Rio Bravo

120.
Question Image

Using the map, match the countries to

a)

Country A

1.

Cuba

b)

Country B

2.

Jamaica

c)

Country C

3.

Haiti

d)

Country D

4.

Dominican Republic

e)

Country E

5.

Puerto Rico

121.

What is marked as A on the map

a)

Mexico

b)

South America

c)

Panama

d)

Costa Rica

122.

What is marked as B on the map

a)

Mexico

b)

South America

c)

Panama

d)

Costa Rica

123.

What is marked as I on the map

a)

Mexico

b)

South America

c)

Panama

d)

Costa Rica

124.

What is marked as H on the map

a)

Mexico

b)

South America

c)

Panama

d)

Costa Rica

125.
Question Image

Match the labeled countries with their names

a)

Country C

1.

Belize

b)

Country D

2.

Guatemala

c)

Country E

3.

Honduras

d)

Country F

4.

El Salvador

e)

Country G

5.

Nicaragua

126.
Question Image

Match the following places on the map to their name

a)

Letter A/Triangle

1.

Volcan Tajumulco

b)

Letter B

2.

Lake Nicaragua

c)

Letter C

3.

Gulf of Panama

d)

Letter D

4.

Panama Canal

127.
Question Image

Match the following places on the map to their name

a)

Letter A

1.

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Letter B

2.

Pacific Ocean

c)

Letter C

3.

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Letter D

4.

Caribbean Sea

e)

Letter E

5.

Central America

128.

Match the following vocab words to their definition

a)

Isthmus

1.

narrow strip of land

b)

Cloud Forest

2.

area with low clouds

c)

Panama Canal

3.

man made waterway

d)

Volcan Tajumulco

4.

highest point in Central Am.

e)

Mesoamerican Reef

5.

largest reef in the western hem.

129.

Match the following vocab words to their definition

a)

region between Panama and Columbia

1.

Darien Gap

b)

blending of beliefs and practices

2.

syncretism

c)

using the natural environment for tourism

3.

ecotourism

d)

based around crops like coffee and sugar

4.

one crop economy

e)

Mayans

5.

ancient Mesoamerican Empire