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Semester Test Spring '25

Total questions: 83

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A major mountain system in the western portion of the United States and Canada, extending 3,000 miles from northern Canada south to New Mexico. 

a)

Sierra Nevada Mountain Range

b)

Cascade Mountains

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Appalachian Mountains

2.

What country is South of the United States?

a)

Mexico

b)

Hawaii

c)

Canada

d)

Texas

3.

A large body of water that is an extension of the Atlantic Ocean that is south of the United States and east of Mexico. 

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Gulf Coastal Plains

4.

The large river that forms a border the United States and Mexico?

a)

Missouri River

b)

Columbia River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Rio Grande

5.

A mountain range located in Washington, Oregon, and northern California

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Cascade Mountain Range

d)

Sierra Nevada Mountains

6.

The mountain range that separates California and Nevada.

a)

Cascade Mountains

b)

Sierra Nevada Mountain Range

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Rocky Mountains

7.

River flowing north to south, from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico; used for traveling and moving goods; borders 10 states

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Ohio River

c)

Missouri River

d)

Mississippi River

8.

A system of mountains in the eastern portion of the United States from Maine south to Georgia. 

a)

Cascade Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Sierra Nevada Mountain Range

9.

The United States federal government is divided into how many branches? And what are they called? 

a)

2: House of Representatives and the Senate

b)

3: Legislative, Executive, and House of Representatives

c)

2: Legislative and Judicial

d)

3: Legislative, Judicial, and Executive

10.

In a democracy, how are government officials typically selected?

a)

by military force

b)

through elections by citizens

c)

by appointment from the current ruler

d)

by inheritance

11.

What is the main role of the Executive Branch?

a)

make laws

b)

interpret laws

c)

enforce laws

12.

What is the main role of the Judicial Branch?

a)

make laws

b)

interpret laws

c)

enforce laws

13.

What is the main role of the Legislative Branch?

a)

make laws

b)

interpret laws

c)

enforce laws

14.

How many members are in the Senate?

a)

9

b)

100

c)

435

15.

How many members are in the House of Representatives?

a)

9

b)

100

c)

435

16.

How many Justices are there?

a)

9

b)

100

c)

435

17.

What region is the color blue?

a)

South

b)

West

c)

Midwest

d)

Northeast

18.

What region is the color red?

a)

Midwest

b)

West

c)

Southwest

d)

Northeast

19.

What region is the color orange?

a)

West

b)

Northeast

c)

Southeast

d)

Midwest

20.

What region is the color green?

a)

Midwest

b)

Northeast

c)

Southeast

d)

Southwest

21.

What region is the color yellow?

a)

Northeast

b)

Southeast

c)

Southwest

d)

West

22.

The United States is what form of government?

a)

Representative Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Parliamentary system

23.

The official languages of Canada are? Select all that apply.

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

French

d)

German

24.

Canada's form of government is?

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Parliamentary system

d)

Representative Democracy

25.

True or False: The head of Canada's government is the Prime Minister.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

True or False: Mexico's head of government is the President?

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Which ocean borders Canada to the west?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Arctic

d)

Indian

28.

What is letter G?

a)

Canadian Shield

b)

St. Lawrence River

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Great Lakes

29.

What is letter E?

a)

The Great Lakes

b)

Quebec

c)

Mackenzie River

d)

Hudson Bay

30.

What is letter B?

a)

Quebec

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Hudson Bay

31.

What is letter F?

a)

Hudson Bay

b)

Mackenzie River

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

St. Lawrence River

32.

What letter is C?

a)

The Great Lakes

b)

Quebec

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Rocky Mountains

33.

The first civilization known for sculpting huge stone heads.

a)

Inca

b)

Olmec

c)

Aztec

d)

Mayan

34.

Civilization known for creating different calendars and using the number zero.

a)

Mayan

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Olmec

35.

The Mayans used a writing system consisting of carved or engraved symbols that stands for a word or phrase. 

a)

Quechua

b)

Codex

c)

Quipu

d)

Hieroglyphs

36.

The Aztec capital city, built on an island in Lake Texcoco, was called:  

a)

Tenochtitlán

b)

Cuzco

c)

Machu Picchu

d)

Tikal

37.

What was the name of the floating gardens used by the Aztecs for farming?

a)

Glyphs

b)

Chinampas

c)

Terraces

d)

Quipu

38.

Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs.

a)

Slash-and-burn agriculture

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Machu Picchu

d)

Hernán Cortés

39.

Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca

a)

Francisco Pizarro

b)

Tribute

c)

Terrace farming

d)

Hernán Cortés

40.

Step-like farming method used by the Inca to grow crops on mountains

a)

Slash-and-burn Agriculture

b)

Terrace farming

41.

Farming method used by the Maya to clear land for crops

a)

Slash-and-burn Agriculture

b)

Terrace Farming

42.

The famous Inca city that sits high in the Andes Mountains and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

a)

Tribute

b)

Chichén Itzá

c)

Mexico's Flag

d)

Machu Picchu

43.

Maya city with massive pyramids, including El Castillo

a)

Hernán Cortés

b)

Chichén Itzá

c)

Slash-and-burn agriculture

d)

Machu Picchu

44.

What two countries border Mexico to the Southeast?

a)

United States and Canada

b)

Honduras and Guatemala

c)

Guatemala and Belize

d)

El Salvador and Belize

45.

What holiday is celebrated to remember and honor those who have passed away on November 1st and 2nd?

a)

Day of the Dead

b)

Mexico's Independence Day

c)

Christmas

d)

Cinco de Mayo

46.

What year did Mexico officially become independent of Spain?

a)

1830

b)

1820

c)

1810

d)

1776

47.

Which physical feature makes up most of the interior landscape of Mexico?

a)

a peninsula

b)

a volcano

c)

a valley

d)

a plateau

48.

This ocean is can be found west of mainland Mexico.

a)

Gulf of California

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Lake Texcoco

49.

This body of water can be found west of the mainland of Mexico and east of Baja California. 

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Gulf of California

50.

This body of water is found on the east side of Mexico. 

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Gulf of California

d)

Lake Texcoco

51.

What is number 1?

a)

Sierra Madre Oriental

b)

Sierra Madre Occidental

c)

Sierra Madre del Sur

52.

What is number 2?

a)

Sierra Madre Oriental

b)

Sierra Madre del Sur

c)

Sierra Madre Occidental

53.

What is number 3?

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Baja California

c)

Central Mexican Plateau

d)

Yucatan Peninsula

54.

What is number 4?

a)

Central Mexican Plateau

b)

Yucatan Peninsula

c)

Sierra Madre Occidental

d)

Baja California

55.

What is number 5?

a)

Sierra Madre del Sur

b)

Rio Grande

c)

Yucatan Peninsula

d)

Sierra Madre Oriental

56.

What is number 6?

a)

Sierra Madre del Sur

b)

Central Mexican Plateau

c)

Baja California

d)

Rio Grande

57.

What is number 7?

a)

Central Mexican Plateau

b)

Yucatan Peninsula

c)

Sierra Madre Occidental

d)

Sierra Madre Oriental

58.

A man-made waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

a)

Panama Canal

b)

The Great Lakes

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Amazon River

59.

Warm body of water surrounded by island nations like Cuba and Jamaica

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Rio Grande

c)

Artic Ocean

d)

Caribbean Sea

60.

High mountain range running through western South America

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Andes Mountains

c)

Sierra del Sur

d)

Cascade Mountains

61.

The rainforest found in South America.

a)

Amazon Rainforest

b)

Central Mexico Plateau

c)

Amazon River

d)

Andes Mountains

62.

The world's second longest river that is found in South America.

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Rio Grande

c)

Panama Canal

d)

Amazon River

63.

Cuba's form of government.

a)

Anarchy

b)

Representative Democracy

c)

One-party communist state

d)

Dictatorship

64.

Do most countries in Central America have presidential systems like in the U.S.?

a)

Yes

b)

No

65.

The driest desert in the world that is found in Chile.

a)

Mojave Desert

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

Atacama Desert

d)

Sonoran Desert

66.

Tropical area rich in biodiversity, mainly in Brazil

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Amazon Rainforest

c)

Atacama Desert

67.

Flat region in central North America, ideal for farming

a)

Great Plains

b)

Mojave Desert

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Gulf Coastal Plains

68.

The group of larger islands located in the Caribbean Sea.

a)

Lesser Antilles

b)

Greater Antilles

69.

The group of smaller islands located in the Caribbean Sea.

a)

Greater Antilles

b)

Lesser Antilles

70.

True or False: The Bahamas are made up of over 700 islands.

a)

True

b)

False

71.

True or False: Tourism is NOT the most important business on the Caribbean Islands

a)

True

b)

False

72.

The climate in the Caribbean is mostly ____ and ________.

a)

snowy

b)

tropical

c)

warm

d)

temperate

73.

True or False: The temperature changes drastically between the hottest and coolest months.

a)

True

b)

False

74.

There are __ countries in South America.

a)

12

b)

20

c)

14

d)

16

75.

The Amazon Rainforest covers how many countries?

a)

5

b)

12

c)

9

d)

2

76.

Are the Andes Mountains the longest mountain range in the world?

a)

Yes

b)

No

77.

What is called "the lungs of the Earth"?

a)

Amazon River

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Andes Mountains

d)

Amazon Rainforest

78.

Most South American countries speak Spanish, but Brazil speaks?

a)

German

b)

French

c)

Portuguese

d)

English

79.

Located in Venezuela, the world's tallest waterfall is called?

a)

Webber Falls

b)

Angel Falls

c)

Niagara Falls

d)

Amazon River

80.

The Inca's built which city high in the Andes Mountains?

a)

Rio de Janeiro

b)

Mexico City

c)

Tenochtitlan

d)

Machu Picchu

81.

Deforestation is when trees are being ___ ____ for cattle grazing, soybean farming, or logging for wood.

a)

replanted

b)

cut down

82.

Carnival in Brazil is held before what?

a)

Christmas

b)

Lent

c)

Easter

d)

Thanksgiving

83.

The process of people moving into cities is called

a)

pull factor

b)

migration

c)

terrace farming

d)

urbanization

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