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U.S. Geography Regions and Features

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the state.

a)

Kansas

b)

Utah

c)

Colorado

d)

Arizona

2.
a)

Ohio

b)

Minnesota

c)

Michigan

d)

Illinois

3.

Name the state.

a)

Illinois

b)

Ohio

c)

Indiana

d)

Iowa

4.
a)

Iowa

b)

Wisconsin

c)

Minnesota

d)

Illinois

5.
a)

Iowa

b)

Wisconsin

c)

Minnesota

d)

Illinois

6.

Name the state.

a)

Iowa

b)

Arkansas

c)

Maine

d)

Missouri

7.

Name the state.

a)

New York

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Michigan

d)

Ohio

8.

Name the state.

a)

New York

b)

Indiana

c)

Ohio

d)

Kentucky

9.

Name the state.

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Texas

c)

Florida

d)

Arkansas

10.

Name the state.

a)

Washington

b)

Canada

c)

Hawaii

d)

Alaska

11.

Name the state.

a)

Minnesota

b)

Michigan

c)

Illinois

d)

Kentucky

12.

Name the state.

a)

Hawaii

b)

Alaska

c)

Guam

d)

Cuba

13.

Name the state.

a)

Arizona

b)

California

c)

Nevada

d)

New Mexico

14.

Name the state.

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Texas

c)

Missouri

d)

Iowa

15.

Which region is labeled B?

a)

Appalachian Highlands

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Basin and Range

d)

Coastal Range

16.

Canadian Shield is labeled ____.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

17.

Flat, rolling land would be found in letter ____.

a)

A

b)

D

c)

E

d)

C

18.

Basin and Range is labeled _____.

a)

G

b)

F

c)

B

d)

A

19.

Old, eroded mountains can be found at letter _____.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.

Broad lowland with many excellent harbors describes which region?

a)

Coastal plain

b)

Coastal range

c)

Rocky Mountain

d)

Appalachian Highland

21.

Old, eroded mountains-- the oldest mountain range in North America can be found --

a)

Appalachian Highlands

b)

Great Plains

c)

Coastal Range

d)

Interior Lowlands

22.

The Mississippi River runs through the ______ _______.

a)

Interior Lowlands

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Coastal Plain

d)

Coastal Range

23.

Death Valley is located here ---

a)

Basin and Range

b)

Coastal Plain

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Canada

24.

The Coastal Plain touches the ____ Ocean.

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Arctic

d)

Southern

25.

Europe and Asia are sometimes referred to as ---

a)

Eurasia

b)

Eureka

c)

Asia Minor

d)

Europia

26.
Which body of water below was used as the "highway" for European explorers coming to the New World?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Ohio River
d)
Gulf of Mexico
27.
Which river on the map is the St. Lawrence River?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
28.
What is a large landmass surrounded by water? (Larger than an island)
a)
Peninsula
b)
Continents
c)
Plateau
d)
Bay
29.
Which letter represents the Indian Ocean
a)
c
b)
d
c)
e
d)
a
30.
Which letter represents the Atlantic Ocean?
a)
a
b)
b
c)
d
d)
e
31.
Which letter represents the Arctic Ocean?
a)
c
b)
a
c)
d
d)
b
32.
Which letter represents the Southern Ocean?
a)
e
b)
c
c)
b
d)
d
33.
Which letter represents the Pacific Ocean?
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
34.
Which number represents Australia?
a)
4
b)
1
c)
5
d)
7
35.
Which  number represents Antarctica?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
6
36.
Which number represents Asia?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
37.
Which number represents Asia?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
38.
Which number represents Europe?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
6
39.
Which number represents South America?
a)
4
b)
6
c)
2
d)
7
40.
Which number represents North America?
a)
2
b)
1
c)
3
d)
6
41.
Which number represents Africa?
a)
1
b)
5
c)
4
d)
7
42.
Which river on the map is the Missouri River?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
43.
Which body of water is represented by letter J?
a)
Rio Grande River
b)
Colorado River
c)
Columbia River
d)
Atlantic Ocean
44.

Before Europeans arrived, Native Americans lived in...

a)

All areas of North America

b)

Only the Great Plains

c)

Only the Arctic

d)

Only the Eastern Woodlands

45.

Today, many Native Americans live...

a)

In their traditional homeland

b)

South America

c)

On the Great Plains

d)

In the American Southwest

46.

What tribe lives in the area of the map marked 1?

(a)  

47.

What tribe lives in the area of the map marked 2?

(a)  

48.

What tribe lives in the area of the map marked 3?

(a)  

49.

What tribe lives in the area of the map marked 4?

(a)  

50.

What tribe lives in the area of the map marked 5?

(a)  

51.

These resources are goods produced and used to make other goods and services.

a)

Capital Resources

b)

Natural Resources

c)

Human Resources

52.

These resources come directly from nature.

a)

Capital Resources

b)

Natural Resources

c)

Human Resources

53.

These resources are people working to produce goods and services.

a)

Capital Resources

b)

Natural Resources

c)

Human Resources

54.

This buffalo pelt is an example of what kind of resource?

(a)  

55.

This person making a stone tool would be an example of what kind of resource?

(a)  

56.

This is an Atlatl, a weapon used by ancient people to hunt large animals. It would be an example of what type of resource?

(a)  

57.

Native Americans used natural resources like plant fiber and animal skin to make what?

a)

Clothing

b)

Shelter

c)

Hunting Traps

d)

Tools

58.

Native Americans used human resources to...

a)

Hunt, and fish.

b)

Gather food and grow crops

c)

Make clothing and shelter

d)

Make tools

59.

Native Americans used capital resources like canoes, and spears to...

a)

Fish and Hunt

b)

Transport items and people

c)

Make clothing

d)

Grow Crops

60.

Europeans and Native Americans Cooperated by... (choose 2)

a)

Trading furs, tools, and crops

b)

Learning farming techniques

c)

Sharing Land

d)

Exploring

61.

Which of these are accomplishments of European explorers? (choose 3)

a)

Exchange goods and ideas with other cultures

b)

Improve navigational tools and ships

c)

Claimed territory for their home country.

d)

Found the Northwest Passage

62.

Which of these were obstacles that made exploring difficult for Europeans? (choose 4)

a)

Disease and starvation

b)

Poor maps and navigational tools

c)

Fear of the Unknown

d)

Lack of adequate supplies

e)

Finding better trade routes

63.

Which of these were things that motivated Europeans to send explorers to North America? (choose 3)

a)

Economic - Finding gold, natural resources, and trade routes.

b)

Religious - spreading Christianity

c)

Political Power - Building the biggest most powerful empire.

d)

Disease and starvation

64.

What was the name of the explorer who explored the Mississippi River and claimed it for France?

(a)  

65.

What was the name of the explorer who explored the St. Laurence River and established Quebec?

(a)  

66.

What was the name of the explorer Spain sent to conquer the American Southwest?

(a)  

67.

Look at the map. What European Country claimed land in a narrow strip along the east coast?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

68.

Look at the map. What European Country claimed land around the Hudson Bay?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

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