Free Printable Unit 1 Test: MS Studies Facts, Terms, Soil Regions

1.

What is this an example of? 31 N, 87 W

a)

Relative Location

b)

Absolute Location

c)

Movement

d)

Place

2.

What is the highest point in MS?

a)

Thacker Mountain

b)

Wicker Mountain

c)

Little Mountain

d)

Woodall Mountain

3.

What is the Flower & Tree of Mississippi?

a)

Magnolia

b)

Wisteria Tree

c)

Daisy

d)

Hydrangea

4.

What is the Capitol City of Mississippi

a)

Jackson

b)

Hattiesburg

c)

Tupelo

d)

Gulfport

5.

How many counties are in the state of MS?

a)

83

b)

78

c)

82

d)

90

6.

________ soil is deposited by running water

a)

Alluvial

b)

Black

c)

Red

d)

Laterite

7.

During the Colonial Period, if men did not own ________ they could not ________ in some colonies. *Use lower case letters

a)

property, vote

b)

land, marry

c)

money, travel

d)

slaves, work

8.

There are ________ Soil Regions in Mississippi.

a)

12

b)

8

c)

15

d)

20

9.

Who was the Geologist that divided the state of MS into different soil regions?

a)

Eugene Woldemar Hilgard

b)

William Smith

c)

Alfred Wegener

d)

Florence Bascom

10.

What state is to the north of Mississippi?

a)

Tennessee

b)

Arkansas

c)

Oklahoma

d)

Alabama

11.

What body of water is South of Mississippi?

a)

Baltic Sea

b)

Caribbean Sea

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Pacific Ocean

12.

Match each vocabulary word to its correct definition.

a)

Any body of water found on Earth's surface

1.

Water released from the clouds in the form of rain/sleet/snow/hail

b)

Water released from the clouds in the form of rain/sleet/snow/hail

2.

Any body of water found on Earth's surface

c)

Continuous circulation of water in the Earth's atmospheric system

3.

Continuous circulation of water in the Earth's atmospheric system

d)

Water that exists underground in saturated zones beneath land

4.

Water that exists underground in saturated zones beneath land

13.

Match the Vocabulary word with the correct definition.

a)

The daily state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place

1.

Body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater

b)

Body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater

2.

The daily state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place

c)

Moisture in the air

3.

Moisture in the air

d)

Long-term pattern of weather in a particular area

4.

Long-term pattern of weather in a particular area

14.

The Pontotoc Ridge soil is the best for what?

a)

Weeping Willow

b)

Magnolia

c)

Orchards

d)

Hydrangea's

15.

A levee is a ________ bank built along a ________ to prevent flooding.

a)

natural, river

b)

artificial, mountain

c)

concrete, road

d)

wooden, valley

16.

What is the climate of Mississippi?

a)

Humid Continental

b)

Humid-Subtropical

c)

Tropical Wet

d)

Marine West Coast

17.

Which of the following is NOT a natural disaster that occurs in MS?

a)

Thunderstorms

b)

Earthquake

c)

Tsunami

d)

Flash Flood

18.

Mississippi got its' name from the ______ ______. *Use Capital Letters

a)

MISSISSIPPI RIVER

b)

COLORADO RIVER

c)

OHIO RIVER

d)

TENNESSEE RIVER

19.

What date did Mississippi officially become a state?

a)

December 12, 1815

b)

November 11, 1812

c)

December 10, 1817

d)

November 12, 1815

20.

What type of location gives the location of a place in relation to some other place?

a)

Relative

b)

GPS

c)

Globe

d)

Absolute

21.

Match the following

a)

A place relative to another place defines

1.

Relative Location

b)

This location never changes

2.

Absolute Location

c)

Humans' involvement with the earth and other humans is

3.

Human Interaction

d)

North, south, East and West are

4.

Cardinal Directions

22.

This type of location gives the exact position on Earth using global coordinates (longitude and latitude).

a)

Relative Location

b)

Physical Features

c)

Absolute Location

23.

This type of location gives a position on Earth in relation to another place.

a)

Relative Location

b)

Physical Features

c)

Absolute Location

24.

The location of a place using the latitude-longitude grid is called:

a)

A. referenced location

b)

A. central location

c)

A. relative location

d)

A. absolute location

Unit 1 Test: MS Studies Facts, Terms, Soil Regions

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 13mins

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