WorksheetsNorth America Unit Assessment
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What mountain range runs up the east coast from Alabama to Maine
a)
Rockies
b)
Appalachians
2.
What Rocky Mtns divide the _______________ from the __________________
a)
East/west
b)
midwest/west
c)
North/south
d)
west /midwest
3.
The Mississippi River starts in Minnesota and exits into the Gulf of Mexico(America)
a)
True
b)
False
4.
______________ is a territory inhabited and controlled by people from a foreign land
a)
Territory
b)
Colony
c)
Domain
d)
Dominion
5.
_______________ is when a person can speak multiple languages
a)
Multilingual
b)
Treslingual
c)
Englishyespanol
d)
Bilingual
6.
Washington D.C. is the capital of ________________
a)
Canada
b)
U.S.
c)
Washington state
d)
Mexico
7.
_______________ is the number 1 automobile producer in the US
a)
Chicago
b)
Detroit
c)
LA
d)
New York
8.
What mountain range stretches from the US to the top of Canada
a)
Appalachian
b)
Rocky
c)
Sierra Madre
d)
Cordillera
9.
_________________ is an administrative division of the country
a)
Colony
b)
disection
c)
Provinces
d)
Parishes
10.
What is a body of land surrounded by water on 3 sides
a)
Island
b)
Maritime
c)
Peninsula
11.
strategy in which you burn the forrest in order to clear land for planting
a)
slash and burn agriculture
b)
Torching
c)
blazing
d)
pruning
12.
a Cash Crop is food that farmers grow in order mainly self for the less fortunate.
a)
true
b)
false
13.
The Poconos, Catskills, and Adirondacks are all mountains in the -
a)
A) Northeast
b)
B) Midwest
c)
C) Southeast
d)
D) West
14.
Great Salt Lake, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and Great Basin are all in the –
a)
A) Northeast
b)
B) Midwest
c)
C) Southeast
d)
D) West
15.
Which biome is most common in the Great Plains?
a)
A) Rainforest
b)
B) Desert
c)
C) Tundra
d)
D) Grassland
16.
Which natural wonder sits on the US-Canadian border and near the Great Lakes?
a)
A) Grand Canyon
b)
B) Rocky Mountains
c)
C) Niagara Falls
d)
D) Columbia River
17.
The Occidental and Oriental are two ranges of the ______ mountains in Mexico.
a)
A) Cordillera
b)
B) Sierra Madre
c)
C) Sierra Nevada
d)
D) Andes
18.
_____________ ? ______________
- Population of 336 million
- 3rd largest country by population & land area
- Constitution-based federal republic
What country is described by the statements above?
a)
A) The United States
b)
B) Mexico
c)
C) Canada
d)
D) None of the above
19.
The Gulf of Mexico now provides what valuable resource to both the US and Mexico?
a)
A) Lumber
b)
B) Oil
c)
C) Coal
d)
D) Gold
20.
Which civilization was NOT present in Mexico prior to the arrival of Europeans?
a)
A) The Olmec
b)
B) The Maya
c)
C) The Aztecs
d)
D) The Inuit
21.
Which region is known as the “Breadbasket of Canada”?
a)
A) The Cordillera
b)
B) The Canadian Prairie
c)
C) The Canadian Sheild
d)
D) The Maritime Provinces
22.
Canada is still part of a Commonwealth led by –
a)
A) Denmark
b)
B) Great Britain
c)
C) The United States
d)
D) The USMCA
23.
Which French-speaking province considered separating from Canada in 1995?
a)
A) Manitoba
b)
B) Nova Scotia
c)
C) British Columbia
d)
D) Quebec
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