Fifth Grade Geography US1.2 a,b,c
Quiz
On which continent do you live?
- United States
- Canada
- North America
- South America
What is a continent?
- A large body of water surrounded by land.
- A large land mass surrounded by water.
- Any land with people living on it.
What continent is directly below us on a map?
- South Dakota
- South Carolina
- South America
- South Suffolk
Which are the seven continents?
- North America, South America, Europe, Virginia, Austrailia, Antarctica
- North America, South Dakota, Europe, England, Austrailia, Asia
- England, France, Germany, United States, Soviet Union, Ireland, Iceland
- North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Antarctica, Austrailia, Africa
Eurasia is the combination of what two continents?
- Europe and Asia
- Europe and Africa
- Asia and Austrailia
- Europe and North America
Which geographic location is located along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico?
- Interior Lowlands
- Interior Plains
- Great Plains
- Coastal Plains
Which geographic location is located west of the Interior Lowlands and east of the Rocky Mountains?
- Appalachian Plateau
- Great Plains
- Canadian Shield
- Mississippi River Valley
Which geographic location is wrapped around the Hudson Bay and is horseshoe shaped?
- Canadian Shield
- Niagara Falls
- Appalachian Highlands
- Great Valley
Which geographic location is characterized by rugged mountains and fertile valleys?
- Rocky Mountains
- Coastal Range
- Basin and Range
- Eastern Seaboard
The Basin and Range region contains what lowest point in North America?
- The Great Valley
- Death Valley
- Mount Rodgers
- Mount Everest
Which is characterized by old,
eroded mountains and has the oldest mountain range in North America?
- The Rocky Mountains
- The Appalachian Highlands
- The Scotland Highlands
- The Interior Lowlands
The rocky mountains contain this land feature that determines the directional flow of rivers.
- The Equator
- The Prime Meridian
- The Continental Divide
- The Mississippi River
Choose which oceans border North America.
This river runs north to south from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Colorado
- Ohio
These two rivers were major transportation arteries for farm and industrial products.
This river forms the border between the U.S. and Mexico.
- Mississippi
- Ohio
- Platte
- Rio Grande
The Columbia river was explored by__________.
- Lewis and Clark
- Coronado and Columbus
- Ponce de Leon
- Vespucci
The five great lakes are ________
- Superior, Meade,
Rappahannock, Erie, Huron
- Huron, Superior, Erie, Michigan, Ontario
- Ontario, Superior, Erie, Michigan
- Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Colorado, Columbia
By which water route did Europeans immigrate to the U.S.?
- Mississippi River
- Rio Grande
- Atlantic Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
Which of these is NOT a geographic region of the United States?