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Chapter 5 World Geography (US & Canada), plus some capitals of each.
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1
What is the climate type for St. James, MN?
Tundra
Marine West Coast
Humid Continental
Humid Subtropical
2
What province in Canada is most likely to have a large population of French Speakers?
Nunavet
Manitoba
Quebec
Saskatchewan
3
Capital of Alberta
Toronto
Edmonton
Victoria
Charlottetown
4
What is half of double the number 10?
20
5
0
10
5
What is Canada's national capital?
Edmonton
Quebec City
Montreal
Ottawa
6
What is Canada's 2nd largest city, once called Mount Royal.
Edmonton
Montreal
Quebec City
Ottawa
7
Landform that extends from Missouri River to Rocky Mountains.
Appalachian Moutains
Great Lakes
Great Plains
Pampas
8
The very first North Americans were
horse thieves
nomads
sea merchants
canadian bill collectors
9
Which of these is NOT part of the border of North America?
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
10
What is the address of St. James High School?
1020 Washington Blvd North
1001 10th Ave North
400 Viking Ave North
201 Shady Acres North
11
What are some natural disasters that can occur from lack of rain?
droughts
forest fires
dust storms
all of these
12
Capital of Wisconsin
Baraboo
Green Bay
Madison
Milwaukee
13
Capital of Alaska
Anchorage
Prudhoe Bay
Nome
Juneau
14
The United States and Canada cover ________ of the earth's land surface.
1/2
1/8
1/16
1/4
15
Which of the following is one of the wettest places on Earth?
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Lake Charles, LA
Golden, Colorado
Mount Waialeale, HI
16
What is the 4000 sq. mile and quickly shrinking swampland in Florida?
Matterhorn
Everglades
Taiga
Pampas
17
What was the major criteria for where cities were built?
landscape
natural resources
water
climate
18
Who will be president of the United States in December 2020?
Batman
Steve Walker
Donald Trump
Joe Biden
19
Which Watonwan County town would you get to if you went southeast from St. James?
Darfur
Madelia
Lewisville
Butterfield
20
Much of the United States is located south of the _________ line of latitude.
13°
33°
43°
23°
21
The Appalachian Mountains are about _______ million years old.
10
400
100
900
22
Capital of South Dakota
Pierre
Sturgis
Rapid City
Sioux Falls
23
How far below sea level is Death Valley, CA?
2,800 feet
28,200 feet
28 feet
282 feet
24
Where would you find the Aleutian Islands?
Off the coast of Alaska
Off the coast of California
Off the coast of Newfoundland
Off the coast of Florida
25
Canada is the _______ largest country in the world by area.
5th
4th
3rd
2nd
26
Which of the following is NOT one of the Great Lakes?
Michigan
Salt Lake
Huron
Ontario
27
The United States and Canada share many landforms.
True
False
28
What is the population of Canada?
37 million
87 million
57 million
107 million
29
Who is the current governor of Minnesota (2020)?
Tim Walz
Tim Palenty
Jesse Ventura
Mark Dayton
30
What the the capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War?
Rapidan, NJ
Rice Lake, WV
Richmond, VA
Raleigh, NC
31
Capital of Illinois
Chicago
Rock Rapids
Springfield
Bloomington
32
Capital of Missouri
Gothem City
Missouri City
Jefferson City
Kansas City
33
What is the line of highest points along the Rockies, which directs river flow to the East or to the West?
Continental Drift
Continental Tributaries
Continental Diamond
Continental Divide
34
The mountain range that runs from Newfoundland to Alabama.
Pyrenees
Appalachian
Rockies
Cascades
35
What is the national capital of Minnesota? (Be careful)
Rochester
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Washington D.C.
36
What famous Railroad was completed on May 10th, 1869?
Trans-Siberian Railroad
Polar Express
US Transcontinental Railroad
Canada Transcontinental Railroad
37
Capital of North Dakota
Columbus
Sante Fe
Bismarck
Raleigh
38
Humans have drastically changed the face of North America by draining swamps, building highways, etc. That is an example
of Region
of Movement
of Human-Environmental Interaction
of Location
39
Which of the following is is NOT an island of Canada?
Victoria
Ellis
Ellesmere
Baffin
40
What two hemispheres is North America in?
Northern and Eastern
Southern and Eastern
Northern and Western
Southern and Western
41
Which of the following is least likely to occur in Watonwan County, MN?
Blizzard
Flood
Tsunami
tornado
42
Which of the following are NOT found in the Appalachian Mountains.
Pike's Peak
Blue Ridge Mts
Great Smoky Mts.
Catskill Mts
43
What is the capital of Ontario?
Whitehorse
Montreal
Quebec City
Toronto
44
Permanently frozen ground is called
Ice
Permafrost
frozen dirt
Frost
45
What three rivers make up the United States' longest and busiest river system?
Watonwan, Minnesota, Mississippi
Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi
Ohio, Rio Grande, Mississippi
Missouri, Ohio, Mississippi
46
What is the population of the United States?
330 million
300 million
410 million
370 million
47
You have a boat with two rungs of the ladder showing. The tide goes up 2 feet. How many rungs of the ladder now show.
5
4
3
2
48
What does the word Minnesota mean in the Dakota language?
sky-tinted water
birchbark wigwam
buffalo hunter
copperhead snake
49
Capital of California
Los Angeles
San Diego
San Francisco
Sacramento
50
Settlements became more permanent after the invention of
agriculture
covered wagon
the internet
cell phones
