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Chapter 1 Review: From Sea to Shining Sea
Chapter 1 Review: From Sea to Shining Sea
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Water way, continents, geographic regions
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1
What did the Gulf of Mexico provide for the French and Spanish?
A border with South America
Fresh water for settlements
Exploration routes to Mexico
Direct access to the Pacific Ocean
2
Which continent is NOT entirely surrounded by water?
Europe
North America
Antarctica
Australia
3
California's coastline was created by the
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Indian Ocean
4
Which river was the gateway to the west prior to the Louisiana Purchase?
Mississippi
Ohio
Colorado
5
The Canadian Shield has hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers?
False
True
6
Which body of water separates North America from Europe and Africa?
Missouri River
St. Lawrence River
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
7
The southern most continent is (your aunt lives here)
Australia
Africa
Antarctica
Europe
8
Which body of water is at the Coastal Range?
Missouri River
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
St. Lawrence River
9
Which is the largest continent
Africa
Antarctica
Asia
North America
10
Which 1 is considered water related features
Peninsulas
plateaus
Tributaries
11
Which river was explored by the Spanish
Ohio
Colorado
Mississippi
12
The body of water that surrounds Antarctica is the
Southern Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
13
The lowest point in North America, in the Basin and Range region, is
the Great Plains
Low Point Ridge
the Cascades
Death Valley
14
The Earth's largest ocean is
Artic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
15
The Canadian Shield wraps around the Hudson Bay?
False
True
16
Geographic features are important in the US history because they
explain the locations and growth of towns and cities
identify where Native American tribes had settled
explain the Revolutionary War
provide all borders for the US
17
What region in the United States has broad lowlands and many excellent harbors
Canadian Shield
Interior Lowlands
Coastal Plain
Coastal Range
18
The flow of water from rivers is determined by the
Tributaries
Ocean Currents
Continental Divide
Fall Line
19
What region has rolling flatlands, valleys and rivers?
Rocky Mountains
Basin and Range
Interior Lowlands
Appalachian Mountains
20
The Rio Grande provides part of the US border with
South America
Alaska
Mexico
Canada
21
The Coastal Range includes the
Sierra Nevada
Blue Ridge Mountains
Gulf of Mexico
Continental Divide
22
What body of water empties in to the Atlantic Ocean from the Great Lakes?
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
St. Lawrence River
Missouri River
23
Which word is a land related geographic feature?
Bay
Tributary
Peninsula
gulf
24
What is the longest river?
Pacific Ocean
St. Lawrence River
Missouri River
Atlantic Ocean
25
What region has the oldest mountain ranges
Basin and Range
Rocky Mountains
Interior Lowlands
Appalachian Mountains
26
Inland port cities grew in the Midwest along the
Great Lakes
Appalachian Mountains
Great Dismal Swamp
Shores of Lake Placid
27
Which river connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?
York River
Mississippi River
St. Lawrence RIver
Columbia River
28
What river could a reader learn about in a book called "The Explorations of Lewis and Clark"
Ohio River
St. Lawrence River
Columbia River
Mississippi River
29
What region has Death Valley
Interior Lowlands
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Basin and Range
30
What region has the Continental Divide?
Interior Lowlands
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Basin and Range
31
What mountain range stretches from Alaska to almost Mexico?
Blue Ridge Mountains
Sierra Nevadas
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
32
Flat grasslands that increase in elevation westward is what region?
Great Plains
Interior Lowlands
Coastal Plain
Coastal Range
33
Which river was explored by the Spanish
Mississippi
Colorado
Ohio