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Geography, North America
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1
Where is Mount Mitchell?
Washington
Colorado
North Carolina
Alaska
2
Where would a hurricane be MOST likely to occur?
Montana
Washington
South Carolina
Maine
3
What climate zone do we live in?
ice cap
humid continental
humid subtropical
mediterranean
4
Where would a blizzard MOST likely occur?
Texas
California
Florida
North Dakota
5
What is significant about Mount McKinley?
It is the tallest underwater mountain in North America.
It is really a volcano.
It is the starting point of the Rocky Mountains.
It is the tallest mountain in North America.
6
How many climate zones are there in North America? (this has changed!)
13
10
12
11
7
Which lake was formed by a glacier?
Lake Huron
Salt Lake
Lake Superior
Lake Lanier
8
What natural disaster happened in the New Orleans area in 2005?
The Dust Bowl
A great blizzard
A huge number of tornadoes
Hurricane Katrina
9
What does contiguous mean?
joined together by an ocean
joined together inside a common boundary
a group of mountain rangers that run side by side
sharing the same border
10
Where is Mount McKinley?
Alaska
Hawaii
Washington
Canada
11
What is a prairie?
shallow body of water in the enter of an atoll
grasses and other plants that ideal feed for grazing animals
fertile area rises in a desert; water is regularly available
rolling inland grassland region with fertile soil
12
What do many scientists think formed the Great Lakes?
Erosion from a river flowing over time
Glaciers eroding the land and melting
Wind and rain erosion
Plate tectonic movement
13
What is a glacier?
Canyons formed by giant sheets of ice
Mountain ranges that run side by side
Giant sheets of ice
Sheets of ice floating in the ocean
14
What is the continental divide?
Imaginary line that divides the different regions of the US
Fault or a break in the Earth's crust
High point that determines the directions that oceans flow
High point that determines the direction that rivers flow
15
Which is NOT a climate zone in the U.S.? (this has changed)
Tropical Wet
Steppe
Rain Forest
Humid continental
16
Where is the continental divide in the U.S.?
High ridge of the Rockies
Highest part of the Great Plains
Lowest part of the Central Lowlands
High ridge of the Appalachian Mountains
17
Where is a prairie in the continental U.S.?
The Great Plains: Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, and Kansas
Coastal Plains: Washington, Oregon, and California
Coastal Plains: Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama
The Great Plains: Washington, Oregon, Nevada and California
18
What is significant about the Mississippi River?
North America's longest river
The point that determines the direction that rivers flow
Major waterway of the center part of the continent
A boundary between the Great Plains and the Central Lowlands
19
What states are NOT part of the contiguous 48 states?
Canada and Mexico
Hawaii and Alabama
Hawaii and Alaska
New Mexico and Texas
20
Where would a tornado be MOST likely to occur?
Kansas
New Mexico
Florida
California
21
What is a drought?
A desert climate zone
Long period without rainfall
Dusty conditions caused by poor farming techniques
Long period without sun
22
What is significant about Mount Mitchell?
It is an active volcano.
The Revolutionary war was mostly fought here.
It is the tallest point east of the Mississippi.
It was the first national park of the U.S.
23
What would NOT be an effect of a drought?
Loss of livestock
The Dust Bowl
Storm surges
Food shortage
24
The tallest mountain range in North America
Ozark Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Rocky Mountains
25
Where would you find a glacier in the U.S.?
Hawaii
Canada
Alaska
The North Pole
26
Which is NOT one of the U.S.'s Great Lakes?
Lake Eerie
Lake Ontario
Lake Huron
Lake Lanier
