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World Geography Unit 2 Practice
World Geography Unit 2 Practice
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Which number on the map shows where the Rocky Mountains are located?
3
1
6
4
2
Friends went on a trip. They saw the Gobi Desert and the Himalayan Mountains. Which continent were they visiting?
South America
Africa
Asia
Africa
3
Which number on the map indicates the continent on which the Rhine, Danube, and Seine rivers are located?
3
6
5
4
4
What would be the BEST title for this map?
Africa-A Mosaic of Cultures
Africa- The Origin of Humankind
Africa's Unique Desert Regions
Africa's Diverse Climate Zones
5
Which number on the map indicated the continent which the Nile River is located? (SSWG1)
7
5
3
1
6
The highlighted area of the map above shows the ____, characterized by large amounts of igneous and metamorphic rock?
Canadian Shield
St. Lawrence Watershed
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
7
Which Number on the map indicates the continent on which the Amazon River is located (SSWG1b)
2
1
3
4
8
The Alps, Pyrenees, and Ural Mountains are all located in:
Australia
Asia
America
Europe
9
How has the Tigris and Euphrates river valley affected settlement patterns in present-day Iraq?
People settled in the river valley due to fresh water and fertile soil
cities built in the nearby mountains to avoid flooding in the river valley
People settled in the river valley because of the cool climate
cities built away from the river valley to avoid polluted water
10
All of the following describe the Appalachian Mountains EXCEPT
several peaks over 6,500 feet tall
served as a barrier to western settlement to early American colonists
the tallest mountain range in North America
stretch from Georgia to Canada along the eastern United States
11
Which number on the map shows the continent on which the Sahara Desert is located?
7
1
5
2
12
The Ganges, Indus, Huang He, and Yangtze Rivers are all located in
Asia
Australia
Europe
South America
13
Which number on the map shows the continent on which the Gobi Desert is located? (SSWG1f)
6
3
5
1
14
This mountain range running from New Mexico to Canada divides the watersheds of North America
The Rocky Mountains
The Sierra Nevada Mountains
The Sierra Nevada Mountains
The Ural Mountains
15
The Great Barrier Reef...
Is the largest coral reef system in the world
Is an important habitat for a variety of sea life
Is located off the east coast of Australia
All of the above
16
River system takes up almost half of the United States. includes the Ohio, Missouri, and Mississippi Rivers
The Mississippi River System
The St. Lawrence River System
The Chattahoochee River System
The Hudson River System
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This mountain range isolates the west coast of South America from the rest of the continent
The Ural Mountains
The Andes Mountains
The Rocky Mountains
The Sierra Nevada Mountains
