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7th grade Physical Geography Review
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1
What is the name of the tallest mountain in the United States located in Alaska is?
Mt. Rainer
Pikes Peak
Mt. Rushmore
Mt. McKinley
2
Dry winds blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies is called a ________________
Texas Tornado
Santa Anna Winds
Chinook
Hurricane
3
Where in the U.S. would you find a continental climate?
The Southeast
The Northeast
The Great Plains
The West
4
This river runs through the Western portion of the United States and the Grand Canyon
Colorado River
Pacific River
Nevada River
Rio Grande River
5
What major river begins in Minnesota and ends at the Gulf of Mexico?
Minnesota River
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Hudson River
6
Major Ocean on the Western side of the United States
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
7
The headwaters of the Colorado and Rio Grande rivers begin here?
North Dakota
The Appalachian Mountains
The Rocky Mountains
Minnesota
8
Mediterranean climates can be found here
Texas
Florida
Alaska
California
9
Coal, petroleum and gas are all examples of this
nonrenewable resources
renewable resources
10
Name the body of water with the star.
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
11
Name the lake the arrow is pointing to.
Lake of the Ozarks
Table Rock Lake
Lake Springfield
Great Salt Lake
12
What is the name of of the ocean marked with the star?
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
13
Desert in the western part of the United States.
Sahara
Arctic
Mojave
Rocky
14
What is the circle surrounding?
The Rocky mountains
The Gulf of Mexico
The Grand Canyon
The Alps
15
This river forms a natural boundary between the Mexico and Texas.
Colorado River
Rio Grande River
Mississippi River
Missouri River
16
Where does the U.S. have tropical climates?
Hawaii and Alaska
Florida and Mississippi
California and Hawaii
Hawaii and Florida
17
What is the name of the group of lakes that the arrow is pointing to?
Lake of the Ozarks
The Great Lakes
Great Salt Lake
Table Rock Lake
18
Temperatures near the coast ten to be ________________________
moderate
extreme
hot
very cold
19
The United States is the ________________ largest country in the world
1st
4th
3rd
2nd
20
What is the name of this river?
Ohio River
Missouri River
Colorado River
James River
21
A boundary where the high land of the piedmont drops to the lower land of the coastal plain
Continental Divide
Watrefall
Fault Line
Fall Line
22
A high ridge found in the Rocky Mountains that impacts the flow of rivers
Continental Divide
Tributary
Fault
The Tree Line
23
This mountain range is in the eastern part of the United States.
Sierra Nevada Mts.
Rockies
Himalayas
Appalachian Mts.
24
Where would you expect to find a Marine West Coast climate in the U.S.?
The Atlantic Coast
The Gulf of Mexico
The Hudson Bay
The Pacific Coast
25
Subarctic climates can be found mainly here in The U.S.?
North Dakota
Maine
Alaska
Michigan
26
How did the Great Lakes form ?
asteroids
glacial activity
volcanic activity
footsteps of dinosaurs
27
The source of a river or stream
marsh
headwater
basin
delta
28
What U.S. mountain chain is the oldest?
The Alps
The Appalachian
The Cascades
Rocky Mountains
29
This a major tourist attraction on the border of New York and Canada
Grad Canyon
Appalachian Mts.
Niagara Falls
Mount Rushmore
30
This area would yield the most gold and silver in the U.S
The Rocky Mountains
The Green Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains
The Ozark Mountains
31
What mountain range is the arrow pointing to?
Alps
Sierra Nevadas
Rockies
Cascade
32
Semiarid climates can be found here
The Midwest
The New England States
The Southeast
The Pacific West
33
These two mountain ranges run along the western coast of the United States.
The Appalachian and Himalayas
The Cascades and Sierra Nevada's
The Rocky Mts. and Alps
The Sierra Nevada's and Alps
34
This plain includes coastal states along the gulf and atlantic.
Rocky Mts.
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain
35
___________________ is first in oil reserves in the U.S.
Texas
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma
Alaska
36
A smaller river or stream that feeds into a larger river
headwater
fall line
creek
tributary
37
Which major river is the arrow pointing to?
Ohio
Mississippi
Rio Grande
Missouri
38
The United States has the largest _________________ reserves in the world
oil
gold
silver
coal
39
Where would you find a humid subtropical climate in the United States?
The Midwest
The Southeast
The Northeast
The Southwest
40
The vast flat land that is known for producing the majority of the food for the United States.
The Great Plains
The East Coast
Rockies
The West