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Introduction to Geography
Introduction to Geography
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Students can use this Quiz to review the fundamentals of geography.
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1
This is the longest river in the United States.
Ohio
Mississippi
Columbia
Missouri
2
Which ocean surrounds the North Pole?
Pacific
Atlantic
Arctic
Southern
3
Along which ocean is the Coastal Range?
Arctic
Pacific
Southern
Indian
4
Alaska is connected to which country?
Namibia
Canada
United States
Colombia
5
Latitude is to the equator as longitude is to the ___________________.
latitude
Prime Meridian
longitude
parallels
6
If you swam at Virginia Beach, in which ocean did you swim?
Indian
Pacific
Atlantic
Southern
7
European immigrants to the United States crossed this ocean.
Southern
Indian
Pacific
Atlantic
8
This river connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.
Missouri
Mississippi
Columbia
St. Lawrence
9
This region in the eastern United States is made up of rolling highlands that have many trees.
Coastal Range
Basin and Range
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
10
Which continent is the largest?
North America
Europe
Africa
Asia
11
This river's name is similar to that of the famous explorer who "discovered" the Americas.
Columbia
Ohio
Arkansas
Colorado
12
Which continent is also a country?
Antarctica
Australia
Asia
Europe
13
This body of water is between Florida and Mexico.
The Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Missouri River
Mississippi River
14
How many Great Lakes are there?
4
5
3
2
15
Which ocean surrounds the South Pole?
Southern
Africa
Indian
Black
16
Large land masses surrounded by water are called:
continents
oceans
parallels
mountains
17
What are the cardinal directions?
North, South, Northwest, Southwest
Northeast, Southwest, East, South
North, South, West, East
East, West, Southeast, Northeast
18
There are ________ oceans in the world.
3
5
2
4
19
Lines of latitude are __________________.
run north to south
vertical
horizontal
up and down
20
The equator splits the Earth into which hemispheres?
Southern and Eastern
Eastern and Western
Northern and Southern
Western and Northern
21
What's the second largest continent?
Australia
Africa
Europe
Antarctica
22
An elevated, but level, area of land is called a _______________.
mountain
hill
plateau
island
23
This river makes up much of Mexico's northern border.
Ohio
St. Lawrence
Colorado
Rio Grande
24
This body of water stems from a larger river.
tributary
mountain
island
peninsula
25
This geographic region is mostly dry, flat land.
Coastal Range
Appalachian Mountains
Basin and Range
Great Plains
26
The ____________ Lakes surround the northern border of the eastern United States.
Enormous
Large
Big
Great
27
Which ocean is the largest?
Arctic
Atlantic
Pacific
Southern
28
Which U.S. state is a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean?
Hawaii
North Carolina
Alaska
Kansas
29
These are the names of the imaginary lines that make up the global grid.
Horizontal and Vertical
Hemispheres
Latitude and Longitude
Prime Meridian and Equator
30
There are _______ geographic regions in the United States.
5
1
2
8