Geography and History Quiz

Question 1

What does climate refer to?

Accepted Answer

The average temperature and precipitation over many years (30+)

Question 2

Which of the following describes the Tundra biome?

Accepted Answer

Very cold, found in places like Alaska, with polar bears and seals

Question 3

Why did Lewis and Clark choose to travel by river instead of crossing land?

Accepted Answer

River were faster/easier than land and they didn’t know about the mountains

Question 4

Which direction is halfway between North and West?

Accepted Answer

A. Northwest

Question 5

Which of the following animals would you most likely find in the Tropical Forest biome of Hawaii?

Accepted Answer

Toucans and frogs

Question 6

Which of the following is an intercardinal (or intermediate) direction?

Accepted Answer

Northeast

Question 7

What was the main goal of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery?

Accepted Answer

To explore new land and learn about people, plants, animals and create maps

Question 8

What are the four cardinal directions?( select all that apply)

Accepted Answer

South, West, North, East

Question 9

What are the three main climate zones?

Accepted Answer

Tropical, Temperate, and Polar

Question 10

Which of the following animals would you most likely find in a Temperate Forest biome?

Accepted Answer

Raccoons and deer

Question 11

Which climate zone is located near the equator?

Accepted Answer

Tropical

Question 12

Which line of longitude divides Earth into East and West?

Accepted Answer

Prime Meridian

Question 13

Which country sold the land known as the Louisiana Purchase to the United States?

Accepted Answer

France

Question 14

Which direction is halfway between North and East?

Accepted Answer

North-East

Question 15

What is an ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

Interaction of plants and animals with nonliving things like water and soil

Question 16

Which of the following describes the Taiga biome?

Accepted Answer

Cold, pine trees, moose, fox and lots of rain and snow in the northern U.S.

Question 17

Which of the following describes the Tropical Forest biome in Hawaii?

Accepted Answer

Warm, with lots of rain, home to rainforests, toucans, and frogs

Question 18

Which of the following describes the Desert biome?

Accepted Answer

Dry, not much rain, hot during the day, cooler at night with cactus

Question 19

Which line of latitude goes around the middle of the Earth and divides it into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

Accepted Answer

Equator

Question 20

Who was York during the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

Accepted Answer

An enslaved person and hard worker from Clark's family

Question 21

What were some of the supplies Lewis and Clark took with them on their expedition?

Accepted Answer

Keelboats, weapons for hunting, food, and gifts for trade

Question 22

What important roles did Sacagawea play during the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

Accepted Answer

Translator, medicine, navigator

Question 23

Which direction is halfway between South and East?

Accepted Answer

South-East

Question 24

Which climate zone is located near the poles

Accepted Answer

Polar

Question 25

What does weather refer to?

Accepted Answer

The daily temperature and precipitation

Question 26

Which climate zone is Which climate zone is found in the middle of the Earth, between the Tropics and Polar regions?

Accepted Answer

Temperate

Question 27

Which rivers did Lewis and Clark use during their expedition?

Accepted Answer

Ohio, Mississippi, and Missouri

Question 28

Which direction is halfway between South and West?

Accepted Answer

South-West

Question 29

Who was the U.S. President that bought the land known as the Louisiana Purchase?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 30

Where is the Temperate Forest biome located and what is its weather like?

Accepted Answer

Found in the eastern U.S., with four seasons, and mild temperatures

Geography and History Quiz

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