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Our Country’s
Geography
Chapter 2
Landforms
1. The U.S. is divided
into regions to study
the land.
True
or
False
2. Name 3 landforms
Plains
Plateau
Lakes
Mountains
Valleys
3. Weather is …
A Sunny days in our area
B Day to day conditions in our area
C. Distance from the ocean
4. US is divided into 4 regions based on
location. What are they?
A. Northeast
D. South
B. East
E. Middle West
C. West
F. North West
5. Weather is the day-to-day
conditions in a place?
A. True
B. False
6. Climate can affect …
A
B
C
D.
What kind of clothes you wear
Type of job you can find
Kinds of outdoor activities you can do.
All of the above
7. True or False
Plant life that grows
naturally in a place is
called:
Natural vegetation
8. If I lived close to the equator I
would wear A or B?
A.
B.
9. Climate is affected by …
bodies of water.
True or False?
10. Climate is affected by
A. Warm water coming from South Pole
B. Strong winds from Africa.
C. Ocean currents carrying cold water from the
North Pole to Equator.
D. Not enough snow.
11. Climate is affected by ocean currents.
The Gulf Stream carries warm water north
along the east coast of the United States?
A. True
B. False
12. Elevation affects climate by…
A. Places near mountains are cooler than sea level.
B. Temperatures drop 3 deg F every 1,000 feet.
C. Tops of mountains in Hawaii are covered in
snow.
D. All of the above.
13. Not having mountains can affect
the climate because…
A. Warm air comes from
Canada
B. Freezing
temperatures reach
Texas and Florida
C. There are no trees
D. Rivers don’t freeze
14. A rain shadow is
A.
B.
C.
D.
The shadow a rain drop makes.
What appears after a rainbow.
Found on the dry side of a mountain.
Created when clouds can’t get over a
mountain.
15. If the climate region is tropical
you would have
A.
B.
C.
D.
Snow shoes and warm gloves
A broad hat for protection from the bugs.
A surfboard
Humidity
16. To find a location on Earth
you need…
A. Parallels and prime meridian
B. A compass
C. Latitude and longitude
D. A good sense of direction
17. Pennsylvania’s climate
A. cool and wet
B. Has hot summer and
rainy winter
C. Has mild summer
and winter
D. Has a hot wet
summer and cold
winter.
18. Pennsylvania’s climate region is…
A.
B.
C.
D.
Polar Region
Humid Sub-tropical Region
Highland Region
Continental
19. Name a renewable resource
Water
soil
coal
Oil
plants
20. How is water moved
to dry areas?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Erosion
Climate
Irrigation
Rain shower
21. If we are having a drought it
means
A.
B.
C.
D.
We have a half-day of school.
We need to prepare for a snow storm.
We had a long period with little or no rain.
None of the above.
22. Lines of latitude are measured in
degrees north and south of the equator
20°N
40°S
A. True
B. False
23. Western US has an _____climate
A. Sub-polar
B. Marine
C. Arid
D. None of the above
24. Newtown is
A.
B.
C.
D.
City
Rural
Suburb
Urban
25. People modify their
environment by…
A.
B.
C.
D.
fertilizing the soil.
using sunscreen
drink tap water
none of the above.
26. What are the 4 major
vegetation regions in the U.S.?
A.
B.
C.
D.
grassland, polar, tundra, desert
desert, forest, grassland, tundra
tundra, savanna, highland, desert
prairie, desert, forest, grassland
27. Which one is urban?
B. Lancaster
A. Newtown Grant
C. Philadelphia
28. Nonrenewable resource
means the resource
cannot
be made again
by nature or people.
A.True
B.False
29. Natural resource
A. A new diet
B. Something found in nature people can
use
C. Something used in making food.
D. A resource found in books.
30. Name a way we use the land in
the United States.