Quiz 2.a And 2.b Continents And Geographic Regions Of North America
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This quiz is designed to show mastery of Virginia SOLs 2. A and 2. B in US History to 1877
- 1.What is a very large land mass usually surronded by water called?
- A.
Continent
- B.
Country
- C.
City
- D.
Region
- 2.
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Which continent is this...it is also the largest- A.
Asia
- B.
Africa
- C.
North America
- D.
Antarctica
- 3.
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Which continent is this...its cold there- A.
Australia
- B.
Antarctica
- C.
Europe
- D.
Asia
- 4.
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Which continent is this...you're there- A.
South America
- B.
Europe
- C.
Asia
- D.
North America
- 5.
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Which continent is this- A.
South America
- B.
North America
- C.
Europe
- D.
Asia
- 6.
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Which continent is this- A.
Europe
- B.
North America
- C.
Australia
- D.
Antarctica
- 7.
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Which continent is highlighted in green- A.
Australia
- B.
Europe
- C.
Asia
- D.
South America
- 8.What is the large landmass Europe and Asia combine to create?
- A.
Asirope
- B.
Eurasia
- C.
Pangea
- D.
Igneous
- 9.
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Which region is number 1...it includes isolated mountain ranges and fertile valleys along the Pacific Coast- A.
Coastal Plain
- B.
Coastal Range
- C.
Great Plains
- D.
Canadian Sheild
- 10.
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Which region is number 2...its contains varying elevations and the lowest point in North America--Death Valley.- A.
Coastal Range
- B.
Rocky Mountains
- C.
Basin and Range
- D.
Interior Lowlands
- 11.
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Which region is number 3...it contains rugged mountains and the continental divide- A.
Basin and Range
- B.
Appalachain Mountains
- C.
Rocky Mountains
- D.
Coastal Range
- 12.What does the continental divide do?
- A.
Determine where continents start
- B.
Set up earthquakes
- C.
Determines directional flow of rivers
- D.
How many continents there are
- 13.
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Which region is number 4...it consists of vast grasslands which gradually rise in elevations moving east to west towards the Rocky Mountains- A.
Great Plains
- B.
Interior Lowlands
- C.
Rocky Mountains
- D.
Basin and Range
- 14.
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Which region is number 5...its consists of rolling lowlands with many rivers- A.
Canadian Sheild
- B.
Appalachain Mountains or Highlands
- C.
Coastal Plain
- D.
Interior Lowlands
- 15.Which region is number 6...we live there and it contains old, eroded mountains
- A.
Coastal Plain
- B.
Canadian Sheild
- C.
Great Plains
- D.
Appalachain Highlands or Mountains
- 16.
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Which region is number 7...it consists of low flatlands along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico and provides many excellent harbors- A.
Coastal Plain
- B.
Coastal Range
- C.
Canadian Sheild
- D.
Great Plains
- 17.
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What region is number 8...it is wrapped around the Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape and contains many lakes and old rock formations- A.
Coastal Range
- B.
Great Plains
- C.
Rocky Mountains
- D.
Canadian Sheild
- 18.Why is knowing about the geography of North America important for doing well in US History?
- A.
The state of Virginia says it is
- B.
Because part of geography is how it affects people's lives, like through out the history of our nation
- C.
Because maps are interesting
- D.
You might get lost
- 19.The eight geographic regions of North America each have their own distinctive features and charactersistics which influence how people there live.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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