Name Date Class Section 1 Quiz The Land MATCHING: Match each item in Column A with an item in Column B. Write the correct letters in the blanks. (10 points each) A B 1. smaller river or stream that connects to a A. divide larger river 2. boundary where higher land drops to the B. headwaters coastal plain C. tributary 3. high point or ridge that determines the direction in which rivers flow D. aquaculture 4. fish farming 5. source of a river E. fall line MULTIPLE CHOICE: In each blank on the left, write the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. (10 points each) 6. A notable feature of the is Death Valley. a. Great Lakes b. Great Divide c. Great Plains d. Great Basin 7. Where are North America’s greatest oil reserves found? Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. a. in Alaska; in Texas; and in c. in Texas; in New Mexico; and in Alberta, Canada Alberta, Canada b. in Alaska; in Texas; and in d. in Alaska; in the Rocky Mountains; Quebec, Canada and in Alberta, Canada 8. In North America, where is iron ore mainly found? a. northern Montana and Idaho, and c. Pennsylvania, New York, and the Canadian Rockies Canada’s Great Lakes b. northern Minnesota and Michigan, d. the Appalachians, Wyoming, and and the Canadian Shield British Columbia 9. Lakes and rivers are important resources because they a. are a source of recreation. c. provide an outlet for sewers and industrial waste. b. are used for shipping d. are a natural defense against and transportation. invaders. 10. The once was one of the world’s richest fishing grounds. a. Great Lakes of Canada c. Gulf of Alaska b. Grand Banks of Canada d. St. Lawrence River Section Quizzes and Chapter Tests 55
Name Date Class Section 2 Quiz Climate and Vegetation MATCHING: Match each item in Column A with an item in Column B. Write the correct letters in the blanks. (10 points each) A B 1. vegetation made up of dense forests of shrubs A. hurricane and short trees 2. large, powerful ocean windstorm hundreds of B. chaparral miles wide 3. warm, dry wind that blows down the Rockies C. supercell in early spring 4. violent spring and summer thunderstorm that often spawns tornadoes D. chinook 5. violent snowstorm that impedes visibility and lasts for over three hours E. blizzard MULTIPLE CHOICE: In each blank on the left, write the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. (10 points each) 6. Ever-present cold and little vegetation are found a. at high altitudes. c. at high elevations and far northern latitudes. Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. b. in far northern latitudes. d. just below the timberline. 7. The Great Plains have bitter winters and hot summers because a. they are far from the oceans. c. they have the highest rainfall average in the United States. b. they have few lakes and rivers. d. the prairies have fields of tall grass. 8. The highest temperature ever recorded in the United States was at a. Bonneville, Utah. c. the Painted Desert. b. Florida’s southern tip. d. Death Valley. 9. The Dust Bowl was caused by a. drought and poor farming c. settlers who planted fields of tall techniques. prairie grass. b. lightning fires on the prairie and d. thunderstorms over the Great Plains. years of drought. 10. Few people live in Greenland because a. it is isolated from Europe’s c. its transportation and shipping facilities cultural centers. are poor. b. it is the biggest island in the world. d. the weather is bitterly cold and farming is difficult. 56 Section Quizzes and Chapter Tests