Name:___________________________
Study Guide for Geography Test
Directions: Answer the following questions about maps. Use your notebook for
reference.
1. Name all 7 continents in the world.
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5.
2.
6.
3.
7.
4.
2. What are the two main mountain ranges in the United States?
1. ____________________________________ 2. __________________________________
3. How many states are in the United States?
4. Name the five oceans in the world.
1.
4.
2.
5.
3.
5. What kind of map shows the states and cities (man-made boundaries)? ____________________
6. What kind of map shows the distinct features of mountains and rivers?_____________________
7. What lines are at 0 degrees?
__________________________________ and ___________________________________
8. What are the imaginary lines that measure east and west? ________________________________
9. What are the imaginary lines that measure north and south? _____________________________
11. Name the Great Lakes.
1.
4.
2.
5.
3.
12. When you take the first letters of the Great Lakes, what does it spell out?
13. This river was used as the gateway to the West for settlers. ___________________________
Name:____________________
14. Name two of the larger rivers in the United States that farmers used to send their
products to market.
1.
2.
15. What do you think a peninsula is? Give an example.
16. What river makes up the southwest border of Texas?___________________________________
17. This river was explored by Lewis and Clark. Their exploration opened up settlement
for Oregon Territory. _______________________________________________
18. The Spanish explored this river in the Basin and Range region searching for gold.
___________________________________________
19. This river connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. _______________________________
20. Describe what the Continental Divide is. _________________________________________________
Matching. Write the letter for the region next to its description.
A. Rocky Mountains
B. Basin and Range
C. Great Plains
D. Coastal Plains
E. Canadian Shield
F. Interior Lowlands
G. Coastal Range
H. Appalachian Mountains
1. _______ Thousands of lakes carved by glaciers; horseshoe around the Hudson Bay; oldest
rock formations in N.A.
2. _______ Rugged mountains from Alaska to Mexico; tallest mountains in the U.S.; home of
the Continental Divide
3. _______ Along the Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico; broad lowlands that provide many
excellent harbors
4. _______ East of the Great Plains; rolling flatlands and rivers; excellent farming;
Breadbasket of America
5. _______ Mountains and deserts including Death Valley, the lowest and hottest place in
America
6. _______ Old, eroded mountains from Canada to Alabama
7. _______ Flat grasslands that gradually rise to the Rockies; home of the buffalo
8. _______ Along the Pacific Coast; rugged mountains and fertile valleys with vineyards
Name:____________________
1.____ North America
2.____ Europe
3.____ Asia
4.____ Australia
5.____ South America
6.____ Antarctica
7 ____ Africa
8.____ Southern Ocean
9.____ Atlantic Ocean
10.____ Pacific Ocean
11.____ Indian Ocean
12.____ Arctic Ocean
Name:____________________
Label the 8 geographic regions.
A.
B.
C.
D.
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