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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.
1. Australia
5. South America
2. Antarctica
6. Europe
3. Asia
7. Africa
4. North America
2. What are the two main mountain ranges in the United States?
1. Rocky Mountains
2. Appalachian Mountains
3. How many states are in the United States? 50
4. Name the five oceans in the world.
1. Atlantic
4. Indian
2. Arctic
5. Southern
3. Pacific
5. What kind of map shows the states and cities (man-made boundaries)?
Political Map
6. What kind of map shows the distinct features of mountains and rivers?
Physical Map
7. What lines are at 0 degrees?
Equator and Prime Meridian
8. What are the imaginary lines that measure east and west?
Longitude
9. What are the imaginary lines that measure north and south?
Latitude
10. Name the Great Lakes.
1. Huron
2. Erie
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3. Superior
5. Michigan
4. Ontario
11. When you take the first letters of the Great Lakes, what does it spell out?
HOMES
12. This river was used as the gateway to the West for settlers.
Ohio River
13. Name two of the larger rivers in the United States that farmers used to send their
products to market.
1. Mississippi River
2. Missouri River
14. What do you think a peninsula is? Give an example.
A land mass that is surrounded by water on 3 sides; Florida
15. What river makes up the southwest border of Texas?
Rio Grande
16. This river was explored by Lewis and Clark. Their exploration opened up settlement
for Oregon Territory.
Columbia River
17. The Spanish explored this river in the Basin and Range region searching for gold.
Colorado River
18. This river connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes.
St. Lawrence River
19. Describe what the Continental Divide is.
High land that separates water
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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. ___E___ Thousands of lakes carved by glaciers; horseshoe around the Hudson Bay; oldest
rock formations in N.A.
2. ___A____ Rugged mountains from Alaska to Mexico; tallest mountains in the U.S.; home of
the Continental Divide
3. ___D____ Along the Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico; broad lowlands that provide many
excellent harbors
4. ___F____ East of the Great Plains; rolling flatlands and rivers; excellent farming;
Breadbasket of America
5. ___B____ Mountains and deserts including Death Valley, the lowest and hottest place in
America
6. ___H____ Old, eroded mountains from Canada to Alabama
7. ___C____ Flat grasslands that gradually rise to the Rockies; home of the buffalo
8. ___G____ Along the Pacific Coast; rugged mountains and fertile valleys with vineyards
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1._D__ North America
2._G__ Europe
3._F__ Asia
4._H__ Australia
5._L__ South America
6._A__ Antarctica
7 _I__ Africa
8._K__ Southern Ocean
9._J__ Atlantic Ocean
10._B__ Pacific Ocean
11._H__ Indian Ocean
12._E__ Arctic Ocean
Label the 8 geographic regions.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Coastal Plains
Appalachian Mountains
Canadian Shield
Interior Lowlands
E.
F.
G.
H.
Great Plains
Rocky Mountains
Basin and Range
Coastal Range