The document is a quiz testing knowledge of basic geography terms related to landforms, continents, oceans, rivers, mountains, climate, and regions of the United States. It includes questions about the definitions of terms like plain, canyon, plateau, Mississippi River, Appalachian Mountains, North America, Pacific Ocean, equator, Alaska, Hawaii, Rocky Mountains, and precipitation. It also tests knowledge of the number of continents and oceans, as well as regions that make up the United States.

1. 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt Landforms Continents Where in the World? Terms Hodge Podge

2. A large area of flat or gently sloping land

3. What is a plain?

4. A deep valley with steep sides

5. What is a canyon ?

6. An area of flat land that is higher than the surrounding land

7. What is a plateau?

8. The longest river in the United States

9. What is the Mississippi River?

10. The longest mountain range in the United States

11. What are the Appalachian Mountains?

12. The continent where the United States is located

13. What is North America?

14. The continent which is entirely in the Western Hemishere?

15. What is South America?

16. Name the four oceans

17. Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Arctic Ocean

18. Two continents which are entirely in the southern hemisphere

19. What are Australia and Antarctica?

20. Name the 7 continents

21. What are North America South America Europe Asia Africa Australia Antarctica

22. The Mississippi River ends in the

23. Gulf of Mexico

24. The line of latitude which divides the north and the south hemisphere

25. What is the equator?

26. Name two states not on the mainland U.S.

27. What are Alaska and Hawaii?

28. The highest mountain range in the U.S. is located in this part of the U.S.

29. What are the Rocky Mountains?

30. The prime meridian runs on what line of longitude

31. What is 0 degrees

32. The study of a place and the way the people live in it and use it

33. What is geography?

34. Rain and snow that fall to the earth are called

35. What is precipitation?

36. Climate is the kind of weather a region experiences over many --

37. What are years?

38. Canyons, mountains, plateaus, and plains are different types of -----

39. What are landforms?

40. The United States is made up of ------ regions

41. What is five?

42. A region of the U.S.

43. What are West, Southwest, Southeast, Middle West and North East? Name 1

44. An area’s altitude is determined by its

45. What is height above sea level?

46. A major natural resource of the United States is

47. What are metals?

48. Forests supply us with

49. What are fossil fuels?

50. The Central Plains and the Great Plains make up the

51. What are the Interior Plains?