Unit 1 Geography Pre-assessment

Which word is a water-related geographic feature?

• plateau

• tributary

• peninsula

• trade route

What mountain range stretches from Alaska almost to Mexico?

• Blue Ridge Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Sierra Nevadas

• Rocky Mountains

The United States is located on which continent?

• North America

• South America

• Europe

• Asia

Inland port cities grew in the Midwest along the-

• Great Lakes

• Great Dismal Swamp

• Appalachian Mountains

• Shores of Lake Placid

Which continent is not entirely surrounded by water?

• Australia

• Europe

• North America

• Antarctica

California's coastline was created by the-

• Atlantic Ocean

• Southern Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

What continent is represented by the number 3?

• Europe

• Africa

• Antarctica

• Australia

Asia is represented by the number-

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

The lowest point in North America is the Basin and Range Region, which is-

• Death Valley

• The Cascades

• The Great Plains

• Low Point Ridge

The body of water that surrounds Antarctica is the

• Indian Ocean

• Southern Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Arctic Ocean