Ch. 5 Test

Question 1

List some examples of the Pacific Ranges.

Answer 1

Sierra Nevada
Cascade Range
Coast Range

Question 2

How tall is Mount McKinley?

Answer 2

2,320 ft

Question 3

How far do the Rocky Mountains stretch?

Answer 3

3,000 mi from New Mexico to Alaska

Question 4

What is the deepest part of the Grand Canyon?

Answer 4

6,000 ft

Question 5

What is the hottest and lowest part of the US? How many ft below sea level is it? What is the hottest temperature recorded their?

Answer 5

Death Valley
282 ft below sea level
134° F

Question 6

How much do the Great Plains slope downwards?

Answer 6

10 ft per mi

Question 7

What are the oldest mountains in North America?

Answer 7

Appalachian Mountains

Question 8

What is the most influential economic center for America and the world?

Answer 8

Manhattan, NYC

Question 9

What island(s) is made of volcanic mountaintops?

Answer 9

Hawaii

Question 10

What is the world’s largest island?

Answer 10

Greenland

Question 11

What is the Continental Divide?

Answer 11

The Rocky Mountains determines which direction the river flows (East of it flows towards Atlantic and MS River, West of it flows towards Pacific Ocean?

Question 12

How long is the MS River? Where does it flow? What does it drain? How many states and provinces?

Answer 12

2,350 mi
begins in Minnesota, ends in Gulf of Mexico
Drains 1.2 million square mi
drains 31 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces

Question 13

What is the fault line?

Answer 13

in the East, the Piedmont marks the point where rivers flow to the East to the Atlantic Coast

Question 14

What are some key cities on the fault line?

Answer 14

Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington DC

Question 15

What is a huge source of hydroelectricity for both the US and Canada?

Answer 15

Great Lakes

Question 16

How were the Great Lakes formed?

Answer 16

by glaciers that carved giant holes in the earth

Question 17

What states are ranked first and second in oil reserves in the US?

Answer 17

Texas and Alaska

Question 18

Where is most oil and natural gas reserves in Canada found?

Answer 18

Alberta

Question 19

What percentage of the world’s potash, copper, gold, and silver are found in Canada?

Answer 19

20% potash
18% copper
14% gold
12% silver

Question 20

How do we fix deforestation?

Answer 20

plant new trees
protect habitations
set aside national forests

Question 21

Describe the Grand Banks.

Answer 21

was once fished over 500 years ago

fishing for cod was banned in 1992

Question 22

Describe Canada’s weather.

Answer 22

2/3 in higher latitudes (long, cold winters) (brief, mild summers)

Question 23

What kind of climate does Hawaii have?

Answer 23

tropical cliimate

Question 24

What Canada’s average temperature in the northern climates?

Answer 24

below 0° F

Question 25

What determines weather in America?

Answer 25

winds from Canada

Question 26

What are some examples of Western Climates?

Answer 26

Northern CA
Washington
Oregon

Question 27

Describe the Marine West Coast Climate.

Answer 27

100 in. of rain each year

Question 28

What are some deserts?

Answer 28

Great Salt Lake Desert
Mojave Desert
Death Valley

Question 29

Approximately how many square miles do Canada and America cover?

Answer 29

7 million