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4733925-41910000Name: ______________________________Quarter 1 Test – Study GuideWhat is on this test and what page can you find the notes for the topics?Sol 1g: Latitude & Longitude SOL 2a: Continents & Oceans SOL 2b: Geographic Regions SOL 21: U.S. Waterways SOL 2d: Geographic Features SOL 3a: Archaeology SOL 3b: Native American Tribes SOL 3c: Natives, Geography & Climate Directions: Please answer the questions below.What region of North America contains the Continental Divide? ___Rocky Mountains_____________What continent is directly south of Europe? __Africa__________________52387516656200Label the 8 Geographic Regions of the United States:13 5 4 8 7 26What is the lowest point in North America? ____Death Valley_________________________What river forms the border between the United States and Mexico? ___Rio Grande_______________What was the Ohio River known as? __Gateway to the west_____________________What ocean is located along the eastern shores of the United States? _Atlantic Ocean______________What region wraps around the Hudson Bay with hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers?____Canadian Shield__________________________________What river connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean? ____St. Lawrence____________________Please list all the land-related geographic features: _Island, Plateau, Hill, Mountain, Peninsula, Plain ___Please list all the water-related geographic features:__River, Tributary, Lake, Ocean, Bay, Gulf_____________________________________Label the map below with the 7 continents AND the 5 oceans:4762505715000Arctic OceanEuropeAsiaPacific NorthOceanAmericaAtlanticOcean AfricaIndian South Ocean America AustraliaSouthern OceanAntarcticaWhat river did Lewis and Clark explore? ____Columbia___________________The United States is located on which continent? ______North America_______________________How did major bodies of water in North America impact the growth of the United States?Cities and towns were built around waterwaysPatterns of trade were determined based on land and waterWhere is one of the oldest archeological sites in the United States located? _Cactus Hill___________Scientists do not agree on which of the following statements (please circle): where American Indian tribes lived, how people came to the Western Hemisphere, what natural resources American Indians used, or how Europeans first came to the Western Hemisphere?What area of North America did the Lakota people live? __Great Plains__________________________What American Indian homeland included the Eastern Woodland? ___Iroquois___________________What area of North America do the Inuit people live?___Alaska & Northern Canada________________What was the geography like for the Pueblo people who inhabited the Southwest? _____hot and dry_____________________Please complete the matching section below:1268095698500 A C E D B Define human resource. __A person who works to make a good or provide a service_______________What do archeologists study? _The study of human behavior through the recovery of artifacts________What is a capital resource AND what is an example of a capital resource used by many American Indians? _Any good that can be used to create other goods and services (tools), for example a canoe What American Indian homeland includes the Pacific Northwest coast? __Kwakiutl________________What is the climate like for the Inuit people who lived in Arctic areas? _below freezing most of the yearHow did weather and climate affect the way American Indian groups built their homes?The geography and climate affected how the tribes built their homes because it impacted what resources were available to them to build. For example, the Iroquois were surrounded by trees so they were able to build their homes out of logs. However, the Pueblo did not have trees; they had access to clay and were able to build adobes made of clay bricks. Also, the climate would impact how they built their homes because they would want the home to keep them warm in cold weather or cool in hot weather.Please label the rivers below:86677567945001. _Atlantic Ocean_______2. __Missouri River _____ 3. ___Rio Grande River________________4. _Colorado River_________5. __Pacific Ocean______ 6. _St. Lawrence River__________________7. _Great Lakes_____________8. __Gulf of Mexico_____ 9. __Columbia River_________________10. _Mississippi River_______11. __Ohio River_________________ What river was explored by the Spanish? ___Colorado River___________________________What geographic region runs along the Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico? __Coastal Plain____________What river(s) were used as major transportation arteries for farm and industrial products?___Mississippi & Missouri River___________________________________________ ................
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