Geography Test 20

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Multiple Choice

  1. What nation was under Spanish control for almost five hundred years?
  2. What European country captured the Moluccas from the British in the 1620s and set up a commercial center in the East Indies?
  3. French Indochina included _, _, and _.
  4. What country produces 60 percent of the world’s heroin?
  5. Many countries covet the Spratly Islands because _.
  6. What country in Southeast Asia has the highest per capita GDP’?
  7. Ho Chi Minh was a Communist leader in _.
  8. The largest and most populous Philippine island is _.
  9. What river crosses Myanmar?
  10. Malays resent what rich minority in Malaysia?
  11. What country has one of the highest literacy rates in Southeast Asia as a result of U.S. emphasis on schooling?
  12. The most populous city in Southeast Asia is _.
  13. The East Indies and the Philippines are part of _.
  14. What is the oldest country in Southeast Asia?
  15. The main religion in Indonesia is _.
  16. Indonesia enjoyed its Golden Age during the reign of the _.
  17. Bali is famous for _.
  18. The mainland portion of Southeast Asia is sometimes called _.
  19. The lowest literacy rate in Southeast Asia is in _.
  20. Troops from what country control Laos?
  21. The first Communist country in Southeast Asia was _.

Famous Sites

  1. Identify the building shown at right.

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  2. Name the country where this building is located.
  3. What empire built this building?
  4. What is significant about this building?

Short Answer

  1. Name the area on the borders of Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand where opium poppies are grown.
  2. What term describes an intermediate port, such as Singapore’?
  3. Name the largest group of islands in the world.
  4. What term describes the state of complete happiness and rest Buddhists believe can be reached through the Middle Way?
  5. What crop is most important to all Southeast Asian countries?

True/False

  1. The Philippines is 80 percent Buddhist.
  2. All of the nations of Southeast Asia have joined ASEAN.
  3. Java is part of the Lesser Sunda Islands.
  4. Thailand is the only counlry in Southeast Asia that was never controlled by a European country.
  5. Malaysia is the largest Muslim nation in the world.
  6. The Greater Sunda Islands are large islands in Indonesia.
  7. Brunei has the highest population density in the world.
  8. English is an official language in the Philippines.
  9. Both Laos and Vietnam persecute Christian tribes that live in the highlands.

Map Review

Use the map on page 6 to fill in the correct letter for each country or city name given below. For special features, fill in each blank with the matching numeral from the map. Not every letter or numeral will be used. (Countries are uppercase letters, cities are lowercase letters, and special features are numerals.)

Essay

  1. Matthew 28:19 - Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
  2. In what ways does Buddhism differ from true Christianity?

(6th) New World History & Geography Test 8

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I. MULTIPLE CHOICE

  1. The American patriot who said, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”
  2. The document that is the plan for government that the United States still follows today.
  3. In a fiery speech, this young Virginian said, “Give me liberty or give me death.”
  4. This young missionary preached with the help of his interpreter Tattamy before he died at the age of 29.
  5. He was the first modern explorer to discover the New World.
  6. The Virginian who had a reputation for being both brave and wise.
  7. He defeated General Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn.
  8. The first written agreement of self-government in America.
  9. His converts were called “Praying Indians,” and he was given the nickname ”Apostle to the Indians.”
  10. He was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence.
  11. The American patriot who said, “I have not yet begun to fight.”
  12. He was the first modern explorer to reach the mainland of North America.
  13. He founded Rhode Island as well as the first Baptist church in America.
  14. He developed a written language for the Cherokee called a syllabary.

II. SHORT ANSWER

  1. long hooded jacket made of different types of fur
  2. the highest waterfall in North America
  3. the record of what has happened to mankind
  4. a one-man boat stretched over with seal skin that Eskimos and Inuits used
  5. ground that is permanently frozen
  6. the study of the earth
  7. a plain or a hilly region within the temperate zone sometimes called a “sea of grass”
  8. the movement of a group of people or animals
  9. setting in which certain types of plants and animals thrive
  10. the way of life for a group of people

Ill. MATCHING

  1. the people who wanted to separate from the Church of England
  2. the Indians that were invited to the first Thanksgiving
  3. the most important animal to the Indians of the plains
  4. this tribe’s name means “southerner”
  5. this religious group’s actual name was Societv of Friends
  6. the Indians that were famous for their weaving of rugs
  7. the Indians that were known for their burial mounds
  8. the Indians that lived in long houses
  9. the Indians that kept a pictorial chronicle of their history and traditions
  10. the animal that has done the most to change the landscape of North America

IV. TRUE/FALSE: If the statement is true, write true. If the statement is false, replace the underlined word(s) with the word or phrase that will make the statement true. Do not write false in any blank.

  1. The Baffin Bay is the world’s largest bay.
  2. The Appalachian Mountains are the most prominent landform in eastern North America.
  3. In the Bay of Fundy you will find some of the world’s highest tides.
  4. Mt. Rainier is Canada’s highest peak.
  5. The St. Lawrence Seaway is the world’s largest inland seaway.
  6. Hells Canyon is the hottest, driest part of North America.
  7. Lake Superior is the largest saltwater lake in the world.
  8. The longest river in the United States is the Missouri River.
  9. Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States.
  10. The world’s largest gulf is the Gulf of Mexico.

V. DISCUSSION: Use complete sentences.

  1. Explain how Canada has two official languages.
  2. Give the three branches of government in the United States and tell their main function.

VI. MAP LOCATIONS

  1. Amazon River
  2. Gulf of Alaska
  3. Mt. Whitney
  4. Baffin Bay
  5. Colorado River
  6. Labrador Peninsula
  7. Pacific Ocean
  8. Gulf of Mexico
  9. Mt. Elbert
  10. Patagonia Desert
  11. Rio de la Plata
  12. Bay of Campeche
  13. Sierra Madre Occidental
  14. Atlantic Ocean
  15. Mt. Mitchell
  16. Rio Grande
  17. Hudson Bay
  18. Niagara Falls
  19. Baja California
  20. Atacama Desert

Geography Test 12

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Multiple Choice

  1. What is the highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere?
  2. The Spanish Empire in South America made its headquarters in _.
  3. The Brazilian Highlands have _. (seasons)
  4. The Shining Path is a _.
  5. The plateau that separates Venezuela’s Caribbean coast from the Amazon Basin is the _.
  6. The Peru Current blows _.
  7. Most Bolivians live on the _.
  8. The broad, grassy plains that cover over half of Columbia are the _.
  9. The largest lake in South America is _.

Short Answer

  1. What two South American nations are landlocked?
  2. What desert in Chile is sometimes considered the world’s driest?
  3. What river system drains the largest area in the world?
  4. What farming system do Amazon tribes use?

Famous Sites

  1. Identify the waterfall shown at right.
  2. In what country is this waterfall located?
  3. What is significant about this waterfall?

Matching 1

  1. liberator of Argentina and Chile
  2. military dictator of Chile during the late 1900s
  3. Spanish conquistador who destroyed the Inca nation in Peru
  4. emperor of Brazil
  5. president of Argentina during the mid- 1900s who left the country in economic ruin
  6. liberator of Columbia, Venezuela, and Ecuador

True/False

  1. Constant rains in the Amazon cause poor soil through a process called deforestation.
  2. Lake Titicaca is the world’s highest navigable lake.
  3. The Andes Mountains form the longest mountain range in the world.
  4. The Guianas are the South American nations founded by Spain.

Matching 2

  1. an Argentinean cowboy
  2. a crop grown in the Brazilian Highlands
  3. an ocean inlet
  4. a person with Spanish ancestry born in South America
  5. a Brazilian slum
  6. a tropical rain forest
  7. native to a certain region

Matching 3

  1. landlocked country with bilingual citizens
  2. largest Andes nation with a large population
  3. the Pampas
  4. Strait of Magellan
  5. South American nation with the lowest population density
  6. largest city in Latin America
  7. ancient Inca capital city
  8. the New World’s most charming city
  9. small, unstable country fought over by Spain and Portugal

Map Review

Use the map on page 6 to fill in the correct letter for each country or city name given below. For special features, fill in each blank with the matching numeral from the map. Not every letter or numeral will be used. (Countries are uppercase letters, cities are lowercase letters, and special features are numerals.)

Essay

  1. Explain why much of South America’s Pacific Coast is dry.
  2. Proverbs 28:19-20

Cumulative Review

Multiple Choice

  1. Ecuador lies in the _. (zone)
  2. The Andes Mountain cause _. (kind of precipitation)

Short Answer

  1. Name the seven continents.
  2. What is the most populous country in Latin America?
  3. What Latin American country has the most area?
  4. Name the largest city in Latin America.
  5. What is the most-spoken language family in Latin America?
  6. What is the most common religion in Latin America?

(6th) New World History and Geography Test 7

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I. MULTIPLE CHOICE

  1. The French and Indian War occurred because the French and English both claimed land _. (where)
  2. The years between _ are known as the French and Indian War.
  3. The young Virginian who gained valuable military experience during the French and Indian War was _.
  4. The commander of all British forces in the North American colonies during the French and Indian War was _.
  5. What important English right had been denied to the colonists?
  6. The act that required a stamp or seal to be affixed to every document in the colonies was _.
  7. People who wanted America to be free from English rule were called _.
  8. The incident in which a snowball fight led to colonists being killed by British soldiers came to be called the _.
  9. The British government finally dropped all taxes on the colonist except a tax on _.
  10. The Virginia patriot whose speech for independence included the line “give me liberty or give me death!” was _.
  11. The Massachusetts patriot who rode from Boston to warn the colonists at Lexington that the British were coming was _.
  12. Why did the British soldiers move on Lexington and Concord?

II. TRUE/FALSE: If the statement is true, write true. If the statement is false, replace the underlined word(s) with the word or phrase that will make the statement true. Do not write false in any blank.

  1. One important decision made by the Second Continental Congress was that Thomas Jefferson would command the American army.
  2. Fort Ticonderoga was captured by Ethan Allen and his “Green Mountain Boys.”
  3. The Battle of Bunker Hill showed the British that untrained Americans could fight.
  4. German soldiers hired by the British were called minutemen.
  5. The patriot who said, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country” was Paul Revere.
  6. The victories won by George Rogers Clark on the frontier gained the Northwest Territory for America.
  7. The patriot who said, “I have not yet begun to fight” was John Paul Jones.
  8. Washington’s victory at Trenton led to the surrender of the entire British army.
  9. Washington and his men spent a harsh winter at Fort le Boeuf where they battled hunger and cold temperatures.
  10. The agreement signed by England giving the colonies their freedom was the Treaty of Paris.

III. MATCHING

  1. the first plan of government in the United States
  2. its actual writing was done by Thomas Jefferson
  3. a form of government in which the people and their elected representatives are limited by a constitution
  4. the plan for the United States government used today
  5. the highest court in the land

IV. DISCUSSION: List three of the freedoms provided in the Bill of Rights and the responsibility that comes with each.

V. MAP LOCATIONS

  1. Gulf of Honduras
  2. Gulf of Mexico
  3. Labrador Peninsula
  4. Gulf of California
  5. Hudson Bay
  6. Gulf of St. Lawrence
  7. Alaska Peninsula
  8. Gulf of Panama
  9. Bay of Campeche
  10. Baja California
  11. Gulf of ‘Tehuantepec
  12. Gulf of Alaska
  13. Baffin Bay
  14. Yucatan Peninsula

VI. SHORT ANSWER

  1. What were the two main weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
  2. Who is given credit for doing the most work at the Constitutional Convention?
  3. List the three branches of government.
  4. Name the two houses of Congress.
  5. The lady who is said to have stitched the first United States flag.
  6. Washington’s speech given when he finished his term as President.

(6th) New World History & Geography Test 6

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I. MULTIPLE CHOICE

  1. _ was the first permanent European settlement in the New World.
  2. The man who claimed part of North America for England was _.
  3. The colony founded by Sir Walter Raleigh and remembered today as ”The Lost Colony” is _.
  4. England defeated the _ Armada in 1588.
  5. _ was the first governor of Jamestown.
  6. In _,Jamestown was founded.
  7. The first place the Separatists moved to for religious freedom was _.
  8. In _,the Pilgrims established their colony at Plymouth.
  9. The first written agreement of self-government in America was the _.
  10. _ was the minister of the colony at Plymouth.
  11. The second governor of Plymouth and the author of Of Plymouth Plantation was _.
  12. The unusual difference of the Massachusetts Bay Colony’s charter.
  13. The Ole’ Deluder Satan Act was passed in 1647 in Massachusetts, establishing the first _ in America.
  14. The early colonist who founded the first colony to offer complete religious freedom in America was _.
  15. The first written constitution in America was the _.

II. TRUE/FALSE: If the statement is true, write true. If the statement is false, replace the underlined word(s) with the word or phrase that will make the statement true. Do not write false in any blank.

  1. The state that is now called New York was first called New Amsterdam.
  2. The Dutch governor of New Netherland who was forced to surrender to the English was Peter Stuyvesant.
  3. The Swedes who settled in Delaware were the first to build brick homes.
  4. The proper name for the Shakers was the Society of Friends.
  5. The man responsible for establishing a settlement at Philadelphia was William Penn.
  6. Count von Zinzendorf was the leader of the Moravians, a group active in missionary work.
  7. The Indian who lived with the Pilgrims and helped them to survive was Samoset.
  8. Although the 13 original colonies were started by several different countries, eventually Spain controlled them all.

III. MATCHING (with the colony)

  1. Lord Baltimore (George Calvert)
  2. Savannah
  3. the Ark and the Dove
  4. England’s first colony
  5. plantation farms
  6. religious freedom for Catholics
  7. Charlestown
  8. the House of Burgesses
  9. James Oglethorpe
  10. John Rolfe, Pocahontas, tobacco

IV. MULTIPLE CHOICE

  1. The years of the Great Awakening are from _.
  2. The Connecticut-born preacher who was one of the first leaders in the Great Awakening was _.
  3. The English evangelist who preached throughout the colonies, sometimes to 20,000 people at once, was _.
  4. Phillis Wheatley is best known as America’s first black woman _ to have a book published.

V. DISCUSSION: Explain how some of the ideas that became widespread throughout the colonies during the Great Awakening led to a desire for liberty and the War for Independence.

VI. MAP LOCATIONS

  1. Labrador Peninsula
  2. Baja California
  3. Florida Peninsula
  4. Ungava Peninsula
  5. Yucatan Peninsula
  6. Alaska Peninsula

Geography Test 11

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Multiple Choice

  1. Puerto Rico is a _.
  2. What island chain forms the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea?
  3. Which Indian empire populated the Yucatan Peninsula?
  4. What country has a strong British heritage?
  5. The mildest altitude zone is the _.
  6. The Sierra Madre Oriental and the Sierra Madre Occidental are _.
  7. What Indian empire dominated the Mesa Central until Cortes conquered it in 1519?
  8. What former Spanish colony did the United States free during the Spanish-American War?
  9. An isthmus is a(n) _.
  10. A public square in the center of a Mexican village is called a(n) _.
  11. The Toltec Empire was located in what region’?
  12. Mexico’s biggest port is located at
  13. In 1959 Fidel Castro established the first Communist government in the Western Hemisphere in _.
  14. Barbados is part of the _.
  15. Mexico’s largest state was named after what physical feature?
  16. Mexico is the world’s leading producer of what metal?

Short Answer

  1. What country has the largest Spanish-speaking population in the world?
  2. What two nations are on the island of Hispaniola?
  3. What type of graph depicts age distribution in nations?
  4. What trade agreement created the second largest free-trade zone in the world?
  5. What farming system uses many workers to produce specialized crops’?
  6. Name the religion that mixes spirit worship, black magic, and Roman Catholicism.
  7. During what war did the United States take California and New Mexico from the Mexicans?

Famous Sites

  1. Name the ruins where the pyramid shown at right is located.
  2. On what peninsula are the ruins located?
  3. What Indian people built the pyramid?

Matching 1

  1. a large ranch owned by a Spanish nobleman
  2. a local political boss
  3. language that mixes French and African words
  4. a council of military and civilian leaders
  5. a person of mixed Spanish and Indian blood
  6. a plot of land formerly owned by the wealthy and given to a the people of the village to own in common
  7. a person of mixed European and African ancestry
  8. assembly plants in Mexico near the United States border
  9. the sudden, illegal overthrow of a government

Matching 2

  1. Mexican state that broke away from Guatemala
  2. “Fourteen Families”
  3. conflict between the Sandinistas and the Contras
  4. the most densely populated nation in the Western Hemisphere
  5. the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere
  6. capital of the largest nation in the West Indies
  7. the oldest European-established city in the Western Hemisphere

True/False

  1. The Leeward Islands are subject to frequent hurricanes because they face the prevailing winds.
  2. Costa Rica was the center of Mayan civilization.
  3. The Pan-American Highway runs from the United States to Chile.
  4. Mexico City is the largest city in North America.
  5. Wealthy Spanish noblemen supported land reform.
  6. The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe is located in Guatemala.
  7. The Panama Canal provides most of Panama’s good jobs.
  8. Mexico’s form of government is not a true republic.

Map
Use the maps on pages 7 and 8 to fill in the correct letter for each country or city name given below. For special features, fill in each blank with the matching numeral from the map. Not every letter will be used. (Countries are uppercase letters, cities are lowercase letters, s are numerals.)

Essay

  1. Give at least three reasons Mexico City is considered poorly located.
  2. For all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. (Matthew 26:52)

(6th) Observing God’s World Science Test 6

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I. MATCHING

  1. the hardest known mineral; found in “pipes”
  2. small deposits of igneous and metamorphic crystals
  3. any hollow space in the earth’s crust that has formed naturally and is large enough for a person to enter
  4. any rock containing a metal together with impurities
  5. the rarest, most durable and beautiful gems
  6. the most commonly used practical metal; used for thousands of years to make tools
  7. a metal that is a good conductor of electricity; two of its alloys are brass and bronze
  8. any trace of a plant or animal left in a rock

II. FILL IN THE BLANK

  1. The area surrounding a magnet in which the force of the magnet affects other objects is called a _.
  2. The ends of a magnet are called _.
  3. The magnetic field produced by the earth is called the _.
  4. The hardest material that composes the earth’s crust is called _.
  5. _ rock is formed when molten rock solidifies.
  6. _ rock is formed from sand and mineral fragments that have been pressed together.
  7. _ rock is rock that has been changed by extreme heat or pressure into a new kind of rock.
  8. Over 75% of the earth’s surface is covered with _.

III. MULTIPLE CHOICE

  1. What type of igneous rock is formed at the earth’s surface, cools rapidly, and has a fine-grained appearance?
  2. What type of igneous rock remains in a pocket below the surface, cools slowly, and has a coarse-grained appearance?
  3. What is the most common igneous rock and can be found everywhere on land?
  4. Which sedimentary rock is formed by chemical sediments and is used for salting roads and flavoring food?
  5. Which sedimentary rock is used to make glass?
  6. Which sedimentary rock is the only stone formed by living animals?
  7. Which metamorphic rock began as shale, is very hard, and has leaflike layers?
  8. Which metamorphic rock is perhaps one of the most beautiful and most widely used, and began as limestone?

IV. LABELING

  1. Soda Straws
  2. Stalagmites
  3. Stalactites
  4. Columns
  5. Cave Pearls

V. MATCHING

  1. a hard, shiny, black coal; expensive to mine
  2. the most common type of coal, also known as “soft coal”
  3. the poorest quality of coal, also known as “brown coal”
  4. the thick, dark, flammable liquid; considered a liquid fossil fuel

VI. TRUE/FALSE: If the statement is true, write true. If the statement is false, replace the underlined word(s) with a word or phrase that will make the statement true. Do not write false in any blank.

  1. A troglophile is designed to live either in a cave or above a cave.
  2. Speleology is the study of caves.
  3. A lava cave is formed by the dissolving of underground rocks by water.
  4. Breccia consists of rounded pebbles in hardened clay or sand.
  5. A trogloxene visits a cave regularly but must return to the surface for food.

VII. DISCUSSION: Answer the following questions using complete sentences.

  1. Where does the earth’s magnetic field come from? How does it remain “magnetized”?
  2. Explain how a solution cave is formed. Is this process an example of physical or chemical weathering? Why?

Geography Test 10

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Multiple Choice

  1. What is the largest city, post, and industrial area in the Maritime Provinces?
  2. What Canadian highway links the east and the west?
  3. Which country won the Seven Years’ War?
  4. Which province has the highest population density?
  5. Nunavut is a territory set aside for _.
  6. A high latitude evergreen forest is a(n) _.
  7. The two main branches of the Canadian cordillera are the _ and _.
  8. The area of hard rock and poor soil that surrounds the Hudson Bay is called _.
  9. What is the longest river system in North America?
  10. An archipelago is a _.
  11. The British North America Act _.
  12. What province has a strong Scottish heritage?
  13. The busiest port in Canada is at _.
  14. Each Canadian province has a governor called a _.
  15. The world’s highest tides occur at _.
  16. What enabled large ships to travel the St. Lawrence Seaway to the Great Lakes?
  17. The Maritime Provinces are similar to which American region?
  18. Most Canadians live _.
  19. In which of the following is French the official language?
  20. Many descendants of British Loyalists live in which province?
  21. Which of the following is an important industry on the Canadian Shield?
  22. What is the largest city in Quebec?
  23. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Prairie Provinces?

Short Answer

  1. What is the term for the three Maritime Provinces settled by the French?
  2. What French word describes land routes used by traders to carry their boats around river obstacles?
  3. Name the predominant religion in Canada.
  4. What term means “bordering the sea”?
  5. Name the capital of Canada.

True/False

  1. Newfoundland and Labrador are separate Canadian provinces.
  2. Canada and the United States share the longest unfortified border in the world.
  3. Ribbon development is the building of towns on the shores of a lake, river, or ocean.
  4. Someone who is bilingual speaks three or more languages.
  5. The Appalachian Mountains extend into Canada.
  6. Canadian Indians call themselves the Inuit.
  7. To demilitarize is to remove all forts and soldiers from a common border.
  8. The Canadian provinces are strongly united and unlikely to separate.

Matching

  1. largest province
  2. smallest province
  3. gateway to the West
  4. Canada’s breadbasket
  5. Grand Banks
  6. mildest climate in Canada

Verse

  1. Proverbs 17:17

Cumulative Review
Multiple Choice

  1. How many continents are there?
  2. The portion of Nunavut that is above 66 1/2 degrees latitude is in _ latitudes.
  3. Gold mining in the Yukon is an example of _ industry.

Short Answer

  1. List the two main branches of geography.
  2. Name the eight culture regions of the world.
  3. Name the biggest city in Northern America.

(6th) New World History and Geography Test 5

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I. MATCHING

  1. the most widely distributed carnivore in the New World
  2. the only poisonous lizard found in the North American Desert
  3. a kind of antelope that has hooves
  4. the largest cactus in the world
  5. the bird with the greatest wingspan
  6. the wild sheep of North America
  7. the most dangerous animal in North America
  8. the most widespread cactus
  9. the largest land bird in North America
  10. the world’s oldest known living tree

II. TRUE/FALSE: If the statement is true, write true. If the statement is false, replace the underlined word(s) with the word or phrase that will make the statement true. Do not write false in the blank.

  1. The Grand Canyon is the deepest canyon in the, United States.
  2. Mount McKinley is the highest peak in the Rockies.
  3. The Great Basin Desert is the largest desert area in North America.
  4. Lake Superior is the deepest lake in the United States.
  5. Death Valley is the hottest and driest part of North America.
  6. Yosemite Falls is the highest waterfall in North America.

III. SHORT ANSWER

  1. What is the longest mountain chain on the earth?
  2. What is the largest river flowing into the Pacific Ocean from North America?
  3. What is the largest high-altitude lake in North America?
  4. What is the largest saltwater lake in North America?
  5. What is the most famous geyser in Yellowstone National Park?
  6. What is the highest peak in the United States south of Alaska?
  7. What is the largest canyon in the world?

IV. MULTIPLE CHOICE

  1. Which of the following had one of the most advanced Indian cultures in North America?
  2. Which famous Shoshone guided Lewis and Clark on their expedition?
  3. Which famous Apache resisted the settlement of the Southwest until he surrendered and was exiled to Pensacola, Florida?
  4. Which Indian tribe lived in multi-room houses cut into solid rock?
  5. Who was the most famous leader of the Nez Perce?
  6. Which Indian tribe is the largest tribe in the United States today?
  7. Which group of Indians carved totem poles?
  8. Which Indian tribe is famous for its skill in weaving rugs?
  9. Which peaceful group of Indians were farmers and had the rule, “everything in moderation, no excess, no waste”?
  10. Which Indian tribe became famous as breeders of appaloosa horses?

V. MAP LOCATIONS

  • Great Basin Desert | Mt. McKinley
  • Niagara Falls | Mt. St. Helens
  • Rocky Mountains | Patagonia Desert
  • Angel Falls | Brazilian Highlands
  • Mt. Logan | Sierra Madre Occidental
  • Mt. Aconcagua | Appalachian Mountains
  • Atacama Desert | Mt. Rainier
  • Sierra Madre Oriental | Guiana Highlands
  • Andes Mountains | Yosemite Falls

(6th) Observing God’s World Test 5

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I. MULTIPLE CHOICE

  1. Earthquakes sometimes cause monstrous waves called _.
  2. A _ is a break that appears at the boundary between two moving masses of rock.
  3. The point underground where an earthquake begins is called the _.
  4. The _ of an earthquake is the place at ground level that is directly above the focus.
  5. A _ is defined as any trembling or shaking of the earth’s crust.

II. TRUE/FALSE: If the statement is true, write true. If the statement is false, replace the underlined word(s) with a word or phrase that will make the statement true. Do not write false in any blank.

  1. The strength of an earthquake is called its magnitude.
  2. Chemical weathering occurs when natural acids slowly eat into a rock, breaking it apart.
  3. The temperature of rocks decreases with depth.
  4. A magma chamber is created when trapped gases blast through the earth’s surface.
  5. A volcano allows molten rock and hot gases to escape from within the earth.

III. IDENTIFY

  1. scientists who study the structure of the earth
  2. the process by which new soil is formed as rocks crumble and break into smaller dieces
  3. the boundary between the earth’s crust and its mantle
  4. the underwater mountain ranges
  5. the study of earthquakes

IV. MATCHING

  1. a volcano that has been active at some time in recorded history, but has not had a recent eruption
  2. a volcano that produces lava fountains or fire curtains
  3. a volcano characterizied by hot clouds of gas and dust that it expels
  4. a volcano that has erupted recently
  5. a volcano that has not erupted in recorded history

V. FILL IN THE BLANK

  1. Magma that has reached the earth’s surface is called _.
  2. The _ , which runs along the edge of the Pacific Ocean, is named for its many volcanoes.
  3. A _ is a depression found at the top of a volcano.
  4. _ are holes or cracks which serve as escape vents for underground gases.
  5. Smaller fragments of molten rock that solidify almost instantly are called _.

VI . IDENTIFY

  1. 1. _ volcano
    1. formed from large amounts of very fluid lava that built up gradually
    2. The Hawaiian Islands were formed by this type of volcano.
  2. _ volcano
    1. formed by eruptions of mostly tephra and very little lava
    2. Paricutin is an example
  3. _ volcano
    1. formed by alternating layers of tephra and lava
    2. Mt. St. Helens is an example

VII. DISCUSSION: Using good sentences, write a paragraph describing the three main sections of the earth in complete sentences.

  1. _________
  2. _________
  3. _________

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