5S Geography

Final Review
Packet Answers
Multiple Choice.
• Which reasons best explains why the Appalachian Mountains are
smoother and more forested?
• a. They were cut and removed by early Americans for their valuable
resources.
• b. They are the oldest mountain range in North America and have
been eroded away gradually.
• c. They are young mountains that are just beginning to rise in
elevation.
• d. All the above
Multiple Choice.
• Which of the following best describes the Continental Divide?
• a. Separate the flow of water of rivers which eventually flow into
the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans.
• b. Is a large mountain range that contribute to the rain shadow
effect.
• c. Brings fresh water to the grassy region of the Great Plains.
• d. Are the only volcanic mountains found in North America.
Multiple Choice.
• 3. America’s “Great Plains” region is best known to produce which
agricultural crop?
• a. Cattle and livestock
• b. Rice
• c. Wheat
• d. Apples
True or False
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• 1. ____________ USA has the largest population in the North
America.
F Mexico
• 2. ____________ There is abundant petroleum and natural
gases in the southern part of the Great Plains, along the Gulf of
Alaska.
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• 3. ____________ Major natural resources like gold can be found
in the Cordillera
Vocabulary
Mississippi
• 1. The _________________________________ River is North
America’s largest and most important waterway.
glacier
• 2. Large sheets of ice known as ___________________________,
have a played a large role in shaping the North American landscape.
• 3. The discovery of new resources like gold created rushes of people
Gold Rush
moving to the region like ‘_________________________________’
and mining towns.
Cognitive Grouping
• 1. Sierra Nevada / Rocky / Appalachian / Mississippi
Mississippi is the only river, while others are mountains.
• __________________________________________________________________

• 2. Sonoran / Mojave / Chihuahuan / Actama

The only desert located in South America.
• __________________________________________________________________
True or False
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• 4. Quebec was the first major settlement in New France. _________
• 5. Growing food in New France was simple and easy due to the climate.
F____________
colder climate
What is the difference between the
missionaries and the voyagers in New
France?
• Missionaries were sent by the Roman Catholic
church in order to convert the natives to
Catholicism.
• voyageurs were men who would travel to the
different tribes in order to trade with the Native
Americans for furs. They would then bring these
furs back to Quebec.
Cognitive Grouping

• Maya/ Aztec / Olmec / Conquistadors

The only Europeans. Others are civilizations in Central and North
• __________________________________________________________________
America.
Mini Time-Line
• 1000 BC- Olmec
• 1325 AD- Aztecs build Tenochtitlan
• 1525 AD- Aztec city burned and the Spanish control all of Meso
America
Vocabulary
Ethnic enclaves are areas where people from the same country
• ______________
would live in order to find work and transition to their new lives.
Melting pot
• A ______________________ is when different cultures mix over
generations to combine characteristics in a society.
Why is tolerance an important value
in North America?

• Tolerance is when you accept others who are different in their

race, culture, habits, and even beliefs.
• The Answer May Vary! Mention immigrants, cultural Diversity