Study of Continents — North America

Question 1

A range of mountains

Question 2

A plateau surrounded by mountain ranges

Question 3

A long deep Gorge

Question 4

A narrow strip of land joining two large land areas or separating two oceans

Question 5

A narrow deep valley with steep sides

Question 1

State the North South and East West extent of North America.

Question 2

How is North America linked to South America?

Question 3

Name three gulfs along the coastline of North America.

Question 4

What type of rocks are found in Canadian Shield?

Question 5

Name the famous lakes in Canadian Shield.

Question 6

Where is the Piedmont Plateau situated? What is its importance?

Question 7

Why are Prairies known as the 'Granaries of the World'?

Question 8

Name the river that drains the lowlands.

Question 9

State the location of Western Cordilleras.

Question 10

Name the important ranges of Western Cordilleras

Question 11

Name the most important mountain peak of Western Cordilleras.

Question 12

Which is the most popular tourist attraction in Western Cordilleras?

Question 13

What is meant by Pangaea?

Question 14

Who invented the Continental Drift theory?

Question 1

Canyon

Question 2

Intermontane

Question 3

Prairies

Question 1

West Indies are also called ............... .

Question 2

Canadian shield is also known as ............... shield.

Question 3

Eastern Highlands are also called ...............

Question 4

Canadian shield was covered with thick sheets of ice during the ............... .

Question 5

The famous Niagara Falls are located between Lake ............... and Lake ............... .

Question 6

Piedmont Plateau is a ............... area.

Question 7

The two main mountain ranges in Appalachian region are ............... and ............... .

Question 1

Which river flows into the gulf of Mexico

1. Mississippi
2. Hudson
3. St. Lawrence
4. R. Ohio

Question 2

The Old Faithful geyser is located in

1. USA
2. Canada
3. Greenland
4. Alaska

Question 3

Which of the following is not a mountain range in West Cordilleras?

1. Alaska
2. Cascade range
3. Sierra Nevada
4. Blue ridge

Question 4

The Great Canyon is formed by

1. River Mississippi
2. River ohio
3. River Colorado
4. River St. Lawrence

Question 5

The river that rises in the Rockies and flows into the Gulf of California

1. Colorado
2. Mississippi
3. St. Lawrence
4. Mack

Question 6

Isthmus of Panama connects North America to South America in the

1. East
2. South
3. West
4. North

Question 7

The country not a part of Central America

1. Mexico
2. Costa Rica
3. Panama
4. Belize

Question 8

The major drainage system of North America with river Ohio as its major tributary

1. Mississippi
2. Colorado
3. St. Lawrence
4. Mackenzie

Question 9

Niagara Falls is on this river

1. St. Lawrence
2. Mississippi
3. Mackenzie
4. Colorado

Question 10

It covers the Eastern and northeastern part of North America

1. Central lowlands
2. Canadian Shield
3. Western Cordilleras
4. Eastern Highlands

Question 11

The Central Lowlands lie between the western Cordilleras and the ...............

1. Appalachian
2. Canadian Shield
3. Great Lakes
4. Islands

Question 12

Which is the temperate grassland in the central lowlands of North America?

1. Steppes
2. Manchurian
3. Pustaz
4. Prairies

Question 13

It is a volcanic mountain and the highest peak in Alaska.

1. Mt. Mckinley
2. Mt. Foraker
3. Mt. Hunter
4. Mt. Bona

Question 14

North America is located in which hemisphere?

1. Northern
2. Western
3. Eastern
4. Western and Northern

Question 1

The Canadian Shield is in Mexico.

Question 2

The French word Prairies stands for grasslands.

Question 3

North America is bound by Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean.

Question 4

The Great Canyon of Colorado is in the east of North America.

Question 5

Hudson river is linked to Great Lakes through the Erie Canal.