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US Alabama State Geography Test 3

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20 questions · All questions on one page

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Geography State Geography (Middle School) Middle School (Geography 6-8, USA) USA USA Geography Standards & AP Human Geography
What is this test? for Geography practice (Geography State Geography (Middle School)), USA — Middle School (Geography 6-8, USA) level, USA.
For Middle School students studying Geography in the USA
Section: Geography State Geography (Middle School) · Education: Middle School · Part: Geography State Geography (Middle School) · Country: USA

Geography is a fundamental science that helps us understand the world and our environment, addressing physical and human elements holistically.

Questions in this test will improve your map-reading skills and reinforce geographic concepts.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1
Rhode Island or Alabama: which is smaller?
A) Rhode Island
B) Alabama
C) They are equal
D) Neither one
Question 2
Which term means "Nevada high desert"?
A) the Cascades range
B) the Great Basin
C) erosion
D) weathering
Question 3
Which of the following best defines an earthquake?
A) Wind gust
B) Ocean wave
C) Shaking ground plates
D) Rain burst
Question 4
Which of the following best defines the Grand Canyon?
A) Utah arches
B) Nevada dunes
C) Texas gorge
D) Arizona river canyon
Question 5
What best defines the largest city in Alabama?
A) Birmingham
B) Mobile
C) Huntsville
D) Tuscaloosa
Question 6
Between Hawaii and Alabama, which is further south?
A) Alabama
B) Hawaii
C) They are equal
D) Neither one
Question 7
Which of the following best defines a butte?
A) Tall mountain
B) Wide river
C) Small flat hill
D) Deep lake
Question 8
What best defines Death Valley?
A) High snowy peak
B) Wet swamp
C) Green valley
D) Low hot desert basin
Question 9
Which of the following best defines the Appalachians?
A) old eastern mountain range
B) young peaks
C) volcanoes
D) plateaus
Question 10
Which term means "breaking down of rocks"?
A) the Cascades range
B) weathering
C) erosion
D) the Rockies
Question 11
Which term means "Slow moving ice mass"?
A) the Cascades range
B) erosion
C) a glacier
D) weathering
Question 12
Which term means "Older eastern mountains"?
A) the Cascades range
B) erosion
C) weathering
D) the Appalachians range
Question 13
In which year exactly did Alabama become a state?
A) 1819
B) 1796
C) 1846
D) 1890
Question 14
What best defines a glacier?
A) Fast river
B) Slow moving ice mass
C) Dry dune
D) Hot spring
Question 15
Which term means "Opening erupting lava"?
A) the Cascades range
B) erosion
C) a volcano
D) weathering
Question 16
What best defines the Cascades range?
A) Flat plains
B) Rolling hills
C) Coral reefs
D) Volcanic northwest peaks
Question 17
Which term means "longest US river system"?
A) the Mississippi River known for
B) the Cascades range
C) erosion
D) weathering
Question 18
Which state became a state in 1819?
A) Alaska
B) Alabama
C) New Jersey
D) Alaska
Question 19
Which term means "Vast central grasslands"?
A) the Cascades range
B) erosion
C) the Great Plains
D) weathering
Question 20
Between Wyoming and Alabama, which has fewer people?
A) Alabama
B) They are equal
C) Neither one
D) Wyoming

About This Test

For Elementary (K-5) to University (USA) — U.S. states & capitals, regions and 63 national parks plus world geography, map skills, climate zones and AP Human Geography. Section: Geography, USA.

Geography USA — 3,200 tests: States × regions × parks × world + AP Human. 51 jurisdictions (50 states + District of Columbia): capitals, maps, landforms, climate zones, water resources, national parks (63), plus physical/human/economic/cultural geography. Levels: Elementary, Middle, High School, University. Each topic 8×20Q.

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Study Tips:

  • Learn regions before capitals
  • Practice map skills weekly
  • Link parks to landforms
  • Keep forum geo-discussion kind