VOLCANOES & MOUNTAINS
Which famous volcano erupted on May 18, 1980?
Mount St. Helens
What is the deepest lake in the United States?
Crater Lake
What is the hottest and driest place in North America?
Death Valley
What U.S. landmark shows the faces of four famous presidents?
Mount Rushmore
What fish returns to its birthplace to lay eggs?
Salmon
What mountain range is nicknamed the “backbone of North America”?
The Rocky Mountains
What famous Yellowstone geyser erupts regularly?
Old Faithful
Name one region that is part of the large North American Desert.
Great Basin, Mojave, Sonoran, Chihuahuan, Colorado Plateau (any one)
What colonial settlement in South Carolina was known as Charles Town?
Charleston (South Carolina’s first permanent settlement)
Which Plains tribe was named for the color of their moccasins?
The Blackfoot
What is the longest mountain chain on Earth?
The Cordilleran Chain
What is the deepest canyon in the U.S.?
Hells Canyon
Which small desert animal survives because it needs almost no water?
The kangaroo rat
What agreement was the first written plan for self-government in America?
The Mayflower Compact
What enormous animal provided food, shelter, clothing, tools, and more for the Plains Indians?
The American Bison
Which mountain carving features four U.S. presidents?
Mount Rushmore
Yellowstone Lake is NOT the largest high-altitude lake in North America. True or False?
False
What poisonous desert lizard is native to North America?
The gila monster
Which colony’s name means “place of the long river”?
Connecticut
Name one use American Indians had for the bison.
Food, hides for clothing, hides for shelter, bones for tools, horns for ceremonies, manure for fuel
What high ridge divides rivers flowing east and west across the continent?
The Continental Divide / Great Divide
Which river-name meaning “long river” is connected to early colonies?
Connecticut (from the Algonquin word “Quinnehtukqut”)
List any two major desert regions of North America.
(Accept any two of the five listed above)
Which tribe’s name means “friends” or “allies”?
Dakota
List two different uses of the American bison that supported Native American life.
Food, hides for clothing, hides for shelter, bones for tools, horns for ceremonies, manure for fuel