North America: Geography Quizzes for Year 6

Question 1

What is the longest mountain range in North America?

Accepted Answer

Rocky Mountains

Answer

Appalachian Mountains

Answer

Sierra Nevada

Answer

Cascade Range

Question 2

Which mountain range is NOT found in North America?

Accepted Answer

Andes Mountains

Answer

Rocky Mountains

Answer

Appalachian Mountains

Answer

Sierra Nevada

Question 3

Which of the following mountain ranges is NOT found in North America?

Accepted Answer

Andes Mountains

Answer

Appalachian Mountains

Answer

Rocky Mountains

Answer

Sierra Nevada

Question 4

What is the name of the mountain with the tallest peak in North America?

Accepted Answer

Mount Denali

Answer

Mount Whitney

Answer

Mount Rainier

Question 5

Which country is NOT located in North America?

Accepted Answer

Spain

Answer

Canada

Answer

Mexico

Answer

United States of America

Question 6

Which mountain range is located in North America?

Accepted Answer

Rocky Mountains

Answer

Andes Mountains

Answer

Himalayas Mountains

Question 7

Which towering and rocky mountain range is located in western North America?

Accepted Answer

Rocky Mountains

Answer

Appalachian Mountains

Answer

Andes Mountains

Answer

Alps Mountains

Question 8

What is the name of the large, flat region with few trees in the middle of the United States?

Accepted Answer

The Great Plains

Answer

The Rocky Mountains

Answer

The Appalachian Mountains

Question 9

Which mountain range is located outside of North America?

Accepted Answer

Andes Mountains

Answer

Appalachian Mountains

Answer

Rocky Mountains

Question 10

Which mountain range is found in North America?

Accepted Answer

The Rocky Mountains

Answer

The Alps

Answer

The Andes

Question 11

Which mountain range is located in North America?

Accepted Answer

Rocky Mountains

Answer

Andes Mountains

Answer

Himalayas Mountains

Answer

Alps Mountains

Question 12

Which mountain range is found in North America?

Accepted Answer

The Appalachian Mountains

Answer

The Andes

Answer

The Ural Mountains

Answer

The Alps

Question 13

Which mountain range is located in North America?

Accepted Answer

The Appalachian Mountains

Answer

The Andes

Answer

The Himalayas

Question 14

What is the name of the tallest mountain range in North America?

Accepted Answer

Alaska Range

Answer

Rocky Mountains

Answer

Appalachian Mountains

Answer

Sierra Nevada

Question 15

Which country in North America is the largest by land area?

Accepted Answer

Canada

Answer

United States

Answer

Mexico

Question 16

Which mountain range is a major feature of North America's physical geography?

Accepted Answer

Rocky Mountains

Answer

Andes

Answer

Himalayas

Question 17

Which river system is a major feature of North America's hydrogeography?

Accepted Answer

Mississippi River

Answer

Amazon River

Answer

Nile River

Question 18

Which city is the capital of Canada?

Accepted Answer

Ottawa

Answer

Toronto

Answer

Montreal

Question 19

Which major city is located on the Great Lakes?

Accepted Answer

Chicago

Answer

San Francisco

Answer

Los Angeles

Question 20

Which mountain is the tallest in North America?

Accepted Answer

Mount Denali

Answer

Mount Everest

Answer

Mount Whitney

Answer

Mount Kilimanjaro

Question 21

Which major river in North America flows from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico?

Accepted Answer

Mississippi River

Answer

Amazon River

Answer

Yangtze River

Answer

Nile River

Question 22

Which country in North America is known for its cold climate and vast wilderness in the far north?

Accepted Answer

Canada

Answer

United States

Answer

Greenland

Answer

Mexico

Question 23

Which climate characteristic is typical of the northeastern part of North America?

Accepted Answer

Cold and wet

Answer

Hot and dry

Answer

Tropical

Answer

Mediterranean

Question 24

Which desert is located in North America?

Accepted Answer

Sonoran

Answer

Sahara

Answer

Atacama

Answer

Gobi

Question 25

What is the capital city of Mexico?

Accepted Answer

Mexico City

Answer

Toronto

Answer

Havana

Answer

Ottawa

Question 26

Which cultural festival is celebrated in New Orleans, USA?

Accepted Answer

Mardi Gras

Answer

Rio Carnival

Answer

Chinese New Year

Answer

Oktoberfest

Question 27

Which mountain range runs through western North America?

Accepted Answer

Rocky Mountains

Answer

Himalayas

Answer

Alps

Answer

Andes Mountains

Question 28

What type of climate is typical of the eastern United States?

Accepted Answer

Temperate deciduous forest

Answer

Tropical rainforest

Answer

Mediterranean

Answer

Polar

Question 29

What is the largest freshwater lake in North America?

Accepted Answer

Lake Superior

Answer

Lake Huron

Answer

Lake Erie

Answer

Lake Ontario

Question 30

Which river forms the boundary between the United States and Mexico?

Accepted Answer

Rio Grande

Answer

Mississippi River

Answer

Colorado River

Answer

Hudson River

Question 31

Which cultural region in North America is known for its Spanish influence?

Accepted Answer

Southwest

Answer

New England

Answer

Midwest

Answer

Pacific Northwest

Question 32

Which of the following is a major city located in Canada?

Accepted Answer

Toronto

Answer

Los Angeles

Answer

New York City

Answer

Mexico City

Question 33

Which country occupies the northernmost portion of North America?

Accepted Answer

Canada

Answer

United States

Answer

Mexico

Answer

Russia

Question 34

What is the name of the tallest mountain in North America?

Accepted Answer

Mount Denali

Answer

Mount Everest

Answer

Mount Whitney

Answer

Mount Kilimanjaro

Question 35

Which region of North America is known for its vast flat lands?

Accepted Answer

The Great Plains

Answer

The Appalachian Mountains

Answer

The Rocky Mountains

Answer

The Pacific Northwest

Question 36

Which Canadian city is known as the first stop before traveling to the Arctic?

Accepted Answer

Yellowknife

Answer

Toronto

Answer

Vancouver

Answer

Ottawa

Question 37

Which river runs through the Grand Canyon?

Accepted Answer

Colorado River

Answer

Mississippi River

Answer

Amazon River

Answer

Nile River

Question 38

Which of the following countries is NOT in North America?

Accepted Answer

Australia

Answer

Canada

Answer

The United States

Answer

Mexico

Question 39

Which country in North America has the longest coastline?

Accepted Answer

Canada

Answer

Mexico

Answer

USA

Answer

Greenland

Question 40

What is the capital city of the United States of America?

Accepted Answer

Washington D.C.

Answer

New York City

Answer

Los Angeles

Answer

San Francisco

Question 41

Which of the following is a main crop grown in North America?

Accepted Answer

Wheat

Answer

Rice

Answer

Coffee

Answer

Bananas

Question 42

Which of these is an important river system in North America?

Accepted Answer

The Mississippi River

Answer

The Nile River

Answer

The Amazon River

Answer

The Yangtze River

Question 43

What is the name of the desert in the southwest of the United States?

Accepted Answer

The Sonoran Desert

Answer

The Sahara Desert

Answer

The Gobi Desert

Answer

The Atacama Desert

Question 44

Which North American city is known for its music?

Accepted Answer

Nashville

Answer

London

Answer

Paris

Answer

Tokyo

Question 45

What is the name of the large freshwater lake between the United States and Canada?

Accepted Answer

Lake Superior

Answer

Lake Victoria

Answer

Lake Baikal

Answer

Lake Titicaca

Question 46

Which North American peak is the highest?

Accepted Answer

Mount Denali

Answer

Mount Whitney

Answer

Mount Rainier

Answer

Mount Mitchell

Question 47

In which country or countries can you find the Great Lakes?

Accepted Answer

Both Canada and the United States

Answer

Canada

Answer

United States

Answer

Mexico

Question 48

Which of these is a major river in North America?

Accepted Answer

Mississippi River

Answer

Amazon River

Answer

Nile River

Answer

Yangtze River

Question 49

In the northernmost part of North America, which climate pattern is most common?

Accepted Answer

Subarctic

Answer

Tropical

Answer

Temperate

Answer

Mediterranean

Question 50

Which North American country has the largest population?

Accepted Answer

United States

Answer

Canada

Answer

Mexico

Answer

Cuba

Question 51

Which of these is a major river in North America?

Accepted Answer

Mississippi River

Answer

Amazon River

Answer

Nile River

Answer

Yangtze River

Question 52

What is the capital city of the United States of America?

Accepted Answer

Washington, D.C.

Answer

New York City

Answer

Los Angeles

Answer

Chicago

Question 53

Which of the following is something unique about the Great Lakes region?

Accepted Answer

Freshwater lakes

Answer

Saltwater lakes

Answer

Mountain ranges

Answer

Forests

Question 54

What is the name of the mountain that is the highest point in North America?

Accepted Answer

Mount Denali

Answer

Mount Everest

Answer

Mount Whitney

Answer

Mount Kilimanjaro

Question 55

Which mountain range is located in western North America?

Accepted Answer

The Rockies

Answer

The Andes

Answer

The Urals

Answer

The Himalayas

Question 56

What is the name of the tallest mountain in North America?

Accepted Answer

Mount Denali

Answer

Mount Everest

Answer

Mount Kilimanjaro

Answer

Mount Whitney

Question 57

Which river in North America flows into the Gulf of Mexico?

Accepted Answer

Mississippi River

Answer

Amazon River

Answer

Nile River

Answer

Yangtze River

Question 58

What is the main economic activity in the Great Plains region?

Accepted Answer

Agriculture

Answer

Manufacturing

Answer

Tourism

Answer

Fishing

Question 59

What type of climate is found in the southwestern United States?

Accepted Answer

Arid desert

Answer

Humid subtropical

Answer

Temperate oceanic

Answer

Tropical rainforest

Question 60

Which major city is on the West Coast of North America?

Accepted Answer

Los Angeles

Answer

New York City

Answer

Toronto

Answer

Mexico City

Question 61

What is the most common language spoken in North America?

Accepted Answer

English

Answer

Spanish

Answer

French

Answer

Portuguese

Question 62

What mountain range forms the border between Canada and the United States?

Accepted Answer

Rocky Mountains

Answer

Appalachian Mountains

Answer

Andes Mountains

Answer

Sierra Nevada Mountains

Question 63

Which ocean is the largest one bordering North America?

Accepted Answer

Pacific Ocean

Answer

Atlantic Ocean

Answer

Arctic Ocean

Answer

Indian Ocean

Question 64

What is the name of the vast region of grasslands and prairies famous for agriculture located in the central part of North America?

Accepted Answer

Great Plains

Answer

Rocky Mountains

Answer

Appalachian Mountains

Answer

Coastal Plains