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New Mexico History Ch 1
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1) What is an elevated area of mostly flat or level land called
A
Plateau
B
Mountains
C
Plains
D
Basin and range
2) What are large areas that are flat or treeless?
A
Plains
B
Basin and range
C
Mountains
D
Plateau
3) High rugged peaks running through north-central New Mexico are called?
A
Mountains
B
Plateau
C
Basin and range
D
Plains
4) Dry drainage areas that separate mountain ranges are known as?
A
Basin and range
B
Plains
C
Plateau
D
Mountains
5) What fold in the earth's surface separates the direction in which rivers of North America flow?
A
Llano Escatado
B
Sandia Mountains
C
continental divide
D
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
6) How are crops artificially watered?
A
Ground water
B
Irrigation
C
Surface water
D
Rio Grande River
7) What is the name of the Eastern New Mexico flatlands that are also called the staked plains?
A
Pecos Plains
B
Lovington Plains
C
Llano Escatado
D
Roswell Basin
8) Water that is below the earth's surface is known as?
A
Irrigation
B
Rainfall
C
Ground water
D
Surface water
9) What do we call water that is found on the earth's surface?
A
Surface water
B
Downpour
C
Ground water
D
Run-off
10) A long period without water is called?
A
famine
B
fathom
C
drought
D
summer
11) What four states meet at the Four Corners?
A
New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Colorado
B
Texas, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona
C
Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah
D
Colorado, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico
12) Where does the state of New Mexico rank in terms of size?
A
fifth
B
third
C
seventh
D
tenth
13) What key factor determines where people in New Mexico can live?
A
altitude
B
water
C
geographical provinces
D
mountains
14) What has been New Mexico's biggest shortcoming?
A
mountains
B
shortage of water
C
latitude
D
altitude
15) This term means such things as the surface of the land, rainfall, altitude, and temperature.
A
geographical conditions
B
life zones
C
physical shortcomings
D
rainfall
16) This is an area that is similar in climate, plants, and animals. There are 6 categories
A
physical province
B
moderate climate
C
life zone
D
geographical condition
17) What happens to New Mexico's life zones as they become higher in altitude?
A
They become hotter and wetter.
B
They become hotter and drier.
C
They become colder and drier.
D
They become colder and wetter.
18) Over half the water used for irrigation comes from this source.
A
drought
B
ground water
C
surface water
D
rainfall
19) In what part of United States is New Mexico located?
A
the Northeast
B
the Southeast
C
the Southwest
D
the Northwest
20) Where is New Mexico's main farming area?
A
in the Four Corners Area
B
in the Rocky Mountains
C
in canyons dug by the Colorado River and its tributaries
D
in the lowest life zone
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