Ch. 7 Test Review (The United States)

A smaller stream or river that flows into a larger one is a definition of a...

• plantation
• lake
• tributary
• None of These

The percentage of people in the U.S. today that are descendants of Europeans is...

• 20%
• 30%
• 50%
• 70%

What term refers to the 48 states that are connected to one another?

• bilingual
• megalopolis
• continental divide
• contiguous

Alaska produces more of what resource than any other state?

• coal
• natural gas
• oil 
• forest products

Which of America's regions is growing the fastest?

• Northeast
• Midwest
• South
• West

When people move into a country it is said that ________________ has taken place.

• emigration
• immigration
• excavation
• excitation

The state of Alabama is located in which region of the United States?

• Northeast
• Midwest
• South
• West

After English, this language is the second most widely spoken language in the United States.  Name it.

• French
• Spanish
• Mandarin Chinese
• Hindi

Which of the following is not a major (large) ethnic minority group in the United States today?

• African-Americans
• Asian-Americans
• Native-Americans
• Australian-Americans

The state in the West that has more than 10% of the entire U.S. population is...

• Hawaii
• Colorado
• California
• Alaska