World Geography United States

What is the fastest growing region in the US today?

• Megalopolis

• Sunbelt

• Great Plains

• San Fernando Valley

What is hottest place on earth?

• Death Valley, California

• Phoenix, Arizona

• Thermal, California

• Florida Keys, Florida

What is the largest state in total area of land?

• California

• Texas

• Alaska

• Montana

Which is NOT a peninsula?

• Texas

• Alaska

• Florida

• Massachusetts

Which state was briefly its own country?

• California

• New York

• Florida

• Texas

Where were all major American cities located during its first 50 years of independence?

• Near the Great Lakes

• Along the Mississippi River

• Along the Atlantic coast

• Along the Pacific coast

Which of the following cities does NOT make up the Megalopolis?

• Boston

• Baltimore

• Philadelphia

• Pittsburgh

Where do states like Kansas, Oklahoma, & Nebraska get much of their fresh water supply from?

• Missouri River

• Mississippi River

• Great Lakes

• Ogallala Aquifer

What helped provide economic growth to New York City, Cleveland, & Detroit?

• Transcontinental Railroad

• National Trail

• Erie Canal

• Hoover Dam

What state has the longest freshwater coastline?

• Illinois

• Wisconsin

• New York

• Michigan