Why are mountainous areas often the last regions to be settled?

• They have an erosion problem.

• They can have grazing animals.

• They can have harsh climates.

• They have a limited water supply.

Which of the following most likely encouraged Katharine Lee Bates to write “America the Beautiful”?

• a trip to Colorado

• a valley in California

• a visitor from Canada

• . a mountain in Massachusetts

Which state capital is highest?

• Denver

• Santa Fe

• Cheyenne

• Salt Lake City

Which statements correctly describe North American and world geography? Choose the three correct answers.

• The Americas include three continents.

• The United States is bordered by two countries.

• Mexico has as many people as the United States.

• North America is one of seven continents on Earth.

• Two of the fifty U.S. states do not touch another state.

What is the capital of California?

• Salt Lake

• Salem

• Sacramento

• Santa Fe

What is the capital of Idaho?

• Salem

• Olympia

• Boise

• Lincoln

What is the capital of Nevada?

• Sacramento

• Carson City

• Olympia

• Des Moines

What is the capital of Oregon?

• Salem

• Sacramento

• Carson City

• Olympia

What is the capital of Washington?

• Olympia

• Salem

• Sacramento

• Boise

The height of something above a point of reference, usually sea level.

• climate

• elevation

• arid

• gulf