US Geography & The Age of Exploration

Which side of the United States is the Appalachian Mountains?

• North

• East

• South

• West

Where is the Mississippi River?

• Runs east-west through the Appalachian Mountains

• Runs north-south in the central part of the US

• Runs north-south in the southwestern part of the US

• Norths north-south into Canada

Where are the Rocky Mountains?

• East of the Mississippi

• In the west near the Ohio River

• Just west of the Great Plains

• On the western border of the country

Rocky soil and large forests are the geographic factors of which colonial region?

• New England (Northeast) Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• All 13 American Colonies

Rich land full of hills with a mild growing season are the geographic factors of which colonial region?

• New England (Northeast) Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• All 13 American Colonies

Large plains with a long growing season are the geographic factors of which colonial region?

• New England (Northeast) Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• All 13 American Colonies

Which caused growth in the British Colonies' economy?

• railroads

• indentured servants

• factories

• slavery

Gold, _____, and glory are the top 3 reasons Europeans explored the Americas.

What did British colonists do with the natural resources in their environment that they took?

• Shipped them to England

• Used them only for themselves

• Gave them to Native Americans

• Shipped them to Africa

Native Americans believe people should -

• pull all the resources they can from the earth.

• be farmers.

• live in harmony with nature.

• hunt buffalo.