US geography Unit Test

Name two national symbols of liberty.

• A bald eagle

• a baseball stadium

• a dove

• An American flag

How is a boundary related to a region?

• A boundary is a landform or a body of water that runs THROUGH a region

• A boundary is only a PART of regions that border oceans

• A boundary is a line or a physical feature that DIVIDES regions from one another

• A boundary is a place WITHIN a region

Which statement describes the effect that hydraulic mining has on the physical environment?

• Entire hillsides were washed away

• The water led to more water for livestock

• a large number of trees were cut down

• More fresh water went to farms

What is a NATURAL resource?

• The way a country makes and uses goods and services

• Something that is found in nature to make goods

• Goods made to produce other goods

• People who produce goods or services

In which region of California are you likely to find bobcats?

• desert

• Coastal

• mountain

• central valley

In which region is Death Valley located?

• Northwest

• Northeast

• Southwest

• Southeast

Which service is most used in Public transportation

• Airplanes

• Cablecars

• Buses

• Freight Trains

What is true about Freeways in Southern California?

• A large amount of land is needed to expand the freeways when necessary

• Freeways are some of the busiest roads in the country

• People need special cars to drive on roads through mountain passes

• Many freeways in Southern California are made of dirt or gravel

What is an example of how IMPROVING transportation can impact the land?

• Inventing a new chemical to replace nutrients in the soil

• Rerouting a river to build a new dock

• Digging a well to tap into an aquifer

• Changing a lake to build an irrigation system

Which statement is true about the FOOD SOURCES of California Indian Nations?

• People in the desert mainly hunted for their food?

• People in the valleys and mountains usually fished

• People in all areas gathered fruit or nuts from the wild

• People near rivers and oceans ate seeds