GCS BJU Geography 9 CH.5

the US government is a federal republic rather than a pure democracy

• True

• False

Just as diversity characterizes the geography of the US it also describes the people

• True

• False

The Mississippi River is the longest river in the US

• True

• False

The prevailing winds in North America blow from east to west across the center of the country

• True

• False

What formed the Pacific, Rocky, and Appalachian mountain ranges?

• Erosion

• volcanoes

• europhication

• plate tectonics

What is another name for the source of a river?

What term refers to an underground layer of water-bearing rock or sediment from which ground water can be extracted?

• delta

• headwater

• aquifer

• tributary

What word best describes both the people and the geography of the US?

• Cold

• forbidding

• diverse

• challenging

Which of the following is not one of America's core values?

• unity

• individualism

• freedom

• equality

About 82% of Americans live in_______