CUA Chapter 1 Geography and the United States

Read each question carefully. Determine the best answer to the question from the choices provided. Look at the graphic organizer. Write the letter of the state, feature or fact in the correct spot in the graphic organizer. Fill in the blanks in the table with the correct letter (A-E) for each region and category.

• A. deserts

• B. Appalachian Mountains

• C. most varied region

• D. Iowa

• E. Pennsylvania

This picture shows __________.

• that state boundaries can be straight lines

• that regions may have different characteristics

• that regional boundaries can follow natural features

• that regions can be based on what people do for a living

Read the names of the states. Draw a line from each state to the correct description of its climate region. You will not draw a line from every state.

• Arizona

• humid; mild or warm winter and hot summer

• Hawaii

• dry; very cold winter and cold summer

• Mississippi

• warm and wet all year

Based on what you learned about the climate regions of the United States, which state is most likely shown in the picture?

• Hawaii

• Florida

• Arizona

• New York

Which is another renewable resource?

• oil

• soil

• coal

• natural gas

What is the boy in the picture doing?

• using a human resource

• processing a natural resource

• conserving a renewable resource

• conserving a nonrenewable resource

Complete the sentence by writing the correct words or phrases from the word bank on the lines.

• cotton, oil

• wool, sugar

• rice, tea

• corn, salt

Look at the picture. Then choose the correct words to complete the sentence. The picture shows an example of how __________.

• A. technology cannot harm the environment

• B. people living in dry climates depend on the environment

• C. technology can allow people to use renewable energy sources

• D. the environment does not need to be changed in order for people to survive

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the map?

• The technology used to monitor the Ogallala Aquifer harms the environment.

• Farmers in Nebraska and Kansas depend on the Ogallala Aquifer for irrigation.

• People living in the Midwest region have learned to adapt to their environment.

• Tunnels are used to pump water from the Ogallala Aquifer to states not seen on the map.

Complete the sentences by writing the correct words or phrases from the word bank on the lines. The environment impacts how people live. For example, they may work in a mine or another business that __________ natural resources. People also must __________ their environment. Examples of this include using air conditioning in a humid climate or building homes on stilts in places where flooding is a problem.

• depend on, adapt to

• create, destroy

• ignore, avoid

• protect, damage