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WorksheetsAlaska Review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What country was the first to settle Alaska?
a)
United States
b)
Russia
c)
England
d)
France
2.
What country did the U.S. purchase Alaska from?
a)
Russia
b)
England
c)
Spain
d)
France
3.
What did the people of the U.S. jokingly call the purchase of Alaska?
a)
Seward's Folly
b)
Alaska's joke
c)
Seward's joke
d)
Alaska's Folly
4.
After becoming a state, what number state did Alaska become?
a)
49
b)
48
c)
47
d)
50
5.
What was one benefit of the U.S. purchasing Alaska?
a)
gold
b)
people
c)
soil
d)
water
6.
What was one benefit of the U.S. purchasing Alaska?
a)
oil
b)
sand
c)
soil
d)
people
7.
Who started the Iditarod?
a)
Joe Redington Sr
b)
Jeff King
c)
Dallas Seavey
d)
Lance Mackey
8.
Why did he start the Iditarod?
a)
to preserve dog sledding
b)
to honor the Serum Run
c)
just because
d)
for money
9.
What was the original Iditarod trail used as?
a)
mail route
b)
hiking
c)
homesteads
d)
roads
10.
Why did people originally use dog sledding?
a)
transportation
b)
fun
c)
games
d)
racing
11.
What invention slowed the use of dog sleds?
a)
snow machine
b)
car
c)
airplane
d)
bike
12.
What is the capital of Alaska?
a)
Anchorage
b)
Wasilla
c)
Juneau
d)
Fairbanks
13.
What is the largest city in Alaska?
a)
Anchorage
b)
Fairbanks
c)
Wasilla
d)
Juneau
14.
What is the name of the tallest mountain in North America?
a)
Denali
b)
Mt. Everest
c)
Mt. Kilimanjaro
d)
Rocky Mountains
15.
What is the official sport of Alaska?
a)
dog sledding
b)
hockey
c)
basketball
d)
skiing
16.
Why do the Natives play "Native Games"?
a)
to help with survival skills
b)
for fun
c)
for money
d)
it's their job
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