WorksheetsThe West
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following were NOT American Indian tribes from the West?
a)
The Pueblo
b)
The Pilgrams
c)
The Tlingit
2.
Which country influenced the architecture, customs, and food of the West?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
China
3.
What was a line of wagons that carried settlers and everything they owned called?
a)
Mission
b)
The Gold Rush
c)
Wagon trail
d)
National Park
4.
What is an area of land set aside by the federal government called?
a)
Mission
b)
National Park
c)
Natural Resource
d)
Wagon Trail
5.
What was the name of the first train system to the link the East and the West called?
a)
Transcontinental Railroad
b)
Mission
c)
The Oregon Trail
d)
Natural Resource
6.
What was the clay called that the Pueblo people used to build home and apartments with?
a)
Pueblo
b)
Cement
c)
Mission
d)
Adobe
7.
What are resources found naturally in the environment called?
a)
Renewable Resources
b)
Natural Resourcs
c)
National Parks
d)
Coal
8.
Which of the following is a reason for a major population boom in the mid-1800’s in the West?
a)
The Oregon Trail
b)
The Gold Rush
c)
All the Above
9.
What were the people who traveled to the West to look for gold in the 1800's called?
a)
Pilgrams
b)
Pueblo
c)
"Forty-niners"
d)
Tlingit
10.
Which of the following describes the climate of the West?
a)
Mostly Warm
b)
Mostly Cold
c)
Cold in some places, and warm in others
11.
Which of the following is NOT a mountain range found in the West?
a)
The Sierra Nevada Mountains
b)
The Appalachian Mountains
c)
The Cascade Mountains
d)
The Rocky Mountains
12.
Which of the following is the largest mountain range in the West?
a)
The Rocky Mountains
b)
The Cascade Mountains
c)
The Sierra Nevada Mountains
13.
What lies between the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains?
a)
The Transcontinental Railroad
b)
Yellowstone National Park
c)
The Great Basin
d)
Missions
14.
Which of the following is NOT a landmark found in the West?
a)
The Golden Gate Bridge
b)
The Statue of Liberty
c)
The USS Arizona Memorial
d)
Old Faithful
15.
Which of the following states does NOT have a dry dessert climate?
a)
Colorado
b)
Utah
c)
Arizona
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