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WorksheetsUS History I: 1st Quarter Review
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Nearly bisects the United States
a)
Missouri
b)
Mississippi
c)
Colorado
d)
Columbia
2.
Border with Mexico
a)
Rio Grande
b)
St. Lawrence
c)
Ohio
d)
Columbia
3.
Explored the Gulf of Mexico
a)
French and Spanish
b)
Spanish and Portuguese
c)
Engalnd and Franc
d)
Portugal and West Africa
4.
A highway for explorers settlers and immigrants
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Ohio River
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Columbia River
5.
Border with Canada?
a)
St Lawrence
b)
Rio Grande
c)
Mississippi
d)
Missouri
6.
The gateway to the west
a)
Columbia
b)
Colorado
c)
St Lawrence
d)
Ohio
7.
The longest river in the US, and a tributary of the Mississippi
a)
Ohio
b)
Rio Grande
c)
Missouri
d)
St Lawrence
8.
The river explored by Lewis and Clark
a)
Rio Grande
b)
Mississippi
c)
Columbia
d)
Colorado
9.
Early Exploration route
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Indian
d)
Arctic
10.
Explored by the Spanish
a)
Ohio
b)
Colorado
c)
Missouri
d)
Mississippi
11.
River near the West African trade kingdoms
a)
Nottoway
b)
Missouri
c)
Niger
d)
Ni
12.
River near Cactus Hill
a)
Ni
b)
Nottoway
c)
Niger
d)
Columbia
13.
The study of Material evidence from the past
a)
Archaeology
b)
Anthropology
c)
Scientology
d)
Sociology
14.
The oldest archaeological dig site in North America
a)
Jamestown
b)
Songhai
c)
Cactus Hill
d)
Death Valley
15.
The age of the evidence recovered at Cactus Hill
a)
300 years
b)
1600 years
c)
15000 years
d)
2000 years
16.
Ocean at the top of the earth
a)
Arctic
b)
Atlantic
c)
Southern
d)
Indian
17.
Surrounds Antarctica
a)
Arctic
b)
Southern
c)
Pacific
d)
Atlantic
18.
The largest ocean
a)
Atlantic
b)
Southern
c)
Indian
d)
Pacific
19.
The ocean between Africa and Australia
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Arctic
d)
Indian
20.
Where did inland port cities develop?
a)
The Great Lakes
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Rio Grande
21.
Our Continent
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
22.
The continent between North America and Antarctica
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
South America
d)
Australia
23.
Excellent harbors
a)
Coastal Range
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Interior Lowlands
d)
Appalachian Highlands
24.
Location of Death Valley
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Basin and Range
c)
Interior Lowlands
d)
Coastal Range
25.
· Located along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico · Broad lowland providing many excellent harbors
a)
Canadian Shield
b)
Appalachian Highlands
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Coastal Range
26.
· Located west of Coastal Plain extending from eastern Canada to western Alabama; includes the Piedmont · Old, eroded mountains (oldest mountain range in North America)
a)
Appalachian Highlands
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Canadian Sheild
d)
Basin and Range
27.
· Wrapped around Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape · Hills worn by erosion and hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Appalachian Highlands
c)
Great Plains
d)
Canadian Sheild
28.
a)
Basin and Range
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Great Plains
d)
Coastal Range
29.
a)
Appalachian Highlands
b)
Canadian Shield
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Coastal Range
30.
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Coastal Range
c)
Appalachian Highlands
d)
Basin and Range
31.
a)
Interior Lowlands
b)
Canadian Shield
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Appalachian Highlands
32.
a)
Interior Lowlands
b)
Canadian Shield
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Appalachian Highlands
33.
a)
Interior Lowlands
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Appalachian Highlands
d)
Canadian Shield
34.
a)
Appalachian Highlands
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Coastal Range
d)
Basin and Range
35.
a)
Coastal Range
b)
Great Plains
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Rocky Mountains
36.
a)
Coastal Range
b)
Great Plains
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Rocky Mountains
37.
Which # represents the Appalachian Highlands?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
3
d)
8
38.
Which # represents the Coastal Range?
a)
4
b)
7
c)
2
d)
1
39.
Which # represents the Basin and Range?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
8
d)
5
40.
Which # represents the Rocky Mountains?
a)
4
b)
2
c)
3
d)
6
41.
Which # represents the Great Plains?
a)
8
b)
7
c)
3
d)
5
42.
Which # represents the Interior Lowlands?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
4
d)
7
43.
Which # represents the Canadian Shield?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
7
d)
1
44.
Which # represents the Coastal Plain?
a)
1
b)
4
c)
8
d)
6
45.
Which region is between #3 and #7?
a)
Great Plains
b)
Canadian Shield
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Rocky Mountains
46.
Which region is between #1 and #3?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Coastal Range
c)
Basin and Range
d)
Rocky Mountains
47.
Flat lands in the Great Plains do which of the following?
a)
Often flood
b)
Increase in elevation westward
c)
Decrease in elevation westward
d)
Stretch from Atlantic to Pacific Oceans
48.
What are the names of the North American geographical regions?
a)
Coastal Plain, Appalachian Highlands, Canadian Shield, Interior Lowlands, Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, Basin and Range, Coastal Range
b)
Coastal Plain, Blue Ridge Mountains, Canadian Shield, Interior Lowlands, Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, Basin and Range, Coastal Divide
c)
Coastal Plain, Appalachian Highlands, Canadian Shield, Interior Lowlands, Great Lakes, Rocky Mountains, Bowl and Plain, Coastal Range
d)
Coastal Plain, Appalachian Highlands, Canadian Shield, Inner Grasslands, Great Plains, Continental Divide, Basin and Range, Coastal Range
49.
Why is the Continental Divide important?
a)
determines the flow of rivers
b)
it's not
c)
divides the people of the United States
d)
Is the hottest place in North America
50.
This Region contains many rivers and lowlands -
a)
Interior Lowlands
b)
Great Plains
c)
Appalachian Highlands
d)
Coastal Plain
51.
Why were waterways important for the expansion of our country?
a)
provided transportation routes
b)
gave people a place to relax
c)
provided cover for armies
d)
allowed towns to get fresh water
52.
Which two Regions is Virginia located in?
a)
Appalachian Highlands/Coastal Plain
b)
Rocky Mountain/Great Plain
c)
Coastal Plain/Coastal Range
d)
Canadian Shield/Great Plains
53.
Which Native American tribe lives in present day Alaska and Northern Canada?
a)
Inuit
b)
Kwaitutl
c)
Pueblo
d)
Lakota
54.
What type of shelter did the Lakota Indians live in?
a)
Longhouse
b)
Wigwam
c)
Igloo
d)
Teepee
55.
Which region did the Pueblo tribe live in?
a)
Basin and Range
b)
Coastal Range
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Interior Lowlands
56.
What type of resource is used to produce another good or service?
a)
Natural
b)
Capital
c)
Human
57.
What type of resource comes directly from nature?
a)
Human
b)
Natural
c)
Capital
58.
Where did scientists find artifacts that proved humans lived there 18,000 years ago?
a)
London, England
b)
Los Angeles, California
c)
Luray Cavern
d)
Cactus Hill
59.
Which kind of scientists study human behavior and culture by studying artifacts?
a)
Paleontologist
b)
Chemist
c)
Archaeologist
d)
Botanist
60.
An axe is an example of what type of resource?
a)
Human
b)
Capital
c)
Natural
61.
A rock is an example of what type of resource?
a)
Natural
b)
Human
c)
Capital
62.
A person serving as a doctor is an example of what kind of resource?
a)
Human
b)
Capital
c)
Natural
63.
The Lakota Indians lived in which U.S. region?
a)
Coastal
b)
Great Plains
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Canadian Shield
64.
The Kwakiutl tribe was located in which U.S. region?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Coastal Range
c)
Basin and Range
d)
Rocky Mountains
65.
Before the Europeans/Explorers, who lived in North America?
a)
Native Americans
b)
Cavemen
c)
Wild Beasts
d)
Dragons
66.
Where is Cactus Hill located?
a)
Southeastern Va
b)
Montana
c)
Virginia Beach, VA
d)
Washington State
67.
A hunter is an example what type of resource?
a)
Human
b)
Capital
c)
Natural
68.
Which imaginary lines circle the Earth going from North to South?
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
69.
Which imaginary lines circle the Earth going from East to West?
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
70.
Which tribe lived in igloos and tents?
a)
Pawnee
b)
Seminole
c)
Inuit
d)
Nez Perce
71.
Which tribe lived in the Northwest region?
a)
Pawnee
b)
Hopi
c)
Nez Perce
d)
Kwakiutl
72.
This tribe lived in present day Alaska and northern Canada
a)
Inuit Tribe
b)
Kwakiutl Tribe
c)
Lakota Tribe
d)
Pueblo Tribe
73.
Lived in the present-day New Mexico and Arizona, living in desert areas
a)
Inuit Tribe
b)
Iroquois Tribe
c)
Lakota Tribe
d)
Pueblo Tribe
74.
Lived in the Eastern Woodlands
a)
Lakota Tribe
b)
Pueblo Tribe
c)
Iroquois Tribe
d)
Inuit Tribe
75.
Several tribes came together to form this tribe. They are known as the "melting pot" of the Northeast.
a)
Kwakiutl Tribe
b)
Lakota Tribe
c)
Iroquois Tribe
d)
Inuit Tribe
76.
This tribe lived in the Great Plains, and are known for hunting Buffalo, making tepees and being nomadic.
a)
Inuit Tribe
b)
Iroquois Tribe
c)
Pueblo Tribe
d)
Lakota Tribe
77.
This tribe built their homes out of mud called Adobe.
a)
Lakota Tribe
b)
Pueblo Tribe
c)
Iroquois Tribe
d)
Kwakiutl Tribe
78.
This is a map of Africa. What letter marks the location of the Niger River?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
79.
Which African kingdom prospered from long distance trade as well as control of much of Africa's gold? (first)
a)
Mali
b)
Ghana
c)
Kush
d)
Axum
80.
One similarity between the ancient African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai is that all of these kingdoms were located --- .
a)
in central Africa
b)
in what is now Ethiopia
c)
on the coast of west Africa
d)
on the southern tip of Africa
81.
What caused the economies of the African civilizations of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai to grow?
a)
the fishing trade on the Niger River
b)
the iron trade on the Mediterranean
c)
the ivory trade
d)
the salt and gold trade
82.
Which one of these was an economic motivating force for exploration?
a)
gold
b)
ships
c)
christianity
d)
building an empire
83.
Which one of these was a religious motivating force for exploration?
a)
gold
b)
ships
c)
christianity
d)
building an empire
84.
Which one of these was an obstacle explorers faced while crossing the Atlantic Ocean?
a)
good maps
b)
disease and starvation
c)
improved navigational
d)
gold
85.
Which one of these was an obstacle explorers faced while crossing the Atlantic Ocean?
a)
good maps
b)
good health
c)
Lack of adequate supplies
d)
gold
86.
Which one of these was an obstacle European explorers faced?
a)
good maps
b)
good health
c)
good supplies
d)
fear of the unknown
87.
Which one of these was an obstacle European explorers faced?
a)
good maps
b)
good health
c)
good supplies
d)
fear of the unknown
88.
Which one of these was an accomplishment of European exploration to the New World?
a)
No supplies
b)
disease and starvation
c)
European countries claimed territories, and extended their empires.
d)
fear of the unknown
89.
Which one of these was an accomplishment of European exploration to the New World?
a)
improved navigational tools and ships
b)
disease and starvation
c)
No new territories
d)
fear of the unknown
90.
Spread Christianity
a)
Motivation
b)
Obstacle
c)
Accomplishment
91.
Empire Building
a)
Motivation
b)
Obstacle
c)
Accomplishment
92.
Fear of Unknown
a)
Motivation
b)
Obstacle
c)
Accomplishment
93.
Claimed Territories
a)
Motivation
b)
Obstacle
c)
Accomplishment
94.
Complete this statement in regard to obstacles of European exploration in North America.
Due to storms at sea, our voyage took longer than we thought it would. We did not have enough supplies which lead to _____________.
Due to storms at sea, our voyage took longer than we thought it would. We did not have enough supplies which lead to _____________.
a)
fear of the unknown
b)
disease and starvation
c)
poor maps and navigational tools
d)
fear of sea monsters
95.
Which of the following was an obstacle faced by the early European explorers as they crossed the Atlantic?
a)
poor maps and navigational tools
b)
exchange of goods and ideas with the Indians
c)
treacherous mountain ranges
d)
problems trading with the empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
96.
Which of the following was NOT a motivation of the early European explorers?
a)
To search for gold and riches
b)
To share metal tools with the American Indians
c)
To spread Christianity
d)
To expand their empire and culture
97.
Mr Schwartz's Room number
a)
C201
b)
C206
c)
C230
d)
C227
98.
Mr Schwartz's favorite team
a)
Steelers
b)
Eagles
c)
Broncos
d)
Packers
99.
The color of Mr. Schwartz's 1st car
a)
blue
b)
red
c)
green
d)
gray
100.
Mr Schwartz's least favorite subject in middle school
a)
math
b)
english
c)
history
d)
science
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