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United States - Chapter 5

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Rocky Mountains form a _________ in the United States with rivers on the west flowing toward the Pacific Ocean and those on the east flowing towards the Mississippi River.
a)
continental divide
b)
tributary
c)
drainage basin
d)
canyon
2.
Many Africans were brought to the United States in the 1700s and 1800s to work on __________ as slaves.
a)
plantations
b)
wagon trains
c)
coal mines
d)
factories
3.
The __________ are an old range in the eastern United States found just to the west of the Piedmont.
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Cascades
c)
Sierra Nevada
d)
Rocky Mountains
4.
The United States was once made up of 13 __________ of Great Britain.
a)
colonies
b)
commonwealths
c)
territories
d)
states
5.
The Missouri River is a __________ of the Mississippi River.
a)
tributary
b)
delta
c)
source
d)
mouth
6.
The __________ cover much of the western United States and extend from Canada to the north and south into Mexico.
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Sierra Nevadas
c)
Cascades
d)
Appalachian Mountains
7.
The area in the Northeast US from Boston to Washington D.C. is a ___________.
a)
megalopolis
b)
capital
c)
rural area
d)
tributary
8.
The ____________ begins in Minnesota and empties into the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans, Louisiana.
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Missouri River
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Appalachian Mountains
9.
____________ moved to the western United States in search of land and later gold.
a)
pioneers
b)
soldiers
c)
slaves
d)
colonists
10.
Many people in the United States are ___________, speaking both English and a second language.
a)
bilingual
b)
monolingual
c)
indigenous
11.
___________ makes trade between the United States, Canada and Mexico easier by eliminating tariffs on goods sold between the member nations.
a)

USMCA

b)
CAFTA
c)

NATO

d)
COFTA
12.
The ____________ are an important waterway for trade between the United States and Canada.
a)
Great Lakes
b)
Great Salt Lake
c)
Panama Canal
d)
Soo Locks
13.
Which region of the United States is the smallest and most densely populated?
a)
Northeast
b)
West
c)
South
d)
Midwest
14.
Which region of the United States has an economy that is based predominantly on farming, mostly due to the fact that it is covered with fertile soil deposited by the Mississippi River and its tributaries?
a)
Northeast
b)
West
c)
South
d)
Midwest
15.
Which region of the United States is the largest and least densely populated, in part because much of the land is covered with mountains?
a)
Northeast
b)
West
c)
South
d)
Midwest
16.
Which region of the United States relies on farming and tourism due to the fact that it has warm temperatures year round?
a)
Northeast
b)
West
c)
South
d)
Midwest
17.
Which of the following is NOT a reason for the wide variety of climates in the United States?
a)
the large size of the country
b)
the country stretches from below the Tropic of Cancer to above the Arctic Circle
c)
the country gets a lot of rain each year
18.
Which war led to the United States becoming an independent nation?
a)
Civil War
b)
Revolutionary War
c)
World War I
d)
World War II
19.
What is the official language of the United States?
a)
English
b)
Spanish
c)
French
d)
there is no official language
20.
Why is the population of the West so low compared to the other regions even though it is the largest of the 4 regions?
a)
much of the west is covered with mountains
b)
much of the west is covered with water
c)
much of the west is covered with farms
d)
much of the west is covered with deserts
21.
What type of landform covers most of the middle of the US?
a)
plains
b)
mountains
c)
deserts
d)
plateaus
22.
Why are the Great Plains and Interior Plains important to EVERYONE in the United States?
a)
most of the country's food is grown there
b)
most of the population of the US lives there
c)
most of the country's oil is found there
d)
most of the country's coal is found there
23.

Which physical feature is letter A on the map?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Denali

24.

Which physical feature is letter B on the map?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Great Lakes

d)

Denali

25.

Which physical feature is letter C on the map?

a)

Missisippi River

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Great Lakes

d)

Denali

26.

Which physical feature is letter D on the map?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Great Lakes

27.

Which physical feature is letter E on the map?

a)

Denali

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Appalachian Mountains

28.

Which physical feature is letter F on the map?

a)

Great Lakes

b)

Missisippi River

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Appalachian Mountains

29.

Which physical feature is letter G on the map?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Denali

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

30.

Which physical feature is letter H on the map?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Great Lakes

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

31.

Which of these is NOT a purpose of the US Constitution?

a)

it defines the rights of US citizens

b)

it includes the laws that US citizens must follow

c)

it explains the roles and limits of the government

32.

The ___________ is responsible for making laws and includes the Senate and the House of Representatives.

a)

legislative branch

b)

executive branch

c)

judicial branch

d)

US Constitution

33.

The ____________ is led by the US President and is responsible for enforcing the laws.

a)

executive branch

b)

judicial branch

c)

legislative branch

d)

US Constitution

34.

The ____________ includes judges and is responsible for interpreting the laws in court.

a)

judicial branch

b)

executive branch

c)

legislative branch

d)

US Constitution

35.

Which state is the furthest east in the US?

a)

Maine

b)

Florida

c)

Washington

d)

North Carolina

36.

Which state is on the western border of Kansas?

a)

Colorado

b)

Nebraska

c)

Missouri

d)

Oklahoma

37.

What happens to the size of the states as you move from east to west across the United States?

a)

they get bigger

b)

they get smaller

c)

they stay roughly the same size

38.

How many states border Michigan?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

2

d)

1

39.

Do more states border the Pacific or Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

the same amount border each ocean

40.

Which state borders Nebraska to the north?

a)

South Dakota

b)

Kansas

c)

Iowa

d)

Colorado

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