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Michigan and Its First People

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The cow stable is _________ of the barn.
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
2.
Which area has flat land that is good for farming?
a)
Lake Michigan
b)
The Lower Peninsula
c)
The Upper Peninsula
d)
Metropolitan Detroit
3.
Which area has mountains and hills?
a)
Lake Michigan
b)
The Lower Peninsula
c)
The Upper Peninsula
4.
Which bridge connects the Lower Peninsula and the Upper Peninsula?
a)
The Chicago Bridge
b)
The Golden Gate Bridge
c)
The Detroit Bridge
d)
The Mackinac Bridge
5.
Michigan's lower peninsula is well known for growing -----------.
a)
apples and cherries
b)
potatoes and bananas
c)
oranges and grapes
6.
The land in Michigan's upper peninsula is used for which two industries?
a)
apples and cherries
b)
cereal and furniture
c)
timber and mining
7.
Michigan's lower peninsula is well known for which industry?
a)
bananas
b)
auomobiles
c)
mining
8.
True or False:  The Upper Peninsula is South of the Lower Peninsula.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
The capital of Michigan is __________ .
a)
Detroit
b)
Lansing
c)
Grand Rapids
d)
Benton Harbor
10.

Michigan is part of the __________________ region.

a)

biggest

b)

Great Lakes

c)

sunshine

d)

smallest

11.
Which Great Lake does NOT touch a border of Michigan?
a)
Lake Ontario
b)
Lake Superior
c)
Lake Michigan
d)
Lake Erie
12.
Which COUNTRY touches a border of Michigan?
a)
England
b)
Africa
c)
Canada
13.
If you were driving FROM the lower peninsula TO the upper peninsula you would be driving which direction?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
SouthWest
d)
SouthEast
14.
Glaciers helped create the great lakes.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Volcanoes created the mountains in the upper peninsula.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
How did the glaciers change Michigan?
a)
They formed the Great Lakes and left behind rocks and soil.
b)
The hot lava in the glaciers formed mountains.
c)
They gave us LOTS of ice cubes.
17.
________________ is the story of events that happened in the past.
a)
history
b)
historian
c)
culture
18.
________________ are things made or used by people who lived in the past.
a)
artifacts
b)
historian
c)
culture
19.
A ________________ is a report written by a person who WAS at an event.
a)
culture
b)
primary source
c)
secondary source
20.
A ________________ is a report written by a person who WAS NOT at an event.
a)
culture
b)
primary source
c)
secondary source
21.
The Hopewell built large                                             in order to bury their dead.
a)
mounds
b)
holes
c)
cities
22.
What have we learned about the Hopewell people from their artifacts?
a)
They wrote books about their history.
b)
They killed all of the Anishinaabe people.
c)
They traded with people in other areas.
23.
The Three Fires Confederacy was made up of which tribes?
a)
Huron, Odawa, Potawatomi
b)
Ojibway, Odawa, Potawatomi
c)
Huron, Potawatomi
24.
The Anishinaabeg used the technology of                                                   to travel from one place to another.
a)
canoes
b)
wagons
c)
bows and arrows
25.
The Anishinaabeg made their clothing out of                                          .
a)
leaves
b)
sheep's wool
c)
deer skins
26.
The Anishinaabeg lived in houses called                                          .
a)
apartments
b)
mobile homes
c)
wigwams and longhouses
27.
The Anishinaabeg hunted with                                          .
a)
canoes
b)
shotguns
c)
bows and arrows
28.
The Anishinaabeg grew crops such as                                          .
a)
fish
b)
deer and small game
c)
corn, beans, and squash
29.

Land with water on three sides is called a __________ .

a)

island

b)

peninsula

c)

waterfall

d)

lake