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Alabama History Chapter 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is NOT a major transportation route in Alabama?

a)

interstate highways

b)

the Atlantic Ocean

c)

the Tombigbee River

d)

The Tennessee River

2.

People visit the home of Helen Keller because

a)

she was the first African American women in space

b)

it is home to World War II battleship

c)

she was a public speaker for people with sight and hearing loss

d)

she was a famous musician

3.

Which tourist attraction is located in Montgomery?

a)

the Civil Rights Memorial

b)

Ivy Green

c)

Oakleigh

d)

The USS Alabama

4.

Who can you learn about at the US Space and Rocket Center?

a)

Helen Keller

b)

Maya Ying Lin

c)

W.C. Handy

d)

Mae Jemison

5.

What is the largest unit of local government within a state?

a)

a human feature

b)

a county

c)

a city

d)

a region

6.

Which of these is NOT one of Alabama's largest cities?

a)

Mobile

b)

Montgomery

c)

Florence

d)

Birmingham

7.

the capital of Alabama is

a)

Montgomery

b)

Mobile

c)

Birmingham

d)

sheffield

8.

The Tennessee River in northern Alabama is part of which larger river system?

a)

the Ohio river system

b)

the Mississippi river system

c)

the Tennessee river system

d)

the gulf of Mexico system

9.

Which of these does NOT connect Alabama to other regions of the United States?

a)

the Appalachian Mountain range

b)

the Piedmont

c)

the Rocky Mountains

d)

the Tennessee River

10.

Which Mountain range stretches throughout the Southeast region?

a)

the Colorado Mountains

b)

the Appalachian Mountains

c)

the Smoky Mountains

d)

the Rocky Mountains

11.

Which of these BEST describes Alabama's physical features?

a)

Alabama is a mountainous state

b)

Alabama has only wetlands

c)

Alabama has valleys

d)

Alabama has many physical features

12.

Which of the following stretches through Alabama and other states in the Southeast?

a)

Rainbow Falls Cascade

b)

the fall line

c)

The Tensaw Delta

d)

Blount County

13.

Which of these is found in the northeastern part of Alabama and throughout the Southeast region?

a)

deserts

b)

mountains

c)

low flat lands

d)

coastal plains

14.

Because of its location, which severe weather does Alabama experience?

a)

hailstorms

b)

droughts and floods

c)

hurricanes and tornadoes

d)

snowstorms

15.

Which sentence BEST describes Alabama's location?

a)

Alabama is located in the Southeast region of the United States

b)

Alabama is located on the continent of South America

c)

Alabama is located on the Eastern Hemisphere

d)

Alabama is located in the Southern Hemisphere

16.

Alabama is located in which region?

a)

the Midwest

b)

the Southeast

c)

the Southwest

d)

the Northeast

17.

Alabama is located in which two hemispheres?

a)

Northern and Eastern

b)

Northern and Western

c)

Southern and Eastern

d)

Southern and Western

18.

On which continent is Alabama located?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

South America

d)

North America

19.

All of the following are physical features that could be used to locate Alabama EXCEPT

a)

a street sign

b)

a river

c)

a mountain

d)

land

20.

Which of these helps describe the physical location of Alabama?

a)

the names of cities

b)

the name of the capital

c)

the name of the continent

d)

the names of buildings