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Chapter 4 US East of the MS River

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a region?
a)
A piece of land
b)
An area with unique features
c)
5 states put together
d)
A bowl of cereal
2.
What do geographers call an area with one or more features that set it apart from other areas?
a)
a city
b)
a region
c)
a landform
d)
a climate zone
3.

Which of the following can be said about Native Americans?

a)

They only settled in areas east of the Mississippi River.

b)

They are indigenous to North America.

c)

They settled North America following the arrival of the Europeans.

d)

They wore clothing made of cotton.

4.

provide services rather than products

a)

service industry

b)

big business

c)

small business

d)

conglomerate

5.

the area of the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and New England where many factories closed during the 1980s

a)

fancy hat

b)

rust belt

c)

carpetbaggers

d)

coat hangers

6.

basic rights that belong to all citizens

a)

Government

b)

Constitution

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Civil Rights

7.

income generated by a business

a)

dolla dolla bill$

b)

revenue

c)

profit

d)

economics

8.

this type of business provides services to people who are traveling for enjoyment

a)

vacation

b)

tourism

c)

industry

d)

urban

9.

having to do with a large city; an area that includes a city and its surrounding suburbs

a)

suburbs

b)

big city greens

c)

rural

d)

metropolitan area

10.

making products to sell

a)

service

b)

industry

c)

goods

d)

merchant

11.

Growing crops and raising livestock to sell

a)

vegetation

b)

commercial farming

c)

farm stand

d)

agriculture

12.

people who are sent to live in a new place and claim land for their home country

a)

indigenous

b)

Americans

c)

colonists

d)

Europeans

13.

being alone or separated from others

a)

isolated

b)

loner

c)

together

d)

alone

14.

people who are believed to be the first people to settle an area

a)

the og crew

b)

colonists

c)

indigenous

d)

Native Americans

15.

a storm with strong winds and heavy rains

a)

tornado

b)

hurricane

c)

blizzard

d)

tsunami

16.

the area where waterfalls flow from higher to lower ground

a)

fall line

b)

Niagara Falls

c)

fault line

d)

finish line

17.

running side by side with something; following the same general course and direction

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

perpendicular

d)

parallel

18.

the flat, lowland area along a coast

a)

coastal mountain

b)

coastal plain

c)

coastal tributary

d)

coastal beach

19.

a raised riverbank used to control flooding

a)

silt

b)

dam

c)

levee

d)

waterfall

20.

a small river that flows into a larger river

a)

delta

b)

tributary

c)

mini-river

d)

stream

21.

a gated passageway used to raise or lower boats in a waterway

a)

dam

b)

levee

c)

lock

d)

silt

22.

a smaller part of a region

a)

location

b)

place

c)

city

d)

subregion