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WorksheetsThe United States Honors Geography Test Study Guide
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 45mins
Which of the Great Lakes is entirely within the boundaries of the United States?
Lake Erie
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
Lake Ontario
Lake Superior
What river forms a large part of the southern border of the United States?
Columbia River
Mississippi River
Rio de la Plata
St. Lawrence River
Rio Grande
Of the 9-11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States in 2006, what percentage of them were from Mexico?
25-30%
60-70%
75-80%
100%
What does piedmont mean?
"foothills"
"hilltop"
"diversity"
"unity"
What term is applied to the area where waters flowing down the eastern side of the mountains run into the Atlantic Ocean and those flowing down the western side run into either the Great Lakes or the Gulf of Mexico?
Eastern Continental Divide
fall line
Piedmont
Western Continental Divide
fault line
Which of the following is an active volcano in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest?
Mount McKinley
Mount Elbert
Mount St. Helens
Mount Everest
Mount Mitchell
The United States is considered a ________ _______ because Alaska and Hawaii are separated from the rest of the country by water or another country.
fictional state
fragmented state
divided state
partitioned state
Which state is the largest in area among the "lower forty-eight" states?
Alaska
Texas
California
New York
Pennsylvania
Which state is the headquarters of the U.S. military in the Pacific?
California
Alaska
Oregon
Washington
Hawaii
What are the severe storms that sometimes hit the states of the Northeast called?
sou'easters
hurricanes
typhoons
nor'easters
cyclones
Which word best describes both the people and the geography of the United States?
cold
diverse
forbidding
challenging
Which of the following is not one of America's core values?
unity
freedom
individualism
equality
The study of the characteristics of people in a particular place is . . .
chronology.
numerology.
demographics.
genealogy.
About eighty percent of Americans live in . . .
rural areas.
suburbs.
homeless shelters.
urban areas.
The southern third of the United State, from the Carolinas to California, is called the . . .
Sun Belt
Cotton Belt
Corn Belt
Rebel Belt
Humid Belt
The greatest population growth has been occurring in which section of the United States?
Northeast
Northwest
Midwest
South
Southwest
The average life expectancy in the United States i approximately how many years?
65
78
70
82
67
Which person broke professional baseball's color barrier?
Brooks Robinson
Satchel Paige
Hank Aaron
Jackie Robinson
Babe Ruth
The state that derives the largest income from agricultural products is . . .
Florida.
Texas.
California.
Kansas.
Nebraska.
The highest point in North America is which of the following mountains?
Mount Elbert
Mount McKinley
Mount Rainer
Mount St. Helens
Mount Mitchell
Which of the following mountain ranges lies in the New England uplands?
Sierra Nevada
Cumberland Mountains
Berkshire Hills
Black Hills
Badlands
Which colony was founded by Roger Williams?
Maine
Massachusetts
New York
Rhode Island
Connecticut
A sprawling urban area made up of many different cities is a . . .
suburb
decapolis
metropolis
megalopolis
Minneapolis
On which famous monument in the Middle Atlantic states would you find this statement: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free"?
Concord Bridge
Statue of Liberty
Liberty Bell
Washington Monument
Mount Rushmore
What is the name of the thin lakes that extend north to south in the central portion of New York?
Oxbow Lakes
Mirror Lakes
Finger Lakes
Northern Lakes
Great Lakes
Which Pennsylvania city is the home of the world's largest chocolate factory?
Hershey
Gettysburg
Nestlé
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Which city is the home of the U.S. Naval Academy?
Baltimore
New York
Annapolis
Pittsburgh
Boston
The "Star-Spangled Banner" was written offshore from Fort McHenry near the city of . . .
Philadelphia.
Boston.
Baltimore.
New York.
Pittsburgh
The line of barrier islands along the coast of North Carolina is the . . .
Barrier Line.
Outer Banks.
Inner Shore.
Outer Beaches.
The area in North Carolina notes for its biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and other high-tech work is called the . . .
Bermuda Triangle.
High-Tech Corridor.
Technology Superhighway.
Research Triangle.
Sillicon Valley
Which southern river flows from Knoxville into northern Alabama and then north through Kentucky empty in the Ohio River?
Mississippi River
Missouri River
Potomac River
Tennessee River
Kansas River
In which East Tennessee city was the first atomic bomb developed?
Alcoa
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Oak Ridge
Memphis
The areas of swamps and slow-moving, meandering streams and rivers in Louisiana are called the . . .
bayous.
Everglades.
bogs.
barrier islands.
Louisianians of French ancestry who migrated from Acadia in Canada are called. . .
Creoles.
Cajuns.
Gumboes.
Gullahs.
Haitians.
An area of fertile soil left behind by receding ancient glaciers is called the . . .
bayous.
till plains.
bicameral plains.
Tidewater plains.
Areas of rolling plains and high grasses that spread across the western half of the Midwest are the . . .
till plains.
prairie.
bayou.
coastal plain.
Which two cities are called the "Twin Cities"?
Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
Minneapolis and St. Paul
Oakland and San Francisco
Tampa and St. Petersburg
Los Angeles and Santa Barbra
Which city is called the "mile-high city"?
Topeka, Kansas
Lincoln, Nebraska
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Denver, Colorado
Boise, Idaho
What is the name of the place where Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico meet?
The Pinnacle
Four Sisters
Four Corners
The Meeting Place
Salt Lake City, Utah, is the headquarters of which religious group?
Southern Baptists
Western Baptists
Mormons
Amish
Jehovah Witness
Match each description with the correct answer choice.
Sandy plains that stretch inland from the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico shores.
Coastal Plains
Central Plains
Great Basin
Great Plains
Piedmont
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An area of many rivers at the eastern base of the Appalachian Mountains
Coastal Plains
Central Plains
Great Basin
Great Plains
Piedmont
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Extends from eastern Canada into northern Alabama
Appalachian Mountains
Pacific Mountain Ranges
Rocky Mountains
Badlands
Sand Hills
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Rolling hills that stretch about a thousand miles across America's heartland.
Coastal Plains
Central Plains
Great Basin
Great Plains
Piedmont
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Presented the greatest obstacle to westward expansion
Appalachian Mountains
Pacific Mountain Ranges
Rocky Mountains
Badlands
Sand Hills
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A lowland area that includes many canyons and unusual rock formations in much of Nevada and Utah
Coastal Plains
Central Plains
Great Basin
Great Plains
Piedmont
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Include the Sierra Nevada, the Cascades, and the Coastal ranges
Appalachian Mountains
Pacific Mountain Ranges
Rocky Mountains
Badlands
Sand Hills
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Home of Yale University
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Arkansas
Louisiana
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Home of Independence Hall
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Arkansas
Louisiana
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The "Bluegrass State"
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Arkansas
Louisiana
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Home of the Ozark Mountains
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Arkansas
Louisiana
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Land of Cajuns and Creoles
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Arkansas
Louisiana
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The state with shorelines on four of the five Great Lakes
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Idaho
Nevada
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The "Land of Ten Thousand Lakes"
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Idaho
Nevada
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The "Gateway to the West
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Idaho
Nevada
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The state whose top crop is potatoes
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Idaho
Nevada
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The home of Hoover Dam and Lake Meade on the Colorado River
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Idaho
Nevada
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The home of Puget Sound and Mount Rainier
Alaska
Washington
Hawaii
Idaho
Nevada
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More than twice the size of Texas
Alaska
Washington
Hawaii
Idaho
Nevada
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Twenty-four hundred miles from the mainland
Alaska
Washington
Hawaii
Idaho
Nevada
