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The United States Honors Geography Test Study Guide

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the Great Lakes is entirely within the boundaries of the United States?

a)

Lake Erie

b)

Lake Huron

c)

Lake Michigan

d)

Lake Ontario

e)

Lake Superior

2.

What river forms a large part of the southern border of the United States?

a)

Columbia River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Rio de la Plata

d)

St. Lawrence River

e)

Rio Grande

3.

Of the 9-11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States in 2006, what percentage of them were from Mexico?

a)

25-30%

b)

60-70%

c)

75-80%

d)

100%

4.

What does piedmont mean?

a)

"foothills"

b)

"hilltop"

c)

"diversity"

d)

"unity"

5.

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?

a)

Eastern Continental Divide

b)

fall line

c)

Piedmont

d)

Western Continental Divide

e)

fault line

6.

Which of the following is an active volcano in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest?

a)

Mount McKinley

b)

Mount Elbert

c)

Mount St. Helens

d)

Mount Everest

e)

Mount Mitchell

7.

The United States is considered a ________ _______ because Alaska and Hawaii are separated from the rest of the country by water or another country.

a)

fictional state

b)

fragmented state

c)

divided state

d)

partitioned state

8.

Which state is the largest in area among the "lower forty-eight" states?

a)

Alaska

b)

Texas

c)

California

d)

New York

e)

Pennsylvania

9.

Which state is the headquarters of the U.S. military in the Pacific?

a)

California

b)

Alaska

c)

Oregon

d)

Washington

e)

Hawaii

10.

What are the severe storms that sometimes hit the states of the Northeast called?

a)

sou'easters

b)

hurricanes

c)

typhoons

d)

nor'easters

e)

cyclones

11.

Which word best describes both the people and the geography of the United States?

a)

cold

b)

diverse

c)

forbidding

d)

challenging

12.

Which of the following is not one of America's core values?

a)

unity

b)

freedom

c)

individualism

d)

equality

13.

The study of the characteristics of people in a particular place is . . .

a)

chronology.

b)

numerology.

c)

demographics.

d)

genealogy.

14.

About eighty percent of Americans live in . . .

a)

rural areas.

b)

suburbs.

c)

homeless shelters.

d)

urban areas.

15.

The southern third of the United State, from the Carolinas to California, is called the . . .

a)

Sun Belt

b)

Cotton Belt

c)

Corn Belt

d)

Rebel Belt

e)

Humid Belt

16.

The greatest population growth has been occurring in which section of the United States?

a)

Northeast

b)

Northwest

c)

Midwest

d)

South

e)

Southwest

17.

The average life expectancy in the United States i approximately how many years?

a)

65

b)

78

c)

70

d)

82

e)

67

18.

Which person broke professional baseball's color barrier?

a)

Brooks Robinson

b)

Satchel Paige

c)

Hank Aaron

d)

Jackie Robinson

e)

Babe Ruth

19.

The state that derives the largest income from agricultural products is . . .

a)

Florida.

b)

Texas.

c)

California.

d)

Kansas.

e)

Nebraska.

20.

The highest point in North America is which of the following mountains?

a)

Mount Elbert

b)

Mount McKinley

c)

Mount Rainer

d)

Mount St. Helens

e)

Mount Mitchell

21.

Which of the following mountain ranges lies in the New England uplands?

a)

Sierra Nevada

b)

Cumberland Mountains

c)

Berkshire Hills

d)

Black Hills

e)

Badlands

22.

Which colony was founded by Roger Williams?

a)

Maine

b)

Massachusetts

c)

New York

d)

Rhode Island

e)

Connecticut

23.

A sprawling urban area made up of many different cities is a . . .

a)

suburb

b)

decapolis

c)

metropolis

d)

megalopolis

e)

Minneapolis

24.

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"?

a)

Concord Bridge

b)

Statue of Liberty

c)

Liberty Bell

d)

Washington Monument

e)

Mount Rushmore

25.

What is the name of the thin lakes that extend north to south in the central portion of New York?

a)

Oxbow Lakes

b)

Mirror Lakes

c)

Finger Lakes

d)

Northern Lakes

e)

Great Lakes

26.

Which Pennsylvania city is the home of the world's largest chocolate factory?

a)

Hershey

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Nestlé

d)

Pittsburgh

e)

Philadelphia

27.

Which city is the home of the U.S. Naval Academy?

a)

Baltimore

b)

New York

c)

Annapolis

d)

Pittsburgh

e)

Boston

28.

The "Star-Spangled Banner" was written offshore from Fort McHenry near the city of . . .

a)

Philadelphia.

b)

Boston.

c)

Baltimore.

d)

New York.

e)

Pittsburgh

29.

The line of barrier islands along the coast of North Carolina is the . . .

a)

Barrier Line.

b)

Outer Banks.

c)

Inner Shore.

d)

Outer Beaches.

30.

The area in North Carolina notes for its biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and other high-tech work is called the . . .

a)

Bermuda Triangle.

b)

High-Tech Corridor.

c)

Technology Superhighway.

d)

Research Triangle.

e)

Sillicon Valley

31.

Which southern river flows from Knoxville into northern Alabama and then north through Kentucky empty in the Ohio River?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Missouri River

c)

Potomac River

d)

Tennessee River

e)

Kansas River

32.

In which East Tennessee city was the first atomic bomb developed?

a)

Alcoa

b)

Chattanooga

c)

Knoxville

d)

Oak Ridge

e)

Memphis

33.

The areas of swamps and slow-moving, meandering streams and rivers in Louisiana are called the . . .

a)

bayous.

b)

Everglades.

c)

bogs.

d)

barrier islands.

34.

Louisianians of French ancestry who migrated from Acadia in Canada are called. . .

a)

Creoles.

b)

Cajuns.

c)

Gumboes.

d)

Gullahs.

e)

Haitians.

35.

An area of fertile soil left behind by receding ancient glaciers is called the . . .

a)

bayous.

b)

till plains.

c)

bicameral plains.

d)

Tidewater plains.

36.

Areas of rolling plains and high grasses that spread across the western half of the Midwest are the . . .

a)

till plains.

b)

prairie.

c)

bayou.

d)

coastal plain.

37.

Which two cities are called the "Twin Cities"?

a)

Baltimore and Washington, D.C.

b)

Minneapolis and St. Paul

c)

Oakland and San Francisco

d)

Tampa and St. Petersburg

e)

Los Angeles and Santa Barbra

38.

Which city is called the "mile-high city"?

a)

Topeka, Kansas

b)

Lincoln, Nebraska

c)

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

d)

Denver, Colorado

e)

Boise, Idaho

39.

What is the name of the place where Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico meet?

a)

The Pinnacle

b)

Four Sisters

c)

Four Corners

d)

The Meeting Place

40.

Salt Lake City, Utah, is the headquarters of which religious group?

a)

Southern Baptists

b)

Western Baptists

c)

Mormons

d)

Amish

e)

Jehovah Witness

41.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


Sandy plains that stretch inland from the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico shores.

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Central Plains

c)

Great Basin

d)

Great Plains

e)

Piedmont

42.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


An area of many rivers at the eastern base of the Appalachian Mountains

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Central Plains

c)

Great Basin

d)

Great Plains

e)

Piedmont

43.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


Extends from eastern Canada into northern Alabama

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Pacific Mountain Ranges

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Badlands

e)

Sand Hills

44.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


Rolling hills that stretch about a thousand miles across America's heartland.

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Central Plains

c)

Great Basin

d)

Great Plains

e)

Piedmont

45.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


Presented the greatest obstacle to westward expansion

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Pacific Mountain Ranges

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Badlands

e)

Sand Hills

46.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


A lowland area that includes many canyons and unusual rock formations in much of Nevada and Utah

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Central Plains

c)

Great Basin

d)

Great Plains

e)

Piedmont

47.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


Include the Sierra Nevada, the Cascades, and the Coastal ranges

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Pacific Mountain Ranges

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Badlands

e)

Sand Hills

48.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


Home of Yale University

a)

Connecticut

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Kentucky

d)

Arkansas

e)

Louisiana

49.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


Home of Independence Hall

a)

Connecticut

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Kentucky

d)

Arkansas

e)

Louisiana

50.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


The "Bluegrass State"

a)

Connecticut

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Kentucky

d)

Arkansas

e)

Louisiana

51.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


Home of the Ozark Mountains

a)

Connecticut

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Kentucky

d)

Arkansas

e)

Louisiana

52.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


Land of Cajuns and Creoles

a)

Connecticut

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Kentucky

d)

Arkansas

e)

Louisiana

53.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


The state with shorelines on four of the five Great Lakes

a)

Michigan

b)

Minnesota

c)

Missouri

d)

Idaho

e)

Nevada

54.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


The "Land of Ten Thousand Lakes"

a)

Michigan

b)

Minnesota

c)

Missouri

d)

Idaho

e)

Nevada

55.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


The "Gateway to the West

a)

Michigan

b)

Minnesota

c)

Missouri

d)

Idaho

e)

Nevada

56.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


The state whose top crop is potatoes

a)

Michigan

b)

Minnesota

c)

Missouri

d)

Idaho

e)

Nevada

57.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


The home of Hoover Dam and Lake Meade on the Colorado River

a)

Michigan

b)

Minnesota

c)

Missouri

d)

Idaho

e)

Nevada

58.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


The home of Puget Sound and Mount Rainier

a)

Alaska

b)

Washington

c)

Hawaii

d)

Idaho

e)

Nevada

59.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


More than twice the size of Texas

a)

Alaska

b)

Washington

c)

Hawaii

d)

Idaho

e)

Nevada

60.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.


Twenty-four hundred miles from the mainland

a)

Alaska

b)

Washington

c)

Hawaii

d)

Idaho

e)

Nevada