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WorksheetsUnit 2 Test Prep - North America
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which states have the largest combined population density?
Colorado, Utah, Nevada
New Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma
Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York
North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota
Erosion is most closely responsible for forming which landform?
The Rocky Mountains
The Grand Canyon
The North Pole
The Mojave Desert
What is the best reason for why the US built the Erie Canal?
To show America's architectural might
To allow trade ships to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes
To connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
To claim land from Spain
Earthquakes in the US happen most frequently in which region?
Southeast
Northeast
Northwest
Southwest
Which landmark was built to provide the Southwest with water and electricity?
The Hoover Dam
The Erie Canal
New Orleans Levees
The St. Louis Arch
Which geography event best explains the formation of mountains?
Tectonic plate shifting
Lava Flows
Sediment from rivers
Erosion by the wind
Because The Great Plains has fertile farmland it is sometimes referred to by what nickname?
The Promised Land
The Breadbasket of the US
The Applecart of America
The Land of Opportunity
The Rocky Mountains are located in what region of the US?
The West
The Northeast
The Caribbean
The Southeast
The Mississippi flows from_____________ to _______________
The Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean
Minnesota, The Gulf of Mexico
The Atlantic Ocean; The Great Lakes
Colorado, the Pacific Ocean
Look at the bar chart. Which statement best describes how occupations changed over the twentieth century?
Factory Jobs increased.
Technical office jobs increased.
The number of jobs that require a college degree decreased.
The number of jobs that rely on information or data decreased.
Landmass surrounded on 3 sides by water is a(n)...
Isthmus
Pennisula
Levee
Island
Which landmark represented opportunity to many immigrants?
The Hoover Dam
The St. Louis Arch
Mt. Rushmore
The Statue of Liberty
Galveston, TX suffered what disaster in the early 1900s?
A Hurricane
An Earthquake
A Mudslide
A Wildfire
What physical feature prevented colonists from the Eastern Atlantic coasts from expanding westward?
The Appalachian Mountains
The Mississippi River
The Gulf of Mexico
The Grand Canyon
Levees in what city prevent flooding from the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain.
Chicago
New York City
Charleston
New Orleans
