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Unit 2 Test Prep - North America

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which states have the largest combined population density?

a)

Colorado, Utah, Nevada

b)

New Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma

c)

Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York

d)

North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota

2.

Erosion is most closely responsible for forming which landform?

a)

The Rocky Mountains

b)

The Grand Canyon

c)

The North Pole

d)

The Mojave Desert

3.

What is the best reason for why the US built the Erie Canal?

a)

To show America's architectural might

b)

To allow trade ships to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes

c)

To connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

d)

To claim land from Spain

4.

Earthquakes in the US happen most frequently in which region?

a)

Southeast

b)

Northeast

c)

Northwest

d)

Southwest

5.

Which landmark was built to provide the Southwest with water and electricity?

a)

The Hoover Dam

b)

The Erie Canal

c)

New Orleans Levees

d)

The St. Louis Arch

6.

Which geography event best explains the formation of mountains?

a)

Tectonic plate shifting

b)

Lava Flows

c)

Sediment from rivers

d)

Erosion by the wind

7.

Because The Great Plains has fertile farmland it is sometimes referred to by what nickname?

a)

The Promised Land

b)

The Breadbasket of the US

c)

The Applecart of America

d)

The Land of Opportunity

8.

The Rocky Mountains are located in what region of the US?

a)

The West

b)

The Northeast

c)

The Caribbean

d)

The Southeast

9.

The Mississippi flows from_____________ to _______________

a)

The Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean

b)

Minnesota, The Gulf of Mexico

c)

The Atlantic Ocean; The Great Lakes

d)

Colorado, the Pacific Ocean

10.

Look at the bar chart. Which statement best describes how occupations changed over the twentieth century?

a)

Factory Jobs increased.

b)

Technical office jobs increased.

c)

The number of jobs that require a college degree decreased.

d)

The number of jobs that rely on information or data decreased.

11.

Landmass surrounded on 3 sides by water is a(n)...

a)

Isthmus

b)

Pennisula

c)

Levee

d)

Island

12.

Which landmark represented opportunity to many immigrants?

a)

The Hoover Dam

b)

The St. Louis Arch

c)

Mt. Rushmore

d)

The Statue of Liberty

13.

Galveston, TX suffered what disaster in the early 1900s?

a)

A Hurricane

b)

An Earthquake

c)

A Mudslide

d)

A Wildfire

14.

What physical feature prevented colonists from the Eastern Atlantic coasts from expanding westward?

a)

The Appalachian Mountains

b)

The Mississippi River

c)

The Gulf of Mexico

d)

The Grand Canyon

15.

Levees in what city prevent flooding from the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain.

a)

Chicago

b)

New York City

c)

Charleston

d)

New Orleans