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WorksheetsChapter 4 Geography - The US East of the Mississippi
Total questions: 68
Worksheet time: 58mins
What two countries the Great Lakes border?
Canada and the United States
Canada and Mexico
United States and Mexico
Canada and the UK
The United States east of the Mississippi is divided into how many parts?
4
3
2
6
What is the most powerful court in the United States?
The 1st Judicial Court
The District of Columbia Court
The Supreme Court
The Court of Arkansas
Why did the population of cities increase after machines were introduced to do farm work?
When their lifestyles improved, they moved to enjoy more entertainment.
There was less work for the people so they moved to the cities to find work.
People grew tired of farming and moved to the cities.
People moved from farms to the cities to introduce new technology.
Which of the following can be said about Native Americans?
They only settled in areas east of the Mississippi River.
They are indigenous to North America.
They settled North America following the arrival of the Europeans.
They wore clothing made of cotton.
What was the Dutch colonial poet city that became New York originally named?
Jamestown
New Netherlands
New Haven
New Amsterdam
What are the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution called?
Postscript
Bill of Writ
Preamble
Bill of Rights
Why did some settlers turn back when they reached the Mississippi River?
Their horses became lame.
The Mississippi River was too difficult to cross.
They changed their minds about settling west of the Mississippi River.
They were unwilling to seek new opportunities.
What two well-known mountain ranges are part of the Appalachian Mountain system?
Rocky Mountains and Great Smoky Mountains
Blue Ridge Mountains and Great Smoky Mountains
Rocky mountains and Blue Ridge Mountains
Sierra Mountains and Great Smoky Mountains
How did the first Native Americans come to North America?
They migrated from what is now Mexico.
They arrived by ships.
They arrived by horseback.
They crossed a land bridge from Asia
What was the first permanent European settlement in what is now the United States?
Jamestown
Plymouth
New Haven
St. Augustine
Which term best describes the government of the United States?
monarchy
independent
democracy
commonwealth
What is the term for a supersized city?
megalopolis
triopolis
biopolis
metropolis
The forced migration of thousands of Cherokee is known as the ____________.
Great Migration
Trail of Tears
Superfund
Rust Belt
What is the nickname of the Mid-West?
The nation's natural states
The nation's sunshine states
The nation's farming states
The nation's bread basket
What is a subregion?
small river that flows into a larger river
smaller part of a region
living or existing naturally in a particular place
manufacturing and making goods to sell
What is a tributary?
living or existing naturally in a particular place
smaller part of a region
basic rights that belong to all people
small river that flows into a larger river
What are civil rights?
basic rights that belong to all people
a small river that flows into a bigger river
industry that provides services to people who are traveling for enjoyment
smaller part of region
What is tourism?
manufacturing and making goods to sell
living or existing naturally in a particular place
industry that provides services to people who are traveling for enjoyment
having to do with a large city
What is industry?
small river that flows into a larger river
basic rights all people have
having to do with a large city
manufacturing and making goods to sell
What does indigenous mean?
smaller part of a region
living or existing naturally in a particular place
having to do with a large city
growing crops and raising livestock
What does metropolitan mean
people sent to live in a new place and claim land for their home
small river that flows into a big river
a flavor of a milkshake
having to do with a large city
What is a colonist
business that provides services rather than products
basic rights of all people
people sent to live in a new place and claim land for their home
smaller part of a region
What is a service industry
storm with strong winds and heavy rains
growing crops and raising livestock
the great lakes
business that provides services rather than products
What is agriculture
growing crops and raising livestock
having to do with a small city
living or existing naturally in a particular place
manufacturing and making goods to sell
What is a hurricane
storm with strong winds and heavy rains
living or existing naturally in a particular place
businesses that provide services rather than products
basic rights that belong to all people
The Great Lakes is a cluster of five huge lakes
True
False
The Ohio River divides the United States into two main regions
True
False
The state of New York is in the Midwest subregion
True
False
The Great Migration increased in the 1900's when millions of people left rural area to find work in factories
True
False
Where does the Mississippi River begin?
Minnesota
Alabama
Wisconsin
Gulf of Mexico
Why did the settlers pour into the southern states during the 1830's?
They went looking for gold
They were tired of the harsh winters
They went looking for work
They wanted big houses and lots of land
What are the two largest metropolitan areas east of the Mississippi River?
New York and Fort Wayne
New York and Chicago
New York and Boston
Philadelphia and New York
What are the namesof the Great Lakes?
Tamarac, Centennial, George, Hudson, Delaware
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
Rio Grande, St. Lawrence, Mississippi, Columbia, Ohio
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, Southern
Many of the first English colonists who came to America during the 1600s settled in the subregion they named _____.
New York
New Hampshire
New England
New Jersey
In which subregion is Washington, D.C., U.S capital, located?
New England
the Mid-Atlantic
the Mid-west
the Southeast
The largest body of water east of the Mississippi River is the _____.
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
St. Lawrence River
Atlantic Ocean
The Missouri and Ohio Rivers are _____ that feed into the Mississippi River, adding to its strength and volume.
locks
seaways
tributaries
canals
includes Maine and Massachusetts
New England
the Mid-West
the Mid- Atlantic
the Southeast
Why did the U.S. government build levees along the Mississippi River?
to control flooding and reduce damage to homes and crops
to block sediment from reaching farm fields
to stop erosion of rich sediment from the river
to change the course of the river
extends from Florida to Texas
Atlantic Ocean
Ontario River
Gulf Coast
St. Lawerence River
An area where waterfalls flow from high to lower ground is called a _____.
tributary
fall line
lock
flood plain
Minerals like iron ore can be processed into _____.
energy
metals
electricity
gold
The Southeast
Washington
North Carolina
New York
New England
provide services rather than products
service industry
big business
small business
conglomerate
the area of the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and New England where many factories closed during the 1980s
fancy hat
rust belt
carpetbaggers
coat hangers
basic rights that belong to all citizens
Government
Constitution
Bill of Rights
Civil Rights
this type of business provides services to people who are traveling for enjoyment
vacation
tourism
industry
urban
being alone or separated from others
isolated
loner
together
alone
What connects the St. Lawrence River to the Atlantic Ocean?
The Ohio River
The St. Lawrence Seaway
The Mississippi River
The Gulf Coast
In what state does the Ohio River begin?
California
Texas
Ohio
Pennsylvania
This gave the United States legal claim to land known as the Ohio Country which was located north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River. It allowed American settlers to buy sections of this land for one dollar per acre.
The Revolutionary War of 1776
The Land Ordinance of 1785
The Great Migration of the 1990s
The Bill of Rights
Which Massachusettes man invented the cotton gin?
John Quincy Adams
Edgar Allan Poe
Eli Whitney
Sam Adams
What kind of music is popular in New Orleans?
Reggae
Jazz
Polka
Rap
