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LifePac History & Geography 208 Study Guide

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Maps of the United States usually show 48 states

a)

Yes

b)

No

2.

The state of Alaska is larger than any of the other states.

a)

Yes

b)

No

3.

Many maps of the Untied States use different colors for the states.

a)

Yes

b)

No

4.

On most map, the direction South is to the top of the map.

a)

Yes

b)

No

5.

A compass rose shows the directions north, south, right and left

a)

Yes

b)

No

6.

The town of ____________________ is the geographic center of the United States.

a)

Belle Fourch

b)

Bismark

c)

Rapid City

7.

A _____________ is used to show directions.

a)

Color

b)

Scale

c)

Compass rose

8.

Lines of _______________ runs north and south.

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

9.

Lines of ______________ east and west.

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

10.

A book of maps is called a (an)

a)

Globe

b)

Dictionary

c)

Atlas

11.

Many state maps have ________ and ________ across the top and down the side

a)

letters

b)

symbols

c)

keys

d)

numbers

12.

U. S. interstates _____________ have stop signs.

a)

Do

b)

Do not

13.

The symbol of the interstste is

a)
b)
c)
14.

U.S. States and Highways__________ have stop signs.

a)

Do

b)

Do not

15.

Interstates 90, 80, and 60 run________________

a)

east to west

b)

north to south

16.

Look for a star and circle to find the capital of a state.

a)

Yes

b)

no

17.

Look for a tent to help you to find the nearest hospital.

a)

Yes

b)

No

18.

Look for a picture of a spoon and a fork to help you find a place to eat.

a)

Yes

b)

No

19.

A small town will be marked by a red star.

a)

Yes

b)

No

20.

This is a symbol of the U. S. Highway

a)

True

b)

False

21.

This is the symbol of the Intersection

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Roads without stop signs are

a)

U.S. Highways

b)

Intersections

c)

State highways

23.

A large circle on a map indicates a_______

a)

City

b)

town

c)

Capital

24.

Interstates ending in 0,4, ro 6 run____________

a)

north to south

b)

east to west

25.

A _______________________ on a map indicates a state or national capital

a)

circle

b)

large H

c)

star

26.

Interstates ending in 3,5,or 9 run__________

a)

north to south

b)

east to west

27.

Camp grounds show a _________ symbol

a)

tent

b)

knife-and-fork

c)

large H

28.

The color_______is used to show a river on a map

a)

green

b)

blue

c)

purple

29.

The _________ river runs through the center of South Dakota

a)

Mississippi

b)

Big Bend

c)

Missouri

30.

Rivers which flow into a large river are

a)

tributaries

b)

dams

c)

lakes

31.

There are 4 four___________ located on the Missouri River in South Dakota.

a)

tributaries

b)

dams

c)

lakes

32.

The color green on a map indicates water.

a)

Yes

b)

No

33.

The color purple shows mountains

a)

Yes

b)

no

34.

The clor bright green tells the spot of a national park

a)

Yes

b)

No

35.

The small clocks on a mao shows _______

a)

sunrise

b)

sunset

c)

time zones

36.

The sun rises in the __________ and sets in the _________.

a)

east

b)

north

c)

west

d)

south

37.

The 2:00 p.m. in the central time zoon is __________ in the moutain time zoon.

a)

1:00 p.m.

b)

2:00 p.m.

c)

3:00 p.m.

38.

A____________ controls the amount of water that flows down a river.

a)

boat

b)

bridge

c)

dam

39.

The land of South Dakota is mainly made up of_________

a)

prairies

b)

lakes

c)

moutains

40.

The 48 mainland states have ___________ different time zones.

a)

4

b)

2

c)

24

41.

The state of South Dakota is in _________ time zone.

a)

two

b)

three

c)

four

42.

South Dakota has few lakes

a)

yes

b)

no

43.

There are four 4 dams on the Missouri River in South Dakota.

a)

Yes

b)

No

44.

Dams can be used to produce electricity.

a)

Yes

b)

No

45.

Each time zone is two 2 hours earlier as you go west.

a)

Yes

b)

No

46.

California and Belle Fourche, South Dakota are in different time zones.

a)

Yes

b)

No