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USA Geo + Skills 40Qs

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are American States?

a)

California

b)

Texas

c)

New York

d)

Chicago

e)

Miami

2.

Which of these are American cities?

a)

Los Angeles

b)

Chicago

c)

Toronto

d)

Vancouver

e)

Houston

3.

Name the city and name the cultural/religous celebration.

a)

Chicago; St Patrick's Day

b)

New York City; Christmas Day

c)

Boston; Boxing Day

d)

San Antonio; Easter Sunday

4.

Which American city is shown in the photo collage?

a)

Boston

b)

New York City

c)

Washington DC

d)

Philadelphia

5.

What is the location of the original Disneyland which opened in 1955?

a)

Anaheim, California

b)

Miami, Florida

c)

Dallas, Texas

d)

San Francisco, California

e)

Sacramento, California

6.

What is the name of this famous New York City building, appearing in films such as Superman and King Kong?

a)

Chrysler Building

b)

Empire State Building

c)

Trump Tower

d)

Flat Iron Building

7.

An adventurer took this photograph at 6:05 am whilst hiking through the Grand Canyon. What State is she in AND what is her aspect?

a)

Arizona; West

b)

Nevada: East

c)

Nevada: West

d)

Arizona; East

e)

Colorado: North

8.

New York City is known as a world cultural authority. Which famous art museum is this, depicting works from artists such as Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock?

a)

Smithsonian Museum

b)

Louvre Museum

c)

Hermitage Museum

d)

Guggenheim Museum

9.

This world famous Ivy League University is located in which north eastern American city?

a)

Los Angeles

b)

Chicago

c)

New York City

d)

Boston

e)

Philadelphia

10.

What world famous city is depicted in the photograph?

a)

San Francisco

b)

Los Angeles

c)

San Diego

d)

Seattle

e)

New York City

11.

How would you best describe the distribution of McDonalds restaurants across the United States?

a)

Heavily concentrated in the Mid West States of North and South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas

b)

Heavily concentrated in the NE States and the West Coast

c)

Heavily concentrated in the NW States such as Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana

d)

Heavily concentrated in Hawaii and Alaska

12.

Manhattanisation is a term used to refer to how city skylines around the world all resemble Manhattan's in NYC. What are the co-ordinates of Manhattan? (don't say "how am I supposed to know this?... really think about it)

a)

40.8° N, 73.9° W

b)

40.8° S, 73.9° W

c)

73.9° N, 40.8° W

d)

40.8° N, 173.9° E

13.

The mighty Mississippi River flows over 3000km from Lake Itasca in Minnesota to which Gulf at its southern extreme?

a)

Gulf of Florida

b)

Gulf of Texas

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Gulf of Alaska

14.

What are the THREE Major League Baseball teams with birds as their mascot?

a)

Arizona Cardinals; Baltimore Orioles; Toronto Blue Jays

b)

Rhode Island Red Robins; Oregon Orioles; Toronto Bluebirds

c)

Hawaii Hawks; New York Nightingales; Atlanta Falcons

d)

Wisconsin Woodpeckers; Ohio Orioles; Vancouver Vultures

15.

Impressive Monument Valley on the border of Utah and Arizona is shaped by processes of erosion and deposition. What are 3 common landforms found here?

a)

Buttes, mesas and plateaus

b)

gullys, ravines and deltas

c)

Plateaus, deltas and swamps

d)

Islands, spits and tombolos

16.

Impressive Mt Rushmore in South Dakota has 4 former US presidents. Correctly identify them below:

a)

George W Bush; Donald J Trump; Barack Obama; Abraham Lincoln

b)

George Washington; Ronald Reagan; Richard Nixon; Abraham Lincoln

c)

George Washington; Thomas Jefferson; Theodore Roosevelt; Abraham Lincoln

d)

George W Bush; Donald J Trump; Ronald Reagan; Barack Obama

17.

Which THREE NBA teams come from the State of Texas?

a)

Dallas Mavericks; Phoenix Suns; New Orleans Pelicans

b)

San Antonio Spurs; Houston Rockets; Dallas Mavericks

c)

Cleveland Cavaliers; Houston Rockets; Denver Nuggets

d)

Dallas Mavericks; Chicago Bulls; Orlando Magic

18.

The 2020 Superbowl winning Chiefs, who play out of Arrowhead Stadium represent what city in the NFL?

a)

Washington DC

b)

Kansas City

c)

Chicago

d)

Cleveland

19.

What is this famous tourist site and what TWO countries does it separate?

a)

Niagara Falls separating USA from Canada

b)

Victoria Falls separating USA from Canada

c)

Niagara Falls separating USA from Mexico

d)

Rio Grande separating USA from Mexico

20.

The iconic Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor was an 1886 gift to the United States from which European nation?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

United Kingdom

e)

Canada

21.

Why did the Washington Redskins NFL team make global news in 2020?

a)

They had 4 players and 1 assistant coach die from the COVID-19 pandemic

b)

They were forced to drop their racially insensitive logo after decades of protest

c)

They were the first team to forfeit a game after all players "took a knee' in support of Black Lives Matter

d)

They refused to meet President Donald Trump after their record 62-7 Superbowl win over the Dallas Cowboys

22.

Please type the name of this Californian city in full in the space provided - making sure you adhere to correct grammatical principles such as capitalising proper nouns (hint hint)...

(a)  

23.

The famous Smithsonian Museum, is located in which north eastern American city?

a)

Los Angeles

b)

San Diego

c)

Washington DC

d)

New York City

e)

Denver

24.

What type of geographical photo is this and in what location is the photographer?

a)

Ground level; Times Square NYC

b)

Time lapse; Times Square NYC

c)

Oblique aerial; Times Square NYC

d)

Ground level; Grand Central Station NYC

e)

Oblique aerial; Hollywood Boulevard, LA

25.

Which globally famous American TNC has its headquarters in the US State of Oregon?

a)

Nike

b)

Apple

c)

Starbucks

d)

Hersheys

26.

Which globally famous American TNC has its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia?

a)

Coca Cola

b)

Walmart

c)

Starbucks

d)

Harley Davidson Motorcycles

27.

Where would you find the global headquarters of Dr Pepper?

a)

Plano, New Mexico

b)

Plano, Arizona

c)

Plano, Texas

d)

Plano, Florida

28.

Where would you find the global headquarters of Starbucks Coffee?

a)

Chicago, Illinois

b)

Portland, Oregon

c)

Seattle, Washington

d)

Seattle, California

29.

What is this world famous American National Park?

a)

Yellowstone NP

b)

Kruger NP

c)

Kakadu NP

d)

Yosemite NP

30.

How many states are there in the United States of America?

(a)  

31.

What element of BOLTS is located off the south coast of Louisiana?

a)

Origin

b)

Orientation

c)

Legend

d)

Scale

e)

Shape

32.

In what yellow coloured state would you find the vibrant and colourful city of New Orleans?

a)

Tennessee

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Arizona

d)

Louisiana

e)

West Virginia

33.

What direction is Oklahoma from Michigan?

a)

SW

b)

SE

c)

NE

d)

NW

34.

In what map quadrant would you find the US State of Alabama?

a)

SW

b)

SE

c)

4

d)

NW

35.

Identify 4 states which the Rocky Mountains run through?

a)

Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania

b)

North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas

c)

Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona

d)

Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico

36.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about South Carolina?

a)

It is a landlocked state with no coastline

b)

Its coastline includes Myrtle Beach in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean

c)

Its coastline includes Long Beach in the waters of the Pacific Ocean

d)

Its coastline includes Galveston Beach in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico

37.

What bearing is Salt Lake City from Los Angeles?

a)

40º

b)

230º

c)

80º

d)

120º

38.

What bearing is Austin, Texas from Miami, Florida?

a)

15º

b)

198º

c)

285º

d)

110º

39.

Estimate Seattle's co ordinates?

a)

47.6° N, 122.3° W

b)

47.6° N, 117.7° W

c)

47.6° S, 122.3° W

d)

52.3° N, 122.3° W

40.

What is the State capital of California?

a)

Los Angeles

b)

Sacramento

c)

San Francisco

d)

San Diego