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Mid-Year Assessment

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which ocean is labeled 1?

a)

Arctic

b)

Pacific

c)

Atlantic

d)

Southern

2.

Which ocean is labeled 2?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

3.

Which ocean is labeled 3?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

4.

Which ocean is labeled 4?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

5.

Which ocean is labeled 5?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Arctic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

6.

Which continent is labeled A?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Antarctica

d)

Africa

7.

Which continent is labeled B?

a)

Europe

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Africa

8.

Which continent is labeled C?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

South America

d)

Africa

9.

Which continent is labeled D?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Africa

10.

Which continent is labeled E?

a)

South America

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

North America

11.

Which continent is labeled F?

a)

South America

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

North America

12.

Which continent is labeled G?

a)

South America

b)

Antarctica

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

13.

Which geographic region is labeled 1?

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Great Plains

c)

Coastal Range

d)

Canadian Shield

14.

Which geographic region is labeled 2?

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Great Plains

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Canadian Shield

15.

Which geographic region is labeled 3?

a)

Interior Lowlands

b)

Great Plains

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Canadian Shield

16.

Which geographic region is labeled 4?

a)

Interior Lowlands

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Canadian Shield

17.

Which geographic region is labeled 5?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Basin and Range

18.

Which geographic region is labeled 6?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Basin and Range

19.

Which geographic region is labeled 7?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Basin and Range

20.

Which geographic region is labeled 8?

a)

Coastal Range

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Coastal Plain

d)

Basin and Range

21.

Which waterway is labeled A?

a)

Columbia River

b)

St. Lawrence River

c)

Ohio River

d)

Mississippi River

22.

Which waterway is labeled B?

a)

Columbia River

b)

St. Lawrence River

c)

Ohio River

d)

Mississippi River

23.

Which waterway is labeled C?

a)

Great Lakes

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Pacific Ocean

24.

Which waterway is labeled D?

a)

Missouri River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Ohio River

d)

Rio Grande

25.

Which waterway is labeled E?

a)

Missouri River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Ohio River

d)

Rio Grande

26.

Which waterway is labeled F?

a)

Missouri River

b)

Colorado River

c)

Columbia River

d)

Rio Grande

27.

Which waterway is labeled G?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Great Lakes

28.

Which waterway is labeled H?

a)

Missouri River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Ohio River

d)

Rio Grande

29.

Which waterway is labeled I?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Great Lakes

30.

Which waterway is labeled J?

a)

Missouri River

b)

Colorado River

c)

Columbia River

d)

Rio Grande

31.

Which waterway is labeled K?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Great Lakes

32.

The Inuit people lived in Arctic areas where the temperature is -

a)

below freezing much of the year

b)

mild with four distinct seasons

c)

extremely hot during the day and freezing at night

d)

about 100 degrees most of the year

33.

Scientists do not agree about -

a)

where American Indian tribes lived

b)

how people came to the Western Hemisphere

c)

what natural resources American Indians used

d)

how Europeans first came to the Western Hemisphere

34.

What would be the best title for this list?

Fishermen

Hunters

Farmers

a)

Natural Resources

b)

Capital Resources

c)

Economic Resources

d)

Human Resources

35.

Where do American Indians live today?

a)

Canada & Alaska

b)

In their homelands & throughout North America

c)

Only on reservations in different parts of the U.S.

d)

Mostly in South America

36.

What did scientists find at Cactus Hill?

a)

Dinosaur bones from 20,000 years ago

b)

Proof that Columbus was the first European explorer in North America

c)

Ancient sea creatures which proved the land was once under water

d)

Artifacts that proved humans lived there 18,000 years ago

37.

The Lakota people inhabited the interior of the United States, called the -

a)

Breadbasket of America

b)

Panhandle

c)

Great Plains

d)

Central Interior

38.

Where is Cactus Hill located?

a)

On the James River

b)

On the Rappahannock River

c)

On the Nottoway River

d)

On the Potomac River

39.

The Eastern Woodlands is home to the -

a)

Sioux

b)

Kwakiutl

c)

Lakota

d)

Iroquois

40.

What do archaeologists study?

a)

Human behavior & culture by finding & studying artifacts

b)

Animal migration patterns & habitats

c)

North American weather patterns

d)

Population growth patterns & cultural changes that will occur in the future

41.

The Pueblo people inhabited the Southwest, where they lived in -

a)

desert areas

b)

heavily forested woods

c)

lush green valleys

d)

flat, open ranges

42.

What two natural resources were used by American Indians to build their shelters?

a)

sod

b)

bricks

c)

cement

d)

animal skins

43.

In what type of climate did the Kwakiutl live?

a)

rainy & mild

b)

arctic temperatures

c)

hot & dry

d)

humid & hot

44.

One of the oldest archaeological sites in North America is located in -

a)

Roanoke

b)

Cactus Hill

c)

Richmond

d)

Falls Church

45.

What European country made voyages of discovery to West Africa?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Portugal

d)

Spain

46.

Which of the following was NOT an obstacle to European exploration?

a)

disease & starvation

b)

fear of the unknown

c)

poorly built ships

d)

poor maps & navigational tools

47.

With whom did Europeans conduct trade in the New World?

a)

Africans

b)

other Europeans

c)

Canadians

d)

American Indians

48.

Which was NOT a motivating force for European exploration of North America?

a)

gold & natural resources

b)

shut down trading posts

c)

competition for empire

d)

spread Christianity

49.

Which European country conquered and enslaved American Indians in North and South America?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

England

d)

France

50.

How did the American Indians help the English with their settlements?

a)

Taught them new farming techniques

b)

Gave them salt for preserving their meats

c)

Showed them how to hunt with spears & bows

d)

Taught them building techniques for log homes

51.

Which European explorer established the settlement of Quebec?

a)

Francisco Coronado

b)

Robert La Salle

c)

Samuel de Champlain

d)

John Cabot

52.

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai became powerful by -

a)

selling Africans to Portuguese slave traders

b)

controlling trade in West Africa

c)

claiming large chunks of land in North America

d)

selling improved navigational tools

53.

Which of the following was NOT an accomplishment of early European exploration?

a)

exchange of goods & ideas

b)

improved navigational tools & ships

c)

claiming of new territories

d)

introduction of new European diseases

54.

What is the belief in cultural superiority?

a)

believing your own culture is better than any other culture

b)

belief in all cultures being equal to one antoher

c)

feeling that your own culture is not as important as another

d)

believing there is one world culture

55.

John Cabot was an early European explorer from -

a)

Portugal

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

England

56.

What region of North America was claimed by the explorer Robert La Salle?

a)

Quebec

b)

Mississippi River Valley

c)

Eastern Canada

d)

Southwest North America

57.

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai dominated West Africa in sequence from -

a)

300 to 1600 A.D. (C.E.)

b)

1600 to 1800 A.D. (C.E.)

c)

1900 to 2000 A.D. (C.E.)

d)

0 to 300 A.D. (C.E.)

58.

Which country first introduced European diseases to American Indians?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Portugal

d)

England

59.

Which early European was sponsored to explore and claim land in the Americas for Spain?

a)

Francisco Coronado

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Robert La Salle

d)

Christopher Columbus

60.

What was an obstacle to European exploration in the New World?

a)

Native American trade routes

b)

New farming techniques

c)

Lack of adequate supplies

d)

Supplies of natural resources

61.

Why did European countries send explorers to North America?

a)

to extend their power & claim land

b)

to prove mythical locations were real

c)

to learn new languages & cultures

d)

to increase the slave trade in Europe

62.

The colony of Pennsylvania was originally settled by what group of people?

a)

Puritans

b)

Debtors

c)

Quakers

d)

Pilgrims

63.

Two or more people depending on each other for goods and services is called -

a)

interdependence

b)

specialization

c)

resources

d)

economies

64.

Which of the following were free African Americans NOT allowed to do?

a)

own land

b)

vote

c)

work for pay

d)

decide how to spend their money

65.

To whom did the king entrust the enforcement of British laws within the colonies?

a)

a colonial legislature

b)

British Parliament

c)

Church of England

d)

colonial governors

66.

What is one group the large landowners of the South relied on for labor?

a)

women

b)

slaves

c)

artisans

d)

small farmers

67.

The Puritans were to New England as the _ was to the Southern region.

a)

Quakers

b)

Church of England

c)

Puritans

d)

Norse

68.

Market towns were the civic life of the colonies of the -

a)

Mid-Atlantic

b)

South

c)

New England

d)

Southwest

69.

Interdependence existed among the colonies because of-

a)

harbors

b)

occupations

c)

politics

d)

specialization

70.

Which group of colonial people was allowed to vote?

a)

women

b)

free African Americans

c)

farmers

d)

enslaved African Americans

71.

People who worked as craftsmen in towns and on plantations were called -

a)

caretakers

b)

indentured servants

c)

artisans

d)

shopkeepers

72.

Which colony was settled by people who had been in debtors' prisons in England?

a)

Roanoke Island

b)

Plymouth Colony

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Georgia

73.

Which colonies specialized in producing livestock, grains, and fish?

a)

Southern colonies

b)

Northeast colonies

c)

Mid-Atlantic colonies

d)

New England colonies

74.

Why did the Pilgrims and Puritans leave England to settle in Massachusetts?

a)

as an economic venture

b)

to escape debtors' prisons

c)

they needed slave labor

d)

to avoid religious persecution

75.

Which colonies specialized in forest products like lumber, tar, and pitch?

a)

Southern colonies

b)

Northeast colonies

c)

Mid-Atlantic colonies

d)

New England colonies

76.

Skilled craftsmen, fishermen, merchants, and shipbuilders are examples of human resources in the colonies of -

a)

the Mid-Atlantic

b)

New England

c)

the South

d)

Virginia

77.

Which of these statements does NOT describe the political relationships between Great Britain and the American colonies?

a)

Colonial prisoners were sent back to England to serve time in a debtor's prison.

b)

Colonial governors were appointed by the king or by the proprietor.

c)

Colonists had to obey British laws.

d)

A colonial legislature made laws for each colony but was monitored by the colonial governor.

78.

Which colony was settled by the separatists from the Church of England?

a)

Virginia Colony

b)

Plymouth Colony

c)

Pennsylvania Colony

d)

Massachusetts Colony

79.

Great Britain's economic relationship with the colonies consisted of several factors EXCEPT -

a)

Great Britain bought manufactured goods from the colonies.

b)

The colonies traded raw materials for goods made in Great Britain.

c)

Great Britain taxed the colonies after the French and Indian War.

d)

Great Britain imposed strict control over trade.

80.

The political and civic life of the New England colonies consisted of -

a)

county politicians

b)

market towns

c)

town meetings

d)

village conferences

81.

What group of people worked to buy and sell goods to the colonists?

a)

merchants

b)

women

c)

artisans

d)

farmers

82.

Which colonies were indentured servants important human resources?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

d)

Massachusetts Bay Colony

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