WorksheetsAll About Regions Magazine Test
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a region?
a)
an area that has at least one feature in common
b)
an area that has nothing in common
c)
a state capital
d)
a large body of water
2.
Can a neighborhood be a region?
a)
Yes
b)
No
3.
Can a region depend on another region for help or resources?
a)
Yes
b)
No
4.
Which one is not a region in the US?
a)
Northeast
b)
Southwest
c)
Middle Earth
d)
Southeast
5.
Which one is not a region in the US?
a)
Southeast
b)
North
c)
West
d)
Midwest
6.
Which type of region is about people's language and tradition?
a)
Physical
b)
Cultural
c)
Economic
d)
Political
7.
Which type of region is about how people use resources to make money?
a)
Physical
b)
Cultural
c)
Economic
d)
Political
8.
Which type of region is about people that share the same government?
a)
Physical
b)
Cultural
c)
Economic
d)
Political
9.
Which type of region is about sharing similar landscapes?
a)
Physical
b)
Cultural
c)
Economic
d)
Political
10.
Which is an example of a political region?
a)
Illinois
b)
Rockies
c)
Grand Canyon
d)
Executive Branch
11.
Why do so many people live in the Northeast?
a)
Many immigrated here first.
b)
The food is great.
c)
There were a lot of gold.
d)
They were forced to the Northeast.
12.
When the Europeans settled in the northeast, who did they push out?
a)
indigenous people
b)
Africans
c)
rich people
d)
Indians
13.
Why did Puritans and Quakers leave Europe?
a)
They were looking for gold.
b)
They were mistreated for their beliefs.
c)
They were forced to leave.
14.
What kind of natural disasters most likely occur in the southeast?
a)
blizzards
b)
hurricanes
c)
tornadoes
d)
earthquakes
15.
What livestock does the southeast produce?
a)
cow
b)
chicken
c)
pig
d)
fish
16.
In the early parts of USA, they grew cotton in the southeast. Who were picking cotton?
a)
enslaved people
b)
free people
17.
Were enslaved people treated fairly? Did they have rights?
a)
Yes
b)
No
18.
Who was the president that abolished slavery?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
George Washington
d)
Alexander Hamilton
19.
What does abolish mean?
a)
to start
b)
to end
c)
to continue
d)
to bolish
20.
What did the southeast states want to do when Lincoln wanted to end slavery?
a)
they wanted to separate
b)
they wanted to agree
c)
they wanted to go back to England
21.
What would someone living in the midwest wear in the winter?
a)
a parka
b)
a light jacket
c)
a tshirt
22.
What kind of natural disasters most likely occur in the midwest?
a)
hurricanes
b)
earthquakes
c)
tornadoes
23.
What are flatboats?
a)
large boats made of logs
b)
small boats made of sticks
c)
large boats with steam engines
d)
small boats with steam engines
24.
How did Chicago become so important?
a)
It was a great place for transporting on the river and railroad
b)
it was a great place to hike mountains
c)
it was a horrible place because of the railroad
d)
it is the capital of Illinois
25.
Is the Great Lakes in the midwest?
a)
Yes
b)
No
26.
What is a memorable landscape of the Southwest?
a)
Lake Michigan
b)
Rockies Mountain
c)
Appalachian Mountains
d)
Grand Canyon
27.
Where does well water come from?
a)
the aquifer
b)
the reservoir
c)
the river
d)
the desert
28.
Which European controlled the southwest first?
a)
England
b)
Scotland
c)
Spain
d)
France
29.
What was the Trail of Tears?
a)
When indigenous people were forced to Oklahoma
b)
When indigenous people went for fun to Oklahoma
c)
When indigenous people moved to Arizona
d)
When Black people were forced to Oklahoma
30.
What resource is drilled in the southwest?
a)
oil
b)
water
c)
gold
d)
lava
31.
Is Alaska part of the West region?
a)
Yes
b)
No
32.
Is Hawaii part of the West region?
a)
Yes
b)
No
33.
What pulled people to California?
a)
water
b)
gold
c)
fishing
d)
coal
34.
True or False. The West is the largest region in the US.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
Hollywood attracts ____.
a)
entertainers
b)
doctors
c)
farmers
d)
teachers
36.
Who helped Lewis and Clark on their journey West?
a)
Mother Nature
b)
Sacagawea
c)
Sarah Clark
d)
Sally Lewis
100 %
