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WorksheetsUnited States Geography Sprenkle Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
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Class
Date
1.
How did the Great Lakes form?
a)
by the collision of tectonic plates
b)
by runoff from the Appalachian Mountains
c)
by water rising from underground springs
d)
by glacier basins filling with water
2.
What major river flows some 2,350 miles (3,782 km) from its source in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, making it an important route for trade?
a)
the Colorado River
b)
the Allegheny River
c)
the St. Lawrence River
d)
the Mississippi River
3.
Why is the United States one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world?
a)
The lands which Europeans colonized contained powerful kingdoms of many nationalities.
b)
The earliest inhabitants arrived some 15,000 years ago.
c)
Over centuries, immigrants have arrived from many different countries.
d)
The British founded the thirteen colonies along the Atlantic coast.
4.
Because of its immigration history, ________ in the United States.
a)
cities are the most ethnically uniform areas
b)
there are abundant natural resources
c)
a postindustrial economy emerged
d)
many different religions are practiced
5.
A wind turbine is a source of ________ energy.
a)
fossil fuel
b)
solar
c)
renewable
d)
geothermal
6.
What are the Great Plains of the United States?
a)
the flat, desolate area in central Alaska
b)
the flat area between the Pacific Ranges and the Rocky Mountains
c)
the flat region surrounding the Great Lakes
d)
the flat landscape east of the Rocky Mountains
7.
What is the area between the Pacific Ranges and the Rocky Mountains that often experiences the rain shadow effect?
a)
the Continental Divide
b)
the Great Plains
c)
the Columbia Plateau
d)
the Atlantic Coastal Plain
8.
One can infer from this chart that a person in the United States who speaks a language other than English at home is most likely to be from which of these countries?
a)
Brazil
b)
Canada
c)
Germany
d)
Mexico
9.
It has often been argued that the United States is a "melting pot" of cultures. Which is the best explanation of what this means?
a)
European cultures are allowed to take precedence over other cultures.
b)
Cultures with undesirable traits have those aspects “melted” out of them.
c)
People and cultures combine to a degree in which a homogenous culture is created from many.
d)
While there is a distinctive basic set of cultures, component groups are distinguishable from one another.
10.
Doppler radar is used to predict which natural hazard?
a)
earthquakes
b)
floods
c)
landslides
d)
tornadoes
11.
The arrows are pointing to which North American mountain range?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Canadian Mountains
c)
Adirondack Mountains
d)
Appalachian Mountains
12.
What would be the MOST LIKELY geological feature that influenced the drawing of the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
Ohio River
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Mississippi River
d)
Appalachian Mountains
13.
The blue line on this map represents what river?
a)
Colorado
b)
Mississippi
c)
Missouri
d)
Ohio
14.
This picture represents an example of
a)
solar power.
b)
nuclear power.
c)
hydroelectricity.
d)
renewable resources.
15.
How did the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) affect the United States?
a)
NAFTA discourages trade between U.S. and Mexico.
b)
NAFTA encourages trade between the U.S. and Europe.
c)
NAFTA encourages trade between Mexico, U.S. and Canada.
d)
NAFTA discourages trade between U.S. and European nations.
16.
When NAFTA went into effect in 1994, what was the concern of labor leaders and environmentalists in the United States?
a)
They believed Mexico would increase their prices to the US to make up for the difference.
b)
The feared that Mexican companies would drive out of business established corporations in the United States.
c)
They feared the US would lose money by not imposing tariffs therefore leading to an increase in unemployment.
d)
They believed companies would move to Mexico where wages were lower and environmental controls were less therefore leading an increase in the US unemployment rate and more pollution.
17.
This is the name of a geologic event in which results from movement in the earth's crust or from volcanic activity.
a)
drought
b)
earthquake
c)
cyclonic storms
d)
tornadic activity
18.
Which city is CORRECTLY paired with the feature that directly helped its growth?
a)
San Francisco – Rocky Mountains
b)
New Orleans – Mississippi River
c)
Pittsburgh – The Great Salt Lake
d)
Cleveland – Atlantic Coastal Plain
19.
Which letter marks the Mississippi River?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
20.
The United States is best known for what type of government?
a)
Democracy
b)
Communism
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Monarchy
21.
The dominant religion in the United States is what?
a)
Judaism
b)
Islam
c)
Christianity
d)
Hinduism
22.
What is the most populated city in the United States?
a)
Chicago
b)
New York
c)
Los Angeles
d)
Atlanta
23.
Use the list of cities below to answer the question. Boston, Mobile, New Orleans, New York, & Savannah. What would be the BEST title for this list of American cities?
a)
State Capitals
b)
Important Harbors
c)
Original Colonies
d)
Confederate Cities
24.
Use the information below to help you answer the question. "He was a-hootin' and a-hollerin'.""I've got y'all's assignments here.""I'm fixin' to shoot me a snake." These American sayings are typical of which cultural identity?
a)
Eastern
b)
Western
c)
Southern
d)
Mid-West
25.
What is the name of the type of water-based storm that is MOST LIKELY to strike in the coastal areas shown on the map?
a)
hurricane
b)
monsoon
c)
tornado
d)
tsunami
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