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WorksheetsMountain States
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins
Where did Katherine Lee Bates write "America the Beautiful?"
Pikes Peak
Grand Canyon
Old Faithful
Glacier National Park
The Mountain States get their name from the Appalachian Mountains.
The Rocky Mountains are made up opf 100 different mountain ranges.
In the valleys of the Rocky Mountains, grass and wildflower grow.
True
False
Zion National Park is in this state.
Colorado
Utah
Montana
Wyoming
This state produces 1/3 of all the potatoes sold in the United States.
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
What materials are mined in the Rockies?
copper andcoal
silver, sapphires and gold
lead , zinc, uranium
all of these
Why is the Great Salt Lake so salty?
It gets a lot of rain.
The salt from the rivers that feed it is trapped.
There's a lot of water that drains into the Great Salt Lake.
The water is high up in the mountains and that's why it's salty.
The higher you climb in the Rocky Mountains, the warmer it becomes.
True
False
Where do rivers that flow west end up?
In the Atlantic Ocean
In the Gulf of New Mexico
In the Great Lakes
In the Pacific Ocean
What is the Continental Divide?
a divide between mountains.
an imaginary line that runs north to south along the peaks of the Rocky Mountains
an imaginary line that runs east to west along the peaks of the Rocky Mountains
an imaginary line that runs through ten states
The Rockies extend all the way from Canada to Mexico.
True
False
This is the name of a landform that is shaped like a high, flat table.
canyon
cliff
mesa
tree stump
This is a place that you can visit today to see how the Anasazi lived over 700 years ago.
mall
Sullivan Park
Mesa Verde National Park
Wolf Wildlife
Choose 2 reasons why scientists think the Anasazi may have left Mesa Verde hundreds of years ago.
They may have been bored at Mesa Verde.
There may have been no rain for a long time.
They may have been forced out by another Native American group.
They were tired of the desert.
This river flows for more than 2,300 miles from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.
Mississippi
St. Lawrence
Rio Grande
Colorado
The imaginary line that runs along the Rocky Mountains that separates rivers is called:
prime meridian
continental divide
equator
mountain
This is the highest mountain range in the United States.
Smoky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Mt. Everest
What causes the geysers in Yellowstone to erupt?
The cold weather freezes the water underground.
The magma beneath the park heats the water.
The geysers are manually operated by the park staff.
The water in Yellowstone is naturally boiling.
What lies beneath Yellowstone National Park?
A large freshwater lake.
An ancient buried city.
A giant chamber of magma.
A hidden forest reserve.
In the Rocky Mountains, precipitation increases with the elevation.
This northern sides of the Rocky Mountains receive three times as much precipitation as the southern side.
True
False
The highest mountain peaks in the Rockies don't have snow on them in the summer.
What is a timberline?
The point above which it is too cold for trees to grow.
The point below which it is too cold for trees to grow.
The point that has a million pieces of timber
The higher you climb in the Rocky Mountains, the warmer you get.
What is the most valuable metal found in the Rockies?
copper
gold
lead
zinc
What materials are mined in the Rockies?
gold and lead
lead and silver
copper, gold and silver
iron
The first white settlers to come in contact with the Shoshone were the miners.
What groups make up the Shoshone Nation?
Souix and Apache
Apache and Bannock
Bannock and Shoshone
Nez Perce and Shoshone
Who was Chief Washakie?
He was a Nez Perc warrior.
He was was a Shoshone warrior.
He was an Apache warrior.
He was a Chippewa warrior.
Chief Washakie wanted to fight the white settlers.
What is a treaty?
It is an agreement in writing between two or more groups.
It is a spoken agreement between friends.
It is a piece of paper with promises on it.
It is when you shake hands with someone and promise not to fight.
The Fort Bridger Treaty established:
a last peace with everyone
the Wind River and Fort Hall Reservations
that the Shoshone could keep their land
that the Shoshone would sell their land
Which president wanted Lewis and Clark to explore the west?
President Washington
President Jackson
President Adams
President Jefferson
How many people were in the Corp of Discovery?
10
30
20
50
Why did Jefferson send Lewis and Clark on an expedition?
to gather information about the landforms, plants, animals, and climate of the west.
to study the cultures of the Native Americans
to explore the Missouri and Columbia Rivers
All of the above
Who was Sacagawea?
a Native American interpreter who helped Lewis and Clark
An English woman who tried to stop them from exploring
a Native American married to Lewis
the daughter of Clark
What did Lewis and Clark trade with the Native Americans?
horses, supplies and food
leather, animals, tools
weapons
fur
What mountains did the Corps of Discovery travel over?
The Appalachian Mountains
The Rocky Mountains
The Sierra Nevada Mountains
They did not travel over any mountains
How many miles did Lewis and Clark travel?
5,000
10,000
3,000
8,000
How did Lewis and Clark record their journey?
They recorded videos on their phones
They didn't record it
They wrote in journals
They called Jefferson
What ocean did Lewis and Clark reach?
The Atlantic Ocean
The Gulf of Mexico
The Pacific Ocean
The Arctic Ocean
What was the main purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?
To make China more powerful.
To help with transportation, communication, and to connect the nation.
To make Native Americans move off their land.
To give immigrants a job, to feel important, and needed in America.
In what town did the Central Pacific Railroad start?
Promontory, Utah
Houston, Texas
Sacramento, California
New York City, New York
In what town did the Union Pacific Railroad begin?
Omaha, Nebraska
Promontory, Utah
Topeka, Kansas
Des Moines, Iowa
In what town did both parts of the railroad met?
Omaha, Nebraska
Houston, Texas
Sacramento, California
Promontory, Utah
Which innovation (invention) was used to send news that the Transcontinental Railroad was DONE?
pony express
stage coach
Liberty Bell
telegraph
Which president was in office that allowed the Transcontinental Railroad to be built?
Donald Trump
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
The Central Pacific and the Union Pacific companies hired workers from _________ and _________ to build their railroads.
Japan and Germany
China and Ireland
China and Germany
Ireland and Japan
What are Boom Towns?
Towns that popped up along the railroads.
Towns that exploded.
Towns where people moved away from because there weren't any jobs left.
Towns with a lot of gold.
Which animals were greatly affected by the Transcontinental Railroad being built?
bison
cattle
horses
birds
What was a challenge the Central Pacific workers faced while building the Transcontinental Railroad?
floods
mountains
blizzards
hurricanes
How did people travel before the Transcontinental Railroad was built?
bikes and scooters
boats and planes
horses and cars
boats and wagons
What does transcontinental mean?
to travel across a continent
to travel from one continent to another continent
to travel north and south
to travel to transport goods
Who were "suffragists"?
men who prevented women from voting
women who helped in American war efforts
women who organized and fought for the right to vote
women who ran for political office
What did the 19th Amendment do?
Gave US citizens freedom of speech
Gave women the right to vote
Gave slaves the right to vote
I don't know
Which one of these women were not part of the women's suffrage movement?
Lacretia Mott
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabet Cady Stanton
Rosa Parks
If women's suffrage movement began around 1850 and the 19th amendment passed in 1920 how many years did women have to fight for their right to vote?
20
60
70
30
How did World War I help women gain the right to vote?
women helped with the war effort and showed they were just as important as men
women refused to help America succeed unless they were given the right to vote
all the men left to fight in the war, so women were the only ones left to vote
