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The West Region

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The western region is the __________ region in the United States.

a)

Largest

b)

Smallest

c)

Average Sized

2.

What landforms does the West have?

a)

Mountains Only

b)

Mainly deserts

c)

frozen tundras, mountains, beaches, valleys, volcanoes, deserts

d)

All Beaches

3.

True or False: The Rocky Mountains are in the Western Region

a)

True

b)

False

4.

True or False: The Sierra Nevada mountains are located in the West.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

True or False: The Himalayan Mountains are in the West Region

a)

True

b)

False

6.

True or False: The Coastal Mountain Range is in the West Region

a)

True

b)

False

7.

True or False: The Cascade Mountains are part of the West Region

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The ___________ are the largest, it is almost 3,000 miles long and hundreds of miles wide.

a)

Cascade

b)

Rocky Mountain Range

c)

Coastal Mountain Range

d)

Sierra Nevada

9.

What mountain range are along the Pacific Ocean and run all the way to Alaska?

a)

Coastal Mountain Range

b)

Rocky Mountain Range

c)

Cascade

d)

Sierra Nevada

10.

What is the highest mountain in the United States?

a)

Mount McKinley

b)

Mount Rainier

c)

Mount Denali

11.

What TWO mountain ranges are covered in forests?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Sierra Nevada

c)

Coastal Mountain Range

d)

Cascade

12.

What lies between the Coastal and Sierra Nevada Mountains?

a)

Shenandoah and Castle Valley

b)

Death Valley

c)

Central and Willamette Valleys

13.

A ________ is a low bowl shaped landform that's lower than the land around it.

a)

Valley

b)

Hill

c)

Basin

d)

Mountain

14.

The ___________ is located in the middle of the West Region.

a)

Great Basin

b)

Low Basin

c)

Mount Denali

d)

Rainforest

15.

The US has the largest temperate _____________ running from California to Alaska.

a)

desert

b)

forest

c)

rainforest

d)

mountain range

16.

America's first national park

a)

Yosemite

b)

Zion

c)

Grand Canyon

d)

Yellowstone

17.

What can you find in Yellowstone National Park? There are more than one answer.

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Desert

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Geysers

e)

Giraffes

18.

Rock climbers enjoy America's first National Monument that's likely the core of volcano called ________________.

a)

Devil's Tower

b)

Death Tower

c)

High Tower

19.

The ____________ bridge can be found in the San Francisco Bay.

a)

Brooklyn Bridge

b)

Golden Gate Bridge

c)

Sunshine Skyway

d)

George Washington Bridge

20.

There are ____________ in Alaska.

a)

glaciers

b)

valleys

c)

hills

d)

a lot of people

21.

Hawaii has ____________ and beautiful _______.

a)

cold weather and ugly landcaspes

b)

temperate weather and beautiful landscapes

c)

tropical weather and beautiful landscapes

22.

What were abandoned boomtowns from the Gold and Silver Rush called?

a)

Happy Towns

b)

Ghost Towns

c)

Empty Towns

23.

______ and the Hollywood ______ industry are in California

a)

Disneyland and Movie

b)

Dollywood and Music

c)

Six Flags and Movie

24.

The ___________ provides seafood, fish, shellfish, salmon, and oysters.

a)

Atlantic

b)

Southern

c)

Arctic

d)

Pacific

25.

Many immigrants from ___ and ___ brought Asian foods to the region.

a)

China and Japan

b)

Ireland and India

c)

India and Africa

d)

England and Japan

26.

What is state #1?

a)

Alaska

b)

Hawaii

c)

Washington

d)

Montana

27.

What is state #2?

a)

Alaska

b)

Hawaii

c)

Washington

d)

Colorado

28.

What state is #3?

a)

Wyoming

b)

California

c)

Washington

d)

Nevada

29.

What is state #4?

a)

Montana

b)

Washington

c)

Utah

d)

Idaho

30.

What is state #5?

a)

Washington

b)

Oregon

c)

California

d)

Wyoming

31.

What is state #6?

a)

Idaho

b)

Wyoming

c)

California

d)

Hawaii

32.

What is state #7?

a)

Nevada

b)

Alaska

c)

Utah

d)

Wyoming

33.

What is state #8?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Washington

c)

Nevada

d)

California

34.

What is state #9?

a)

Nevada

b)

Utah

c)

Montana

d)

Hawaii

35.

What is state #10?

a)

Colorado

b)

Utah

c)

California

d)

Wyoming

36.

What is state #11?

a)

Colorado

b)

Idaho

c)

Washington

d)

Montana

37.

What is the abbreviation for Alaska?

a)

AK

b)

AL

c)

AA

d)

AS

38.

What is the abbreviation for California?

a)

CL

b)

CF

c)

CA

d)

CN

39.

What is the abbreviation for Colorado?

a)

CL

b)

CO

c)

CD

d)

CA

40.

What is the abbreviation for Hawaii?

a)

HA

b)

HI

c)

HW

d)

HII

41.

What is the abbreviation for Idaho?

a)

ID

b)

IO

c)

IH

d)

IA

42.

What is the abbreviation for Montana?

a)

MT

b)

MA

c)

MO

d)

MN

43.

What is the abbreviation for Nevada?

a)

NA

b)

NV

c)

NE

d)

ND

44.

What is the abbreviation for Oregon?

a)

ON

b)

OE

c)

OG

d)

OR

45.

What is the abbreviation for Utah?

a)

UH

b)

UA

c)

UT

46.

What is the abbreviation for Washington?

a)

WN

b)

WH

c)

WA

d)

WG

47.

What is the abbreviation for Wyoming?

a)

WM

b)

WG

c)

WY

d)

WO

48.

What is the capital city of Alaska?

a)

Juneau

b)

Denver

c)

Honolulu

d)

Cheyenne

49.

What is the capital city of California?

a)

Carson City

b)

Boise

c)

Sacramento

d)

Olympia

50.

What is the capital city of Colorado?

a)

Boise

b)

Carson City

c)

Denver

d)

Olympia

51.

What is the capital city of Hawaii?

a)

Helena

b)

Olympia

c)

Honolulu

d)

Carson City

52.

What is the capital city of Idaho?

a)

Salem

b)

Cheyenne

c)

Boise

d)

Denver

53.

What is the capital city of Montana?

a)

Olympia

b)

Helena

c)

Denver

d)

Sacremento

54.

What is the capital city of Nevada?

a)

Carson City

b)

Juneau

c)

Salt Lake City

d)

Olympia

55.

What is the capital city of Oregon?

a)

Salt Lake City

b)

Salem

c)

Cheyenne

d)

Denver

56.

What is the capital city of Washington?

a)

Salem

b)

Olympia

c)

Boise

d)

Helena

57.

What is the capital city of Wyoming?

a)

Cheyenne

b)

Denver

c)

Salt Lake City

d)

Boise

58.

What is the capital city of Utah

a)

Salt Lake City

b)

Sacramento

c)

Boise

d)

Juneau