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4.5 Week Test 10

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 
 
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 1. 
USI.2a  If a ship off the east coast of South America followed the equator east, it would touch land in -
a.
Asia
b.
Europe
c.
Australia
d.
Africa
 
 
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 2. 
USI.2a  Which of the following land masses is is identified by the letter E on the map above?
a.
South America
b.
Europe
c.
Africa
d.
Asia
 
 
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 3. 
USI.2a Which one of the types of lines below is NOT on the map above?
a.
Prime Meridian
b.
Equator
c.
Latitude
d.
Parallel
 

 4. 
USI.2c What grew in the Midwest along the Great Lakes?:
a.
Native American fishing villiages
b.
Inland port cities
c.
Coastal trading cities
d.
A border between the US and Mexico
 

 5. 
USI.2c Which of the following rivers was explored by Lewis and Clark?
a.
Colorado River
b.
Columbia River
c.
Ohio River
d.
Rio Grande
 

 6. 
USI.2c For a ship to travel from one of the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean, it would have to travel along which river?
a.
St. Lawrence
b.
Rio Grande
c.
Columbia
d.
Ohio
 
 
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 7. 
USI.2b This region contains the Grand Canyon and Death Valley.
a.
1
c.
3
b.
2
d.
4
 

 8. 
USI.2b This region is the oldest mountain range in North America.
a.
1
c.
3
b.
2
d.
4
 

 9. 
USI.2b   What region of North America has broad lowlands providing many excellent harbors?
a.
Coastal Plain
b.
Appalacian Mountains
c.
Canadian Shield
d.
Costal Range
 

 10. 
USI.2b What region has hills worn by erosion and hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers and holds some of the oldest rock formations in North America?
a.
Rocky Mountains
b.
Canadian Shield
c.
Coastal Range
d.
Coastal Plain
 

 11. 
USI.2b  Located in the Rocky Mountains, this geographic feature determines the directional flow of rivers.
a.
Death Valley
b.
Canadian Shield
c.
Continental Divide
d.
Basin and Range
 

 12. 
USI.2b  Which region is located west of the Coastal Plain  and east of the Interior Lowlands?
a.
Appalachian Highlands
b.
Coastal Range
c.
Rocky Mountains
d.
Canadian Shield
 

 13. 
USI.2b   Which region has rolling flatlands with many rivers,  broad river valleys, and grassy hills?
a.
Interior Lowlands
b.
Canadian Shield
c.
Basin and Range
d.
Rocky Mountains
 

 14. 
USI.2c  This body of water provided the French and Spanish with exploration routes to Mexico and other parts of America.
a.
Great Lakes
b.
Gulf of Mexico
c.
Hudson Bay
d.
Great Salt Lake
 

 15. 
USI.2b  What region is located west of Interior Lowlands and east of Rocky Mountains?
a.
Great Plains
b.
Basin and Range
c.
Coastal Plain
d.
Canadian Shield
 
 
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 16. 
USI.2c  This transportation route for farm and industrial products flows into the Mississippi River.
a.
A
b.
B
c.
C
d.
D
 
 
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 17. 
USI.2c This river was explored by the Spanish.
a.
1
b.
2
c.
3
d.
4
 

 18. 
USI.2c This river forms the border between Texas and Mexico.
a.
1
b.
2
c.
3
d.
4
 

 19. 
USI.2c This river is also known as “The Gateway to the West,” because settlers used it to move westward.
a.
1
b.
2
c.
3
d.
4
 
 
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 20. 
USI.2b   Which region on the map above features rugged mountains with fertile valleys along the Pacific coast?
a.
6
b.
1
c.
3
d.
5
 

 21. 
USI.2b   Which region is labeled 5 on the map above?
a.
Great Plains
b.
Coastal Plain
c.
Interior Lowlands
d.
Canadian Shield
 

 22. 
USI.2d Locations of towns and cities were greatly influenced by:
a.
the shape of water and land forms
b.
the types of animals found there
c.
the permission of local  Native Americans
d.
the development of technology
 
 
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 23. 
USI.2b This region contains rugged mountains and the Continental Divide
a.
1
b.
2
c.
3
d.
4
 

 24. 
USI.2b This region has lowlands along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico and provides excellent harbors
a.
1
b.
2
c.
3
d.
4
 

 25. 
USI.2b In the map above, which is the thin region along the Pacific Coast?
a.
Canadian Shield
b.
Coastal Range
c.
Coastal Plain
d.
Gulf Coast
 

 26. 
USI.2b  Which is the best description of the Coastal Range geographic region?
a.
Contains old eroded mountians stretching from Canada to Alabama
b.
Broad lowlands providing many excellent harbors
c.
Flat, dry grasslands that rise in elevation westward towards the Rocky Mountains.
d.
Rugged mountains and fertile valleys along the Pacific coast
 

 27. 
USI.2d A tributary is a
a.
flat area between two mountains.
b.
land mass surrounded by water.
c.
place that determines the directional flow of rivers either East or West.
d.
small stream or river that feeds into a bigger stream or river.
 

 28. 
USI.2d A broad area of raised land, that is flat on top is a
a.
Plain
b.
Plateau
c.
Old eroded mountain
d.
Peninsula
 

 29. 
USI.2d The Mississippi river was used for moving cotton up to the North and finished cloth back to the South.  This is an example of
a.
a trade pattern.
b.
westward movement (frontier).
c.
fishing industries.
d.
why railroad tracks were built out west.
 
 
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 30. 
USI.2d Which landform is in this picture?
a.
Straight
b.
Plain
c.
Peninsula
d.
Plateau
 



 
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