World Geography Chapter 4 Lesson 1

Question 1

These lakes are the largest group of fresh water lakes in the world.

Accepted Answer

Great Lakes

Question 2

This river begins in Pennsylvania (in Pittsburgh!) and runs to the Mississippi.

Accepted Answer

Ohio

Question 3

True or False: The Ohio River has had the most impact on the nation's history.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

What two well-known mountain ranges are part of the Appalachian Mountain system?

Accepted Answer

Blue Ridge and Great Smoky

Question 5

True or False: Coastal areas tend to have mild climates.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

What has caused the Appalachian Mountains to wear down over time?

Accepted Answer

erosion

Question 7

This region is where the first English colonists settled in the 1600s.

Accepted Answer

New England

Question 8

In which state does the Mississippi River begin?

Accepted Answer

Minnesota

Question 9

True or False: The Great Lakes border the United States and Mexico.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

What is the salt-water ocean that borders the states along the East Coast of the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

Atlantic Ocean

Question 11

This region is known as the "nation's breadbasket" due to the number of crops grown here.

Accepted Answer

The Midwest

Question 12

Iron ore, gold, and zinc are examples of ______.

Accepted Answer

minerals

Question 13

This is the largest subregion in the eastern United States.

Accepted Answer

Southeast

Question 14

True or False: Cotton grows well in sandy soils.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

True or False: The United States east of the Mississippi is divided into five subregions.

Accepted Answer

False

Questions 15