United States Unit Test Review

Question 1

The ____________ River empties to the ______________

Accepted Answer

Mississippi, Gulf of Mexico

Question 2

Absolute Location involves

Accepted Answer

an exact location determined by lat/long

Question 3

define market economy

Accepted Answer

Individuals can choose what to buy or sell

Question 4

What would be the best physical characteristics of the New England States

Accepted Answer

Rocky coastlines, hilly uplands, and hardwood forests

Question 5

The federal system is...

Accepted Answer

Power is divided between national and state gov.

Question 6

Which hemisphere has the least area of Europe?

Accepted Answer

Southern

Question 7

What two categories do we look at the theme of place through?

Accepted Answer

physical and human characteristics

Question 8

Are you Ready

Accepted Answer

Always, Uh oh, no, yes

Question 9

What is the ridge line on Rocky Mountains dividing East Flowing from West Flowing rivers

Accepted Answer

Continental Divide

Question 10

Define Physical Region

Accepted Answer

One main physical feature that sets them apart

Question 11

Which of these figures describe longitude?

Accepted Answer

1150W

Question 12

What is the Official Language of the United States?

Accepted Answer

There is none

Question 13

Which of the following is not a landform on the western US?

Accepted Answer

Great Plains

Question 14

What does it mean if a country is interdependent?

Accepted Answer

That country needs other countries for survival

Question 15

The Prime Meridian runs through which of these?

Accepted Answer

England

Question 16

Which of these is not a governmental role in the market

Accepted Answer

Deciding what to buy or sell

Question 17

Lines of longitude...

Accepted Answer

measure East and West

Question 18

Which of the following is not one of the top ten languages spoken in the US>

Accepted Answer

Swedish

Question 19

define free enterprise

Accepted Answer

businesses operate with little government involvement

Question 20

Define Checks and Balances

Accepted Answer

Each branch has the ability to limit the other two

Question 21

Define Functional Region

Accepted Answer

A large city where people work, live and shop

Question 22

Studying human/environmental interaction would be best described as

Accepted Answer

Humans may change their environment or be changed by it

Question 23

The US is located in which hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

Northwestern

Question 24

Which of these do not describe Lines of latitude?

Accepted Answer

Measure East and West

Question 25

This is the landform between the Appalachian Mountains and Coastal Plain

Accepted Answer

Peidmont

Question 26

Which of the following is not one of the four main religions in the US?

Accepted Answer

Hinduism

Question 27

This landform is a chain or cluster of islands

Accepted Answer

Archipelago

Question 28

Which of these statements are false about lines of latitude?

Accepted Answer

All of these

Question 29

Define Uniform Region

Accepted Answer

Common feature (usually manmade) that sets them apart

Question 30

Which state has the mouth of the Mississippi River in it?

Accepted Answer

Louisiana

Question 31

These are the largest freshwater lakes in the world

Accepted Answer

Great lakes

Question 32

What is the Climate of the Midwest?

Accepted Answer

Hot summers, Cold Winters

Question 33

The Tropics of Cancer/Capricorn are about how many degrees away from the equator?

Accepted Answer

23

Question 34

Which has a greater impact on temperature?

Accepted Answer

Latitude

Question 35

Relative Location is....

Accepted Answer

Where a place is located in relation to other places

Question 36

What would be the best description of human characteristics of the New England States

Accepted Answer

Large fishing and lumber industries

United States Unit Test Review

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United States Unit Test Review

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