Cultural Geography Chapter 8 Test Review

Which Pennsylvania city became famous because of its steel mills?

Which of the following mountain ranges lies in the New England uplands?

What does the abbreviation D.C. stand for in Washington, D.C.?

Which city is nicknamed the "Motor City"?

What does Sierra Nevada mean?

Which southern river flows from Knoxville into northern Alabama and then N through Kentucky to empty in the Ohio River?

Which two cities are called the "Twin Cities"?

What colony is considered the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution in the New World?

Which city is called the 'mile-high city"?

Salt Lake City, Utah, is the headquarters of which religious group?

The site of the richest iron ore-producing mines in the United States is

Ten of the original thirteen colonies were in the Northeast.

The areas of swamps and slow moving, meandering streams and rivers in Louisiana are called

An area of fertile soil left behind by receding ancient glaciers is called the

What three states make up the Delmarva Peninsula?

Which colony was founded by Roger Williams?

The area in North Carolina noted for its biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and other high-tech work is called

In which East Tennessee city was the first atomic bomb developed?

The rich cropland in Alabama's river region has been called the

the state of Hawaii consists of eight islands.

Tennessee was once three separate states, as its three-starred flag indicates.

What is the name of the thin lakes that extend north to south in the central portion of NY?

A sprawling urban area made up of many different cities is a

Louisianians of French ancestry who migrated from Acadia in Canada are called

The federal government owns less then 90 percent of Nevada.

South Carolina actually produces more peaches than Georgia, which is nicknamed the "Peach State".

What is the rich, productive valley that runs through the heart of VA between the Piedmont & Appalachian Mtn?

Which mountains run the length of Vermont?

Areas of rolling plains & high grasses that spread across the western half of the Midwest area

Sierra Nevada means

The line of barrier islands along the coast of North Carolina is the

Which Pennsylvania city became famous because of its steel mills?

Which city is the home of the U.S. Naval Academy?

What is the arid geographic region in the extreme southwestern corner of New Mexico?

What colony was the first to write a constitution?

The 'Star-Spangled Banner" was written offshore from Ft. McHenry near the city of

The Great Salt Lake is only slightly more salty than the Dead Sea.