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What type of fuel is coal?
Coastal areas tend to have mild climates.
US East of the Mississippi River
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1
Coastal areas tend to have mild climates.
True
False
2
What type of fuel is coal?
dark
fossil
natural
mineral
3
The Ohio River has had the most impact on the nation’s history
True
False
4
Where did many of the first English colonists settle during the 1600s?
New England
Mid-Atlantic
Midwest
Southeast
5
Which federal agency provides aid to people affected by disasters?
FEMA
NASA
CIA
OSHA
6
What was the Dutch colonial port city that became New York originally named
New Amsterdam
Jamestown
New Haven
New Netherlands
7
What two well-known mountain ranges are part of the Appalachian Mountain system?
Blue Ridge Mountains and Great Smoky Mountains
Sierra Mountains and Great Smoky Mountains
Rocky Mountains and Great Smoky Mountains
Rocky Mountains and Blue Ridge Mountains
8
What was the first permanent European settlement in what is now the United States?
Jamestown
Plymouth
New Haven
St. Augustine
9
How did the first Native Americans come to North America?
They crossed a land bridge from Asia.
They arrived on horseback
They migrated from what is now Mexico.
They arrived by ships
10
Which invention increased harvests and profits for cotton farmers?
cotton gin
cotton picker
gas-powered tractor
steam-powered plow
11
Basic human rights that belong to all citizen are called civil rights?
true
false
12
What has caused the mountains in the Appalachian Mountain system to wear down over time?
strong winds
erosion
glaciers
earthquakes
13
What is the term for a supersized city?
triopolis
metropolis
biopolis
megalopolis
14
Which term best describes the government of the United States?
monarchy
independent
democracy
commonwealth
15
Into which river do the waters of the Great Lakes fl ow?
Ohio
Missouri
St. Lawrence
MIssissippi
16
Which group is the second largest ethnic group in the Unites States after Caucasians?
Asian Americans
Hispanics
African Americans
Native Americans
17
Which of the following can be said about Native Americans?
They are indigenous to North America.
They wore clothing made of cotton.
They only settled in areas east of the Mississippi River.
They settled North America following the arrival of the Europeans.
18
The Great Lakes border the United States and Mexico.
False
True
19
Cotton grows well in sandy soils.
False
True
20
What are the two largest metropolitan areas east of the Mississippi River?
New York and Chicago
Boston and Chicago
Philidelphia and New York
New York and Boston
21
Why did settlers pour into the southern states during the 1830s?
They went to look for work
they went to look for gold
They were tired of the harsh New England winters
They wanted a safe place to live
22
Why did settlers want to move inland and away from the coastal areas?
They wanted to move closer to family
Places inland had more opportunities
Towns along the coat were too crowded
Life would be easier for them inland
23
What is the name of the legislative branch of government?
House of Representatives
Congress
senate
Supreme Court
24
money generated by businesses is called
resources
revenue
income
profit
25
The US East of the Mississippi River is divided into 4 subregions
true
false