Unit One Test 2024

Which region of the U.S. is known as the Grain/Corn Belt due to its farming of corn, wheat and other grains?

What type of map is this?

Jill Stein is the Democratic nominee for the presidency.

Lynching is a when a person takes the law into their own hands and violently kills (hangs) someone

Name this mountain range that is located on the Eastern side of the U.S.:

A swing/undecided state shows up as purple on an electoral map

What is the most commonly used map projection in schools?

What ocean contains the only island state?

The terrorist attacks of 9/11 happened on September 11th of 2020.

President McKinley passed the law making Labor Day a national holiday?

What is the largest river by volume in the U.S.?

Someone without a home country is called what?

What group was ironically not granted U.S. citizenship and the right to vote until 1924?

What type of geography studies the natural characteristics of the Earth, such as mountains and bodies of water?

A general reference map only focuses on physical features of the earth

Four planes hijacked by Al Qaeda flew into:

Imaginary lines that run North to South separating the Western and Eastern hemispheres

The Great Salt Lake is located in Nevada and the area was settled by the religious group called the Quakers.

The two types of location are:

To acquit is to find someone guilty in a court of law.

The theme examines how humans impact, adapt to, and change their natural surroundings in order to survive and succeed

What is the river west of the Appalachians that forms a border between Kentucky and Indiana?

Once named after President McKinley, what is the tallest mountain in the U.S. and located in Alaska?

Suffrage is the right to...

What is the danger of a single story?

Asian Americans were not given the right to vote until after World War II in 1952.

What area of California has provided to the overall economy with its fertile farmlands?

Climate refers to a weather pattern that is predictable seasonally in an area or region. long-term

What is the large body of water west of Florida that is an extension of the Atlantic Ocean and part of Hurricane Alley?

The three definitions of history are:

Name this geographic feature?

The impact of 9/11 was what?

Imaginary Lines that run East to West and separate the Northern & Southern hemispheres

U.S. states that typically vote for Democrats are associated with the color red.

The 15th amendment was added to the Constitution in 1870, giving who the right to vote?

The type of map that focuses on specific idea or event

What is this U.S. physical region called?

Who is the Republican Nominee for the presidency?

The two most populated states are:

What are the two factors of immigration?

What is the tallest mountain range in Oregon and Washington?

California is located in the Northeast region.

The term for half the earth

What is the name of this U.S. river? (hint: Lewis & Clark travelled it)

Common weather patterns in a general region repeated over a long period of time

An area that shares common features: physical, political, or cultural traits/features is called what?

How many Themes of Geography are there?

Who was the young African American man who was lynched (killed) in 1955?

It is beneficial to have a diverse geography because?

What bay is located just east of our nation's capital?

Place is the theme that studies the unique features that make a place special and stand out.

Zero degrees latitude is known as what?

The theme that studies how humans, animals, products, ideas, and diseases are exchanged and transferred is called:

What geographical imaginary line runs through Greenwich, England, runs north to south, and measures 0º longitude?

Labor Day always falls on what day?

The acronym H.O.M.E.S. helps us remember what?

In 1776, all citizens were given the right to vote

The U.S. is located in which two hemispheres?

This part of a map lists and explains the symbols, lines, and colors in the map.

What was the name of the segregationist era in which racist laws were put into place, primarily in the South?

Which is NOT a reason for studying history?

In 1920, the 19th amendment was added to the Constitution, now giving who the right to vote?

The Rio Grande creates a natural border between the U.S. and Mexico

How many physical regions are there in the U.S.?

Maps that focus on man-made features such as borders and capitals are called what?

A civilization can be defined by how many important characteristics?