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What does the map below show?

Territorial Acquisitions of the U.S. and Canada, A Thematic Political Map

What is pictured in the image below?

The Great Seal of the United States of America

What caused the serious economic downturn of the United States in 2008?

people were being sold mortages they couldn't afford to pay, excessive number of ill advised home mortgages

Which of the following were formed by internal forces?

The Hawaiian Islands, The Rocky Mountains

What does the Latin phrase "Novus Ordo Seclorum" translate to at the bottom of the Great Seal?

A New Order has Begun, A New Order for the Ages

What type of economic system was the United States founded on?

free enterprise, capitalism, free market, market economy

Florida : ________________ :: Alaska : Bering Sea, Bering Strait, Pacific, & Arctic Oceans

Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico

Which of the following are examples of a megalopolis?

Californian Coastal Cities, Washington D.C. to Boston, Chicago, New York City

Among ethnic populations, what region has the highest population of Native Americans?

North and South "middle America"

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1
Among ethnic populations, what region has the highest population of African Americans?
Midwest
West Coast
East Coast
Southeastern US
2
What is the capital of Delaware?
Denver
Dover
Helena
Montgomery
3
Did you enjoy this Quiz Review?
Yes
Somewhat
Absolutely yes and no
No
4
What does the map below show?
Territorial Acquisitions of the U.S. and Canada
map
A Thematic Political Map
Territorial Acquisitions of United States' National Boundary
5
What is the motto or slogan of the United States of America?
Pluribus E Unum
Pluribus Unum
Unum Pluribus
E Pluribus Unum
6
Which of the following is an example of a federal executive branch official?
lieutenant governor
vice-president
mayor
governor
7
What is pictured in the image below?
The Seal of the United States of America
The Coat of Arms for the United States of America
The Great Seal of the United States of America
The Great Seal
8
What caused the serious economic downturn of the United States in 2008?
The Great Depression
people were being sold mortages they couldn't afford to pay
excessive number of ill advised home mortgages
foreclosures
9
Which of the following were formed by internal forces?
The Hawaiian Islands
The Rocky Mountains
The Great Lakes
The Grand Canyon
10
During the 1800s, which group of immigrants helped connect the East and West coast by railway?
Hispanic
Latino
Chinese
Irish
11
Which of the following factors has the greatest influence on climate?
proximity to mountains
latitude
elevation
proximity to water
12
What does the Latin phrase "Novus Ordo Seclorum" translate to at the bottom of the Great Seal?
A New Order has Begun
God Bless America
A New Order for the Ages
One Nation Under God
13
What state is outlined below?
Pennslyvania
Texas
Ohio
Indiana
14
A record number of ___________________, was the result the subprime mortgage crisis.
homelessness
foreclosures
deposits
withdrawals
15
Which waterway would be the last route from Tokyo, Japan to Seattle, Washington?
Pacific Ocean
Strait of Juan de Fuca
16
What is the oldest mountain range in the U.S.?
Appalachain Mountain Range
Appalachain Mountain Range
Apalachin Mountain Range
Appalachian Mountain Range
17
What number do you see in different combinations of symbols?
1
50
13
7
18
What state is outlined below?
Maryland
Connecticutt
Maine
Delaware
19
What system of government and type of government does the United States have?
unitary and democracy
federal and republic
unitary and representative democracy
federal and Republican
20
Alaska : Rhode Island :: _______________ : Wyoming
Texas
California
Florida
Alaska
21
What is the capital of the United States of America?
Washington C.D.
Washington
Baton Rouge
Washington D.C.
22
Kansas : _____________ :: Alabama : Georgia
Colorado
Missouri
Nebraska
Florida
23
List the mountains ranges of the United States from West to East.
Coastal, Appalachian, Rocky
Sierra Nevada, Coastal, Cascade
Coastal, Rocky, Appalachian
Rocky, Appalachian, Coastal
24
What does the Latin motto of United States translate into?
Merica
Out of Many,One
Out of One, Many
One Out of Many
25
What do the arrows in the eagle's talon stand for?
arrows that the eagle caught in its mouth
arrows for their bows...duh!
peace
war
26
What is the capital of Virginia?
Bismark
Richmond
Providence
Austin
27
What did Delaware?
Dover
Merica
a state
New Jersey
28
What type of economic system was the United States founded on?
free enterprise
capitalism
free market
market economy
29
Arizona : Utah :: Iowa :_______________
Illinois
Minnesota
Missouri
Wisconsin
30
Washington : Oregon :: Maine : _________________
Canada
New Hampshire
Augusta
Vermont
31
How many combinations of number 13 do you see within the Coat of Arms of the U.S.?
2
3
5
4
32
The state with the most fossil fuel deposits is ______________________.
Hawaii
Texas
Alaska
Florida
33
Florida : Cuba :: Alaska : ____________________
China
the Soviet Union
Russia
Asia
34
Florida : ________________ :: Alaska : Bering Sea, Bering Strait, Pacific, & Arctic Oceans
Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico and Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
35
The great plains are much more likely to have ___________________ over __________________?
hurricanes : tornadoes
mountains : plains
earth quakes : hurricanes
tornadoes : hurricanes
36
Why is it easy to get into Florida?
Merica
because Florida is America's Russia
because there are so many keys
its long coastline
37
Which of the following stages of the population pyramid is the United States in?
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
38
What state is outlined below?
Colorado
Florida
New Mexico
Arizona
39
What state is outlined below?
Delaware
New York
Vermont
New Hampshire
40
In the correct order (most to least), what are the top three most populous states in the U.S.?
California, Texas, Florida
California, New York, Texas
California, Texas, New York
California, Florida, New York
41
What state is outlined below?
New Jersey
Illinois
Iowa
Indiana
42
What state is outlined below?
Pennslyvania
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
43
In the correct order (least to most), what are the least populated states in the U.S.?
Alaska, Wyoming, Vermont
Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska
Wyoming, Alaska, Vermont
Alaska, North Dakota, South Dakota
44
Which of the following are examples of a megalopolis?
Californian Coastal Cities
Washington D.C. to Boston
Chicago
New York City
45
What state is outlined below?
Arkansas
Alaska
Arizona
Alabama
46
What is the capital of Utah?
Charleston
Cheyenne
Salt Lake City
Mormanville
47
I'm tall when I'm young and short when I'm old. What am I?
tree
freshmen
candle
human
48
Which economic system's principles was the United States founded on?
market
capitalism
command
traditional
49
What is the capital of Iowa?
Pierre
Desmoines
Des Moines
Olympia
50
Among ethnic populations, what region has the highest population of Asians & Pacific Islanders?
Florida
Southeastern US
East Coast
West Coast
51
Among ethnic populations, what region has the highest population of Native Americans?
East and West Coasts
Southeastern US
Florida
North and South "middle America"
52
World Wars I and II both helped increase what?
Economic Activity
Jobs
The Baby Boom Generations
the Death Rate
53
How many steps are on the pyramid, under the all seeing eye?
13
50
1.3
1 Billion
54
What is the total population of the United States of America?
3.18 billion
318,000
3.18 million
318 million
55
What is the capital of Alaska?
Fairbanks
Juneau
Anchorage
Juno
56
What type of government does the United States have?
direct democracy
republic
Republican
representative democracy
57
What was the slogan (cause) for the American Revolution?
Freedom of Religion
Freedom from of Taxation
Freedom
"no taxation without representation"
58
Which of the following best describes the overall population and demographics of the U.S.?
heterogeneous
a tossed salad
a melting pot
homogeneous
59
Which of the following is shortest distance separating Russia and the U.S.?
Bering Sea
Bering Land Bring
Bering Strait
Bering Gulf
60
What is the oldest mountain range in the United States?
Mount McKinley
The Appalachian Mountains
The Rocky Mountains
Denali
61
What does the Latin phrase "Annuit Coeptis" mean at the top of the Great Seal?
God Favors This Repulic
God Has Ordained Our Land
God Favors America
God Has Favored Our Undertaking
62
What does the following map show?
Thematic Political
Yeah, That's riight West coast, west coast Uh, California
Tupac's California Love
Tupac's Academic Study of State's Knowledge of Paryting
63
What state is outlined below?
Wyoming
North Dakota
Idaho
Montana
64
What state is outlined below?
Florida
Tennessee
Kentucky
Kentucky rotated counter clockwise
65
What the are the four (most commonly referred to) geographical regions of the United States?
South, Northeast, Western, and Mideast
Midwest, Central, West, and East
Southeast, Southwest, Northwest, and Northeast
Southern, Northeast, Midwest, and Western
66
Which of the following were formed by external forces of change?
The Great Lakes
The Grand Canyon
The Hawaiian Islands
The Rocky Mountians
67
Which of the concepts caused urbanization?
the shift from rural areas to urban areas
agrarian society to manufacturing society
industrialization
gentrification
68
What is the capital of Idaho?
Boyzee
Bouis
Bois
Boise
69
What three empires controlled North America before American colonists won their independence?
England and France
the British, English, France, and Spain
British, French, and Spanish
England, France, and Russia
70
The Continental Divide determines which of the following?
The flow of water from North to South
Water systems to the East flow to Arctic and Atlantic Oceans
Water systems to the East flow to the Pacific Ocean.
The flow of water from East to West
71
What is the largest mountain range in the U.S.?
Denali
Mount McKinley
The Rocky Mountain Range
The Rocky Mountain
72
In the correct order (largest to smallest), what are the three largest states in the U.S.?
Alaska, Texas, California
Texas, Alaska, Montana
Texas, Alaska, California
Alaska, California, Texas
73
In order from least powerful to most powerful, what are the correct levels of government?
federal, state, local
local, federal, state
city, state, national
local, state, central
74
What type of map would the map below be classified as?
political
physical
large scale
thematic
75
What geographical feature separates the United States into the Eastern and Western U.S.?
The Mississippi Tributaries
The Great Plains
The Mississippi River
The Rocky Mountains
76
What is the capital of Maryland?
Hartford
Baltimore
Atlanta
Annapolis
77
What state is outlined below?
Georgia
Florida
Cuba
California
78
Fossil fuel deposits are most likely found in which of the continental United States?
Alaska
Hawaii
Texas
Florida
79
What is the capital of Ohio?
Honolulu
Frankfort
Tallahassee
Columbus
80
The earliest conflicts between groups of US settlers were between which groups of people?
Native Americans and English colonists
Americans and English
English and French colonists
Southern colonies and Northern colonies
81
Which economic system has the United States, and most modern nations, transitioned into?
communism
command
capitalism
mixed
82
Which of the following best describes the population shift from rural to urban areas?
deruralization
manufacturing
industrialization
urbanization
83
In reality, what type of economic system is the U.S, and most modern developed countries?
capitalist
mixed economy
command economy
market economy
84
What is the capital of South Dakota?
Pierre
Topeka
Bismark
London
85
Which of the following bays is the greatest national security risk?
Mobile Bay
Chesapeake Bay
Tampa Bay
Bay of Alaska
86
What is the pictured below?
The Coat of Arms of the U.S.
The Symbol of the U.S.
The Crest of the U.S.
The Great Seal of the U.S.
87
What are the top three smallest states in the United States (from largest to smallest)?
Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island
Washington D.C., Rhode Island, Delaware
Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island
Rhode Island, Delaware, Connecticut
88
What is the highest point in North America?
The Rocky Mountains
Mount Wanahakalugi
Mount McKinley
Denali
89
What do olive branches in the Eagle's talon represent?
food
peace
war
olives

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