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Bodies of Water & Physical Features West of the Mississippi River
Bodies of Water & Physical Features West of the Mississippi River
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1
What do inlets from the ocean create along the coast?
valleys
plateaus
harbors
bays
2
What is "the weather in some location averaged over a period of time"?
weather
contiguous
climate
irrigation
3
Name a national park.
Grand Canyon
Yellowstone
Glacier
All of these
4
The Colorado River has been dammed. What is that water used for?
for swimming
for farming
in cities
to put out fires
5
What are the two mountain ranges in Washington?
The Rockies and the Black Hills
The Appalachians and the Berkshires
The Olympic Mountains and the Cascades
The Blue Ridge Mountains and the Smoky Mountains
6
Which state relies on wind power to provide a quarter of its electricity?
Colorado
California
Wyoming
South Dakota
7
What two things do tectonic plates cause?
plains
earthquakes
beaches
steep coastlines with rocky cliffs
8
What is "the liquid fuel made from plants" and mixed with gasoline?
natural gas
oil
contiguous
ethanol
9
What is the highest mountain in the United States?
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Mt. Everest
Mt. McKinley
Mt. Washington
10
Eastern states are typically larger than western states.
False
True
11
The Snake and Willamette rivers feed into WHAT river?
Connecticut River
Columbia River
Colebrook River
Colorado River
12
Two volcanoes, ____________ and ____________ , are still active.
Caldera and Krakatoa
Mauna Loa and Kilauea
Vesuvius and Mount Saint Helens
Eyjafjallajökull and Etna
13
What is "the process by which water is supplied to dry land"?
weather
contiguous
climate
irrigation
14
How far do the Rocky Mountains extend?
from Canada to Washington.
from Canada to Mexico.
from Canada to Georgia.
from Mexico to FLorida.
15
What do Alaska and Hawaii have in common?
The two states are about the same size in land mass.
Neither state borders the 48 contiguous (connected) states.
Both states have tropical climates.
Neither state has an active volcano.
16
What mountain range runs along the California-Nevada border?
Cascades
Sierra-Nevada Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Black Hills
17
The Columbia River has been dammed in several places to provide
WHAT
type of power?
hydroelectricity
solar power
wind power
sun power
18
What is "having a common boundary or edge"?
contiguous
ethanol
climate
weather
19
Which state can claim to have the highest point in the United States?
Colorado
Washington
Alaska
California
20
What causes the Great Salt Lake to be salty?
It has no outlet and its tributary rivers deposit salt there.
People have long dumped their excess salt there.
The Pacific Ocean flows directly into the lake and makes the water salty.
It was formed over a huge salt lick.
21
What is "atmospheric conditions such as temperature and precipitation"?
contiguous
irrigation
weather
climate
22
How was Hawaii formed?
erosion
earthquakes
volcanoes
buildup
23
How was Lake Mead formed?
Lake Mead is a human-made lake formed when it rains.
Lake Mead was formed when Hoover Dam was built on the Colorado River.
Lake Mead is a human-made lake.
Lake Mead is a natural lake formed by the Hoover Dam.
24
What “interrupts” the Great Plains?
Rocky Mountains
The Black Hills
Cascade Mountains
The Berkshire Hills
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What is a way that dams benefit people?
provide water for urban and rural areas
generate hydroelectric power
control floods
each of these
