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History Quiz 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| True or false Most of the states in the Great Plains get more rain than the states in the Northeast because they are in the rain shadow of the Rockies. | False |
| True or false Oregon became a part of the United States as a result of the Mexican War (1846-1848). | False |
| True or false The Great Salt Lake is salty because it is so close to the ocean. | False |
| True or false Alaska has the highest peak in the United States. | True |
| True or false The Midwest is called the "bread basket" of the nation. | True |
| True or false The Louisiana Purchase was made by President Washington. | False |
| True or false The Appalachians are in the Western United States. | False |
| The kind of farming that developed in the South at the end of the Civil War was: | tenant farming |
| Which of these explorers claimed land in the New World for two different countries? | Hudson |
| The _______ River is important to the Western region of the United States. | Columbia |
| The region that is just east of the fall line cities is the: | coastal plain |
| The Grand Canyon is in: | Arizona |
| The mechanical reaper invented by Cyrus McCormick helped the: | Midwest |
| Which of these lakes is a Great Lake? | Superior |
| Cowboys drove cattle herds to market at the railroad centers in the: | Midwest |
| The Mississippi, Missouri, and ______ are three great rivers that flow through the Midwest. | Ohio |
| The first Europeans to explore the Southwest were the _____ | Spanish |
| The _____ Act gave 160 acres of free land to families that moved west. | Homestead |
| True or false Oklahoma was originally set aside as Indian territory. | True |
| includes White, Adirondack, and Catskill Mountains | Appalachian Highlands |
| waterfalls mark the edge of the Piedmont Plateau | Atlantic and Gulf coastal plain |
| small range of low mountains and hills in south central U.S. | Ozark Highlands |
| dominates center of the U.S. | Central Lowlands and Great Plains |
| heavily wooded lake area at western edge of the Great Lakes | Superior Uplands |
| highest and longest range of mountains in the U.S. | Rocky mountain Region |
| contains the Great Basin and Great Salt Lake | Intermountain region |
| includes Alaska and America's tallest mountain | Pacific Coast Mountains and Valleys |
| Hawaiian Islands | Volcanic Mountains |