1.
What is the large landmass formed by the 6th largest and the largest continents.
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B. Eurasia
2.
What is continent is the United States of America located on?
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D. North America
3.
What continent is England, France, Spain, and Portugal located on?
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A. Europe
4.
If you were to sail south from the bottom tip of South America which continent would you land on?
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D. Antarctica
5.
What is the the continent located south of Europe on a map and east of South America?
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B. Africa
6.
Do different geographic areas have distinctive, or different features?
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A. Yes
7.
Which geographic region of North America is located along the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean?
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B. Coastal Plain
8.
Does the Coastal Plain consist of broad lowlands with many excellent harbors?
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A. Yes
9.
What geographic region is located between the Appalachian Highlands and the Great Plains and consists of many rivers such as the Ohio River?
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D. Interior Lowlands
10.
What geographic region is to the west of the Interior Lowlands for the most part?
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B. Great Plains
11.
What does the continental divide determine?
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A. Directional flow of rivers
12.
This region is located along the Pacific Coast and contains mountain ranges and fertile valleys.
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A. Coastal Range
13.
Which river is located in the Northwest U.S.?
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A. Columbia
14.
Which river runs north to south emptying into the Gulf of Mexico and is a transportation route for the interior U.S.?
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A. Mississippi
15.
Which two rivers are tributaries for the Mississippi River? (click two)
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A. Ohio
C. Missouri
16.
This river runs from teh Rocky Mtns. thru the southwest and carved out the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
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A. Colorado
17.
Which river forms a border with Mexico?
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D. Rio Grande
18.
The five Great Lakes are HuronOttawaMichiganErieSuperior
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B. False
19.
Which American Indian tribe inhabited the Great Plains and lived in tepees?
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D. Sioux
20.
What American Indian tribed lived in igloos located in northern Alaska and Canada?
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A. Inuit
21.
Which American Indian tribe lived in plankhouses in along the Pacific Coast in the northwest corner of the U.S. and soutwestern Canada?
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A. Kwakiutl
22.
Which American Indian tribe lived in adobe made houses in the Southwest U.S. (Arizona and New Mexico)?
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A. Pueblo
23.
Which American Indian tribe lived in longhouses in an area known as Eastern Woodlands?
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A. Iroquios
24.
Which of the following was not a reason for Europe's exploration of N. America?
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C. Curiousity
25.
Economic is the study of how people divide a limited amount of goods amongst themselves such as gold, money, oil, or corn.
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A. True
26.
One of the obstacles explorers faced was poor _____ and __________ tools.
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D. Maps, navigational
27.
Which was not a motivating force for European exploration?
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B. Beginning new schools
28.
What obstacles were faced by the early European explorers?
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D. Poor maps and navigational tools
29.
A difficulty early explorers faced was
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A. Fear of the unknown
30.
Samuel de Champlain settled claimed Quebec for what country?
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B. France
31.
Who claimed the Mississippi River Valley?
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D. Robert la Salle
32.
What was not a European goal during the Age of Exploration?
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D. Development of large cities
33.
What group of people made voyages of discovery along West Africa?
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C. Portugese
34.
Which of the following is an example of cultural interaction between the American Indians and Europeans?
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B. Establishment of trading posts
35.
Who conquered and enslaved American Indians during the early European exploration?
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A. Spanish
36.
Which of the following is not one of the West African empires Portugal traded with for salt, gold, and slaves
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A. Congo
37.
Who learned farming techniques from the American Indians?
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A. English
38.
Roanoke Island was the first successful attempt at a colony by England in N. America.
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B. False
39.
What was the first successful attempt of an English colony in N. America? and what year was it in?
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C. Jamestown, 1607
40.
Massachusetts Bay Colony was settled after Plymouth Colony.
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A. True
41.
Life in the colonies reflected the ___________ and ____________ features of where they lived.
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B. Climate, geographic
42.
Slaves were used as _______ ________ on plantations to ensure profits for the owners.
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A. Inexpensive labor
43.
Who were men and women who could not afford the passage from Europe to the colonies and would agree to work for 5-7 years for someone if they paid their way over to the colonies?
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D. Indentured servants
44.
If I had just gotten out of debtors' prison and was looking for economic freedom which colony would I want to go to?
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D. Georgia
45.
The New England region's economy had all but what?
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D. Huge plantations
46.
The Mid-Atlantic region had a lot of small farming in its economy, but it also consisted of ?
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A. Fishing and trading
47.
Economic and social life in the Southern colonies were dominated by the ________.
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A. Plantations
48.
What colonial region are Delaware and New York in?
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A. Mid-Atlantic
49.
Maryland and Georgia were in what colonial region?
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A. Southern
50.
What were the local political districts called in the Southern colonies?
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D. Counties