Geography

							          Geography
Santa Fe is in which state?

          A.   Arizona
          B.   New Mexico
          C.   Colorado
          D.   California
          Geography
Which capital belongs to the non-
contiguous region?
          A.   Sacramento
          B.   Tallahassee
          C.   Honolulu
          D.   Richmond
                 Geography
      Which group of famous cities would
      you find in the Northeastern part of the
      United States?

A.   San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle
B.   Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit
C.   New York, Boston, Pittsburgh
D.   Atlanta, Washington D.C., New Orleans
           Geography
What United States city is known for
their steel plants?
     A.   Pittsburgh
     B.   Detroit
     C.   Chicago
     D.   Philadelphia
            Geography
If you were an African American in the
1920’s, where would you live in order to
have a better standard of living?
   A.   Montgomery, Alabama
   B.   Nashville, Tennessee
   C.   Boston, Massachusetts
   D.   Atlanta, Georgia
            Geography
The textile industry in the United
States is associated with what area?

       A.   New England
       B.   Pacific Region
       C.   Detroit
       D.   Los Angeles
           Geography
What states are located in the
southwest region of the United States?

A.   Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire
B.   Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico
C.   Alaska, California, Hawaii
D.   Maryland, Delaware, Virginia
           Geography
Which group of cities is located in the
southwestern region of the United
States?
    A. Honolulu, Juneau
    B. Atlanta, New Orleans
    C. San Antonio, Santa Fe
    D. Boston, Philadelphia
    Westward Expansion
Chief Joseph led the Nez Perce Indians
toward Canada, but finally decided he
must -
    A. Enjoy life on a reservation
    B. Surrender to the army
    C. Live in Mexico
    D. Continue to fight
        Westward Expansion
   What led to the collapse of the cattle
   drives in the west?
A. There was no way to get the cattle to the
   east.
B. There were too many cattle for the open
   range.
C. The creation of the transcontinental
   railroad.
D. Sheep ranchers took over the open range.
 Westward Movement
After the Civil War, what two valuable
minerals were discovered in the West?

       A.   coal and silver
       B.   copper and coal
       C.   gold and coal
       D.   silver and gold
 Westward Expansion
What was the result of prospectors
moving to new mining sites?

      A.   Homesteads
      B.   Boom towns
      C.   Indian reservations
      D.   Ghost towns
      Westward Expansion
How did the invention of barbed wire and the steel
plow influence the westward movement?
 A. It allowed people to move to more
    challenging environments.
 B. It improved tobacco farming in
    Virginia.
 C. It improved railroad construction.
 D. It allowed farmers to plant more crops.
    Westward Expansion
Due to low rainfall on the Great Plains,
farmers adapted their techniques by
using which of the following?
          A. Sod homes
          B. Dry farming
          C. Railroads
          D. Barbed wire
    Westward Expansion
What form of shelter did settlers use
because of the scarcity of trees on the
Great Plains?
         A. Teepee
         B. Grass hut
         C. Log cabin
         D. Sod house
    Westward Expansion
What new invention allowed wheat
farmers to harvest their crops more
quickly?
           A. Steel plow
           B. Windmill
           C. Barbed wire
           D. Railroads
       Westward Expansion
   Which best describes the features and
   climate of the Great Plains?
A. Flatlands that rise gradually from east
   to west.
B. Land eroded by dust storms and water
C. Low rainfall
D. All of the above
       Westward Expansion
What reason caused people to expand
westward?
A.   Opportunities for land ownership
B.   Transcontinental railroad
C.   Gold and silver
D.   All of the above
    Westward Expansion
What physical feature of the Great
Plains made the land ideal for raising
cattle?
        A. Abundant trees
        B. Flat open prairie
        C. Large rivers
        D. Rolling hills
         Westward Expansion
     What motivated the government policy
     of forcing all Native Americans onto
     reservations?
A.   A desire to protect their way of life
B.   To give them voting rights
C.   To get more land for settlers
D.   To punish settlers for stealing land
     Westward Expansion
The idea of Manifest Destiny meant
what?
A. Native Americans had an equal claim to
   the lands in the west.
B. Slavery should be allowed in the west.
C. No more European colonies would be
   allowed in America.
D. The United States had the right to expand
   to the Pacific Ocean.
    Westward Expansion
Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull played a
part in the _____?

   A.   Battle of Little Big Horn
   B.   Civil War
   C.   Sand Creek Massacre
   D.   Spanish American War
     Westward Expansion
The completion of the Transcontinental
Railroad in 1869 contributed to the
settlement of what region of the United
States?
     A.   Northeast
     B.   Southeast
     C.   Western Rocky Mountains
     D.   Non-contiguous
    Westward Expansion
What was the impact of the westward
movement on the Native Americans?

        A.   Reservations
        B.   Gold
        C.   Homestead Act
        D.   Civil War
    Westward Expansion
Buffalo in the west were on the verge
Of _____?
     A.   Being domesticated
     B.   Extermination
     C.   Set aside for Indians
     D.   All of the above
    Westward Expansion
Which of the following was a provision
of the Homestead Act?
     A.   Gold
     B.   Transcontinental Railroad
     C.   160 acres of land
     D.   Cattle drives
    Westward Expansion
Which of the following men fought in
the Battle of Little Big Horn?
       A.   George Custer
       B.   Teddy Roosevelt
       C.   Chief Joseph
       D.   Abraham Lincoln
         Westward Expansion
     The Transcontinental Railroad helped
     to link the following?

A.   Arctic Ocean to the Indian Ocean
B.   Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
C.   Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
D.   Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean
      Westward Expansion
An Indian reservation is?

A.   Hunting ground for all Americans
B.   A national park for Indians
C.   Land set aside for Indians
D.   Land set aside for buffalo
    Westward Expansion
The Homestead Act of 1862 helped
the development of the West by?
A. Granting land for the construction of
   the transcontinental railroad
B. Allowing slavery to spread through the
   territories
C. Providing free land to settlers
D. Placing Native Americans on
   reservations