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Iowa History And Geography
Test Description: Test of the physical features of Iowa and how humans interaction with the environment has caused changes over time.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Iowa is located in ________________
A
Midwest
B
Breadbasket
C
Heartland
D
all of the above
2) Iowa is located between ______ N latitude and ____longitude
A
42N and 93W
B
42S and 93W
C
42N and 93E
D
93N and 42E
3) Iowa is bordered between two rivers
A
Mississippi on east and Missouri River on the west
B
Mississippi on the West and Missouri on the south
C
Ohio River on the east, Missoruri on te west
D
Des Moines River on the west, the Mississippi River on the east
4) Iowa is bordered on the north by
A
Wisconsin
B
Illinois
C
Minnesota
D
Missouri
5) Iowas land was shaped millions of years ago by
A
flooding
B
glaciers
C
mountains
D
earthquakes
6) Historically Iowa was known as a prairie
A
parade of flowers
B
rolling streams
C
waves of grain
D
sea of grasses
7) prehistoric native Americans traveled across ___________________ into North America
A
ice land bridge
B
high mountains
C
rolling hills
D
vast deserts
8) The Ancient Woodland Indians were also known as
A
Mound Builders
B
missionaries
C
farmers
9) In 1803 Pres. Jefferson hired _______________ to travel the Missouri River westward exploring the Louisiana Territory
A
Marquette and Jloiet
B
Julien Dubuque
C
Salle
D
Lewis and Clark
10) The first Europeans to step foot in Iowa were
A
Chief Black Hawk
B
Lewis and Clark
C
Father Marquette and Joliet
D
Julien Dubuque
11) The French explorer La Salle claimed the land west of the Mississippi and named it
A
New France
B
New Oleans
C
Iowa
D
Louisiana Territory
12) ancient mounds built by the Woodland people in the shape of animals are called
A
effigy mounds
B
monuments
C
sand traps
D
prairies
13) The Ioway Indians were the first
A
farmers
B
traders
C
pottery makers
D
buffalo hunters
14) The first capital of the Iowa territory was
A
Iowa City
B
Burlington
C
Dubuque
D
Des Moines
15) Homes built on the treeless prairie made of dirt bricks were called
A
log cabins
B
prairie pods
C
sod houses/ soddies
D
frames
16) Most pioneers to Iowa came from Europe and
A
Mexico
B
Canada
C
eastern US states
D
western states
17) Advances in farm machinery that helped speed harvesting
A
flail
B
combine
C
McCormick reaper
D
John Deer steel plow
18) The steel plow helped farming because
A
did not need an ox to pull it
B
it cut through deep prairie roots easily
C
it was produced in Iowa
D
cost less than an iron and wood plow
19) In eastern Iowa pioneers cut down trees to build
A
log cabins
B
birch bark houses
C
prairie schooners
D
soddies
20) More and more people goods were transported to the east from Iowa by steamboats and later
A
prairie schooners
B
airplanes
C
railraods
D
bicycles
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