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