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Ch. 12: The West
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Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which state has the coldest climate and the tallest mountain in the U.S.?
A
Utah
B
Alaska
C
Hawaii
D
Colorado
2) Which is the lowest, hottest, and driest place in the U.S.?
A
Hawaii
B
Death Valley
C
Great Salt Lake
D
Central Valley
3) Which is the wettest/rainiest place in the U.S?
A
Mount Waialeale
B
Grand Teton
C
Great Salt Lake
D
Prospect Creek
4) Which of these physical features formed the greatest barrier for early explorers and settlers of the West?
A
Pacific Ocean
B
Death Valley
C
Rocky Mountains
D
Great Salt Lake
5) Which new form of communication replaced the Pony Express
A
the telephone
B
the television
C
the radio
D
the telegraph
6) What is the importance of public lands?
A
lands set aside to protect natural resources
B
lands that all citizens can use for recreation
C
lands for logging, ranching, and mining are not allowed
D
lands that are owned by the government
7) Why can't trees grow above the timberline?
A
Less sunlight reaches places at that elevation
B
Forest fires spread quickly at that elevation.
C
Temperatures are too low at that elevation
D
Precipitation levels are too low at that level.
8) What term refers to an imaginary line that runs north and south along the peaks of the Rocky Mountains?
A
Equator
B
Tropic of Capricorn
C
Continental Divide
D
The Great Divide
9) How did the Chinook tribe adapt to become successful traders?
A
They invented a language.
B
They used telegraphs.
C
They found the South Pass.
D
They hunted buffalo.
10) Which was the first national park in the U.S.?
A
Olympic National Park
B
Yosemite National Park
C
Yellowstone National Park
D
Glacier National Park
11) What landforms are north and south of the Rockies?
A
plateaus
B
lake
C
Plains
D
oceans
12) Washington is the nation's largest producer of what product?
A
vegetables
B
apples
C
oil
D
grapes
13) Which trees are the tallest living trees?
A
apple
B
Elm
C
maple
D
Redwood
14) What U.S. president loved the outdoors and set up National Monuments to protect the land?
A
Abraham Lincoln
B
Franklin Roosevelt
C
Theodore Roosevelt
D
Brigham Young
15) Where in the U.S. do most earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur?
A
along the Pacific Ocean
B
in Death Valley
C
the Rocky Mountains
D
Columbia Plateau
16) Which of these states of the West does NOT have volcanoes?
A
Alaska
B
Utah
C
Washington
D
Hawaii
17) Why are water dams important?
A
help control fish population
B
help control pollution
C
creates waterfalls
D
help control flooding
18) How does the discovery of the South Pass change the West?
A
Allowed people to move west more easily
B
connects oceans
C
controls water flows of rivers
19) Why did the U.S. government take over some of the land in the West?
A
to control water levels
B
to manage natural resources
C
to control how many people live in an area
D
to keep all the gold found under government control
20) Why can the geography of the West be considered EXTREME?
A
The West has the highest and lowest point of the U.S., as well as the driest, hottest, wettest, and coldest place of the West
B
All of the West is desert.
C
All of the West is extremely cold.
D
The West is extremely hot.
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