Geography

Question 1

Which geographic advantage did the United States gain by purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803?

1) warm-water ports on the Atlantic coast
2) rich fishing areas in the Great Lakes
3) full control of the Mississippi River
4) vast coal reserves in the region west of Pennsylvania

Answer 1

3)full control of the Mississippi River

Question 2

Population data from the census of 2000 was used to determine the number of

1) states in the Union
2) Senators from each state
3) electoral college votes from each state
4) Supreme Court justices

Answer 2

3)electoral college votes from each state

Question 3

Which group benefited most from the United States acquisition of the port of New Orleans?

1) farmers in the Ohio River Valley
2) Native American Indians in the Southwest
3) fur trappers in the Columbia River Valley
4) gold miners in northern California

Answer 3

1) farmers in the Ohio River Valley

Question 4

Which geographic factor had the greatest influence on early patterns of industrialization in the United States?

1) scarcity of flat land on which to build factories
2) shortages of timber and coal
3) desire of workers to live in mild climates
4) availability of waterpower to operate machines

Answer 4

4) availability of waterpower to operate machines

Question 5

Which region of the United States is correctly paired with an industry that is dominant in that region?

1) Southwest — timber
2) Pacific Northwest — citrus crops
3) Great Plains — grain crops
4) Atlantic Coastal Plain — iron mining

Answer 5

3)Great Plains — grain crops

Question 6

Which United States foreign policy action resulted from the close geographic relationship between the United States and Latin America?

1) Monroe Doctrine
2) Truman Doctrine
3) Marshall Plan
4) Open Door policy

Answer 6

1) Monroe Doctrine

Question 7

In the United States, regional differences in economic development are primarily due to

1) settlement patterns of immigrant groups
2) pressure from various religious groups
3) state and federal election laws
4) geographic factors in various parts of the nation

Answer 7

4) geographic factors in various parts of the nation

Question 8

Because of fertile land and a long growing season, plantations in the thirteen colonies developed in

1) New England
2) the Middle Atlantic region
3) the South
4) the upper Mississippi River valley

Answer 8

3)the South

Question 9

ince the late 1700s, the Mississippi River has been a vital waterway because it

1) divided the northern territories from the southern territories
2) allowed American farmers direct access to Canadian markets
3) connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
4) provided farmers and merchants an outlet to the Gulf of Mexico

Answer 9

4) provided farmers and merchants an outlet to the Gulf of Mexico

Question 10

During the first half of the 1800s, geographic factors influenced the economy of New England by

1) encouraging the establishment of large plantations
2) promoting the growth of trade and manufacturing
3) increasing the region’s reliance on slave labor
4) supporting rice and indigo farming

Answer 10

2) promoting the growth of trade and manufacturing