USA - Geography

1. Looking at the map of the U.S. - why ?
2. I cannot see anything.
3. What is this good for?
4. I looked at the map and tried to remember some states!
These mountains, of the same age as the Alps in Europe, are considered the backbone of the continent:
1. The Appalachians
2. The Ozarks
3. The Rocky Mountains
4. The Sierra Nevada
These mountains, running roughly parallel to the east coast, are very old with many coal-rich valleys between them:
1. Sierra Nevada
2. Niagara Falls
3. The Adirondacks
4. The Appalachians
The U.S. shares the five Great Lakes, which contain about half of the world's fresh water, with Canada. What are their names?
1. Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, Lake Superior
2. Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior
3. Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan and
4. Lake Hurron, Lake Ontariou, Lake Mitchigan, Lake Eerie, Lake Sueperior
The 50- cm rainfall line, running north and south almost through the middle of the country, divides the U.S. into
1. a humid west and an arid east
2. a cold northern and a warm southern part
3. dry west and a rainy or humid east
4. dry west and a cold east
West of the 50- cm rainfall line one finds irrigated land, grazing, dry farming and .....
1. cowboys
2. irrigation
3. fewer people
4. crazy individualists
East of the line, population density is ...
1. lower.
2. just as high as in the western part.
3. higher.
4. obsolete.
Name three of the biggest rivers whose waters arrive at the Atlantic.
1. Arkansas, Wisconsin River, Red River
2. Colorado River, Sacramento, Columbia River
3. Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio
4. The Rhine, the Thames, the Seine
These two rivers of the Pacific side are vital sources of life and energy in the west.
1. The Great Salt Lake
2. Columbia and Colorado
3. Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio
4. The Rio Grande
This river forms a natural boundary between the U.S. and Mexico.
1. The Colorado River
2. The St.Lawrence River
3. The Rio Grande
4. Hudson River
The wide rolling and almost treeless region east of the Rockies is called the
1. central basin
2. Prairies
3. Colorado Plateau
4. The Appalachians
Vast expanses of prairies and forests were - within the space of a single lifetime - converted into
1. farmland and big cities.
2. badlands.
3. swimming pools and entertainment facilities.
4. tourist areas.
Which states are the two biggest?
1. California and New York
2. Texas and California
3. Alaska and Texas
4. Minnesota and Illinois
Which states and capitals do match?
1. New York - Albany
2. Maryland - Annapolis
3. Wisconsin - Madison
4. Missouri - Independence
This state, the fourth largest, is only slightly bigger than Germany and has only 1 million inhabitants:
1. Illinois
2. California
3. North Dakota
4. Montana
Which states go with this nickname?
1. Kansas - The Sunflower State
2. The Prairie State - Illinois
3. Alaska - The Last Frontier
4. New York - New World
What might Americans connect with the state of Idaho?
1. tomatoes
2. (big) potatoes
3. No idea!
4. On the road
Do you know what Americans might connect with the state of Texas?
1. Corn and corn
2. Dallas Cowboys
3. Maple Syrup
4. Big steaks and oil
Two farmers out of three grow this most important of all American crops, which is
1. potatoes
2. cotton
3. corn
4. grapefruit
The symbols of industrial America belong to this region - steel mills, skyscrapers, automobile assembly lines and now electronic companies - a center of heavily developed trade, industry and services:
1. The North East or the Manufacturing Belt
2. The South East or the Sun Belt
3. The West
4. The Northwest
What are the two busiest airports in the U.S. - and in the world?
1. Chicago and St. Louis
2. New York and Dallas
3. Atlanta and Chicago
4. Miami and New Orleans
Have you enjoyed doing this test?
1. No idea.
2. What do you mean?
3. Yes!
4. Not at all!

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