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What route was used to move cattle from Texas to Kansas? a)Great Western Cattle Trail b)Goodnight Loving Trail c)Chisolm Trail d)Midnight Trail 100 Points

Answer: c) Chisolm Trail 100 Points

Which city is most famous for a Civil War battle? a)Montgomery, Alabama b)Charleston, South Carolina c)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania d)Nashville, Tennessee 200 Points

Answer: c) Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 200 Points

Where did the Wright brothers pilot the first successful flight? a)Montgomery, Alabama b)Pittsburg, Pennsylvania c)Kitty Hawk, North Carolina d)Austin, Texas 300 Points

Answer: c) Kitty Hawk, North Carolina 300 Points

What happened as a result of the attack of Pearl Harbor? a)United States went to war with Germany b)British fought the Civil War c)United States entered WWII d)Native Americans and the British went to war with the United States 400 Points

Answer: c) United States entered WWII 400 Points

What are two nicknames for Pittsburg, Pennsylvania? a)“Steel City” & “Bridge Capital of the U.S.” a)“War City” & “Glass Capital” b)“Steel Capital” & “Lake City” c)“Oil Capital of the U.S.” & “Steel City” 500 Points

Answer: a)“Steel City” & “Bridge Capital of the U.S.” 500 Points

What is a “deep hole” in the ground called? a)Desert b)Canyon c)Lake d)Ditch 100 Points

Answer: b) Canyon 100 Points

What is the study of land, physical features, and bodies of water? a)Physiology b)Archeology c)Meteorology d)Geography 200 Points

Answer: d) Geography 200 Points

What is an area that receives less than 10 inches of rain in a year? a)Ditch b)Lake c)Desert d)Canyon 300 Points

Answer: c) Desert 300 Points

What are deserts, mountains, and rivers examples of? a)Regional features b)Bodies of water c)Physical features d)Continents 400 Points

Answer: c) Physical features 400 Points

What are examples of man-made features? a)Cities, roads, farms, and railroads b)Deserts, mountains, and rivers c)Mountains, cities, and oceans d)Railroads, beaches, and deserts 500 Points

Answer: a ) Cities, roads, farms, and railroads 500 Points

Where is the Grand Canyon Located? a)Alaska b)California c)Utah d)Arizona 100 points

Answer: c) Arizona 100 points

Where is the Salton Sea? a)New York b)California c)Maine d)Montano 200 Points

Answer: b) California 200 Points

Which lake contains magnesium and is saltier than the sea? a)Salton Sea b)Lake Erie c)Lake Michigan d)Great Salt Lake 300 Points

Answer: d) Great Salt Lake 300 Points

The Mojave Desert is located mainly in which 4 states? a)California, Alabama, Utah, Maine b)Montano, North Dakota, Washington, Nevada c)California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona d)Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota 400 Points

Answer: c) California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona 400 Points

What year was the Salton Sea created? a)1977 b)1961 c)1982 d) Points

Answer: d) Points

What is a lake that has salt water rather than fresh water? a)Fresh lake b)Salt lake c)Garden lake d)Sweet lake 100 Points

Answer: b) Salt lake 100 Points

What city is famous for the bus boycott? a)Atlanta, Georgia b)Montgomery, Alabama c)Austin, Texas d)Nashville, Tennessee 200 Points

Answer: b) Montgomery, Alabama 200 Points

What is the largest salt lake in the Western Hemisphere? a)Salton Sea b)Lake Erie c)Lake Michigan d)Great Salt Lake 300 Points

Answer: d) Great Salt Lake 300 Points

How specific characteristics define a region, such as mountains and beaches, is called what? a)Physical geography b)Human geography c)Environmental geography d)Aquatic geography 400 Points

Answer: a ) Physical geography 400 Points

What location was attacked because of Japan? a)Kitty Hawk, North Carolina b)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania c)Pearl Harbor, Hawaii d)Charleston, South Carolina 500 Points

Answer: c) Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 500 Points

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