1. TRASH CAN TRIVIA

2. This document freed the slaves. Gettysburg Address Monroe Doctrine Emancipation Proclamation 17

3. This person was a former slave who became an abolitionist. Douglass Garrison Anthony Douglass 17

4. This person was President during the War of 1812. Washington Madison Monroe 17

5. Who invented the steamboat? Jo Anderson Cyrus McCormick Robert Fulton 17

6. This region contains the oldest mountain range in North America Rocky Mountain Appalachian Highlands Great Plains Appalachian Highlands 7

7. This was the main general for the Confederacy. Lee Grant Antarctica Europe 17

8. This Civil War battle allowed the North to gain control of the Mississippi. Gettysburg Appomattox Vicksburg 17

9. This was the capital of the Confederacy Richmond Washington, D.C. Atlanta Richmond

10. This region has rolling flatlands and is known for it’s many rivers? Coastal Range Coastal Plain Interior Lowlands 1

11. These two continents are commonly referred to as Eurasia. Asia and Europe Europe and Africa Asia and Africa Europe and Asia 14

12. Who is in charge of the Executive Branch? Congress President Supreme Court President 17

13. This continent is not entirely surrounded by water. Austrailia Europe Antarctica Europe 17

14. What does a compass rose tell us? Temperature Elevation Direction 4

15. The north had an urban environment the South had an _______. Big City Agricultural Jobless Agricultural 17

16. This feature of the Rocky Mountain Region determines which way water flows. The Continental Divide The Rocky Longitude The Rocky Mountain Trolls The Continental Divide 15

17. This region is where you will find a pleasant vacation spot known as Death Valley. Canadian Shield Appalachian Highlands Basin and Range (Ridge) Basin and Range 18

18. The Rocky Mountains stretch from ______ to ________. Canada to Bolivia Alaska to Mexico Arizona to New Mexico Alaska to Mexico 12

19. This river forms the border between the U.S. and Mexico. Rio Grande River Colombia River Ohio River Rio Grande River 8

20. This state borders the Pacific Ocean. California (Washington, Oregon) Pennsylvania Delaware (yeah right) California 11

21. This river is known as “the gateway to the West” Ohio River Columbia River Rio Grande River Ohio River 9

22. Inland port cities in the Midwest grew along the: Great Lakes Pacific Ocean Gulf of Mexico The Great Lakes 5

23. These Native Americans live in a below zero climate. Inuits Pueblo Kwakiutl Inuits 10

24. This explorer claimed the Southwest United States in the name of Spain? Coronado La Salle Raleigh Coronado 13

25. This group of First Americans inhabit the Eastern Woodlands. Iroquois Sioux Anasazi Iroquois 6

26. Champlain and La Salle were from this country. England France Transylvania France 3

27. Rivers and lakes often contribute to the economy by providing a means of ______. transportation salty water washing laundry Transportation 16

28. Coronado claimed this region of the U.S. for Spain. Southwest Northeast Northwest Southwest

29. These three societies dominated west Africa circa 1000 A.D.. Mali, Ghana, and Nigeria Mali, Songhai, and the Ivory Coast Ghana, Mali, and Songhai Mali, Ghana, and Songhai 2

30. The ________ Indians lived in a hot, arid climate. Iroquois Pueblo Inuit Pueblo 19

31. The American Indians who inhabited the Pacific Northwest coast. Incas Kwakiutl Anasazi Kwakiutl 20