1. First Semester Final Review

2. What term describes where a place is as compared to other places? Relative location

3. What is a long narrow strip of a larger territory? Panhandle

4. West Virginia boundary rivers Ohio Big Sandy Tug Fork North Branch Potomac

5. What county in West Virginia has the most precipitation? Randolph

6. What rock formation in Pendleton County rises 1000 feet above sea level? Seneca Rocks

7. Four Regions of West Virginia Ohio River Valley Allegheny Plateau Allegheny Highlands Potomac Section

8. An area that is bound by common characteristics is what theme of geography? Region

9. Where is the highest point in the state? Spruce Knob

10. Where is the lowest point in the state? Harper’s Ferry

11. What city in the Allegheny Plateau is one-quarter Italian? Clarksburg

12. What large city is in the Allegheny Highlands? Beckley

13. Which region has apple orchards as a major industry? Potomac Section

14. Who were the earliest primitive hunters of the prehistoric period? Paleo

15. What was the powerful union of Indian tribes? Iroquois

16. What is the largest earthen mound east of the Mississippi River? Grave Creek

17. What is the location of the second largest mound? South Charleston

18. What county in West Virginia is named for an Indian Chief? Logan

19. What county in West Virginia is named for an Indian tribe? Mingo

20. What is a scientist who studies what is left behind by ancient peoples? Archaeologist

21. Who was the French explorer that reportedly crossed from the Great Lakes to the Ohio River. LaSalle

22. Who was the Governor of Virginia that outfitted a number of expeditions to expand the area claimed by Virginia for the English crown. Berkeley

23. What happened to James Needham? Killed by Indian John

24. What distinction does Gabriel Arthur have? First to see the Kanawha River

25. Who awarded a gift to each gentleman who accompanied him across the mountains. The governor presented each of his companions with a golden horseshoe, Spotswood

26. What did Thomas Walker name? Cumberland Gap

27. The trail that Christopher Gist followed later became known as what? National Road

28. Who was the German physician who between 1669 and 1671 was the first recorded European to reach the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains and enter what is now West Virginia in the area near Harpers Ferry. Lederer

29. What two English explorers found the M.A.N.I. tree? Batts and Fallam

30. How could money be made in Virginia? Furs and land

31. What is the county seat of Calhoun County? Grantsville

32. What is the county seat of Hardy County? Moorefield

33. What is the county seat of Monroe County? Union

34. Why was it so important for common people from Europe to own land in America? They were not allowed to own land in Europe

35. One who buys something, such as land, hoping that it will increase in value and provide a profit when sold. speculator

36. Preachers that established regular routes to visit isolated areas on the frontier were known as what? Circuit riders

37. Who was the first permanent European settler in West Virginia? Morgan

38. Scots who had been forced to settled in Ireland by King James I were known as what? Scots-Irish

39. What was the first settlement west of the Allegheny Divide? Draper’s Meadow

40. These settlers agreed to work for a period of 7 years for passage to the New World. Indentured Servants

41. What was the most common pioneer fabric? Linsey-Woolsey

42. Where was the Ebenezer Zane settlement? Wheeling

43. Where was the Lewis Tacket settlement? St. Albans

44. The language spoken in the mountains is commonly referred to as what? Southern Mountain Dialect

45. In mountain language the word "poke" means what? A bag

46. The overall war, mostly which took place in Europe, was known as what war? Seven Years War

47. The fighting that took place in North America was known as what war? French and Indian War

48. Who was sent on a diplomatic mission to Fort LeBoeuf to ask the French to leave? George Washington

49. What was the French Fort at the Forks of the Ohio? Fort Duquesne

50. The Forks of the Ohio is the site of what present day city? Pittsburgh

51. What was the quickly constructed fort ordered to be built by George Washington? Fort Necessity

52. Who was the Delaware Indian that helped cut the path to the Forks of the Ohio? Nemacolin

53. Mary Draper Ingles was taken hostage by what Indian tribe? Shawnee

54. What was the treaty between Virginia and the Delaware and Shawnee by which Virginia gained control of the Ohio Valley? Treaty of Logstown

55. A system of already existing forts was a: French Advantage

56. The desire to protect their own land was a: British Advantage

57. Who is entitled to the rights and protection of a particular country? Citizen

58. How can people from other countries become American citizens? Naturalization

59. What is it called when the government takes private property for public use? Eminent Domain

60. What group of people is appointed by the court to determine if enough evidence exist to issue an indictment? Grand Jury

61. What refers to the rules established by courts to protect a persons rights? Due Process

62. The legal term for "good reason" is: probable cause

63. What type of election is a nomination election handled by each political party? Primary

64. What type of election is held to determine who will hold a particular office? General

65. Who are employed to present the view of an organization and write legislation and try to influence legislators to vote for their cause? Lobbyist

66. Compulsory attendance laws in West Virginia require students to attend school until what age? 16

67. In what kind of government are representatives elected to make the laws? Republic

68. Proportional representation is based on what? Population

69. The small states supported this plan. New Jersey

70. The large states supported this plan. Virginia

71. What settled the differences over the makeup of the national legislature? Great Compromise

72. In 2003, West Virginia's two senators. Robert Byrd John Rockefeller

73. Who are West Virginia's members of the U.S. House of Representatives? Shelly Moore Capito Nick Joe Rahall Allen Mollohan

74. The U.S. House of Representatives has a total of how many members? 435

75. The U.S. Senate has a total of how many members? 100

76. Where do all money bills begin? House of Representatives

77. The president of the United States heads what branch of government? Executive

78. If the President and the Vice President would both die in office, who would become President? Speaker of the House

79. The President of the United States is officially elected by who? Electoral College

80. The courts system is included in what branch of government? Judicial

81. What is the highest court in the land? United States Supreme Court

82. What is the term of a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court? Life

83. What is the ability to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional? Judicial Review

84. What is the term of President? 4 years

85. What is the term of a U.S. Senator? 6 years

86. What is the term of a member of the U.S. House of Representatives? 2 years

87. What is the process designed to assure that no one branch of the government becomes too powerful? Checks and Balances

88. What branch of government has the power to tax? Legislative

89. The total number of amendments added to the West Virginia constitution is- 71

90. What is the basic function of the Legislature? To make laws

91. What is the total number of State Senators? 34

92. What is the total number of House of Delegates members? 100

93. When do regular sessions of the Legislature begin? Second Wednesday in January

94. The Governor will make recommendations for legislative consideration in his opening speech called what? The State of the State Address

95. Who is the leader of the House of Delegates? Speaker of the House

96. If the Governor’s office becomes vacant, who acts as governor until the vacancy is filled? President of the Senate

97. Who is the state’s chief executive? Governor

98. What is the governor’s greatest control over the legislature? Veto

99. The governor, secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, commissioner of agriculture, attorney general, and state superintendent of schools are collectively known as the- Board of Public Works

100. Chief election officer and the keeper of the Great Seal are duties of what office? Secretary of State

101. Who represents the state in court cases and provides legal opinions and advise to state officials and county prosecuting attorneys? Attorney General

102. What is the highest court in the state? West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals

103. What is a plan for receiving and spending money? Budget

104. Who was elected West Virginia’s first governor? Arthur Boreman

105. Who was West Virginia’s youngest and oldest governor? Cecil Underwood

106. After this governor’s term was over, he was discovered driving a taxi cab in Chicago. William Marland

107. Who was the first governor to succeed himself since 1872? Arch Moore

108. What former governor was elected to the United States Senate in 1984? John Rockefeller