FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT HISTORY QUIZ 3 EXAM

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT HISTORY QUIZ 3 EXAM

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-Guarantee passing score -28 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: Cowboys drove cattle herds to market at the railroad centers in the:

Answer:

Midwest

Question 2: contains the Great Basin and Great Salt Lake

Answer:

Intermountain region

Question 3: True or false

Oregon became a part of the United States as a result of the Mexican War (1846-1848).

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False Question 4: The kind of farming that developed in the South at the end of the Civil War was:

Answer:

tenant farming

Question 5: True or false

The Great Salt Lake is salty because it is so close to the ocean.

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False Question 6: The mechanical reaper invented by Cyrus McCormick helped the:

Answer:

Midwest Question 7: Which of these explorers claimed land in the New World for two different countries?

Answer:

Hudson

Question 8: Which of these lakes is a Great Lake?

Answer:

Superior

Question 9: small range of low mountains and hills in south central U.S.

Answer:

Ozark Highlands

Question 10: True or false

The Louisiana Purchase was made by President Washington.

Answer:

False

Question 11: heavily wooded lake area at western edge of the Great Lakes

Answer:

Superior Uplands

Question 12: True or false

Alaska has the highest peak in the United States.

Answer:

True

Question 13: includes Alaska and America's tallest mountain

Answer:

Pacific Coast Mountains and Valleys

Question 14: includes White, Adirondack, and Catskill Mountains

Answer:

Appalachian Highlands

Question 15: waterfalls mark the edge of the Piedmont Plateau

Answer:

Atlantic and Gulf coastal plain

Question 16: The first Europeans to explore the Southwest were the _____

Answer:

Spanish Question 17: The _____ Act gave 160 acres of free land to families that moved west.

Answer:

Homestead

Question 18: Hawaiian Islands

Answer:

Volcanic Mountains

Question 19: True or false

The Appalachians are in the Western United States.

Answer:

False

Question 20: True or false

Most of the states in the Great Plains get more rain than the states in the Northeast because they are in the rain shadow of the Rockies.

Answer:

False

Question 21: The Grand Canyon is in:

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Arizona Question 22: The _______ River is important to the Western region of the United States.

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Columbia Question 23: The Mississippi, Missouri, and ______ are three great rivers that flow through the Midwest.

Answer:

Ohio

Question 24: highest and longest range of mountains in the U.S.

Answer:

Rocky mountain Region

Question 25: dominates center of the U.S.

Answer:

Central Lowlands and Great Plains

Question 26: True or false

The Midwest is called the "bread basket" of the nation.

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True Question 27: The region that is just east of the fall line cities is the:

Answer:

coastal plain

Question 28: True or false

Oklahoma was originally set aside as Indian territory.

Answer:

True