Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that
best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which
of the following is NOT a reason why explorers and settlers came to North America? a. | claim land for their rulers | b. | develop varied cultures | c. | find gold and riches | d. | spread Christianity | | |
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How
are regional boundaries often determined? a. | number of states | b. | historical events | c. | major landforms | d. | state laws | | |
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What
is the Constitution? a. | building where the President
lives | b. | nation’s
highest court | c. | written plan for
the nation’s government | d. | United States Capitol | | |
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How is
climate different from weather? a. | It varies in different parts of the United
States. | b. | It is based on
weather averaged over a long period of time. | c. | It can change every day. | d. | It includes only temperature. | | |
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Which
of the following is NOT one of the five major regions in the United States? a. | Southeast | b. | Northeast | c. | West | d. | East | | |
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Which
is NOT a service that is paid for by taxes? a. | making new parks | b. | buying school supplies | c. | building schools | d. | maintaining roads | | |
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How
are regional boundaries different from state boundaries? a. | They are not set by rules or
laws. | b. | They do not
divide areas of land. | c. | They can only be seen on a map. | d. | They are often marked by signs. | | |
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Which
of the following describes the climate in much of the Southwest region? a. | cold and snowy | b. | mild and wet all year | c. | cold and rainy | d. | hot and dry | | |
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What
type of climate describes an area that is usually very warm all year? a. | tropical | b. | subarctic | c. | polar | d. | temperate | | |
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What
is one way a person can become a citizen of the United States? a. | getting a passport and traveling | b. | being born in the United States | c. | paying taxes and voting | d. | promising to live in this
country | | |
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If the
supply of a popular product is much less than the demand for it, what likely will happen to the
price? a. | It likely will go
down. | b. | People likely
will pay any price. | c. | It likely will go up. | d. | People will buy more. | | |
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How
does a business make a profit? a. | The government limits what goods a business can
produce. | b. | It does not pay
the workers who make the products. | c. | It buys goods and services from other businesses at a high
price. | d. | It sets the price
for its goods or services high enough to pay for its costs and to have money left
over. | | |
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How
did the United States expand its territory from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans? a. | conquering Mexican forces that controlled all the
land | b. | making maps of
the lands explorers discovered | c. | trading lands with other
countries | d. | signing treaties,
buying lands, and fighting wars | | |
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What
might have drawn the first Americans to North America? a. | Cheap land was for sale. | b. | They wanted to live in a cooler
climate. | c. | They followed a
migrating herd of animals. | d. | They had heard of its abundance of
water. | | |
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Which
is NOT a way that new territory was added to the United States? a. | Florida was purchased from
Spain. | b. | The U.S. took
lands from Mexico and Canada after the Mexican War. | c. | Britain gave up the Oregon
Territory. | d. | The U.S.
purchased the Louisiana Territory from the French. | |
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