美国地理知识竞赛文档

1、1. the continental united states lies in the central north american withtoits east andto its west.a. the pacific ocean, the atlantic oceanb. the atlantic ocean, the pacific oceanc. the pacific ocean, the gulf of mexicod. the gulf of mexico, the atlantic ocean2. among the great lakes,is the only one

2、entirely in the united states.a. lake superior b. lake huronc. lake ontario d. lake michigan3. the appalachians run fromto.a. the north, the southb. the east, the westc. the northwest, the southeastd> the northeast, the southwest4. the biggest city in the u.s. isa. los angelesb new yorkc. chicago

3、d. san francisco5. theriver meets the atlantic ocean at new york city.a. potomacb. hudsonc. columbiad. colorado6. hawaii became the fiftieth state of the united states in.a. 1948 b. 1950 c. 1956 d. 19597. is the largest fresh water lake in the world.a. lake superior b. lake michiganc. lake huron d l

4、ake eire8. the largest of the racial and ethnic minorities in the united sates isa. the hispanics b. the asian-americansc. the indiansd. the blacks9. the grand canyon is located in the state ofa. colorado b. californiac. arizona d. new mexcio10. are the fastest-growing racial and ethnic group in the

5、 united sates.a. the blacks b. the hispanicsc. the asianamericans d the indians11. theriver has been called the american ruh匚a. mississippib. ohioc. missouri d. colorado12. the mississippi river flows to.a. the atlantic oceanb. the gulf of californiac. the gulf of mexicod. the pacific ocean13. the u

6、.s. produces nearlyof the corn in the world a. 25%b.35%c.40% d. 50%14. is sometimes called the birthplace of america. a. the midwest b. the great plains c. new england d. the south15 - the snow belt areas in the united states refer to north.16. the chief industry in the rocky mountains is a. the tou

7、rist tradeb. mining c. textile industryd. iron and steel17. the united states is themost populous country in the world. a. third b. fourth c. fifth d. sixth18. new york is located in a. the midwest be the middle atlantic region c. new england d. the great plains19. the united states is thelargest co

8、untry in the world. a. second b. third c. fourth d. fifth 20.is the home of the space center in the u.s. a houston b. dallas c. new orleansd. miami 21. the midwest states lies in thepart of the u.s.a. western b. southern c. northern d. northwestern22. the smallest state in the u.s. isa. washingtonb.

9、 rhode islandc. hawaiid. maryland23. in the u.s., the largest city along the pacific coast is.a. los angelesb. san franciscoc. seattled. portland24. the first industrial area in the united sates isa. new englandb. the middle atlanticc. the midwest d. the south25. is the largest city of the great pla

10、ins of the u.s.a. coloradob. los angelesc. salt lake cityd. denver26. the largest state on the mainland of the united states isa. california b. texasc alaska d. arizona27. the largest and busiest port on the great lakes is.a. new york b. chicagoc. detroitd. st. louis28 the sunbelt areas in the unite

11、d states refer to.a. the east and the northb. the north and the westc. the west and the southd. the east and the south29. the newest state in the united states isa. new mexicob. alaskac californiad. hawaii30. the state ofis the leading state in oil and natural gas deposits in theu.s.a. california b.

12、 new mexicoc. floridad> texas31 the rustbelt areas refers to northeastern usa32. please list five metropolitans which located on the atlantic coastal plain. (boston-washington corridor)boston, massachusetts, new york city, philadelphia, pennsylvania, baltimore, maryland, and washington, d.c.33. f

13、loridais the southern-most city( exclusive of hawaii).34. the highest summits in the us. is mt. mckinley35. the national flag of the united states is known asa. the star-spangled bannerb. uncle samc. got dogd. union jack36. the niagara falls is located on the us and the canadian boundary between lak

14、eand lake.a. superior, huronb. michigan, huronc. huron, eired. eire, ontario37. which of the king was executed in the civil war?a. james ib. charles ic. james iid. charles ii38. westminster palace is thea. seat of british house of parliamentb. seat of english churchc. residence of king and queend. r

15、esidence of prime minster39. no. 10 downing street is.a. office of british navybe official residence of prime minterc. seat of english parliamentd. official residence of king40. the american civil war lasted fromtoa. 185&1861b. 1861, 1863c.1861,1865d.1863, 186741. in the u.s.，the senatorial term

16、 isyears.a. 3.b.4c.6d. 842. thewere the forerunners of the conservative party.a .whigs b etories c .radicals d .nonconformists43. among the great lakes,is the only one entirely in the united states.a. lake superiorb. lake huronc. lake ontariod> lake michigan44. was britain first colony in america

17、.a .plymouthb jamestownc .philadelphiad .new york45 was a king that was so enthusiastic about agricultural changes that he gotthe nickname "farmer george.a .george ib .george iic .george iiid .george iv46. during the american civil war, the army of the north was known asa. the continental armyb the confederate armyc. the u.s. armyd. the union army47 the marsh plan offered economic aid toa. european countriesb. western european countriesc. eastern european countriesde european countries e