Voc.
The main mountain range in the East, rises above the Piedmont.
Appalachian Mountains
What amendment is the right to bare arms?
Amendment 2
True or False?
The Midwest is one of the most productive farming regions in the world?
True
Has peeks that rise about 14,000 feet.
A large farm that grows mainly one crop
a. Plantation
b. Bilingual
c. Pioneers
d. Colony
A territory inhabited and controlled by people from a foreign land.
Colony
What amendment allows people the right to remain silent?
Amendment 5
The Rocky Mountains are the main mountain range in the East.
False, the west
A smaller stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river.
Tributary
What river drains the Interior Plains and is the longest river in North America
A. Missouri River
B. Mississippi River
C.The Great River
D. Nile River
B
What is the continental divide?
An area of high ground that divides the flow of rivers toward opposite ends of a continent.
The _________ branch that is responsible for making laws. (executive/legislative)
Legislative
Terrorist acts in the United States have encouraged leaders around the world to work together to combat the problem of terrorism.
True
What is the definition of a judicial branch.
Judges in the federal government who are appointed no elected. This branch interprets the laws in court cases.
The first amendment protects what?
a) citizens’ rights to swift and fair trial.
b) the right to keep and bear arms.
c) Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, petition.
d) citizens against cruel and unusual punishment.
C
What branch includes the president, vice-president and the president's cabinet, carries out and enforces laws.
Executive branch
The ______________ amendment that allows people that right to remain silent.
5th amendment
The 8th amendment provides restrictions on quartering soldiers in citizens’ homes.
False, the 3rd amendment states this.
Give me an example of terrorism.
9/11 attack on the twin towers.
What are the Missouri and Ohio Rivers two major tributaries of?
a) Atlantic Ocean
b) Mississippi River
c) Great Lake
d) Pacific Ocean
B
What branch is responsible for making laws.
Legislative
Name one of the four regions and tell me at least three states in that region.
West; Oklahoma, Texas, and Florida
Forestry and fishing are two important economic activities in the Detroit area.
False, Seattle area
What does the U.S. constitution do?
Spells out the powers and functions of the branches of the federal government.
Most major cities in the Midwest, such as Detroit and Chicago, are located…
a) near the Appalachians Mountains
b) near the Rocky Mountains
c) on the Continental divide
d) on the Great Lakes
D