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Jefferson Memorial was sponsored by_______?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
John F. Kennedy
Theodore D. Roosevelt
Where is Headquarters of the United Nations located?
New York City
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington, D.C.
The Statue of Liberty is the nation's most iconic monument, a symbol of ____________and hope to millions of _________ on their way to Ellis Island.
freedom - immigrants
Where is the seat of the House of Representatives and the Senate in which they meet and make laws of the land?
The National Archives, Washington, D.C.
The Capitol, Washington, D.C.
The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C.
The White House, Washington, D.C.
Where is the island state of Hawaii located?
in the mid-Pacific Ocean
at the northwestern extreme of North America
in the mid-Alantic Ocean
The national capital is __________________, which is coextensive with the _____________, the federal capital region created in 1790.
Washington - District of Columbia
The conterminous states are bounded on the north by ______, on the east by the___________, on the south by the _________, and on the west by the ______________
Canada, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Mexico, Pacific Ocean
Where is the island state of Haiwaii?
The Pacific Ocean
The Alantic Ocean
Where is the state of Alaska?
northwest of Canada
southwest of Canada
What are the two main mountain ranges run north and south - the _________ in the eastern part of the U.S. and the __________ in the west.
Appalachian Moutains and Rocky Mountains
Between the two main moutain ranges are?
Ohio Rivers
Lake Superior
Great Plains
Mississippi
Which is another mountain chain west of the Rockies?
The Sierra Nevada and the Cascade ranges
Which is the longest river in the U.S.?
Rio Grande
Missouri
Colorado
Mississippi
Which are the two rivers flowing into the Mississippi?
Ohio Rivers and the Rio Grande
The Colorado and the Rio Grande
The Missouri and Ohio Rivers
What are the major rivers in the western part of U.S.?
The Mississppi and the Missouri
The Colorado and the Rio Grande
The highest mountains of the Rockies form the________.
Alantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Continental Divide
Gulf of Mexico
