UNITED STATES HISTORY

 

                           Map Exam

 

                           Fall 2002

 

 

1.  Name the six states that border Canada.

 

1.              

 

2.              

 

3.              

 

4.              

 

5.              

 

6._______________

 

2.  Name four cities that border the Mississippi River.

 

1.              

 

2.              

 

3.               

 

4._______________

 

 

3.  Name ten states the Atlantic Ocean.

 

1.                           6.             

 

2.                           7.             

 

3.                           8.             

 

4.                           9.               

 

5.                          10.                


 

 

4.  Name any state that touches the following feature.

 

1.  Tennessee River                              

 

2.  Columbia River                         

 

3.  Lake Huron                              

 

4.  Platt River                            

 

5.  Rio Grande                              

 

5.  Name 6 states that touch the Rocky Mountains.

 

1.              

 

2.              

 

3.              

 

4._______________

 

5._______________

 

6._______________

 

 

6.  Name the 5 states that were formed from the Northwest          Territory.

 

1.              

 

2.              

 

3.              

 

4.              

 

5.              

 


 

7.  Name 10 states of the Confederacy.

 

1.                                6.              

 

2.                                7.              

 

3.                                8.              

 

4.                                9.              

 

5._______________                 10._______________

 

 

8.  Name the 13 original states.

 

1.                                7.              

 

2.                                8.              

 

3.                                9.               

 

4.                               10.              

 

5.                               11.              

 

6.                               12._______________

 

13._______________

 

 

9.  Name 5 states that border the Pacific Ocean and their

    capitals.

 

1. a.                                 b.               

 

2. a.                                 b.              

 

3. a.                                 b.              

 

4. a.                                 b.              

 

5. a.                             b.              

 

10.  Name 3 cities on the Great Lakes.


 

1.                 2.                 3.              

 

 

 

11.  Name 3 of the largest cities in the 13 Original States.

 

1.                 2.                3.              

 

 

12.  Name a state in which the following features are located?

 

1. Battle of Gettysburg                        

 

2. Yorktown                       _____________

 

3. Ozarks                         _____________

 

4. Alamo                                     

 

5. Plymouth Rock                               

 

6. Columbia River                              

 

7. Chesapeake Bay                             

 

8. Gulf of Mexico                               

 

9. Black Hills                                  

 

10. Everglades                                 

 

 

13. Name 6 states that border the Great Lakes.

 

1.                 

 

2.                                           

 

3.                 

 

4.                 

 

5.                 

 

6.                                                       

 

 

A passing grade of 80% is 60 answers.  5 incorrect answers or less is impressive (i.e. bps).


 

                     UNITED STATES HISTORY

 

                           Map Exam

 

                           Fall 2001

 

 

1.  Name the five states that border the Gulf of Mexico.

 

1.               

 

2.              

 

3.              

 

4.              

 

5.              

 

2.  Name three cities that border the Erie Canal. 

 

1.              

 

2.              

 

3.              

 

3.  Name 10 states that border Canada.

 

1.                           6.             

 

 

2.                           7.             

 

3.                           8.             

 

4.                           9.               

 

5.                          10.                

 

 

4.  Name any state that touches the following feature.

 

1.  Savannah River                          

 


2.  Monongahela River                      

 

3.  Lake Ontario                            

 

4.  Short Grass Prairie                    

 

5.  Columbia River                          5. 

 

Name 3 states that touch the Colorado River.

 

1.              

 

2.              

 

3.              

 

 

6.  Name the 5 states that were formed from the the Northwest          Territory.

 

1.              

 

2.              

 

3.              

 

4.              

 

5.              

 

7.  Name 10 states of the Confederacy.

 

1.                                6.              

 

2.                                7.              

 

3.                                8.              

 

4.                                9.              

 

5._______________                 10._______________

 

8.  Name the 13 original states.

 

1.                                7.              


2.                                8.              

 

3.                                9.              

 

4.                               10.              

 

5.                               11.              

 

6.                               12._______________

 

13._______________

 

 

9.  Name 5 states that border the Ohio River and their

    capitals.

 

1. a.                                 b.              

 

2. a.                                 b.              

 

3. a.                                 b.              

 

4. a.                                 b.              

 

5. a.                             b.              

 

10.  Name 3 salt water seaports on the Gulf of Mexico.

 

1.                2.                 3.              

 

 

 

11.  Name 3 of the five largest cities in the United States in 1860.

 

1.                 2.                 3.              

 

 

12.  Name a state in which the following features are located?

 

1. Grand Canyon                                

 

2. Sacramento River                           

 

3. Adirondacks                                 

 

4. Mount Washington                                

 

5. Mount Whitney                               


6. Yellow Stone                                

 

7. Chesapeake Bay                             

 

8. Lake Okeechobee                             

 

9. Mount Rushmore                              

 

10.Bad Lands                                  

 

 

13. Name 6 states that border the Great Lakes.

 

1.                 

 

2.                                           

 

3.                 

 

4.                 

 

5.                 

 

6.                 

 

 

Name three of the five largest cities in the South in 1860.

 

1.__________________

 

2.__________________

 

3.__________________

 

 

Name six states that either wholly or in part derived from the Louisiana Purchase of 1803.

 

1.___________________

 

2.___________________

 

3.___________________

 

4.___________________

 

5.___________________

 

6.___________________

 

 

 

Name 5 states that either wholly or in part derived from the Mexican Cession of 1848.


1.___________________

 

2.___________________

 

3.___________________

 

4.___________________

 

5.___________________

 

 

 

A passing grade is 80 correct answers.  5 incorrect answers or less is impressive (i.e. bps).


 

 

                     UNITED STATES HISTORY

 

                           MAP QUIZ

 

 

1)   What two groups of mountains lie in New York state?

 

2)   Name two states that the Cascade Mountains touch?

 

3)   On what body of water is Baltimore situated?

 

4)   On what body of water is New Orleans situated?

 

5)   On what body of water is Tampa situated?

 

6)   On what body of water Mobile situated?

 

7)   On what body of water is Chicago situated?

 

8)   In what part of Pennsylvania was the battle of Gettysburg     fought?

 

9)   What states does the Connecticut River run through?

 

10)  What body of water does the Connecticut River empty into?

 

11)  What is the highest mountain in New England?

 

12) What is the highest mountain in North America?  What state is it located in?

 

13) Name the states that the Columbia River runs through?

 

14) Name the states that the Missouri River runs through?

 

15) In what state is Sante Fe?

 

16) In what state is the Grand Canyon?

 

17) In what states was the "Dust Bowl" of the l930s?

 

18) Name the Great Lakes.

 

19) What states border the Great Lakes?

 

20) In what state are the Finger Lakes?

 

21) What major city is near the Everglades?

 

22) Where is Cape Cod?

 

23) Where is Cape May?


24) In what territory were most of the Southeastern Tribes sent    to after 1830?

 

25) What Great Lake furnishes the water for Niagra Falls.

 

26) Name five major southern cities (not in Texas).

 

27) In what states is Mesa Verde located?

 

28) Name the capitals of the following states:

Washington

Alabama

Indiana

Connecticut

Maine

Maryland

North Dakota

Montana

Georgia

Pennsylvania

Hawaii

Florida

 

29) What is the southern most city in the United States?

 

30) What geographical, historical, or physical feature should have been on your map list but is not?


 

 

                     UNITED STATES HISTORY

 

                       MAP QUIZ/MAKE UP

 

To pass the Map Quiz you must answer 80 of the following correct

 

 

1)   Name six states that touch the Appalachian Mountains. 

2)   Name two states that the Rio Grande borders. 

 

3)   Name a city that borders on the Chesapeake Bay. 

 

4)   Name six cities situated in the former Confederate States of America. 

 

5)   On what body of water is Tampa situated?

 

6)   Name three cities in Florida. 

 

7)   Name four cities that border the Great Lakes. 

 

8)   What two rivers that converge at Pittsbugh to form the Ohio   River? 

 

9)   Name the six New England States. 

 

10)  Name two states that border the Long Island sound. 

 

11)  What is the highest mountain in New England?

 

12) What is the highest mountain in North America? 

In what state is it located?

 

13) Name five states that border on the Pacific Ocean. 

 

14) Name the river into which the Platte River empties?

 

15) In what state is Sante Fe?

 

16) In what state is the Puget Sound?

 

17) In what state are the Black Hills?

 

18) Into which Great Lake does the water from the Niagara Falls    empty?  From what Great Lake does the water for Niagra Falls      come? 

 

19) Name two of the Great Lakes that form the Upper Peninsula? 

 

20) In what state is the Great Salt Lake? 

 

21) Which American city is closest to Cuba? 

22) In which state is Las Vegas? 

 

23) Where is Cape Hatteras?  Where are the Everglades?

 

24) In what territory were most of the Southeastern Tribes sent    to after 1830?

 

25) What four states border Lake Erie?  What four states border    Lake Michigan?

 

26) Name three major cities in Texas.

 

27) In what state is Mesa Verde located?

 

28) Name the capitals of the following states:

New Mexico

Mississippi

Idaho

Oregon

Maine

Virginia

New York

Montana

Kentucky

Ohio

Nebraska

Kansas

 

29) What is the largest state in the United States?

 

30) Which state was the Iroqois homeland?

 

31)  Name three cities that border the Erie Canal.

 

32) In which state is Death Valley? 

 

33) Name three cities that border the Ohio River.

 

34  Name the states that were formed from the Northwest   Territory.

 

35) Name the largest city in Michigan.

 

36) Name four American cities named after Catholic saints.

 

37) In what state is Yellow Stone National Park located?

 

38) What river forms the border between Georgia and South     Carolina?

 

39) Name six states that border Canada?

 

40) Name four states that border Mexico.


                     UNITED STATES HISTORY

 

                           Map Exam

 

                           Fall 1992

 

 

1.  Name four cities that are situated on the Pacific Ocean.

 

1.              

 

2.              

 

3.              

 

4.              

 

2.  Name 4 states that border on the Great Lakes.

 

1.              

 

2.              

 

3.               

 

4.              

 

 

3.  Name 4 Rocky Mountain states.

 

1.              

 

2.              

 

3.              

 

4.              

 

 

4.  Name any state that touches the following feature.

 

1.  Blue Ridge Mountains                     

 

2.  Colorado River                         

 

3.  Lake Michigan                          

 

4.  Chesapeake Bay                         

 

5.  Missouri River                         


 

 

5.  Name 4 states that border the Ohio River.

 

1.              

 

2.              

 

3.              

 

4.               

 

 

6.  Name 4 of the 5 states that were constituted from the     Northwest Territory.

 

1.              

 

2.              

 

3.              

 

4.              

 

 

7.  Name 6 states of the Confederacy.

 

1.                                5.              

 

2.                                6.              

 

3.                               

 

4.                               

 

8.  Name the 11 of the 13 original states.

 

1.                                7.              

 

2.                                8.              

 

3.                                9.              

 

4.                               10.              

 

5.                               11.              

 

6.                               

 

 


 

 

 

9.  Name the 4 states that border the Gulf of Mexico and their

    capitals.

 

1. a.                                 b.              

 

2. a.                                 b.              

 

3. a.                                 b.              

 

4. a.                                 b.              

 

 

10.  Name 3 seaports that served the antebellum cotton South.

 

1.                2.                 3.              

 

11.  Name 4 of largest cities in the United States prior to    the Civil War.

 

1.                 2.                3.              

 

12.  Where are the following features?

 

1. Tidewater                              

 

2. Great Plains                           

 

3. Adirondacks                           

 

4. Great Desert                          

 

5. Finger Lakes                          

 

6. Alamo                                 

 

7. Little Big Horn                        

 

8. Savannah River                          

 

9. Mason-Dixon Line                       

 

10. Proclamation Line of 1763              

 

13.  Name 9 features or places that should have been on this exam but were not.

1.                 2.                3.                

 

4.                 5.                6.                

 

7.                 8.                  9.                


 

                     UNITED STATES HISTORY

 

                           Map Exam

 

                           Fall 1995

 

 

1.  Name the five states that border the Pacific Ocean.

 

1.              

 

2.              

 

3.              

 

4.              

 

5.              

 

2.  Name 4 cities that border on the Great Lakes.

 

1.              

 

2.              

 

3.              

 

4.              

 

 

3.  Name 4 states that border Mexico. 

 

1.              

 

2.              

 

3.              

 

4.              

 

 

4.  Name any state that touches the following feature.

 

1.  Chesapeake Bay                          

 

2.  Missourie River                        

 

3.  Lake Superior                           

 

4.  Tennessee River                        

 

5.  Colorado River                         


 

 

5.  Name 4 states that border the Ohio River.

 

1.              

 

2.              

 

3.              

 

4.              

 

 

6.  Name the 5 states that were formed from the the Northwest          Territory.

 

1.              

 

2.              

 

3.               

 

4.              

 

5.              

 

7.  Name 8 states of the Confederacy.

 

1.                                5.              

 

2.                                6.              

 

3.                                7.              

 

4.                                8.              

 

 

8.  Name the 11 of the 13 original states.

 

1.                                7.              

 

2.                                8.              

 

3.                                9.              

 

4.                               10.              

 

5.                               11.              

 

6.                               

 

 


 

 

 

9.  Name 6 states that border the Mississippi River and their

    capitals.

 

1. a.                                 b.              

 

2. a.                                 b.              

 

3. a.                                 b.              

 

4. a.                                 b.              

 

5. a.                                 b.              

 

10.  Name 8 salt water seaports.

 

1.                2.                 3.              

 

4.                  5.                  6.              

 

7.                  8.                 

 

11.  Name 3 of the largest cities in the United States prior to    the      Civil War.

 

1.                 2.                3.              

 

12.  Name a state in which the following features are located?

 

1. Grand Canyon                                

 

2. Rio Grande                                  

 

3. Blue Ridge Mountains                            

 

4. Columbia River                              

 

5. Mount McKinley                              

 

6. Yellow Stone                                

 

7. Puget Sound                                

 

8. Lake Okeechobee                             

 

9. Everglades                                   

 

10.Mt. Vernon                                 

 


 

Name 10 states that either border Canada or border a body of water that serves as the border between the United States and Canada.

 

1.                 

 

2.                                           

 

3.                 

 

4.                 

 

5.                 

 

6.                 

 

7.                 

 

8.                 

 

9.                 

 

10.                

 

 

A passing grade is 65 correct answers.  5 incorrect answers or less is impressive (i.e. bps).


 

                     UNITED STATES HISTORY

 

                           Map Exam

 

                           Fall 1995

 

 

1.  Name the five states that border the Pacific Ocean.

 

1.              

 

2.              

 

3.              

 

4.              

 

5.              

 

2.  Name 4 cities that border on the Great Lakes.

 

1.              

 

2.              

 

3.              

 

4.              

 

 

3.  Name 4 states that border Mexico. 

 

1.              

 

2.              

 

3.              

 

4.              

 

 

4.  Name any state that touches the following feature.

 

1.  Chesapeake Bay                          

 

2.  Missourie River                        

 

3.  Lake Superior                           

 

4.  Tennessee River                        

 

5.  Colorado River                         


 

 

5.  Name 4 states that border the Ohio River.

 

1.              

 

2.              

 

3.              

 

4.              

 

 

6.  Name the 5 states that were formed from the the Northwest          Territory.

 

1.              

 

2.              

 

3.              

 

4.              

 

5.              

 

7.  Name 8 states of the Confederacy.

 

1.                                5.              

 

2.                                6.              

 

3.                                7.              

 

4.                                8.              

 

 

8.  Name the 11 of the 13 original states.

 

1.                                7.              

 

2.                                8.              

 

3.                                9.              

 

4.                               10.              

 

5.                               11.              

 

6.                               

 

 


 

 

 

9.  Name 6 states that border the Mississippi River and their

    capitals.

 

1. a.                                 b.              

 

2. a.                                 b.              

 

3. a.                                 b.              

 

4. a.                                 b.              

 

5. a.                                 b.              

 

10.  Name 8 salt water seaports.

 

1.                2.                 3.              

 

4.                  5.                  6.              

 

7.                  8.                 

 

11.  Name 3 of the largest cities in the United States prior to    the      Civil War.

 

1.                 2.                3.              

 

12.  Name a state in which the following features are located?

 

1. Grand Canyon                                

 

2. Rio Grande                                  

 

3. Blue Ridge Mountains                            

 

4. Columbia River                              

 

5. Mount McKinley                              

 

6. Yellow Stone                                

 

7. Puget Sound                                

 

8. Lake Okeechobee                             

 

9. Everglades                                   

 

10.Mt. Vernon                                 

 


 

Name 10 states that either border Canada or border a body of water that serves as the border between the United States and Canada.

 

1.                 

 

2.                                           

 

3.                 

 

4.                 

 

5.                 

 

6.                 

 

7.                 

 

8.                 

 

9.                 

 

10.                

 

 

A passing grade is 65 correct answers.  5 incorrect answers or less is impressive (i.e. bps).