美国概况练习题.doc

The United States I. Choose the correct answer. 1. In area, the United States is the largest country in the world. a. 2nd b. 3rd c. 4th d. 5th 2. The Midwest in the US refers to the region . a. west of the Mississippi Valley b. west of the Appalachian Mountains c. east of the Rocky Mountains d. around the Great Lakes and the upper Mississippi Valley. 3. The Backbone of North America refers to the . a. Appalachian Mountains b. Rocky Mountains c. the Rocky Mountains d. Sierra Nevada Mountains 4. Death Valley is on the western edge of . a. the Great Basin b. California c. the Rocky Mountains d. the Sierra Nevada Mountains 5. Which region might have a dust storm in summer? a. The Deep South. b. The Middle West. c. The Great Plains d. The Central Valley of California. 6. Which area has the highest rainfall in the US? a. The region around the Great Lakes. b. The western part of Washington State. c. The Middle Atlantic states. d. The Central Valley of California. 7. The US primary suppliers of foreign oil are the following countries except . a. Canada b. Japan c. Venezuela d. Saudi Arabia 8. The US largest open-pit copper-mining center is in . a. California b. Utah c. Montana d. South Dakota 9. The over 3 million of early Americans in 1790 were mostly of ancestry. a. Spanish b. French c. British d. Dutch 10. How many immigrants were legally received by the US each year during the 1980s? a. About 270,000. b. About 700,000. c. About 675,000. d. About 800,000 11. The official racial segregation continued to be the law of the US until . a. 1860 b. 1863 c. 1918 d. 1954 12. American Indians now mainly live in the . a. South b. West c. Midwest d. Northeast 13. The majority of American Hispanics are from the following countries except . a. Mexico b. Cuba c. Spain d. Puerto Rico 14. According to the text, which region now leads in percentage increase in populat