美国国家概况考题.doc

Unit1 The country （ ）1. The United States stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. （ ）2. The Mississippi river is the longest river in the United States. （ ）3. The Appalachian region is both complicated and varied, containing some of the highest mountains in North America, but also a vast expanse of intermontane basins, plateaus, and isolated ranges. （ ）4. Western Washington and Oregon receive plenty of rain and central California is noticeably drier in winter. ( )5. New England is sometimes called the birthplace of America. ( )6. Washington D. C. is located in the Southern States Region. ( )7. Many Southerners have a strong sense of regional loyalty and take pride in the South’s history and tradition. ( )8. The Midwestern States Region is a vast area of generally flat land that covers much of the center of the United States. ( )9. Las Vegas and Reno stand out as “American dreamland”, for they primarily find wealth through the gambling and entertainment industries. ( )10. Hawaii has the largest land area of all the states, and Alaska has one of the smallest land areas. 1. The United States of America is the ____________ country in the world in size. A. Largest B. second-largest C. third-largest D. fourth-largest 2. ____________ extend from the northern tip of Maine southwestern to Alabama. A. The Rocky Mountains B. The Appalachian Highlands C. The Coast Mountains D. The Blue Mountains 3. The climate of the United States is influenced by ____________. A. the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans B. the Gulf of Mexico C. the Great Lakes D. All of the above 4. What is the leading commercial crop of the south? A. Cotton. B. Tobacco. C. Sugar cane. D. Rice. 5. What Midwestern city is the automobile capital of the world? A. Chicago. B. Detroit. C. Milwaukee. D. Cleveland. 6. One of the most important lakes in the United States is _________, wh