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American Survey Test
地理
1. The _____ part of America consists of high plateaus and mountains formed by the Great Cordillera Range.
A. eastern B. western C. northeastern
2. In eastern _____ lies Death Valley, 85 metres below sea level.
A. California B. Utah C. Arizona
3. In the west of the _____ lie the Colorado Plateaus and the Columbia Plateaus.
A. Rocky Mountain B. Coast Range C. Cascades Mountains
4. The _____ lies between the Colorado Plateaus and Columbia Plateaus
A. Great Basin B. Colorado Valley C. Great Plains
5. The famous Yellowstone National Park is situated in northwestern part of _____.
A. California B. Arizona C. Wyoming
6. The world-known Colorado Valley lies in northern _____, which is cut by the Colorado River.
A. Arizona B. Utah C. Montana
7. Among the five Great Lakes, only _____ is wholly within the United States.
A. Erie B. Superior C. Michigan
8. Only the climate in the southern part of _____ is tropical.
A. Florida B. ia C. Virginia
9. Washington, the capital of the US, is on the _____ river.
A. Potomac B. Delaware C. St. Laurence
10. The width of the Niagara Fall is about _____ metres and the drop average _____ metres.
A. 1650, 50 B. 1240, 49 C. 1540, 49
11. _____ part is the most densely populated region in America.
A. The southern B. The northeastern C. The western
12. The Great Salt Lake lies in northern _____.
A. Idaho B. Arizona C. Nevada D. Utah
13. _____ has been called the “cradle of American Liberty”.
A. Philadelphia B. Plymouth C. Boston
14. About _____ of the world’s annual agricultural e from the United States.
A. half B. one third C. two thirds
15. The highest mountain in the . is Mount _____.
A. Appalachian B. Mekinley C. Rocky
16. Mount Mekinley lies in the _____ Range.
A. Sierra Nevada B. Cascades C. Alaska
17. The two largest Chinatowns are located in the following cities except _____.
A. New York B. San Francisco C. Miami
18. The world’s largest freshwater lake is Lake _____.
A. Superi