End of Topic Test Year 9

United States of America

Name: ______________________________

Part A
1. On what continent is the USA?
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2. Name the states:
a) _____________________________
b) _____________________________ e f
c) _____________________________
d) _____________________________
e) _____________________________
f) _____________________________ b
3. Lightly shade California. c d
4. How many states are there in
total? __________________________
5. Add the following to the map
below:
a) Canada
b) Mexico
c) Alaska
d) The Pacific

6. Name the river at A

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7. What is at B ______________ B
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8. Lightly shade the area of
the Rocky Mountains.
A
9. Before white man arrived
America was inhabited by
Native Americans. Where
did the white men come
from? ____________________
10.What disease did they
bring with them? -
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11.What was the initial reaction of the Native Americans to the arrival of the white men?
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 12.With whom was the war for independence?
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13.Who was the first president of the USA? Circle the correct answer.

Barack Obama / Abraham Lincoln / George Washington / George W Bush

14.Who was the president during the civil war? Circle the correct answer.
Barack Obama / Abraham Lincoln / George Washington / George W Bush
15.What was the reason for the civil war? Tick () the correct answer.
- The Native Americans were unhappy at the white man taking their land .
- The English were demanding too much tax..
- People didnt want to fight in a war with Mexico...
- The president wanted to stop slavery.
16.Where did Henry Ford build his first factory? -
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17. Give two reasons why he chose that place for his factory.
(i) _________________________________________________________________________________
(ii) _________________________________________________________________________________
18.Give two positive impacts of Fords new way of making cars.
(i) ____________________________________________________________________________________
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(ii) _____________________________________________________________________________________
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19.Give two negative impacts of the motor car.
(i) ____________________________________________________________________________________
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20.What is the climate like in California
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21.Name two cities in California: ____________________________
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22.In which city is Hollywood?
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23. How many stars on the flag? __________
24.How many red and white stripes on the flag? ___________________

25.Choose ONE of the following titles to write about:

Thanksgiving
The Native American
The History of the USA
I love my car.
Farming in the USA
The physical geography of the USA
California

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