Chapter 8 Review

The continental United States has _______ states.

• 50

• 49

• 48

• 35

The state of ______ is the largest in area of all the U.S. states.

• Alaska

• Hawaii

• Texas

• Florida

The longest river in the U.S. is ______.

• the Missouri River

• the Mississippi River

• the Ohio River

• the Lak Itasca

Some of the world-famous universities like Harvard, Yale and MIT are located in ________.

• the South

• the West

• New England

• the Midwest

San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego all belong to _______.

• Montana

• Utah

• Maine

• California

The Immigration Act of 1924 restricted further immigration into the United States, particularly from ______.

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa

• South America

The characteristics of the dominant American culture are _________.

• English-speaking, Northern European, Roman Catholic and middle-class

• English-speaking, Western European, Roman Catholic and upper-class

• English-speaking, Northern European, Protestant and upper-class

• English-speaking, Western European, Protestant and middle-class

The climate in the United States can be classified as temperate, with some mild subtropical and tropical zones.

• True

• False

New York is composed of five boroughs, including Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Staten Island and Queens.

• True

• False

Almost half of the immigrants coming to the United States in the 1980s were Asians.

• True

• False