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Geography of the United States

Which option accurately explains Delaware’s highest elevation?

  • Delaware’s highest elevation of about 224 feet reflects the state’s generally low relief
  • Delaware’s highest elevation of about 458 feet reflects the state’s generally low relief
  • Delaware’s highest elevation of about 448 feet reflects the state’s generally low relief
  • Delaware’s highest elevation of about 672 feet reflects the state’s generally low relief
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  • Delaware's highest elevation of about 448 feet reflects the state's generally low relief
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Geography of the United States

What is the correct interpretation of Delaware?

  • Delaware has no mountain ranges
  • Maryland has no mountain ranges
  • Virginia has no mountain ranges
  • New Jersey has no mountain ranges
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  • Delaware has no mountain ranges
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Geography of the United States

Which statement best summarizes Most of Delaware’s Atlantic shoreline?

  • Most of Delaware’s Atlantic shoreline lies in Bucks County
  • Most of Delaware’s Atlantic shoreline lies in Kent County
  • Most of Delaware’s Atlantic shoreline lies in Sussex County
  • Most of Delaware’s Atlantic shoreline lies in New Castle County
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  • Most of Delaware's Atlantic shoreline lies in Sussex County
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Geography of the United States

Which choice gives the correct context for Coastal locations in Delaware experience more maritime?

  • Coastal locations in Maryland experience more maritime temperature moderation than inland locations
  • Coastal locations in Delaware experience more maritime temperature moderation than inland locations
  • Coastal locations in Virginia experience more maritime temperature moderation than inland locations
  • Coastal locations in New Jersey experience more maritime temperature moderation than inland locations
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  • Coastal locations in Delaware experience more maritime temperature moderation than inland locations
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Geography of the United States

Which statement is correct about Swedish settlement of 1638 came before?

  • The Swedish settlement of 1641 came before English political control of the region
  • The Swedish settlement of 1638 came before English political control of the region
  • The Swedish settlement of 1633 came before English political control of the region
  • The Swedish settlement of 1618 came before English political control of the region
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  • The Swedish settlement of 1638 came before English political control of the region
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Geography of the United States

Which choice gives the correct context for Delaware’s population density?

  • Delaware’s small land area and growing population contribute to relatively high population density
  • Delaware’s small land area and growing population contribute to no measurable population density
  • Delaware’s small land area and growing population contribute to a density determined only by tourism
  • Delaware’s small land area and growing population contribute to one of the lowest population densities in the country
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  • Delaware's small land area and growing population contribute to relatively high population density
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Geography of the United States

What is true about New Castle County’s population pattern?

  • Sussex County contains Delaware’s largest urban and suburban concentration
  • Baltimore County contains Delaware’s largest urban and suburban concentration
  • Kent County contains Delaware’s largest urban and suburban concentration
  • New Castle County contains Delaware’s largest urban and suburban concentration
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  • New Castle County contains Delaware's largest urban and suburban concentration
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Geography of the United States

Which fact best describes Dover’s central position?

  • Dover’s central position helped make it a practical location for the state capital
  • Georgetown’s central position helped make it a practical location for the state capital
  • Wilmington’s central position helped make it a practical location for the state capital
  • Newark’s central position helped make it a practical location for the state capital
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  • Dover's central position helped make it a practical location for the state capital
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Geography of the United States

What does Colorado’s nearly rectangular boundary reveal about its political geography?

  • Mountain ridges form perfect lines
  • Many borders were surveyed as straight latitude and longitude lines
  • Every border follows a river
  • The state is naturally square
Correct answer(s):
  • Many borders were surveyed as straight latitude and longitude lines
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Geography of the United States

Why is Colorado’s connection with Arizona geographically unusual?

  • They share the longest state border
  • They are separated by an ocean
  • The two states meet at a single point rather than along a border segment
  • Arizona surrounds Colorado
Correct answer(s):
  • The two states meet at a single point rather than along a border segment
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Geography of the United States

What is one tension created by popular protected landscapes in Colorado?

  • Conservation always eliminates tourism
  • Tourism benefits must be balanced with conservation
  • National parks have no visitors
  • Tourism requires removing all wildlife
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  • Tourism benefits must be balanced with conservation
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Geography of the United States

What do Colorado’s four national parks demonstrate?

  • All four parks protect the same landscape
  • None contains cultural resources
  • Every park is a desert
  • The state protects very different natural and cultural resources
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  • The state protects very different natural and cultural resources
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Geography of the United States

What does Denver’s position in Colorado’s urban hierarchy mean?

  • It has the broadest concentration of population and metropolitan functions
  • It has no regional influence
  • It is the smallest town
  • It is not connected to other cities
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  • It has the broadest concentration of population and metropolitan functions
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Geography of the United States

Which combination best explains why population is concentrated along Colorado’s Front Range?

  • Ocean ports and tropical farming
  • Only state borders
  • Terrain, transportation, water access, jobs, and urban development
  • Only mineral color
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  • Terrain, transportation, water access, jobs, and urban development
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Geography of the United States

Why does eastern Colorado support more large-scale farming than the high mountains?

  • Flatter land and broader agricultural areas make mechanized farming easier
  • Eastern Colorado has no wind
  • Mountain slopes are always warmer
  • The plains receive ocean tides
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  • Flatter land and broader agricultural areas make mechanized farming easier
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Geography of the United States

What does Colorado show about the effect of elevation on climate?

  • Only longitude controls climate
  • Higher places are always hotter
  • Nearby places can have very different climates when their elevations differ greatly
  • Elevation never affects temperature
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  • Nearby places can have very different climates when their elevations differ greatly
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Geography of the United States

Which land use is most likely to become more limited at very high elevations in Colorado?

  • Mountain hiking
  • Watershed protection
  • Large-scale crop farming
  • Alpine recreation
Correct answer(s):
  • Large-scale crop farming
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Geography of the United States

Why is the Continental Divide important beyond being a mountain feature?

  • It separates major drainage basins and affects water management
  • It divides summer from winter
  • It marks the U.S.-Canada border
  • It sets county tax rates
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  • It separates major drainage basins and affects water management
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Geography of the United States

Why does Colorado’s headwaters position give it national importance?

  • It controls ocean tides
  • It contains every U.S. river source
  • It has no downstream connections
  • Water beginning there serves people and ecosystems far downstream
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  • Water beginning there serves people and ecosystems far downstream
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Geography of the United States

What could a low-snowpack year affect in Colorado?

  • Only state symbols
  • Runoff, reservoirs, irrigation, municipal supplies, and downstream flows
  • Only university enrollment
  • Only postal codes
Correct answer(s):
  • Runoff, reservoirs, irrigation, municipal supplies, and downstream flows
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