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What was Delaware’s population density in the 2020 Census?

  • About 108 people per square mile
  • About 1,008 people per square mile
  • About 508 people per square mile
  • About 2,508 people per square mile
Correct answer(s):
  • About 508 people per square mile

What is true about New Castle County?

  • Sussex County contains Delaware’s largest concentration of people
  • Kent County contains Delaware’s largest concentration of people
  • Baltimore County contains Delaware’s largest concentration of people
  • New Castle County contains Delaware’s largest concentration of people
Correct answer(s):
  • New Castle County contains Delaware's largest concentration of people

What does Delaware’s compact size make possible?

  • Most farmland is separated from cities by major mountain ranges
  • Delaware’s cities must be hundreds of miles from its beaches
  • Urban areas, farmland and beaches can lie relatively close together
  • The state has no nearby mix of urban, rural and coastal areas
Correct answer(s):
  • Urban areas, farmland and beaches can lie relatively close together

Which description of Brandywine Creek is accurate?

  • Snake River flows through northern Delaware
  • Rio Grande flows through northern Delaware
  • Brandywine Creek flows through northern Delaware
  • Colorado River flows through northern Delaware
Correct answer(s):
  • Brandywine Creek flows through northern Delaware

Which fact best describes the Christina River?

  • The Susquehanna River helped shape the growth of Wilmington
  • The Missouri River helped shape the growth of Wilmington
  • The Christina River helped shape the growth of Wilmington
  • The Tennessee River helped shape the growth of Wilmington
Correct answer(s):
  • The Christina River helped shape the growth of Wilmington

Which option accurately explains the Nanticoke River?

  • The Columbia River is an important waterway in southwestern Delaware
  • The Nanticoke River is an important waterway in southwestern Delaware
  • The Arkansas River is an important waterway in southwestern Delaware
  • The Hudson River is an important waterway in southwestern Delaware
Correct answer(s):
  • The Nanticoke River is an important waterway in southwestern Delaware

What is the correct interpretation of Delaware’s Coastal Plain wetlands?

  • Wetlands are common in Maryland’s Coastal Plain
  • Wetlands are common in Delaware’s Coastal Plain
  • Wetlands are common in Virginia’s Coastal Plain
  • Wetlands are common in New Jersey’s Coastal Plain
Correct answer(s):
  • Wetlands are common in Delaware's Coastal Plain

Which statement best summarizes Delaware’s coastal environments?

  • Dunes, tidal marshes and coastal bays are important parts of New Jersey’s coast
  • Dunes, tidal marshes and coastal bays are important parts of Maryland’s coast
  • Dunes, tidal marshes and coastal bays are important parts of Virginia’s coast
  • Dunes, tidal marshes and coastal bays are important parts of Delaware’s coast
Correct answer(s):
  • Dunes, tidal marshes and coastal bays are important parts of Delaware's coast

What is true about Lewes?

  • Lewes is located near Delaware Bay and the Atlantic coast
  • Lewes is located near San Francisco Bay and the Atlantic coast
  • Lewes is located near Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic coast
  • Lewes is located near Mobile Bay and the Atlantic coast
Correct answer(s):
  • Lewes is located near Delaware Bay and the Atlantic coast

Which description of Cape Henlopen is accurate?

  • Cape Henlopen is close to where Delaware Bay meets the Gulf of Mexico
  • Cape Henlopen is close to where Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean
  • Cape Henlopen is close to where Delaware Bay meets the Lake Erie
  • Cape Henlopen is close to where Delaware Bay meets the Pacific Ocean
Correct answer(s):
  • Cape Henlopen is close to where Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean

Which fact best describes Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay help?

  • The Pacific Ocean and Delaware Bay help moderate temperatures near Delaware’s coast
  • The Lake Erie and Delaware Bay help moderate temperatures near Delaware’s coast
  • The Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay help moderate temperatures near Delaware’s coast
  • The Gulf of Mexico and Delaware Bay help moderate temperatures near Delaware’s coast
Correct answer(s):
  • The Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay help moderate temperatures near Delaware's coast