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What landscape best describes northwestern New Jersey’s Valley and Ridge province?

  • Long ridges and broad valleys
  • Flat coral atolls
  • Extensive lava fields
  • Wide desert dunes
Correct answer(s):
  • Long ridges and broad valleys

What kind of terrain is typical of the New Jersey Highlands?

  • Coral reefs and lagoons
  • Flat sand deserts
  • Rocky uplands and forested hills
  • Bare ice sheets
Correct answer(s):
  • Rocky uplands and forested hills

Why are Highlands forests and reservoirs important to nearby New Jersey communities?

  • They stop all rainfall
  • They protect drinking-water sources
  • They create volcanic islands
  • They produce ocean tides
Correct answer(s):
  • They protect drinking-water sources

Which terrain characterizes much of New Jersey’s Piedmont?

  • Rolling land with extensive development
  • High desert salt flats
  • Permanent glaciers
  • Tropical mangrove islands
Correct answer(s):
  • Rolling land with extensive development

How does the Atlantic Coastal Plain generally compare with New Jersey’s Appalachian regions?

  • It contains more alpine glaciers
  • It has higher mountain peaks
  • It is entirely underwater
  • It is lower and flatter
Correct answer(s):
  • It is lower and flatter

Which idea does Ceres represent on New Jersey’s state seal?

  • High-speed transportation
  • Military conquest
  • Agricultural abundance
  • Deep-sea exploration
Correct answer(s):
  • Agricultural abundance

What is the Jersey Shore?

  • A river in Pennsylvania
  • New Jersey’s Atlantic coastal region
  • A mountain range in northern New Jersey
  • A desert in the Southwest
Correct answer(s):
  • New Jersey's Atlantic coastal region

Which Revolutionary War battle did Washington’s forces win on December 26, 1776?

  • Battle of Gettysburg
  • Battle of Trenton
  • Battle of Yorktown
  • Battle of Antietam
Correct answer(s):
  • Battle of Trenton

Which Revolutionary War battle took place on January 3, 1777?

  • Battle of Princeton
  • Battle of Lexington
  • Battle of Saratoga
  • Battle of Bunker Hill
Correct answer(s):
  • Battle of Princeton

What is New Jersey’s state bird?

  • American robin
  • Bald eagle
  • Eastern goldfinch
  • Great blue heron
Correct answer(s):
  • Eastern goldfinch

Which flower represents New Jersey as its state flower?

  • Sunflower
  • Violet
  • Magnolia
  • Rose
Correct answer(s):
  • Violet

What is New Jersey’s official state tree?

  • Northern red oak
  • Coastal redwood
  • Sugar maple
  • Palm tree
Correct answer(s):
  • Northern red oak

Which fish is New Jersey’s official state fish?

  • Tuna
  • Brook trout
  • Salmon
  • Catfish
Correct answer(s):
  • Brook trout

Which turtle is New Jersey’s state reptile?

  • Bog turtle
  • Leatherback sea turtle
  • Snapping turtle
  • Painted turtle
Correct answer(s):
  • Bog turtle