4th Grade Third 9 Weeks Test Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1 A waterway for ships that is dug across land is called a. A port C river B harbor D canal 2 The two parts of the Midwest are the Plains States and the. A New England States C Middle Atlantic States B Great Lake States D Southeast States 3 The St. Lawrence Seaway allows ships from the Midwest to travel to the. A Mississippi C Atlantic Ocean B Pacific Ocean D Gulf of Mexico 4 Use the map above to answer questions 4, 5, and 6. Which city was built in a desert area? A Tucson C Tulsa B Dallas D Santa Fe 5 Which southwestern state has the most mountains? A Texas C New Mexico B Oklahoma D Arizona 6 Texas is mostly made up of which type of landform? A plateaus C desert B mountains D plains 1
7 The Grand Canyon is located in A New Mexico C Arizona B Colorado D Utah 8 Which natural process formed the Grand Canyon? A heavy rainstorms long ago C blowing cyclones B erosion by the Colorado River D the course of the Rio Grande 9 The giant saguaro cactus grow naturally in the. A Great Plains C Grand Canyon B Sonora Desert D Red River Valley 10 Which process formed the Great Lakes thousands of years ago? A the spreading of prairies B the moving and melting of glaciers C the meeting of warm and cold air masses D the flooding of the Mississippi River System 11 Which is a landform covered mostly with grasses and flowers? A a mountain C a prairie B a glacier D a township 12 During the 1930s, the worst drought in the history of the United States destroyed many farms in the Midwest. What does the term drought mean in the sentence above? A a long period of little or no rain C a fast-spreading disease B a funnel-shaped, spinning windstorm D a time when rivers overflow their banks 13 What was one way that the Sioux adapted to living on the Great Plains? A They settled in permanent villages and farms. B They traveled in canoes instead of on horses. C They used sod to build their homes. D They moved from place to place, following herds of buffalo. 14 In what kind of industry do people at New Mexico s Los Alamos National Laboratory work? A Nuclear energy C farming B manufacturing D trade 2
15 Waterways connect the Great Lakes to A the Pacific Ocean and the Appalachian Mountains. B the Gulf of Mexico and the Great Plains. C the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. D the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean. 16 The Great Plains States of the Midwest A get more rainfall than the Great Lakes States. B are drier than the Great Lakes States. C are covered with dense forest. D are close to the ocean. 17 Why did the Midwest become a center for farming? A The soil is rich and the rain plentiful. C It has many natural resources. B Its near the ocean. D Farmers raised hogs and dairy cows. 18 What is an important natural resource for the Midwest? A tractors C computers B jam D water 19 What did French explorers first bring to the Midwest? A farming C horses B hunting D trading 20 What were some of the goods that the American Indians wanted from Europeans? A furs and animal skins C crops B knives, guns, and cloth D houses 3
21 Use the map to answer questions 21 and 22. Which state has shores on four Great Lakes? A Illinois C Michigan B Wisconsin D Minnesota 22 Which two states border Lake Superior? A Illinois and Indiana C Illinois and Ohio B Wisconsin and Minnesota D Ohio and Indiana 23 What is true of major cities in the Great Plains region? A They were started close to highways and railroad lines. B They don t exist. C They were settled by the Lakota Indians. D They formed near rivers because travel on waterways was easier than on land. 24 Most of the land in the Plains States is A covered with prairie grass. C used to grow crops and raise cattle. B covered with towns and cities. D covered with dense forests. 4
25 What was one way Chicago s location helped it become a major trading center? A Its rural location offered jobs and kept wages high. B Its rural location was good for manufacturing and business. C Its location was near service industries. D Nearby waterways were good for trade and transportation. 26 In what way did people change the prairie of the Great Plains? A They used it to make the Great Lakes. B They used it to build an elevated train system. C They used it to make farmland. D They used it to grow forests. 27 Which is an important waterway in the Midwest? A the Atlantic ocean C the Gulf of Mexico B the Great Lakes D the Colorado River 5
ID: A 4th Grade Third 9 Weeks Test Answer Section MULTIPLE CHOICE 1 ANS: D STA: 1.5 2 ANS: B STA: 1.2 3 ANS: C STA: 1.1 4 ANS: A STA: 1.1 5 ANS: C STA: 1.1 6 ANS: D STA: 1.1 7 ANS: C STA: 1.2.B 8 ANS: B STA: 1.1 9 ANS: B STA: 1.1 10 ANS: B STA: 1.1 11 ANS: C STA: 1.1 12 ANS: A STA: 1.3, CCR4 13 ANS: D STA: 2.1 14 ANS: A STA: 1.5 15 ANS: C STA: 1.1 16 ANS: B STA: 1.1 17 ANS: A STA: 1.5 18 ANS: D STA: 1.5 19 ANS: D STA: 2.2 20 ANS: B STA: 2.4 21 ANS: C STA: 1.1 22 ANS: B STA: 1.1 23 ANS: D STA: 1.5 24 ANS: C STA: 1.1 25 ANS: D STA: 1.5 26 ANS: D STA: 1.5 27 ANS: B STA: 1.1 1