Cultural Literacy Test - Geography I

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	1.	The Louisiana Purchase is the section of the map labeled
			I
			II
			III
			IV
	2.	The original thirteen colonies are the section of the map labeled
			I
			II
			III
			IV
	3.	The forty-ninth state is in the section of the map labeled
			I
			II
			III
			IV
	4.	What is the capital of New York State?
			New York City
			Buffalo
			Albany
			none of the above
	5.	In which city is the Kremlin located?
			Leningrad
			Moscow
			Warsaw
			Berlin
	6.	How many states does the United States consists of
			48
			49
			50
			51
	7.	The equator is to latitude as which of the following is to longitude?
			Tropic of Cancer
			Tropic of Capricorn
			international date line
			prime meridian
	8.	Which of the following is not true of the Nile River?
			It is the longest river in the world.
			It empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
			It is the main source of water for Senegal.
			The Aswan Dam is built across it.
	9.	The Pacific Northwest is made up of which states?
			Washington, Oregon, and part of Idaho
			Oregon and California
			Idaho, Montana, and part of Washington
			California and Arizona
	10.	Where is Libya?
			in the Middle East, bordering Syria and Lebanon
			in the Middle East, bordering Saudi Arabia
			in northern Africa, bordering Egypt
			in Asia, bordering Brunei
	11.	What is the capital of Germany?
			Bonn
			Berlin
			Munich
			Vienna
	12.	What do Guam and Puerto Rico have in common?
			They are both islands in the Caribbean.
			Their residents are U.S. citizens.
			They are both constitutional monarchies.
			They are both south of the equator.
	13.	The Thirty-eighth Parallel is the line of latitude that marks
			the northern tip of the Oregon Territory
			the division of Korea after World War II
			the location of the Panama Canal
			the line of German defenses in World War I
	14.	Which of the following is not true of the Mississippi River?
			It divides Kansas from Oklahoma.
			It flows from north to south.
			It ends in Louisiana at the Gulf of Mexico.
			It forms the western border of Illinois.
	15.	The line running from north to south represents
			the Great Divide
			the Mason-Dixon line
			the San Andreas fault
			the Oregon Trail
	16.	The capital of this state is
			Sacramento
			Los Angeles
			San Francisco
			San Diego
	17.	The southernmost city on this map is
			Sacramento
			Los Angeles
			San Francisco
			San Diego
	18.	Which country is not an island chain?
			Fiji
			Philippines
			Indonesia
			Burma
	19.	Which of the following countries does not border Israel?
			Iran
			Lebanon
			Jordan
			Egypt
	20.	What are the Himalayas?
			the mountains that link western and eastern Europe
			a mountain range in Tanzania containing Mount Kilimanjaro
			the highest mountains in the world, located in Asia
			the often impassable mountains of Afghanistan
	21.	Spanish is the primary language of all of these countries except
			Cuba and the Dominican Republic
			Venezuela and Guatemala
			Colombia and Argentina
			Haiti and Brazil
	22.	Which of the following states does not border Iowa?
			Nebraska
			North Dakota
			Wisconsin
			Missouri
	23.	Mexico is the section of the map labeled
			I
			II
			III
			IV
	24.	Venezuela is the section of the map labeled
			I
			II
			III
			IV
	25.	Panama is the section of the map labeled
			I
			II
			III
			IV