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News: Top U.S. News of 2009, PAGES 3-5
n Put the 2009 events below into correct
chronological order by writing the appropriate
number (1st–5th) in front of each.
_________ 1.Michael Jackson, the “King of Pop,” died
at age 50.
_________ 2.The New York Times reported that a mysterious strain of flu (swine flu, or H1N1 virus)
was spreading among people in the U.S.
_________ 3.Barack Obama was inaugurated as the first
African-American President of the U.S.
_________ 4.The New York Yankees defeated the
Philadelphia Phillies to win a record 27th
World Series championship.
_________ 5.Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger made an
emergency landing of U.S. Airways Flight
1549 on the Hudson River.
Skills: Snapshots From Around the United
States, PAGES 6-7
n Decide whether each sentence is true, false, or an
opinion. Write your answer on the blank line provided.
____________________ 6.The U.S. population now exceeds
3 billion.
____________________ 7.In 1960, the greatest number
of foreign-born Americans came
from Italy.
____________________ 8.Americans spend too much money
on video games.
____________________ 9.U.S. teens don’t spend enough time
with friends outside of school.
____________________10.More Americans speak Tagalog
(a Filipino language) at home
than speak Korean.
Atlas: United States of America, PAGES 8-9
n Match each capital city in the left column with its
state in the right column.
______11. Carson City
A. Vermont
______12. Jackson
B. Washington
______13. Jefferson City
C. Mississippi
______14. Montpelier
D. Nevada
______15. Olympia
E. Missouri
Almanac: State Smart/People Smart,
PAGES 10-14
n Write the letter of the correct answer on the line
before each question.
______16.How many people serve in the U.S. House of
Representatives?
A. 100
C. 435
B. 255
D. 535
______17.Which state had the highest percentage of
population under 18 years of age in 2008?
A. Arkansas
C. Texas
B. Georgia
D. Utah
______18.Which state’s name comes from Indian
words meaning meadowland?
A. Iowa
C. New Jersey
B. Kentucky
D. Ohio
______19.Pago Pago is the capital of which
U.S. territory or possession?
A. American
C. Northern Mariana
Samoa Islands
B. Guam
D. U.S. Virgin Islands
______20.Which state’s residents have the highest
personal income per capita?
A. California
C. Florida
B. Connecticut D. New York
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