Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which geographical region of West Virginia includes the state capitol and New
River Gorge?
a. | Allegheny Highlands | b. | Allegheny Plateau | c. | Ohio River
Valley | d. | Potomac Section |
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Which geographical region of West Virginia includes numerous fruit orchards and
the lowest point in the state?
a. | Allegheny Highlands | b. | Allegheny Plateau | c. | Ohio River
Valley | d. | Potomac Section |
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Which geographical region of West Virginia includes Seneca Rocks and Spruce
Knob?
a. | Allegheny Highlands | b. | Allegheny Plateau | c. | Ohio River
Valley | d. | Potomac Section |
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Which geographical region of West Virginia includes steel-producing plants and
the state’s first capital?
a. | Allegheny Highlands | b. | Allegheny Plateau | c. | Ohio River
Valley | d. | Potomac Section |
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In which tourist region is the monument in the photograph located?
a. | Eastern Panhandle | b. | Hatfield and McCoy
Mountains | c. | Metro Valley | d. | New River/Greenbrier
Valley |
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In which tourist region would you find avid ATV riders?
a. | Eastern Panhandle | b. | Hatfield and McCoy
Mountains | c. | Metro Valley | d. | Mountaineer
Country |
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In which tourist region would you find the adventurous people in the
photograph?
a. | Hatfield and McCoy Mountains | b. | Metro Valley | c. | Mountain
Lakes | d. | New River/Greenbrier Valley |
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In which tourist region would you find the building in the photograph?
a. | Eastern Panhandle | b. | Metro Valley | c. | New River/Greenbrier
Valley | d. | Potomac Highlands |
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Which tourist region includes Pleasants, Ritchie, Calhoun, and Jackson
counties?
a. | Metro Valley | b. | Mid-Ohio Valley | c. | Mountain
Lakes | d. | Mountaineer Country |
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Which tourist region includes Hardy, Mineral, Grant, and Tucker counties?
a. | Mid-Ohio Valley | b. | Mountain Lakes | c. | Mountaineer
Country | d. | Potomac Highlands |
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Which tourist region includes Clay, Gilmer, Lewis, and Nicholas counties?
a. | Mid-Ohio Valley | b. | Mountain Lakes | c. | Mountaineer
Country | d. | New River/Greenbrier Valley |
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Which tourist region includes Marshall, Tyler, Wetzel, and Brooke
counties?
a. | Eastern Panhandle | b. | Mountain Lakes | c. | Mountaineer
Country | d. | Northern Panhandle |
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Using your knowledge of tourist regions and the data on the map, in which
tourist region are most of West Virginia’s state forests located?
a. | Hatfield-McCoy Mountains | b. | Mountain Lakes | c. | New River/Greenbrier
Valley | d. | Potamac Highlands |
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Spending by Tourist
Region
2017
Eastern
Panhandle
$942
million
Hatfield-McCoy
Mountains
$148 million
Metro
Valley
$759 million
Mid-Ohio
Valley
$173 million
New River/Greenbrier
Valley
$586 million
Northern
Panhandle
$667 million
Mountain
Lakes
$174
million
Mounaineer
Country
$416 million
Potomac
Highlands
$274 million
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Which tourist region generated the most revenue in 2017?
a. | Eastern Panhandle | b. | Metro Valley | c. | New River/Greenbrier
Valley | d. | Mountaineer Country |
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Which of the following statements is supported by the data on the table?
a. | Tourism has increased steadily in West Virginia. | b. | Tourism is equally
important in all nine tourist regions. | c. | Tourism’s most popular attraction is
outdoor adventure. | d. | Tourism is an important contributor to West
Virginia’s economy. |
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What is the total amount of revenue generated by tourist spending?
a. | $4,139,000 | b. | $5,016,000,000 | c. | $451,000,000 | d. | $4,139,000,000 |
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Which tourist regions produced the least amount of revenue?
a. | Eastern Panhandle | b. | Hatfield-McCoy Mountains | c. | Mountain
Lakes | d. | Potomac Highlands |
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Completion
Complete each
statement.
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A(n) __________ is an area defined by common characteristics, such as soil,
vegetation, climate, landforms, recreation, and economic opportunities.
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A(n) __________ is an elevated tract of more-or-less level land.
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A(n) __________ is someone who travels away from home to another place but does
not plan to settle there permanently.
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A(n) __________ is an item that has been left behind by ancient people.
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Matching
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Match the tourist attraction with the tourist region in which it is
located. a. | Eastern Panhandle | f. | Mountaineer
Country | b. | Hatfield and McCoy Mountains | g. | New River/Greenbrier Valley | c. | Metro
Valley | h. | Northern
Panhandle | d. | Mid-Ohio Valley | i. | Potomac Highlands | e. | Mountain Lakes |
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Holly River State Park
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Potomac Eagle
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Harpers Ferry
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Mothman
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Blackwater Falls
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Bramwell
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Independence Hall
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Prickett’s Fort
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Essay
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Choose a tourist area that you would most like to visit. Identity the
region’s location and tourist attractions. Finally, tell why you want to visit that
region.
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