1. "The people who first settled in Hawaii came from _____ about 1,000 years ago."

a. the Dust Bowl
b. the South Pacific islands
c. eastern colonies
d. the southern states after reconstruction

2. The West is the nation’s _____.

a. home of the healthiest climate
b. fastest-growing region
c. bread basket
d. invention center

3. San Francisco, California, is home to the _____.

a. Golden Gate Bridge
b. Rose Festival
c. Space Needle
d. Iditarod

4. The completion of the ________ in 1869 led more people to visit and move out West.

a. automobile
b. steam boat
c. Gold Rush
d. railroad

5. Why did Asian immigrants head to the West in the 1840s?

a. to escape the Dust Bowl
b. to mine for uranium
c. to mine for gold
d. to build the Golden Gate Bridge