Cultura y noticias hispanas del Valle del Hudson
Playa de Puerto Rico
Suplemento educativo
Civics (History and Government) questions for the naturalization test – Final part
Preguntas de educación cívica (historia y gobierno) del examen de naturalización – Última parte
Por Estela González Torres
December 2015 Cerramos el año con las últimas preguntas para el examen de naturalización sobre "civismo integrado", más concretamente, geografía, símbolos y fiestas o feriados estadounidenses. Recuerde que la prueba es oral y solo incluye 10 de las 100 preguntas que hemos repasado este año en La Voz. Tiene que responder bien un mínimo de 6 y no olvidar el nombre del oficial USCIS que lo entreviste. Y si tiene 65 años o más y es residente legal permanente de EE.UU. desde hace 20 años o más solo tendrá que estudiar las preguntas marcadas con un asterisco (*).
INTEGRATED CIVICS
A: Geography
88. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
▪ Missouri (River)
▪ Mississippi (River)
The Mississippi River runs through 10 U.S. states but the Missouri River is actually longer.
89. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States? *
▪ Pacific (Ocean)
It means "peaceful" and is the largest ocean on Earth.
90. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
▪ Atlantic (Ocean)
It is the second largest ocean in the world and a major sea route for ships.
91. Name one U.S. territory.
▪ Puerto Rico
▪ U.S. Virgin Islands
▪ American Samoa
▪ Northern Mariana Islands
▪ Guam
A U.S. territory is a partially self-governing piece of land under the authority of the U.S. government. U.S. territories are not states, but they do have representation in Congress.
92. Name one state that borders Canada.
▪ Maine
▪ New Hampshire
▪ Vermont
▪ New York
▪ Pennsylvania
▪ Ohio
▪ Michigan
▪ Minnesota
▪ North Dakota
▪ Montana
▪ Idaho
▪ Washington
▪ Alaska
There are 13 states on the border with Canada, which is 5,000 miles long (8,047 km).
93. Name one state that borders Mexico.
▪ California
▪ Arizona
▪ New Mexico
▪ Texas
The border is about 1,900 miles (3,058km) long and spans four U.S. states.
94. What is the capital of the United States?*
▪ Washington, D.C.
D.C. has been the capital of the U.S. since 1800.
95. Where is the Statue of Liberty?*
▪ New York (Harbor)
▪ Liberty Island
[Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).]
The Statue of Liberty is on Liberty Island, in the New York harbor.
B: Symbols
96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
▪ because there were 13 original colonies
▪ because the stripes represent the original colonies
97. Why does the flag have 50 stars?*
▪ because there is one star for each state
▪ because each star represents a state
▪ because there are 50 states
98. What is the name of the national anthem?
▪ The Star-Spangled Banner
;
It is based on a poem from the war of 1812.
C: Holidays
99. When do we celebrate Independence Day?*
▪ July 4
It marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.
100. Name two national U.S. holidays.
▪ New Year’s Day
▪ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
▪ Presidents’ Day
▪ Memorial Day
▪ Independence Day
▪ Labor Day
▪ Columbus Day
▪ Veterans Day
▪ Thanksgiving
▪ Christmas
Vocabulario útil
actually [áctchuali] en realidad
border [bórder] frontera
longer [lónguer] más largo/a/s
major [méior] gran
sea route [sí rut] ruta marítima
self-governing [sélf góvernin] autónomo
ships [ships] barcos
spans [spans] se expande
the longest [de lónguest] el/la/los/las más largo/a/s
The Star-Spangled Banner [de star spéingol bénner] la bandera tachonada de estrellas (literalmente)
For more study materials and information, please visit: http://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learners/study-test/study-materials-civics-test COPYRIGHT 2015
La Voz, Cultura y noticias hispanas del Valle de Hudson
A: Geography
88. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
▪ Missouri (River)
▪ Mississippi (River)
The Mississippi River runs through 10 U.S. states but the Missouri River is actually longer.
89. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States? *
▪ Pacific (Ocean)
It means "peaceful" and is the largest ocean on Earth.
90. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
▪ Atlantic (Ocean)
It is the second largest ocean in the world and a major sea route for ships.
91. Name one U.S. territory.
▪ Puerto Rico
▪ U.S. Virgin Islands
▪ American Samoa
▪ Northern Mariana Islands
▪ Guam
A U.S. territory is a partially self-governing piece of land under the authority of the U.S. government. U.S. territories are not states, but they do have representation in Congress.
92. Name one state that borders Canada.
▪ Maine
▪ New Hampshire
▪ Vermont
▪ New York
▪ Pennsylvania
▪ Ohio
▪ Michigan
▪ Minnesota
▪ North Dakota
▪ Montana
▪ Idaho
▪ Washington
▪ Alaska
There are 13 states on the border with Canada, which is 5,000 miles long (8,047 km).
93. Name one state that borders Mexico.
▪ California
▪ Arizona
▪ New Mexico
▪ Texas
The border is about 1,900 miles (3,058km) long and spans four U.S. states.
94. What is the capital of the United States?*
▪ Washington, D.C.
D.C. has been the capital of the U.S. since 1800.
95. Where is the Statue of Liberty?*
▪ New York (Harbor)
▪ Liberty Island
[Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).]
The Statue of Liberty is on Liberty Island, in the New York harbor.
B: Symbols
96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
▪ because there were 13 original colonies
▪ because the stripes represent the original colonies
97. Why does the flag have 50 stars?*
▪ because there is one star for each state
▪ because each star represents a state
▪ because there are 50 states
98. What is the name of the national anthem?
▪ The Star-Spangled Banner
;
It is based on a poem from the war of 1812.
C: Holidays
99. When do we celebrate Independence Day?*
▪ July 4
It marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.
100. Name two national U.S. holidays.
▪ New Year’s Day
▪ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
▪ Presidents’ Day
▪ Memorial Day
▪ Independence Day
▪ Labor Day
▪ Columbus Day
▪ Veterans Day
▪ Thanksgiving
▪ Christmas
Vocabulario útil
actually [áctchuali] en realidad
border [bórder] frontera
longer [lónguer] más largo/a/s
major [méior] gran
sea route [sí rut] ruta marítima
self-governing [sélf góvernin] autónomo
ships [ships] barcos
spans [spans] se expande
the longest [de lónguest] el/la/los/las más largo/a/s
The Star-Spangled Banner [de star spéingol bénner] la bandera tachonada de estrellas (literalmente)
For more study materials and information, please visit: http://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learners/study-test/study-materials-civics-test COPYRIGHT 2015
La Voz, Cultura y noticias hispanas del Valle de Hudson
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