Deck 2: United States and Canada

Question 1

Centers of cultural innovation are also called cultural:

A) zones
B) heartlands
C) hearths
D) brains

Answer 1

hearths

Question 2

Summer temperatures are relatively cool and winter temperatures are relatively warm due to the moderating effects of the Pacific Ocean. Precipitation levels are low, with clearly defined winter wet and summer dry seasons. These sentences describe ________ climate.

A) steppe
B) subarctic
C) Mediterranean
D) desert

Answer 2

Mediterranean

Question 3

A ________ climate is semiarid, but not as dry as a desert-moist enough to sustain grasses and shrubs.

A) humid continental
B) steppe
C) tropical rainy
D) marine west coast

Answer 3

steppe

Question 4

The ________ culture core began as a patchwork of small, subsistence-oriented farms surrounding small villages.

A) New England
B) Southern
C) Middle Atlantic

Question 5

New York and Pennsylvania, together with portions of New Jersey and Maryland, made up the ________ core.

A) New England
B) Southern
C) Middle Atlantic

Question 6

Manitoba became a province of Canada in:

A) 1492
B) 1776
C) 1870
D) 1919

Question 7

The tulip festival of Holland, Michigan reflects the large numbers of ________ immigrants who settled southwestern Michigan in the mid-nineteenth century.

A) Swiss
B) Swedish
C) Syrian
D) Dutch

Question 8

The MacKenzie River empties into the:

A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Pacific Ocean
C) Gulf of Mexico
D) Arctic Ocean

Question 9

The northernmost Great Lake is:

A) Huron
B) Ontario
C) Superior
D) Erie

Question 10

The Yukon River originates in ________ and empties into the ________.

A) Alaska; Pacific Ocean
B) British Columbia; Bering Sea
C) Yukon; Arctic Ocean
D) California; Hudson Bay

Question 11

- Victoria Island is found in ________ Canada.

A) northern
B) southern
C) eastern
D) western

Question 12

-The Brooks Range is found in:

A) California
B) Ontario
C) Nunavut
D) Alaska

Question 13

-The Appalachian Plateau is found on the ________ side of the Appalachian Highlands system.

A) northern
B) southern
C) eastern
D) western

Question 14

-The Piedmont is found on the ________ side of the Appalachian Highlands system.

A) northern
B) southern
C) eastern
D) western

Question 15

- The Gulf of St. Lawrence is found in ________ Canada.

A) northern
B) southern
C) eastern
D) western

Question 16

It is within the Alaska Range that we find Mt. McKinley, the highest peak in the United States and Canada at about ________ feet.

A) 14,000
B) 18,000
C) 20,000
D) 25,000

Question 17

- Georgia enjoys ________ climate.

A) subarctic
B) humid continental
C) humid subtropical
D) steppe

Question 18

-Wisconsin enjoys ________ climate.

A) subarctic
B) humid continental
C) humid subtropical
D) steppe

Question 19

- Northern Quebec enjoys ________ climate.

A) subarctic
B) humid continental
C) humid subtropical
D) steppe

Question 20

- West Texas enjoys ________ climate.

A) subarctic
B) humid continental
C) humid subtropical
D) steppe

Question 21

________ is a term that describes the more extreme heating and cooling characteristics of land compared to water.

A) Humid
B) Orographic
C) Continentality
D) Anti-maritimity

Question 22

The Roswell Basin aquifer lies under the state of:

A) Texas
B) California
C) Arizona
D) New Mexico

Question 23

Historically, Scandinavian immigration to the United States centered on the city of:

A) Pittsburgh
B) Baltimore
C) Charleston, WV
D) Minneapolis-St. Paul

Question 24

The term ________ refers to a city's adjacent milk-producing region; cities everywhere, not just in the Dairy Belt, have them.

A) dairy city
B) cow country
C) udder suburbs
D) milkshed

Question 25

Fully ________% of the U.S. and Canadian populations were classified as urban in the first decade of the twenty-first century.

A) 50
B) 68
C) 72
D) 80

Question 26

In 2003, the largest source of immigrants to Canada, ________ percent, came from the People's Republic of China, compared with a meager ________ percent from Great Britain.

A) 16; 2.3
B) 50; 22
C) 22; 5.5
D) 95; 1.6

Question 27

The corn producing regions of Canada are most prominent in:

A) Nunavut
B) Ontario
C) Alberta
D) New Brunswick

Question 28

In 2010, nuclear power accounted for ________ percent of U.S. energy consumption.

A) 36.0
B) 24.6
C) 20.0
D) 8.4

Question 29

In 2010, natural gas accounted for ________ percent of U.S. energy consumption.

A) 36.0
B) 24.6
C) 20.0
D) 8.4

Question 30

Of the following, which U.S. state has no major areas of oil and gas production?

A) California
B) Texas
C) North Dakota
D) Maine

Question 31

Of the following, which Canadian area has no major areas of oil and gas production?

A) Rocky Mountains
B) Arctic Ocean
C) Hudson Bay
D) Labrador Sea

Question 32

Oil and gas-bearing formations several thousand feet below the surface are blasted under high pressure with large quantities of water, sand, and chemicals, cracking the rock to release trapped oil and gas. This is called:

A) hydro-therming
B) water cracking
C) fracking
D) chapping

Question 33

The U.S. and Canadian core manufacturing region contains cities such as Toronto, New York, and:

A) Denver
B) Chicago
C) Miami
D) Houston

Question 34

The U.S. and Canadian core manufacturing region contains cities such as Boston, Buffalo, and:

A) Denver
B) Montreal
C) San Diego
D) Nashville

Question 35

In 2010, manufacturing accounted for about ________ percent of U.S. employment.

A) 0.5
B) 1.6
C) 5.1
D) 10.1

Question 36

In 2010, agriculture accounted for about ________ percent of U.S. employment.

A) 0.5
B) 1.6
C) 5.1
D) 10.1

Question 37

In 1940, manufacturing accounted for about ________ percent of U.S. employment.

A) 0.5
B) 10.1
C) 25.2
D) 33.9

Question 38

The St. Lawrence Valley and the Ontario Peninsula form the manufacturing heartland of Canada, producing perhaps ________ percent of the nation's industrial output..

A) 25
B) 50
C) 75
D) 95

Question 39

In the South in 2011, ________ percent of whites lived in poverty.

A) 9.9
B) 10.4
C) 24.7
D) 26.7

Question 40

In the South in 2011, ________ percent of Asians lived in poverty.

A) 9.9
B) 10.4
C) 24.7
D) 26.7

Question 41

In the South in 2011, ________ percent of Hispanics lived in poverty.

A) 9.9
B) 10.4
C) 24.7
D) 26.7

Question 42

Compared to the United States, Canada has highly restrictive gun laws.

Question 43

The tallest peaks in the Appalachian Mountains are above 9,000 feet.

Question 44

Hurricane Katrina resulted in the deaths of about 80,000 people.

Question 45

During the colonial period, Spanish settlements reached as far north as Durango, Colorado and San Francisco, California.

Question 46

The two primary cities in the French Canadian Core remain Montreal and Ottawa.

Question 47

Unlike the United States, Canada has experienced considerable emigration, or out-migration, most often to Europe.

Question 48

Most of the U.S. population presently lives west of the Mississippi River.

Question 49

The Colorado River flows through Mexico.

Question 50

- The Great Plains are to the east of the Rocky Mountains in Canada.

Question 51

- Yellowknife sits on the coast of Lake Winnipeg.

Question 52

The Canadian Shield is found in no part of the United States.

Question 53

Due to the rain shadow effect, the eastern panhandle of West Virginia, on the leeward side of the Appalachian Mountains, receives less rainfall than the windward side of the state.

Question 54

U.S. population reached 300 million by the year 2000.

Question 55

Canada's population reached 30 million by the year 2000.

Question 56

The United States imports almost 100% of the bauxite used to produce aluminum.

Question 57

The Industrial Revolution first took hold in the United States in the South.

Question 58

By 1970, less that 1% of the U.S. workforce was engaged in agriculture.

Question 59

The Spring Wheat producing region lies to the north of the Winter Wheat region.

Question 60

Canada has no major coal mining areas in the west.

Question 61

Due to the dominance of coal production in Appalachia, the United States has no major coal mining areas in the west.

Question 62

All major concentrations of Native Americans are found west of the Mississippi in the United States.

Question 63

In 2010, about 17.9% of all African-Americans lived in the U.S. South.

Question 64

In 2010, about 16.3% of the U.S. population identified themselves as Hispanic.

Question 65

Evaluate which of North America's landforms is the most daunting for human settlement.

Question 66

Explain orographic precipitation and predict where in West Virginia will have the highest precipitation due to prevailing winds out of the west that blow across the state.

Question 67

Which environmental challenges will be most difficult to overcome for the United States and Canada?

Question 68

Predict future trends of population change in the United States and Canada.

Question 69

Predict future migration trends in Canada.

Question 70

Predict future migration trends in the United States.

Question 71

Evaluate what challenge is most difficult for farmers.

Question 72

Evaluate which energy source will be most promising for the United States and Canada's future.

Question 73

Evaluate which area(s) of the United States are most promising for the renewable energy.

Question 74

Debate which energy sources effectively balance human needs with environmental concerns.

Question 75

Assess whether globalization benefits or harms the United States.

Question 76

Assess the problems and prospects for cities today.

Question 77

Assess the difficulties, historical and current, of integrating diverse ethnic groups in the United States and Canada.

Question 78

Evaluate how ethnic clustering could prevent the integration of diverse ethnic groups in the United States and Canada.

Question 79

Evaluate the possibility of Quebec separating to form an independent country.

Question 80

Based on previous shifts in manufacturing and current trends, predict future shifts in manufacturing location in the United States and Canada.