Deck 6: The United States and Canada

Question 1

A federal state is a form of government in which power is allocated to ________.

A) units of local government within the country
B) a central government within the country
C) a county within the country
D) political parties, who choose the national leadership
E) none of the above

Answer 1

A

Question 2

When did Canada separate from Great Britain?

A) 1867
B) 1767
C) 1967
D) 2006
E) Canada is still part of Great Britain.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The western coastal formation of North America sits along the fault line of two active crustal plates, the ________ and the Juan de Fuca plate.

A) Canadian Plate
B) Interior Plate
C) California Plate
D) Pacific Plate
E) none of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

What was the purpose of the North America Act of 1867?

A) creation of the Dominion of Canada
B) unify the former French Canadian possessions with British possessions under one royal governor
C) extend voting rights to non-White Canadians
D) transfer ownership of Alaska to the United States
E) abolish slavery in Canada

Question 5

In response to Katrina in 2005, over ________ were evacuated and over ________ deaths occurred.

A) 1,000,000/1,800
B) 100,000/1,000
C) 10,000/1,000
D) 1,000/100
E) 1,000/10

Question 6

On the North American continent, the jet stream brings ________ to most of the continent in the winter.

A) dry air
B) wind
C) precipitation
D) warmth
E) none of the above

Question 7

Most Canadians live:

A) within 200 miles of the border with the U.S.
B) on the Pacific coast
C) in the Maritime provinces
D) in the Prairie provinces
E) in the north of their country

Question 8

This is the largest Canadian city on the Pacific coast.

A) Vancouver
B) Seattle
C) Winnipeg
D) Calgary
E) Juneau

Question 9

Which of the following is more stationary?

A) Canadian Plate
B) North American Plate
C) Pacific Plate
D) Juan de Fuca Plate
E) none of the above

Question 10

This U.S. government policy states that European military interference in the Western Hemisphere, including the Caribbean and Latin America, would no longer be acceptable.

A) The Kennedy Doctrine
B) The Reagan Doctrine
C) The Monroe Doctrine
D) The Jefferson Doctrine
E) The Adams Doctrine

Question 11

The first inhabitants of North America probably originated in what is today northern ________ and ________.

A) Mexico/California
B) Germany/Denmark
C) China/Siberia
D) Colombia/Venezuela
E) none of the above

Question 12

When did the federal government begin playing a more active and direct role in the American economic and social life?

A) Late 18th century
B) Late 19th century
C) Late 20th century
D) Late 17th century
E) The federal government does not play an active and direct role in the American economic and social life.

Question 13

This is the newest territorial division within Canada, occupied by about 20,000 people, mostly Native Americans.

A) Nunavut
B) Yukon
C) Inuit
D) British Columbia
E) Greenland

Question 14

Effectively, the Johnson-Reed Immigration Act of 1924 was targeted at ________, as they then made up most of the migrant population to the U.S.

A) Southern and Eastern Europeans
B) Chinese
C) Japanese
D) Latin Americans
E) Irish and Germans

Question 15

Approximately half of current migrants to Canada come from:

A) Asia
B) Great Britain
C) the Caribbean Basin
D) Mexico
E) United States

Question 16

This is the largest landowner in the "New West."

A) the federal government
B) retirees from the Eastern states
C) Native Americans
D) Ranchers
E) mining companies

Question 17

________ is a formerly glaciated landscape that contains fertile soils and an abundance of lakes and rivers.

A) The Canadian Shield
B) The Interior Lowlands
C) The Great Plains
D) Gulf-Atlantic Coastal Plain
E) none of the above

Question 18

Why was Hurricane Katrina in 2005 different and far more destructive than most Gulf Coast storms ?

A) the high population density in southern Louisiana and Mississippi
B) the dependence of New Orleans on levees to protect areas below sea level
C) widespread flooding
D) the historic intensity of the storm
E) all of these

Question 19

This is the largest religious group within the United States.

A) Roman Catholics
B) Baptists
C) Evangelicals
D) Lutherans
E) Episcopalians

Question 20

________ is the capital of Canada.

A) Toronto
B) Montreal
C) Ottawa
D) Vancouver
E) none of the above

Question 21

A high estimate of the number of Native Americans in the U.S. and Canada when the first Europeans arrived is:

A) 18 million
B) 10 million
C) 50 million
D) 1 million
E) 3 million

Question 22

About 25% of Canada's population is of ________ ancestry.

A) French
B) African
C) Native American
D) Asian
E) British

Question 23

The largest religious denomination in Canada is ________.

A) Protestantism
B) Roman Catholicism
C) Judaism
D) Evangelicals
E) none of the above

Question 24

The ________ wave of immigration to North America was dominated by large numbers of Irish and German.

A) first
B) second
C) third
D) fourth
E) fifth

Question 25

In both Canada and the U.S., ________ was far and away the most influential of the four colonial powers.

A) France
B) Great Britain
C) Spain
D) the Netherlands
E) none of the above

Question 26

Most Canadians are of:

A) British ancestry
B) French ancestry
C) Spanish ancestry
D) Irish ancestry
E) none of the above

Question 27

Approximately what percentage of Americans have some access to the Internet?

A) 50%
B) 30%
C) 20%
D) 75%
E) nearly 100%

Question 28

The best estimate of the proportion of Americans living in poverty in 2002 is:

A) 1 in 5
B) 1 in 20
C) 1 in 10
D) 1 in 100
E) 1 in 1000

Question 29

Columbus thought he had arrived in ________; however, he actually had arrived in the Caribbean.

A) Africa
B) the Far East
C) the Middle East
D) Persia
E) none of the above

Question 30

By 1990, ________ had become the largest source region of immigrants to the U.S.

A) Mexico
B) China
C) Russia
D) India
E) none of the above

Question 31

If this state were a country, it would have the sixth largest GNP in the world.

A) California
B) Texas
C) New York
D) Florida
E) New Jersey

Question 32

Approximately how far from the mainland of the United States is Hawai'i?

A) 2000 miles
B) 1200 miles
C) 500 miles
D) 4000 miles
E) 100 miles

Question 33

What is defined as the withdrawal of investments from activities (and regions) that yield low rates of profit in order to reinvest in new activities (and new places)?

A) Creative Destruction
B) Deindustrialization
C) Globalization
D) End of the Beginning
E) none of the above

Question 34

Evidence exists that Inuits had trading relations with Norse settlers as early as the ________ century A.D.

A) 10th
B) 5th
C) 12th
D) 8th
E) 15th

Question 35

The last of the original colonial possessions to join the Canadian federation in 1949 was:

A) Manitoba
B) Newfoundland
C) British Columbia
D) Prince Edward Island
E) Quebec

Question 36

Over half of Canadian exports go to:

A) the United States
B) Great Britain
C) France
D) Japan
E) Mexico

Question 37

Although its inhabitants have diverse origins, North America is considered Europeanized because of the predominance of:

A) European languages
B) Christianity
C) both of these
D) neither of these
E) North America is not considered to be Europeanized.

Question 38

After the Seven Years War, the ________ for the most part dominated the European-inhabited territory of North America.

A) British
B) French
C) Spanish
D) Dutch
E) none of the above

Question 39

Which of these cities is not located in "Cascadia"?

A) Portland
B) Vancouver
C) Seattle
D) Los Angeles
E) None of these are located in "Cascadia."

Question 40

The ________ imposed quotas on the number of new immigrants who would be allowed to enter the U.S.

A) Hart-Cellar Act
B) Wilson-Miller Act
C) Johnson-Reed Act
D) none of the above
E) all of the above

Question 41

Miami has what type of climate?

A) Mediterranean
B) Marine Coastal
C) Arid
D) Tropical Savanna
E) Continental

Question 42

The largest minority in the United States is:

A) African-Americans
B) South Asians
C) Hispanics
D) Western Europeans
E) East Asians

Question 43

Yukon is the largest territorial unit within Canada and is home to about 31,000 people.

Question 44

William Cronon has shown that Europeans saw the natural world they encountered in North America much differently from the native peoples.

Question 45

The Second Wave of immigrants were considered the most desirable to the United States.

Question 46

Southern and Eastern Europeans made up most of the Third Wave of immigration to North America.

Question 47

American children are more likely to live in poverty than American adults.

Question 48

The urbanization rate for North America is approximately:

A) 50 percent
B) 25 percent
C) 90 percent
D) 80 percent
E) 100 percent

Question 49

Canada's oil deposits are mostly located in:

A) Alberta
B) Manitoba
C) Nova Scotia
D) Newfoundland
E) British Columbia

Question 50

Canada's current population is:

A) 100 million
B) 200 million
C) 44 million
D) 10 million
E) 5 million

Question 51

Assimilation is the process by which peoples of different cultural backgrounds who occupy a common territory achieve sufficient cultural solidarity to sustain a national existence.

Question 52

Nevada is located in which of the following physiographic provinces?

A) Pacific Mountains and Valleys
B) Interior Highlands
C) Great Plains
D) Rocky Mountains
E) Intermontane Basins and Plateaus

Question 53

Which of the following sports is a U.S. innovation?

A) rugby
B) soccer
C) baseball
D) golf
E) all of the above

Question 54

Compared to the United States, Canada's government has been far more inclined to guarantee social welfare.

Question 55

Canada is only second to Saudi Arabia in proven oil reserves.

Question 56

Once beyond the Rocky, Sierra Nevada, and Cascade mountains, the moisture gradient rises toward the Pacific.

Question 57

The largest non-Christian religion in the United States is Judaism.

Question 58

From 1860 to 1920, the predominant migration pattern within the U.S. was:

A) rural to urban
B) urban to rural
C) urban to suburban
D) suburban to urban
E) none of these

Question 59

The current population of the United States is:

A) 44 million
B) 354 million
C) 125 million
D) 30 million
E) 1 billion

Question 60

Mormons are concentrated in which U.S. state?

A) Nevada
B) Utah
C) New Mexico
D) Montana
E) Arizona

Question 61

Match the capitals with the U.S. states and Canadian provinces.

A) Springfield
B) Sacramento
C) Tallahassee
D) Albany
E) Richmond
F) Victoria
G) Austin
H) Edmonton
I) Winnipeg
J) Quebec City
New York

Question 62

Describe the historical and geographical factors that make Québec unique. Why do so many Québeçois want to secede from Canada? How might increasing globalization affect Québec?

Question 63

Match the capitals with the U.S. states and Canadian provinces.

A) Springfield
B) Sacramento
C) Tallahassee
D) Albany
E) Richmond
F) Victoria
G) Austin
H) Edmonton
I) Winnipeg
J) Quebec City
Alberta

Question 64

Match the capitals with the U.S. states and Canadian provinces.

A) Springfield
B) Sacramento
C) Tallahassee
D) Albany
E) Richmond
F) Victoria
G) Austin
H) Edmonton
I) Winnipeg
J) Quebec City
British Columbia

Question 65

Match the capitals with the U.S. states and Canadian provinces.

A) Springfield
B) Sacramento
C) Tallahassee
D) Albany
E) Richmond
F) Victoria
G) Austin
H) Edmonton
I) Winnipeg
J) Quebec City
Texas

Question 66

Match the capitals with the U.S. states and Canadian provinces.

A) Springfield
B) Sacramento
C) Tallahassee
D) Albany
E) Richmond
F) Victoria
G) Austin
H) Edmonton
I) Winnipeg
J) Quebec City
Quebec

Question 67

Discuss the history of slavery in North America.

Question 68

Match the capitals with the U.S. states and Canadian provinces.

A) Springfield
B) Sacramento
C) Tallahassee
D) Albany
E) Richmond
F) Victoria
G) Austin
H) Edmonton
I) Winnipeg
J) Quebec City
Virginia

Question 69

Discuss the urban to suburban migration in North America. When did this urban shift begin? What are the some of the factors that contributed to this particular migration? What have been the long-term impacts of this movement?

Question 70

Discuss the physiographic provinces of North America. List at least two characteristics (location, climate, soil types, geology) for each province.

Question 71

French is an official language in Canada.

Question 72

Superfund sites are locations in the United States officially deemed by the government as extremely polluted and requiring extensive clean up.

Question 73

The gap between rich and poor in the United States is widening.

Question 74

Discuss the three waves of immigration into the United States. What were the push and pull factors associated with each wave? What were the approximate time frames and source areas for each of these external migration streams?

Question 75

Match the capitals with the U.S. states and Canadian provinces.

A) Springfield
B) Sacramento
C) Tallahassee
D) Albany
E) Richmond
F) Victoria
G) Austin
H) Edmonton
I) Winnipeg
J) Quebec City
Florida

Question 76

Match the capitals with the U.S. states and Canadian provinces.

A) Springfield
B) Sacramento
C) Tallahassee
D) Albany
E) Richmond
F) Victoria
G) Austin
H) Edmonton
I) Winnipeg
J) Quebec City
California

Question 77

North America is the only region in the world that contains the full range of climate types that occur globally, stretching from Alaska and the Canadian Arctic to the tropical Hawai'ian Islands.

Question 78

Canada is second only to Saudi Arabia in its proven oil reserves.

Question 79

Match the capitals with the U.S. states and Canadian provinces.

A) Springfield
B) Sacramento
C) Tallahassee
D) Albany
E) Richmond
F) Victoria
G) Austin
H) Edmonton
I) Winnipeg
J) Quebec City
Manitoba

Question 80

Match the capitals with the U.S. states and Canadian provinces.

A) Springfield
B) Sacramento
C) Tallahassee
D) Albany
E) Richmond
F) Victoria
G) Austin
H) Edmonton
I) Winnipeg
J) Quebec City
Illinois