Deck 6: The United States and Canada

Question 1

________ 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 these

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The total set of greenhouse gas emissions caused directly and indirectly by an individual called:

A)acid rain
B)pollution
C)carbon footprint
D)CFCs
E)GHGs

Answer 2

C

Question 3

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 these

Answer 3

C

Question 4

In 2008,approximately what percentage of Americans had some access to the Internet?

A)50%
B)30%
C)20%
D)80%
E)nearly 100%

Question 5

The urbanization rate for North America is approximately:

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

Question 6

New York City has what type of climate?

A)Tropical savanna
B)Marine coastal
C)Polar
D)Highland
E)Continental/Mid-latitude

Question 7

Miami has what type of climate?

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

Question 8

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 these

Question 9

Most of the agricultural productivity of the United States and Canada is concentrated in which two physiographic regions?

A)Coastal Ranges and Intermontane Basin and Plateau
B)Coastal Ranges and Great Plains
C)Gulf-Atlantic Coastal Plain and Great Plains
D)Interior Highlands and Interior Lowlands
E)Interior Lowlands and Great Plains

Question 10

Canada's oil deposits are mostly located in:

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

Question 11

The Ozark Mountains are part of what physiographic region?

A)Interior Lowlands
B)Great Plains
C)Piedmont
D)Interior Highlands
E)Coastal Ranges

Question 12

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 13

North America's current population is approximately:

A)109 million
B)202 million
C)346 million
D)158 million
E)7 billion

Question 14

The average life expectancy in North America is:

A)64
B)81
C)78
D)88
E)73

Question 15

What is a "locavore"?

A)a person that consumes only organically grown foods
B)a person that consumes only locally grown meat
C)a vegetarian
D)a person that consumes food that is produced on farms which are no farther than 100 miles from the point of distribution
E)a person that consumes food that is produced on farms which are no farther than 10 miles from the point of distribution

Question 16

Where does the majority of illegal marijuana production take place in North America?

A)Western Coasts of the United States and Canada
B)Western Coast of the United States only
C)Appalachian Mountains
D)Rocky Mountains
E)Great Plains

Question 17

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 these

Question 18

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 these

Question 19

The major landform feature of the eastern United States and Canada is:

A)Gulf-Coastal Plain
B)Interior Lowlands
C)Interior Highlands
D)Appalachian Mountains
E)Rocky Mountains

Question 20

In both Canada and the United States,________ 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 these

Question 21

The North America Act of 1867:

A)dissolved the colonial status of the United States
B)dissolved the colonial status of Canada
C)dissolved the French claims to the Louisiana Purchase
D)abolished slavery in Canada
E)created a nationwide immigration quota system in the United States

Question 22

Most Canadians are of:

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

Question 23

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 these

Question 24

A federal state is a form of government in which power is partially allocated to:

A)local governments with the country
B)a county within a country
C)political parties who choose the national leadership
D)a central government within a country
E)none of these

Question 25

A high estimate of the number of Native Americans in the United States and Canada when the first Europeans arrived is:

A)18 million
B)10 million
C)5 million
D)1 million
E)50 million

Question 26

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 27

Which census recorded the United States becoming one-half urban for the first time?

A)1920
B)1900
C)1930
D)1880
E)1950

Question 28

Over half of Canadian exports go to:

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

Question 29

When did Canada separate from Great Britain?

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

Question 30

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

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

Question 31

From 1860 to 1920,the predominant migration pattern within the United States was:

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

Question 32

Which of the following cities is Canada's largest employment hub?

A)Montreal
B)Vancouver
C)Toronto
D)Ottawa
E)Halifax

Question 33

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 these

Question 34

When did the "old economy" end in America?

A)1982
B)1956
C)1963
D)1974
E)1995

Question 35

The primary source of labor for America's first tobacco,indigo and cotton plantations were from:

A)African slaves
B)Indentured servants
C)Yeomen farmers
D)Native Americans
E)single women and children

Question 36

In 2010,the nation's official poverty rate was approximately:

A)25 percent
B)15 percent
C)10 percent
D)55 percent
E)45 percent

Question 37

The United States ranks ________ in the world in maternal mortality rates.

A)1ˢᵗ
B)50ᵗʰ
C)20ᵗʰ
D)5ᵗʰ
E)30ᵗʰ

Question 38

Canada has a lower poverty rate for a family of four than that of the United States.The current poverty rate in Canada is:

A)9 percent
B)31 percent
C)43 percent
D)4 percent
E)19 percent

Question 39

More Americans died in this war than any other conflict in the U.S.history.

A)World War II
B)World War I
C)Korean War
D)Vietnam War
E)American Civil War

Question 40

The largest source of immigrants to the United States is:

A)Canada
B)Mexico
C)Panama
D)Honduras
E)Japan

Question 41

The largest non-Christian religion in the United States is:

A)Hinduism
B)Judaism
C)Buddhism
D)Islam
E)Shintoism

Question 42

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

Question 43

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

Question 44

Non-hispanic whites comprise approximately ________ percent of America's population.

A)30
B)90
C)55
D)75
E)40

Question 45

The Mississippi-Missouri river system is the most extensive and navigable river system in the world.

Question 46

Approximately half of current migrants to Canada come from:

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

Question 47

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 these

Question 48

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 49

Mormons are concentrated in which U.S.state?

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

Question 50

This is the largest religious group within the United States.

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

Question 51

The Interior Lowlands is a glaciated landscape with fertile soils and abundant lakes and rivers.

Question 52

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

Question 53

The United States currently produces three times as much food as needed per person,with 60 percent going to waste.

Question 54

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

Question 55

Which of the following actors/artists is not Canadian?

A)William Shatner
B)Bruce Springsteen
C)Neil Young
D)Justin Beiber
E)K)D.Lang

Question 56

The largest minority in the United States is:

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

Question 57

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

A)rugby
B)soccer
C)baseball
D)golf
E)rugby,soccer,baseball,and golf

Question 58

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

Question 59

The 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico is the world's largest accidental oil spill to date.

Question 60

By 1990,________ had become the largest source region of immigrants to the United States.

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

Question 61

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

Question 62

French is an official language in Canada.

Question 63

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

Question 64

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

Question 65

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