Deck 2: The North American Realm

Question 1

The North Slope of Alaska contains large quantities of:

A) tar sands
B) diamonds
C) coal
D) oil
E) marine life

Answer 1

D

Question 2

According to Figure 1-7,which of the following States does not contain oil reserves?

A) California
B) Wyoming
C) Oklahoma
D) Illinois
E) Florida

Answer 2

E

Question 3

According to Figure 1-7,what mineral deposit in addition to oil and gas is located along the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico?

A) Lead
B) Nickel
C) Silver
D) Sulphur
E) Gold

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which city is not located in the American Manufacturing Belt?

A) Chicago
B) Pittsburgh
C) Kansas City
D) Toronto
E) New York

Question 5

According to Figure 1-7,which province in Canada has significant coal deposits?

A) Ontario
B) Yukon Territory
C) Manitoba
D) Alberta
E) Quebec

Question 6

The rain-shadow effect is felt most strongly in which physiographic province of North America?

A) The Rocky Mountains
B) The Gulf-Atlantic Plain
C) The Interior Lowlands
D) The Great Plains
E) The Canadian Shield

Question 7

The physiographic region called the Canadian Shield:

A) contains enormous mineral resources
B) is an intermontane zone
C) consists of extensive mountainous terrain
D) is bordered on the west by the Appalachian Mountains
E) is also known as the Arctic Coastal Plain

Question 8

According to Figure 1-7,which of the following is a major natural-gas producing State?

A) Wisconsin
B) New York
C) Florida
D) Texas
E) Arizona

Question 9

Mormonism is most widespread in which of the following regions:

A) Northern Frontier
B) Continental Interior
C) Maritime Northeast
D) Southwest
E) Western Frontier

Question 10

The two European powers that fought over control of the territory that became Canada were the:

A) French and Russians
B) British and Russians
C) French and British
D) Dutch and Spanish
E) Spanish and Portuguese

Question 11

Which of the following States contains territory located in the Intermontane Basins and Plateaus physiographic province?

A) Wisconsin
B) Texas
C) Pennsylvania
D) Nevada
E) New York

Question 12

Washington D.C.is to the United States as _________ is to Canada.

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

Question 13

Which is the only one of the Great Lakes situated entirely within the borders of the United States?

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

Question 14

The rain-shadow effect would be most evident in which direction relative to the Rocky Mountains?

A) east
B) south
C) southwest
D) west
E) northwest

Question 15

The indigenous peoples called Native Americans in the U.S.are known as __________ in Canada.

A) Native Canadians
B) Indians
C) Aboriginals
D) Saskatchewans
E) First Nations

Question 16

A continental climate is most likely to be found in the State of:

A) Maine
B) Oregon
C) Florida
D) Hawai'i
E) Kansas

Question 17

The two leading languages spoken in Canada are:

A) English and Spanish
B) English and French
C) English and Canadian
D) Canadian and French
E) French and Spanish

Question 18

The Great Lakes' main outlet to the sea is the:

A) Mississippi River
B) St. Lawrence River
C) Erie Canal
D) Columbia River
E) There is no outlet to the sea.

Question 19

According to Figure 1-4,the highest elevation in North America lies within this physiographic province:

A) Pacific Mountains and Valleys
B) Intermontane Valleys and Plateaus
C) Rocky Mountains
D) Canadian Shield
E) Appalachian Mountains

Question 20

More than 80% of Canada's exports go to:

A) The United States
B) The United Kingdom
C) China
D) Japan
E) Mexico

Question 21

Montreal and the lower course of the St.Lawrence Seaway are located in the Canadian province of ________.

A) British Columbia
B) Alberta
C) Nova Scotia
D) Quebec
E) Ontario

Question 22

Which of the following is one of Canada's Atlantic Provinces?

A) New Brunswick
B) British Columbia
C) Nunavut
D) Quebec
E) Alberta

Question 23

Quebec's cross-border linkages to the U.S.are most strongly developed with the State of:

A) Ohio
B) Maine
C) New York
D) Michigan
E) Massachusetts

Question 24

Look at the figures below.Which State within the American Manufacturing Belt had the highest percentage of homes with mortgage equity problems in 2011?

A) Illinois
B) Michigan
C) Florida
D) New York
E) Pennsylvania

Question 25

The majority of Canadians live ____________________.

A) close to the U.S. border
B) in the western provinces
C) in the Atlantic provinces
D) in rural area
E) on the shores of Lake Michigan and Superior

Question 26

Which of the following is not part of North America's primary Francophone area?

A) southern Quebec
B) northern New Brunswick
C) northernmost New Hampshire
D) southern Louisiana
E) metropolitan Montreal

Question 27

Canada's largest city on its Pacific coast is:

A) Montreal
B) Toronto
C) Anchorage
D) Vancouver
E) Calgary

Question 28

The Southwest Region of North America has the largest cluster of _________ in the United States.

A) Hispanic Americans
B) African Americans
C) Asian Americans
D) Native Americans
E) European Americans

Question 29

Which of the following is one of Canada's Prairie Provinces?

A) Nova Scotia
B) British Columbia
C) Manitoba
D) Newfoundland and Labrador
E) Prince Edward Island

Question 30

Which U.S.State contains the largest number of Asian Americans?

A) Texas
B) New York
C) Illinois
D) Alaska
E) California

Question 31

According to Figure 1-14,which North American region is located only in the United States?

A) The Continental Interior
B) The Maritime Northeast
C) The Southeast
D) The Pacific Hinge
E) The Northern Frontier

Question 32

Canada's Francophone population in New Brunswick are known as the:

A) Cajuns
B) First Nations
C) Acadians
D) Old Brunswickers
E) Prince Edward Islanders

Question 33

Over the past half-century,devolutionary forces in Canada have been strongest in _______.

A) Nunavut
B) Nova Scotia
C) Newfoundland and Labrador
D) British Columbia
E) Quebec

Question 34

Which of the following political units was created in the late 1990s in response to a major aboriginal land claim?

A) Newfoundland and Labrador
B) the Northeast Territory
C) Alaska
D) Nunavut
E) Quebec

Question 35

The information economy mostly embodies the ____________ sector of a nation's economy.

A) primary
B) secondary
C) tertiary
D) quaternary
E) quinary

Question 36

Northern New England's strongest cultural and economic links to Canada are with:

A) Quebec
B) the Atlantic provinces
C) British Columbia
D) the St. Lawrence Valley
E) metropolitan Montreal

Question 37

The development of America's multinodal pattern of urban development began ________ .

A) early in the 21ˢᵗcentury
B) during the Industrial Revolution
C) in the post-World War II era
D) around 1900
E) during the 1980s

Question 38

Which region of North America contains the most important agricultural area of this realm?

A) The Continental Interior
B) The Western Frontier
C) The Southwest
D) The Northern Frontier
E) North American's Historic Core

Question 39

According to Figure 1-10,in which urban realm of metropolitan Los Angeles would gentrification most likely occur?

A) West/Pacific Foothills
B) Northwest/San Fernando
C) East/San Gabriel Valley
D) Southeast/Orange County
E) Central Los Angeles

Question 40

The most numerous among Americans who would identify themselves as Asian are:

A) Japanese
B) Filipino
C) Korean
D) Chinese
E) Vietnamese

Question 41

According to the figure below,this farm region contains the largest farms and the smallest populations:

A) The Fruitful Rim
B) The Heartland
C) The Northern Great Plains
D) Prairie Gateway
E) Southern Seaboard

Question 42

_________ is the most Asianized metropolis in North America.

A) Denver
B) Vancouver
C) Seattle
D) New York
E) Chicago

Question 43

Yearly temperature ranges are much larger in the interior of continents.

Question 44

The major mountain range of the Pacific Northwest region is the:

A) Rockies
B) Sierra Nevada
C) Black Hills
D) Cascades
E) Wasatch

Question 45

The fastest-growing large metropolitan area in the U.S.is:

A) Detroit
B) Las Vegas
C) Atlanta
D) Boston
E) St. Louis

Question 46

The Southwest is a tricultural region comprised of:

A) blacks, whites, and Native Americans
B) Mexicans, Alaskans, and Hawaiians
C) Native Americans, Hispanics, and Anglos
D) Mexicans, Native Americans, and First Nations
E) none of the above

Question 47

Canada's population is growing as rapidly as that in the US.

Question 48

Which of the following cities is not a component of the Southwest's booming growth triangle?

A) Dallas
B) San Antonio
C) Fort Worth
D) Phoenix
E) Houston

Question 49

The intermontane region of North America is found in eastern Canada.

Question 50

The North American region that is the largest but the least densely settled is the:

A) Northern Frontier
B) Continental Interior
C) Maritime Northeast
D) Southwest
E) Western Frontier

Question 51

The North American region that has undergone the most change over the past 50 years is:

A) the South
B) North America's Historic Core          
C) the Pacific Hinge
D) The Western Frontier
E) French Canada

Question 52

The North American region in which First Nations are a leading cultural force is:

A) Northern Frontier
B) Continental Interior
C) Maritime Northeast
D) Southwest
E) Western Interior

Question 53

Which of the following cities is not located in the Western Frontier region?

A) Las Vegas, Nevada
B) Phoenix, Arizona
C) Denver, Colorado
D) Salt Lake City, Utah
E) Boise, Idaho

Question 54

Which of the following conurbations is one of the realm's most productive post-industrial complexes?

A) Phoenix-Tucson
B) Dallas/Fort Worth-Houston-San Antonio
C) Boston-Washington
D) Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach
E) Atlanta-Charlotte-Greensboro

Question 55

According to the figure below,Canada's Boreal forest lies predominantly in the region:

A) Northern Frontier
B) Western Frontier
C) French Canada
D) Continental Interior (North)
E) Maritime Northeast

Question 56

Physically homogeneous regions are called physiographic provinces.

Question 57

The North American region with the greatest disparity in income between rich and poor is:

A) the South
B) the Maritime Northeast
C) the Southwest
D) New England/Atlantic Provinces
E) the Western Frontier

Question 58

African Americans constitute about 25 percent of the U.S.population.

Question 59

Utah,Nevada,Idaho,and western Colorado are all located in the:

A) Western Frontier
B) Continental Interior
C) Northern Frontier
D) Southwest
E) Pacific Hinge

Question 60

Both Canada and the U.S.exhibit a high degree of cultural pluralism.

Question 61

The Western Frontier includes the States of Utah,Nevada,New Mexico,and western Colorado.

Question 62

The Canadian Shield is a high-elevation geological feature that has almost no natural resources.

Question 63

Alaska is located in the Western Frontier region.

Question 64

New England has a strong cultural and economic affinity with the Atlantic provinces of Canada.

Question 65

The Las Vegas area is the fastest growing part of the Northern Frontier.

Question 66

The predominant religion in the South is Roman Catholicism.

Question 67

Quebec successfully seceded from Canada in 2007.

Question 68

Most Americans today are employed in the primary sector of the economy.

Question 69

California is the most populous State in the U.S.

Question 70

Newfoundland and Labrador is Canada's easternmost province.

Question 71

Miami is the 'Gateway to Latin America.'

Question 72

Since the 1970s the population center of gravity in the United States has not changed.

Question 73

Nunavut is a new aboriginal province in northern Quebec.

Question 74

The rain shadow effect has its greatest influence on the climate of Los Angeles and other Pacific-bordering cities.

Question 75

The growth of the Hispanic population is occurring throughout the Southeast and Southwest Regions.

Question 76

Americans are more religious than the rest of the Western world.

Question 77

Like the U.S.,Canada is a federal state.

Question 78

Wheat farming is,in general,located to the west of corn farming in the U.S.

Question 79

The Great Recession has had a more negative impact in Canada than in the United States.

Question 80

The population of the Continental Interior region is in decline.