Deck 3: North America

Question 1

During the fourth Phase of migration to the United States (1920-1970),where did the majority of immigrants come from?

A) England and Africa
B) Ireland and Germany
C) Southern and Eastern Europe
D) Canada and Latin America
E) Latin America and Asia

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Discuss the close geopolitical relationship between the United States and Canada.Be certain to discuss such issues as trade and mutual cooperation,as well as political conflicts between these two nations.

Answer 2

The answer should include discussion of shared resources,including the Great Lakes and fishers on both the east and west coasts.In addition,the answer should discuss the important point that these countries are each other's largest trade partners.

Question 3

What are new suburbs called that include shopping centers,industry,office,and entertainment activities,but are less connected to the central city,and more connected to other suburban centers?

A) urban decentralization
B) counterurbanization
C) concentric zones model
D) urban realms model
E) edge cities

Answer 3

E

Question 4

Identify the environmental problems in North America,then discuss the role of affluence in creating these problems.

Question 5

During the first Phase of migration to the United States (1800-1820),where did the majority of immigrants come from?

A) Ireland and Germany
B) Southern and Eastern Europe
C) Canada and Latin America
D) Latin America and Asia
E) England and Africa

Question 6

Following the arrival of Europeans to the North American continent what happened to the Native American population?

A) They began trading with the Europeans and benefited economically.
B) European diseases and disruptions reduced their numbers by more than 90%.
C) They migrated to better land in the interior of North America.
D) The European educational system transformed their way of life, enabling them to benefit from early globalization.
E) They continued as before, having little contact with European immigrants.

Question 7

Demographers predict that by the year 2050 __________ number of people will live in the North American Region?

A) 270 million
B) 464 million
C) 423 million
D) 552 million
E) 1 billion

Question 8

Where is Megalopolis located?

A) Midwestern United States, from St. Louis to Cincinnati
B) East Coast of the United States, from Boston to Washington, D.C.
C) The intermountain west of the United States, from Salt Lake City to Denver
D) Texas, from Houston to San Antonio
E) West Coast of United States, from Portland to Seattle

Question 9

The Acadians of Louisiana share a common language with the Inuits of Nunavut.

Question 10

Which territory is home to the Inuit people and is the most recently formed Canadian territory?

A) British Columbia
B) Newfoundland
C) Prince Edward Island
D) Greenland
E) Nunavut

Question 11

Cities were compact,usually about 3-4 miles in diameter,during which era of the Historical Evolution of the U.S.City?

A) Electric Streetcar era
B) Pedestrian/Horse car era
C) Automobile era
D) Freeway era
E) Internet era

Question 12

Which of the following reflects growing environmental awareness in North America?

A) fewer farms that are larger in size
B) the selective removal of dams
C) heavy reliance on pesticides and herbicides in industrial agriculture
D) government incentives for coal as a primary energy source
E) the over-pumping of water for irrigation from the Ogallala Aquifer

Question 13

During the third Phase of migration to the U.S.(1870-1920),where did the majority of immigrants come from?

A) England and Africa
B) Ireland and Germany
C) Southern and Eastern Europe
D) Canada and Latin America
E) Latin America and Asia