Deck 19: The Future of North America

Question 1

Many young elderly people in the United States are attracted to retirement communities in what part of the country?

A)Warm southern locations such as Sun City,Arizona
B)The West Coast,especially beach communities such as Carmel California
C)Communities with a lower cost of living in the Great Plains
D)Most young elderly in North America choose to stay near their children in order to help care for grandchildren

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following terms refers to the situation in which immigrant communities generally do not reside near one another,but rather are scattered across many urban and suburban neighborhoods?

A)Spatial proximity
B)Heterolocalism
C)Spatter communities
D)Monoculturalism

Answer 2

B

Question 3

During the 17th and 18th centuries,it was common for families in North America to have up to how many children?

A)2-4
B)3-6
C)6-8
D)10-15

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Around 1900,about what percentage of people in North America lived on farms?

A)10%
B)30%
C)50%
D)70%

Question 5

Since the 1970s,the median age of people in North America has done what?

A)Increased
B)Decreased
C)Stayed about the same
D)Decreased dramatically

Question 6

During which of the following periods did Canada and the U.S have the most restrictive immigration laws.

A)1890s-1920s
B)1920s-1960s
C)1960s-2000s
D)1810s-1890s

Question 7

There is ________ the concept of global warming.

A)Very strong evidence to support
B)Some strong evidence to support
C)Evidence both supporting and against
D)Evidence against

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of invasive species in North America?

A)The Carolina parakeet
B)Kudzu vine
C)The passenger pigeon
D)The starling
E)Both B and D are invasive species

Question 9

North America has experienced a demographic transition that resulted in what kind of changes in the population of North America?

A)Lower birthrates,lower death rates,and longer life expectancies
B)Higher birthrates,lower death rates,and longer life expectancies
C)Lower birthrates,higher death rates,and shorter life expectancies
D)Higher birthrates,higher death rates,and shorter life expectancies

Question 10

Which of the following North American environmental disasters happened first?

A)The Dust Bowl
B)The near extinction of American Bison
C)A massive flood of the Mississippi River,which killed hundreds.
D)Heavy air pollution over the industrial region around Pittsburg Pennsylvania

Question 11

The view that ethnic distinctions would disappear as the children and grandchildren of immigrants became integrated into American society is called what?

A)A melting pot
B)Cultural pluralism
C)A monoculture
D)Ethnic unification

Question 12

In the 1930s,the ratio of retirees to working people was about 1:30,whereas today it is about what?

A)1:20
B)1:8
C)1:40
D)1:3

Question 13

The largest non-white racial group in the United States as of the 2010 census was what?

A)Asian
B)Black or African American
C)hispanics or Latino
D)Mixed Race

Question 14

When did the U.S.military become fully integrated,allowing people of all ethnicities to serve together?

A)Right after the Civil War
B)During WWI
C)During WWII
D)After WWII

Question 15

Growing awareness of environmental issues during the 20th century led to the creation of the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency in what decade?

A)The 1950s
B)The 1960s
C)The 1970s
D)The 1980s

Question 16

Between 1890 and 1924,most immigrants to North America came from what part of the world?

A)Northern and Western Europe
B)Southern and Eastern Europe
C)East Asia and Africa
D)South Asia

Question 17

About what percentage of Americans identified themselves as being of mixed race in the 2010 census?

A)24%
B)6%
C)8%
D)3%

Question 18

Which of the following best describes the changing situation in North America for older people since social security was enacted in the 1930s.

A)Older people live about the same length of time after retirement that they did in the 1930s
B)Older people live longer than they did in the 1930s but they also work longer so the length of retirement is about the same
C)Older people are staying healthy longer than they did in the 1930s so they are having longer,healthier retirements
D)Older people are having to work longer so the length of their retirements is shorter than it was in the 1930s

Question 19

Where are many older Anglophone Canadians are moving to retire?

A)The Great Lakes,especially upper Michigan
B)British Columbia,especially near Vancouver Island
C)Quebec
D)California

Question 20

Which of the following best describes the concept of cultural pluralism?

A)People of different ethnic backgrounds gradually become integrated into the dominant culture of a country
B)People of different ethnic backgrounds live peacefully together in towns and communities,but maintain their distinctive traditions and culture
C)Traditions of immigrants from different ethnic backgrounds become part of the dominant culture of a country
D)People of different ethnic backgrounds maintain their culture and traditions by living apart from others

Question 21

The actual spread of Americans from the Atlantic to the Pacific occurred ________ than Thomas Jefferson predicted.

A)Approximately 5x faster
B)Approximately 2x faster
C)Approximately 2x slower
D)Approximately 5x slower

Question 22

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries,prejudice against groups such as the Irish,Italians,and Polish were common because of ________.

Question 23

The ring of contiguous urbanization extending beyond,and around,the core city,yet within the metropolitan area is known as ________.

A)Exurban
B)Suburban
C)The urban core
D)Growth cities

Question 24

Residents of ________ communities,as heterolocalism suggests,are less likely to have close ties in the communities in which they move,and less likely to share the values and traditions of their neighbors.

A)Urban
B)Suburban
C)Exurban
D)Rural

Question 25

The idea where America believes that its culture is qualitatively superior to others,and so has the moral obligation and right to shape the rest of the world is known as

A)American manifest destiny.
B)American cultural diffusion.
C)American exceptionalism.
D)American monculturalism.

Question 26

The political scientist Samuel Huntington says that future conflicts will involve tension between civilizations.He would recognize which of the following as a civilization?

A)A country,or nation-state,like the United States,which has definite borders.
B)A group of nations defined by ethnic group.
C)A group of nations that has similar core values.
D)A group of nations defined by continent.

Question 27

Communities that promote new development near transit stations,and mixed high-density land use to reduce vehicle trips between home/work/school/shopping are said to employ the principles of ________.

A)Exurban sprawl
B)Intelligent design
C)Wise management
D)Smart growth

Question 28

About what percentage of the workforce of North America is currently employed in the primary or secondary sectors of the economy?

A)5%
B)20%
C)40%
D)50%

Question 29

With the closing of the American frontier,a shift occurred in North America from ________.

A)An industrial based economy to an agricultural based economy
B)An agricultural based economy to a service based economy
C)An industrial based economy to a service based economy
D)An agricultural based economy to an industrial based economy

Question 30

The ________ is an example of an invasive species that is having a major impact on North American waterways.

Question 31

Americans have moved to Canada for jobs,and for a better political atmosphere.In fact,in British Columbia alone there are more than (choose closest answer)________ legal Americans residing.

A)80,000
B)250,000
C)640,000
D)1,000,000

Question 32

________ and ________ have led to a rise in median age in North America.

Question 33

________ refers to older retired people who are still active and able to live on their own whereas ________ refers to those older people who need assistance and must rely on others (family,friends,or professionals)for their care.

Question 34

The metaphor of ________,used throughout American history and first articulated by the puritan leader John Winthrop,became a symbol of manifest destiny.

A)Columbia moving across the land leading settlers
B)The shining city upon a hill
C)The glowing eye above the pyramid
D)The Founding Fathers signing the Constitution

Question 35

Communities,municipalities,or urban areas in a metropolitan area that are separated by rural territory from the principal urban area are known as ________.

A)The urban core
B)Suburban
C)Exurban
D)Growth cities

Question 36

The implementation of policies intended to enhance the quality of the environment for future generations is known as ________.

Question 37

The United States,in modern times,and in comparison to Canada and other developed countries has a ________ disparity between rich and poor,and a ________ rate of crime and accident rates.

A)Greater/higher
B)Greater/lower
C)Lesser/higher
D)Lesser/lower

Question 38

Between World Wars I and II,The United States ________.

A)Was a member of the League of Nations,and played a major role
B)Was not a member of the League of Nations,and played a major role
C)Was a member of the League of Nations,and did not play a major role
D)Was not a member of the League of Nations,and did not play a major role

Question 39

The idea,in the 19th century,that the United States had a God-given duty to settle and spread its values from the Atlantic to the Pacific is called ________.

A)The philosophy of American exceptionalism
B)The philosophy of American cultural diffusion
C)The philosophy of American ethnocentrism
D)The philosophy of American manifest destiny

Question 40

Computer applications that allow the user to statistically analyze,view,and store / retrieve spatial data that is geographically referenced to a place on the Earth.

A)Geospatial Data System (GDS)
B)Geographical Information System (GIS)
C)Telluric Analysis System (TAS)
D)Topographical Statistics Analysis System (TSAS)
E)Terrestrial Analysis & Storage System (TASS)

Question 41

Computer programs that allow the user to analyze data statistically and map these data are called ________.

Question 42

Give three examples of the factors that have allowed people in the late 20th centuries to stay connected with family and friends even when they don't live in spatial proximity.

Question 43

Using an example from North America,explain the concept of the Tragedy of the Commons.

Question 44

Discuss how the concept of American Exceptionalism has influenced United States foreign policy.Contrast this with Canadian views on the concept.

Question 45

Increasing suburbanization and exurbanization creates negative environmental impacts such as ________ and ________.

Question 46

The gap between the rich and poor is ________ in the United States in comparison to Canada.

Question 47

How has retirement and the experience of older Americans changed over the course of the 20th century? How are these shifts likely to impact America in the 21st century?

Question 48

The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s sought to eliminate discrimination against African Americans,including discrimination in ________ and ________.

Question 49

One example of the way that globalization has impacted North American communities is ________.

Question 50

Compare and contrast the factors that influence the location of primary and secondary sector industries versus tertiary and quaternary sectors.