Canada and United States test

Tactical

Actions that are carefully planned, appealing to a big group for voting.

Which four territories and states have both a subarctic and a tundra climate, and include land that is both north and south of the arctic circle?

Alaska, Yukon Territory, Nunavut, and the Northwest territory.

California is the most populated state in region. Nunavut is the least populated, how do climate and economic activity explain why this is the case?

California because it is warm year around, Nunavut is least populated because they have little economic activity, and because it's colder.

In which state in the United States can you find all of the following climates: arid, semiarid, Mediterranean, highlands, and marine west coast?

California is the state that has all the above climates.

What types of land use occur along both the pacific coast and Atlantic coast Canada and the United States?

Commercial Fishing, Forestry, and Commercial Farming.

Relatively

In relation to something else, used for saying something is true when comparing to something else.

Which 5 lakes together make up the largest body of fresh water in Canada and the United States?

Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, and Lake Ontario, (the Great Lakes)

What are three States, Provinces, or Territories that produce more hydroelectric power than other places in the region? what physical feature in these places might explain why hydroelectric power is a resource there?

Most hydroelectric power is produced by Washington, British Colombia, and Quebec, all states and provinces have dams where rivers can be built.

Virtually

Nearly or almost.

What are 10 provinces, territories, and states that the Rocky Mountains run through?

New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, South Dakota, North Dakota, Alberta, British Columbia,Texas, and the Yukon Territory.

Which Canadian provinces or territories are entirely covered in forests?

Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.

Which resource is most abundant in Texas, Alaska, and Alberta? Which state or Province appears to have the most of that resource?

Petroleum (or oil) is a resource that is most abundant in Texas, Alaska, and Alberta. Texas has the most resources.

Millennial

Relating to a period of a thousand years. Refers to people born between 1980 and 2000.

Find the area of the Continental United States that is least populated. What physical features, elevation, and vegetation zones might help explain a low population density?

Rocky Mountains and the Great Basin is mostly desert vegetation, a high elevation, and mountains.

Abstract

Something that exists as a thought or idea; not something concrete.

Convoluted

Something that is extremely complex and hard to follow.

Viable

Something that is usable or possible.

What is the largest area in Canada and the United States that is is densley populated (over 200 people per square mile)?

The northeastern coast of the United States is largest densley populated area.

What is the most common type of vegetation in the central area of southern Canada and the United States? Which country has more land with that type of vegetation?

The temperate grassland is most common, Canada has the most of that vegetation.

Distort

To pull or twist out a shape; to be misleading.

Which of Canada's cities has the largest population? How does climate and economic activity explain why so many people live there?

Toronto, Canada's largest city. There is lots of trade and manufacturing there, it has a humid continental climate.

Which Canadian Island has a population density that ranges from under 2 people to as many as 250 people per Square mile?

Vancouver Island