Chapter 3 Geography
What is the approximate per capita gross domestic product purchasing power parity in Canada?
$39,000
Canada's literacy rate is approximately _________.
99%
Which of these cultural regions was the last to be settled by Europeans?
Cuban South Florida
Which climate type is most prevalent over the largest portion of the interior western United States?
Dry
Which of these cities is the northernmost?
Edmonton
Which of these U.S. cities lies on the border with another country?
El Paso
Which of these Canadian provinces is largest in area?
Quebec
Which of these cities does not have a population of 1,000,000 or greater?
Tucson
Canada's population is approximately what percentage of the United States' population?
10%
Which state in the contiguous United States (i.e., the lower 48) is split into two regions by a body of water?
Michigan
What is Canada's approximate total fertility rate?
1.5
On average, how far do agricultural products travel from farm to plate in the United States?
1400 miles
It has been estimated that confined animal feeding operations contribute to about _____ of world carbon dioxide emissions.
15%
What is the approximate percentage of arable land in the United States?
18%
What is the approximate total fertility rate in the United States?
2.0
What is the approximate percentage of arable land in Canada?
5%
Today, it takes about ______ Calories of energy to produce about 1 Calorie of food.
55
Approximately what percentage of the Canadian population has access to mobile cellular telephones?
68%
Approximately what percentage of the U.S. population are Internet users?
78%
The literacy rate in the United States is approximately _________.
99%
To which of these Christian denominations do the majority of Black Belt inhabitants belong?
Baptist
Which of these states possesses an interior region that is considerably lower in elevation (0-200 meters) than the land that surrounds it (2000-4000 meters)?
California
Portions of land from which of these states remained as part of Mexico after the Mexican cession of land to the United States in 1848?
New Mexico and Arizona
Which of these cities is located at approximately 30 degrees north latitude and 90 degrees west longitude?
New Orleans
If you were traveling in a straight line, between which of these cities would you experience the least elevation change during the length of the entire journey?
New Orleans and Winnipeg (Manitoba)
Which of these states is not included in the Hispanic Borderlands?
Utah
After the border states, which of these states is probably the largest U.S. destination for undocumented immigrants who cross the border from Mexico?
Washington
Which of these is the mostly likely reason why this region has such a climate?
proximity to a large body of water possessing a cold ocean current
Cognito Farm avoids washing chicken carcasses with __________, which is done at many packing plants in the United States.
Bleach
Which of these cities is not located along North America's west coast?
Boise, Idaho
In what Canadian province is Vancouver located?
British Columbia
Which of these Canadian provinces is involved in what is regionally known as the "Salmon Wars"?
British Columbia
Which of these Canadian provinces possesses the most land above 2000 meters in elevation?
British Columbia
Which of these Canadian provinces shares a land border with the United States?
British Columbia
What is used at Cognito Farm to control fly larvae in the pasture?
Chickens
If a Black Belt inhabitant were traveling and stopped in Minneapolis to order a soft drink, the traveler would most likely ask for a _______, when he or she should really ask for a ________.
Coke, pop.
Which of these states does not share a border with Mexico (the country to the south)?
Colorado
Which of these cities is the southernmost?
Houston
Which of these states is not located along the west coast of the North American continent?
Idaho
The cultural region of Acadiana is found in which of these states?
Louisiana
Which of these Canadian provinces borders the most recently formed Canadian province of Nunavut?
Manitoba
What two states border Washington, DC?
Maryland and Virginia
Which of these cites is located along a river?
Memphis
Which of these U.S. states most likely experiences the lowest levels of illegal immigration?
New Mexico
With which of these states does West Virginia not share a border?
North Carolina
When does Cognito Farm use antibiotics on its cattle?
Only when they're sick
Which city is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
Illegal immigrants who enter Texas from Mexico must cross which of these rivers?
Rio Grande
Which of these physical features appears to be the longest?
Rocky Mountains
Which of these states contains a county that possesses a large percentage (greater than 20%) of Hispanic Americans?
Washington
Which North American region is the most mountainous?
West
Which of these states does not share a common border with the others?
Wyoming
With which of these Canadian provinces or territories does Alaska share a border?
Yukon Territory
Which of these descriptions best fits the climate of the British Columbian coast?
cool and wet year round
Within the southwestern United States, which of these environmental issues appears to be the most widespread?
high risk of future drought