Geography Unit 3 Test (Chapters 6-7)
How many provinces does Canada have?
10
what is unique about the border between the US and Canada?
3987 mile length is the longest non-militarized border in the world
how much of Canada's land is located in her northern territories?
40%
what is counted in Canada's coastline, giving it the longest coastline in the world?
52,455 islands
half of Canada's twenty largest cities are in what plain?
the great lakes plain
who are the metis and how do they orginially live?
the metis are the descendants of French men and Indian woman; they lived by hunting bison on the western plains of Canada
What happened to the Grand Banks following WWII that caused Canada to place moratorium
the number of European trawlers operating there greatly increased, the fish stocks dwindled to the point of collapse
where in british columbia is there space for some agriculture?
the peace river valley
Along with US, where does Canada rank among industrialized nations in the Western Hemisphere?
they are the richest and most industrialized
The roots of both Canada and the United States comes from what two cultures?
British, French
Which of the Great Lakes is completely within the borders of the US?
Eastern Continental Divide
what are the four core values of the American people?
Freedom, equality, individualism, and growth
what is the deepest lake in north america?
Great Slave Lake
What is the highest peak in North America and where is it located?
Mt. McKinley in Alaska
What is the smallest Canadian province?
Prince Edward Island
which nations are larger in physical size than the US?
Russia and Canada
as of the 2010 census, where was the largest population growth occurring in the US
The carolinas to california/ the sun belt
What is the Canadian shield and what does it cover?
a solid mass of hard rock that covers most of eastern Canada
advances in what 3 things are leading to the "graying" of the US population?
advances in preventive health care, better medicines, and improved technology to detect and treat physical problems
What creates the "lake-effect snow" in the states around the Great Lakes?
air blowing across the lakes picks up moisture
what are the plains that are to west of the Mississippi river and gradually rise to about 5,000 foot elevation?
great plains
what are the two limitations that modern Saint Lawerence Seaway has?
ice packs close the waterway/ the new cargo ships can't fit through the new locks
what effect does the warm japanese current have on the northwest coast of the US?
it causes plentiful rains to fall on the region
Because the Bay of Fundy creates a natural funnel, what occurs at each high tide?
it forces the rapids on the St. John river to flow backwards, called St. John Reversing Falls
what is the greatest natural resource that any country has?
its people
why is the US known as a "fragmented" state
land is separated from the rest by water or another country
what did americans believe that liberty meant?
liberty to do right
what does free enterprise capitalism mean?
private individuals own most of the means of production and make most of the economic decisions