United States and Canada Review
What % of Canadian population is French?
25%
Number of states in the US
50
Where did the English mainly settle?
Atlantic coast / Hudson Bay area
How did the first people come to North America?
Bering Strait
State with the most people.
California
Lowest place in the US.
Death Valley
What type of government does Canada have?
Democracy
Where do most US immigrants come from?
Europe
What are the main languages spoken by the Canadians?
French and English
Where is the worlds largest gorge?
Grand Canyon
What is the standard of living in US and Canada
High
Why did European colonize the Americas?
Land, minerals, freedoms
What happened in Canada in 1841
Lower and Upper Canada united
Longest river in US and Canada
Mississippi
What additions made the Dominion of Canada in 1867?
Nunavut, Yukon, Alberta, Northwest territories
What is the Captial of Canada?
Ottawa
What was the goal of the Spanish?
Outpost, Missions
How much of Canada does the Canadian Shield make up?
Over 50%
Most of the Canadian population lives here.
Quebec and Ontario
Longest Mountain range in North America
Rocky Mountains
The largest mountain range in North America is
Rocky Mountains
Where did the Spanish mainly settle?
South America, Central America, Mexico
The main export of crops that come from the midwest United States
Soybeans and corn
What major battle was fought between the colonists and the British starting in 1776?
The American Revolution
The capital of the United States is
Washington D.C.
