Chapter 3 North America

What is the approximate gross national income per capita at purchasing power parity in Canada?

$44 000

Which of the following is NOT a contemporary geopolitical issue between Canada and the United States?

American political meddling in Quebec to ensure its independence

If an inhabitant of the Acadiana region traveled to Minneapolis, Minnesota and ordered a soft drink, the Acadiana traveler would most likely ask the server for a _____. When repeating the Acadiana traveler's order the Minneapolis server would likely use the local term, _____.

Coke, pop

Outside of livestock ranching, which agricultural activity in North America is most threatened by limited water resources?

Commercial wheat and other small grain farming

Part complete What is the geographic extent of cybercrime?

Cybercrime affects individuals and corporations on a global scale

What is the economic impact of cybercrime?

Cybercrime is a multibillion-dollar enterprise.

Where is Megalopolis located?

East Coast of the United States, from Boston to Washington, D.C

Which cultural region in the United States borders another country?

Hispanic borderlands

Part complete In the most recent phase of migration to the United States (1970-present), where are the majority of immigrants coming from?

Latin America and Asia

Which city's population shows comparatively high proportions of both Asian Americans and African Americans?

Los Angeles

Which ecological region exists in the U.S. but not Canada?

Temperate sierras

How does the average daily water consumption per person in the United States compare to other countries?

The United States is the leading per person consumer of water in the world.

What demographic characteristic makes the University of Houston unique?

The University of Houston is one of the most ethnically diverse universities in the country.

What is Vy doing to connect more with her parents' culture?

Vy is learning Vietnamese

Vy's parents wanted her to visit Vietnam so she could understand how difficult life was for them before moving to America. What was Vy's first impression of Vietnam when she visited the country with her family?

Vy thought Vietnam was very crowded and chaotic

Why did Vy's parents move to the United States?

Vy's parents were evacuated from Vietnam during the fall of Saigon and relocated in the United States.

Which of the following organizations is dedicated to reducing global barriers to trade?

WTO

What will be the status of future water availability in the United States if water consumption trends continue as they have been?

Water availability may become a crisis as the demand for water is greater than the supply.

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding potential results of climate change in North America?

high latitude (polar) and alpine environments will likely experience the most dramatic change

Roommates are moving to California from Italy. They are ....... to California.

immigrants

A young couple moving to Canada is an example of in-migration

in-migration

a food desert

is a measure of poverty where people have limited access to fresh, healthy and affordable food

Which of the following was NOT a key factor in the rise of the American manufacturing core in the early 20th century?

its location in a warm climate with year-round fair weather for production

A hiker takes a day trip to a trail outside of his city. His ability to take this trip is a reflection of his

mobility

What percentage of the American and Canadian populations are employed in the tertiary and quaternary sectors?

more than 70%

Using the pie chart and the map in Part C to guide you, how many states identified by name in this chart have a coastline on the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans or on the Gulf of Mexico

nine

What name is given to the migration pattern wherein people leave large cities and move to smaller towns and rural areas?

nonmetropolitan growth

A graduate student moving away from India is an example of

out-migration

What employment sector is identified with mining?

primary

What employment sector is identified with information processing?

quaternary

Positive net migration

revitalization, burden of infrastructure

What employment sector is identified with manufacturing?

secondary

Zero net migration

social stagnation

Which specialty crop does Louisiana produce in the highest volume?

sugarcane

What employment sector is identified with services?

tertiary

Which U.S. region has experienced the greatest population decline since 2000?

the Great Plains

Even though Canada is a member of NAFTA and one of the United States' most trusted allies, geopolitical tensions do exist between these two countries. Recently, a Canadian company sued the United States over what controversial issue?

the Keystone XL Pipeline

Which region of the United States is most densely populated?

the Northeast

Which of the following would NOT be considered a major manufacturing center of North America?

the Rocky Mountain western interior

Which of the following issues would most likely be addressed by the International Joint Commission?

the arrival of the Asian carp in Lake Michigan

Which of the following would be an example of urban gentrification?

the displacement of low-income inner city residents so as to revitalize an inner city with new shopping, entertainment and office plazas, often taking advantage of historic urban architecture patterns, such as Pioneer Square in Seattle and the Inner Harbor of Baltimore

Which of the following best describes sectoral transformation?

the evolution of a nation's labor force from one dependent upon primary sector activities into alternative sectors, such as manufacturing, services and information technology

Which of the following is a pattern of North American population movements?

the movement of African-Americans out of the South starting in the 20th century

Which of the following reflects growing environmental awareness in North America?

the selective removal of dams

The settlement of North America by Europeans took place in how many stages?

three

Which of the following "decisively shaped the evolution of the city in the United States"?

transportation

Which is NOT one of the geographic clusters of poverty in North America?

urban California

What is the name for the situation wherein metropolitan areas sprawl in all directions and suburbs take on many of the characteristics of traditional downtowns?

urban decentralization

A man who worked in New York City for many years retires and moves closer to his children in Arizona. This is an example of

voluntary-migration

Which of the following is NOT a key issue at the center of the American immigration debate?

whether to build a fortified border wall along the Canadian border with the United States

On the basis of the population data presented above and the pie charts showing the Hispanic and Asian households by state, which of the following statements are probably true?

-California's West Coast location and its shared border with Mexico contribute to its large percentage of Hispanic and Asian population. -Among the states with the 10 smallest populations, none has a notable percentage of Asian population. -The states with the five largest populations have a higher percentage of Hispanic population than the other states with smaller populations. -The three largest states in the U.S., based on population, are home to almost 50% of the country's Asian and Hispanic population.

In light of the United States map and the pie charts showing the Hispanic and Asian households by state, which two of the following statements are probably true?

-States located nearer to Mexico have a higher percentage of Hispanic population, while states located on a coast have a higher percentage of the U.S.'s Asian population. -California has a multicultural population

Rank from highest to lowest volume of in-migration.

1. South 2. West 3. Midwest 4. Northeast

What is Canada's approximate total fertility rate?

1.5

What is the approximate total fertility rate in the United States?

1.8

Canada's population is approximately what percentage of the United States' population?

10%

About what percentage of the U.S. and Canadian population lives in poverty?

13-16%

What is the approximate percentage of arable land in the United States?

17%

When did the area shaded yellow come into existence in the American city?

1920-1945 as the automobile became a common mode of transport

What is the approximate percentage of arable land in Canada?

5%

Approximately what percentage of the U.S. population are Internet users?

87%

The revitalization of the blighted Bevo Mill neighborhood in St. Louis was largely engineered by refugees from which nation?

Bosnia

Megalopolis, the largest settlement agglomeration in North America, includes which cities?

Boston, New York City, and Washington DC

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

By 1990, more than half of the population of the United States lived west of the Mississippi River.

Which US state has the largest percentage of Asians in America?

California

During the fourth Phase 4 of migration to the United States (1920-1970), where did the majority of immigrants come from?

Canada and Latin America

Which of the following statements regarding immigration to Canada is most accurate?

Canada is a multi-ethnic society with a distinct French cultural region whose major current source of immigrants is Asia.

Why would someone wanting to commit cybercrime in the United States choose to use an anonymous proxy from China?

China does not have an extradition agreement with the United States.

Which type of agriculture dominates the northeast United States?

Dairy farming

What would be the consequences of Lake Mead's water level dropping to a surface elevation of below 1,050 feet?

Hoover Dam would no longer be able to produce hydroelectric power.

Which of the following statements regarding migration and settlement of African Americans in the United States is most accurate?

In 1900, more than 90% of African Americans lived in the South; today a little more than half of them live there.

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between the distribution of the American Indian population and Native Land Reserves?

In Arizona, counties with high percentages of American Indians are located near reserve lands.

Using the map above to guide you, choose the correct statements.

India and China have some of the highest rates of emigration on Earth Canada and Australia are among the top destinations for international immigrants. From 2005-2010, the United States was the top destination for global immigrants.

What organization was created by the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 and regulates cross-boundary issues involving water resources, transportation, and environmental policy between the U.S. and Canada?

International Joint Commission

Which city's population has the highest proportion of African Americans?

Jackson

Why did the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, introduce aggressive water conservation programs?

Most of the water for the city comes from Lake Mead, and its capacity has dropped to less than half of what it had in 1998.

The trilateral trade agreement between Canada, Mexico and the United States is known as

NAFTA

Which North American cultural group is located almost entirely within a desert - dry region?

Navajo Reservation

What is the acronym of the major political and military agreement which was made between the United States and its Europe allies shortly after the end of WWII?

North Atlantic Treaty Organization - or NATO

Which ecological region exists in both Canada and the U.S.?

Northwestern forested mountains

Which state is along the Keystone Pipeline's route and has a natural gas supply?

Oklahoma

Cities were compact, usually about 3-4 miles in diameter, during which era of the Historical Evolution of the U.S. City?

Pedestrian/Horse car era

Which of the following choices best describes migration that led to the growth of the Sun Belt South?

Seeking a job and a better climate, a family migrates from Chicago to Dallas in 1980.

Which of the following statements best describes North America's population settlement pattern?

Settlement is strongly centered on large cities with more thinly settled areas in between.

Which of the following correctly pairs a soft drink term with its ethnic and cultural region?

Soda is the term likely used in the Cuban South Florida region.

Which region has the greatest overall gender gap in male-female earnings?

South/Southwest (Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama)

During the third Phase of migration to the U.S. (1870-1920), where did the majority of immigrants come from?

Southern and Eastern Europe

What waterway was established in 1959 to open the Great Lakes region to more global trade connections?

St. Lawrence Seaway

How have issues related to water availability affected management of water in the Great Lakes?

The states containing the lakes have banned the export of water outside the region, even to other U.S. states.

Today, an immigrant to the United States would be most likely to fit which of the following descriptions?

a doctor from Mumbai, India

Which of the following is an example of someone working in the tertiary sector?

a surgeon in Toronto

IT companies have a tendency to cluster in site-specific locations such as Silicon Valley and the Raleigh-Durham Research Triangle. This phenomenon is known as

agglomeration economies

What is the process in which immigrants are absorbed into the larger host society?

cultural assimilation

A culturally distinctive nucleus of rural settlement in a well-defined geographical area where ethnicity has survived over time is known as a(n)

cultural homeland

negative net migration

economic downturn, loss of political clout

What are new suburbs called that include shopping centers, industry, office, and entertainment activities, but are less connected to the central city, and more connected to other suburban centers?

edge cities

A family is moving from Russia to Hong Kong. They are ....... from Russia.

emigrants

The United States and Canada are prime examples of

federal states

A woman from Los Angeles loses her home to a wildfire and moves in with family in Portland, Oregon. This movement is an example of forced migration

forced migration

Using the pie chart and the map below to guide you, how many of the states identified by name share a border with Mexico?

four