U.S. and Canada
All of the following are territories of the United States except:
Cuba
Which of the regions on the map above is known as the Bread Basket of the World?
D, E
In which of the regions on the map above would you find the Everglades, America's largest wetland area?
H
Where do 90% of all Canadians reside?
In the southernmost part of Canada along the U.S Canadian border
The headwaters for the Mississippi River are located in?
Minnesota.
Which of the following is a major trade agreement between the U.S., Canada and Mexico?
NAFTA
The Bonneville Salt Flats is best known for?
Racing
As the winds from the Pacific blow in across the western shore, they meet the mountain ranges along the Pacific coast. The winds hit the mountain ranges, are forced upward, and the air cools and falls as precipitation. This phenomenon is known as?
Rain shadow effect
The plateau that lies between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the Appalachian Mountains is known as a?
Piedmont
Jordan bragged to all of his friends that he was going to get rich growing Christmas trees for a living at the top of Pike's Peak, high in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. Why will Jordan not be able to fulfill his dream?
Pikes peak is above the timberline
A glacier is a?
Slow moving river of ice
Another name for a arboreal forest is?
Taiga
When the snow melts in the spring in the Cascade and the Sierra Madre Mountains, the runoff flows into the nearest river, such as the Sacramento River. The Sacramento River flows in which direction?
West
Which of the following correctly describes movement between Canada and the United States?
People and goods can travel easily between the two countries.
What is a Nor'Easter?
A violent storm that occurs on the east coast.
What is the Canadian Shield?
A giant rock formation located around the Hudson bay and James bay
What is the Continental Divide?
A mountain ridge that determines the direction a river will flow
What is the Silicon Valley?
A place near San Francisco where many innovative computer and internet related industries are located
All of the following cities are part of the Bow ash area, except:
Atlanta
In which of the regions on the map above would you find the Continental Divide?
C
What holidays celebrates Canada's independence from Great Britain?
Canada Day.
The polar jet stream has the greatest impact on which of the following?
Climate
What country controls Greenland?
Denmark
Other than English, what is the other official language spoken in Canada?
French
In which of the following regions would you find the Mississippi River Basin?
G, H, E
What type of government does Canada have?
Parliamentary democracy- headed by a prime minister and ruled by a parliament
The justification for your response to question 31 is based on
The location of continental divide
Explain the two key differences between the Fujita Scale and the Saffir Simpson scale. Be specific in your response. In other words, don't write "one does ....... and the other does ......." Use the names of each scale correctly in your response.
The saffir- Simpson scale categorizes hurricanes, and the fujita scale categorize tornadoes. The saffir- Simpson scale is based on potential or anticipated damages where as the fujita scale is based on the damage that was caused by the tornado
which U.S. states is archipelago?
The u.s. states that are an archipelago are Hawaii.
What does the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measure?
The value of all goods and services produced within a nation's borders in a single year
The Sunbelt is?
The warm area in the south and the west
What is the driest place in the U.S.?
Yuma, Arizona
Where was the second-highest temperature on Earth ever recorded?
death valley, California
The population density of the United States is?
greater than the population density in Canada.
The highest peak in North America is?
mount McKinley is the highest peak in north america
Where were the earliest United States cities located?
near rivers
A megalopolis is a?
several large cities and their suburbs which are situated close to one another.
