geography 1pm

How many provinces and territories are found in Canada?

10, 3

About how much of Canada today lives in urban areas?

4/5

The Canadian arctic covers more than _____ of Canada's landmass.

40%

Approximately how many people enter the U.S. each year?

700,000

_____ of Canada's population lives within 100 miles of the U.S. border.

90%

Almost _____ of Canada's prairies have been turned into farmland.

95%

Which of the following is the northern-most state in the U.S.?

Alaska

What do Canada, the USA, and Mexico all have in common, in terms of their histories?

All were once colonies of European empires

What is a landform?

Any natural feature of the Earth's surface.

Which of these are NOT part of North America?

Argentina

What is the driest place on earth?

Atacoma Desert

Which of these areas has seen the most migration?

Buenos Aires and its surrounding area

Which of these nations have never been at war at any point in their histories?

Canada and Mexico

Which of these regions includes a large plateau?

Canadian Shield

Which of these is part of North America?

Caribbean Islands

Which of the following is NOT a mode of communication that influenced the geographic patterns of the United States?

Church bells

All of the following natural resources significantly influenced the geographic patterns of the U.S. EXCEPT _____.

Copper

What series of mountains is located in the Mountainous West region?

Cordilleras

Which of the following is NOT a provision of NAFTA?

Creating a joint currency

Which of these statements is true?

Europeans migrated to South America in search of treasures and farmable land.

Which of these states are in the Eastern Region?

Florida

The removal of native populations from Argentina was an example of which one of the following?

Forced migration

How many of the Great Lakes reside half in Canada?

Four

NAFTA initiated what in North America?

Free trade

Which region is often referred to as the Bread basket of North America?

Great Plains

What's the nation's only island state?

Hawaii

Which of these is one of the largest islands of the Caribbean?

Hispaniola

What was the name of the 21st-century movement of Canada's aboriginals that pushed for greater native rights?

Idle No More

How did immigrants affect the geographic patterns in the U.S.?

Increased population pressure made people move west, and there were more workers to build, mine and extract.

How did the railroad impact geographic patterns in the U.S.?

It allowed the speed of westward expansion to increase significantly.

Which of the following lakes has the largest surface area of any lake in the world?

Lake Superior

Which state looks like a Christmas stocking?

Louisiana

Which countries are part of NAFTA?

Mexico, Canada, and the U.S.

Which state looks like an oven mitt?

Michigan

What is defined as the movement of people from one place to another?

Migration

Which of the following rivers is the longest in the United States?

Missouri

The Canadian Cordillera is primarily made up of what?

Mountains and valleys

Which of the following is the largest city in the United States?

New York.

Global warming has made what possible in the arctic?

New shipping lanes

What does NAFTA stand for?

North American Free Trade Agreement

Canada's aboriginal population is larger as a percentage of overall population in Canada's _____.

Northern provinces

The capital city of Canada is _____ and is located in _____.

Ottawa, Ontario

Many Chinese migrated to

Peru to work in the gold and silver mines

Which of the following cities is an example of a city founded along the banks of a river?

Philadelphia

What is the difference between a province and a territory of Canada?

Provinces have a government that is secondary to the federal government

The largest province of Canada is _____.

Quebec

What is Canada's most prominent French-speaking province?

Quebec

What's the smallest state in the U.S.?

Rhode Island

Which of the following statements about NAFTA is TRUE?

Since its signing, illegal immigration has increased.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a landform?

Sky-scrapers

The Amazon Rainforest is located in ________.

South America

Which of these is the 4th largest continent?

South America

What did the Monroe Doctrine state in 1823?

That the USA would be the protector of the hemisphere

What large bedrock feature covers nearly half of continental Canada?

The Canadian Shield

Which of the following rivers has the largest drainage system of any river in the United States?

The Mississippi

Which of the following is the LONGEST mountain range in the United States?

The Rocky Mountains (or Rockies)

What are human geographical characteristics?

The features of a geographical area caused by humans, including cities, towns dams, roads, and communication links.

When did the border between the USA and Mexico become heavily militarized?

The mid-20th century

Which of these sentences is NOT true?

There are no rainforests in Central America.

What are physical characteristics?

Things that are part of the land itself - they are a description of the landforms of an area, ignoring human activities.

Why did the Zapatistas declare war on the Mexican government after the signing of NAFTA?

Worries that the lack of tariffs on agricultural goods would lead to Americans undercutting Mexican farmers.

Which of these is NOT a province of Canada?

Yukon

What type of forest covers huge expanses of the Canadian north?

boreal

The extraction of oil from Alberta's oil sands was made possible by what two trends?

high price of oil and improving extraction techniques

The Canadian plains get less rain because of _____.

mountains to the west of the plains

Which of the following is NOT an agricultural product commonly produced on Canada's prairies?

tomatoes