Quiz 2 Northern Countries
fault
A break in the earth's crust, with the mass of rock on one side of the break pushed down, up, or sideways.
mesa
A high, steep hill that has a flat top and stands alone.
continental divide
A mountain barrier that separates streams that flow to opposite sides of a continent.
Communist
A person, group, or country that believes in an economic system in which all property and wealth is owned by no one but shared by all.
butte
A small, steep hill that has a flat top and stands alone.
federation
A union by agreement.
megalopolis
A very large city.A very large city.
Northwest Passage
A waterway around mainland North America through the northwest part of the continent
Farming is important in what prairie provinces?
Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba
The St. Lawrence Seaway allows ships to travel where?
All of the Great Lakes are part of the St. Lawrence Seaway. The Seaway uses canals, rivers, and the Great Lakes to provide a way for ocean ships to reach cities far away from the ocean. The result is another coastline for America and Canada. Chicago, Illinois, on Lake Michigan is about seven hundred miles from the Atlantic Ocean, but it is still a port city for ships that sail on the Atlantic!
What mountains cover much of New England?
Appalachian Mountains
contiguous
Being in actual contact; touching along a boundary or at a point
What happened because France and England settled Canada?
Canada developed with both a French and an English way of life.
How many provinces and territories does Canada have?
Canada has ten provinces and three territories.
What is Canada's connection with Great Britain?
Canada is an independent nation in the British Commonwealth. Queen Elizabeth II is the official ruler of the country, but the Prime Minister, who is elected by the Canadian people, actually runs the government.
Where do people in Canada live?
Canada is not a crowded country. All of the provinces (except Prince Edward Island) have large parts that are uninhabited. Most of the people live in the south, near the border with the United States.
NAFTA is a free trade agreement between what countries?
Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
Most of the Southern States were a part what during the Civil War?
Confederate States of America
What is the lowest spot of land in North America?
Death Valley
Greenland is part of what European country?
Denmark
What is a danger in the Pacific States?
Earthquakes
Who was the Viking that discovered Greenland and started a settlement there?
Eric the Red
Where is the Piedmont Plateau?
From New Jersey and Alabama, the Piedmont Plateau lies between the Appalachians and the plains.
France and England fought several wars where?
From the end of the 1600s to the middle of the 1700s, France and England fought four different wars in North America and Europe. In 1763, after the last of the wars, known in North America as the "French and Indian War," New France became a British colony.
What are the two large lakes in the Northwest Territories?
Great Bear Lake and Great Slave Lake
Who was the Danish missionary who came to Greenland in 1721?
Hans Egede
Who explored Canada for France?
In 1534, a French explorer by the name of Jacques Cartier traveled up the St. Lawrence River, claiming the land for France.
What happens to the Coastal Plain south of New England?
It gets wider.
Where is the state of Hawaii?
It is an archipelago of volcanic islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
Where are the Superior Uplands?
It is the second important area of highlands between the Appalachians and the Cordillera (the other is the Ozarks). The Superior Uplands are located at the west end of Lake Superior, the largest of the Great Lakes. It is a hilly, rocky area covered with beautiful lakes.
What lake is Toronto on?
Lake Ontario
What is the largest island in the contiguous states?
Long Island
New England
Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island
The land for the capital was taken from what states?
Maryland and Virginia
What is the greatest river in the United States and North America?
Mississippi River
Ohio
Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers make this river when they meet at Pittsburgh
What is the land in the prairie useful for?
Much of the prairie land is perfect for growing wheat and grain and raising cattle.
Where does the United States have an airbase in Greenland?
Near the town of Thule
uninhabited
Not lived in; without people who live there.
Since 1999, Canada now has what new territory?
Nunavut which is run by the Inuit people
What river forms the northern border of West Virginia and Kentucky?
Ohio River
What are the two largest countries in the world?
Russia is the largest. Canada is the second largest country in the world
The first successful French settlements in Canada were begun by who?
Samuel de Champlain.
Name the bowl-shaped desert in Nevada and Utah.
The Great Basin Desert
Where are the Great Lakes?
The Great Lakes form most of the border between the U.S. and Canada in Central States Region. Lake Michigan is the only one of the Great Lakes that is completely in the United States. The other four lakes are half in the U.S. and half in Canada.
What is the largest lake in America west of the Great Lakes?
The Great Salt Lake
What mountains are in the area where Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri meet?
The Ozark Mountains
What oceans border Canada?
The Pacific Ocean to the west, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Arctic Ocean to the north.
Most of the Pacific States are what?
The Pacific States are all mountainous states on the Pacific Ocean.
What is is a tributary of the Missouri River?
The Platte River
Where is the prairie?
The Prairie States are on the Great Plains of North America. From north to south they are North Dakota (ND), South Dakota (SD), Nebraska (NE), Kansas (KS), Oklahoma (OK), and Texas (TX).
What river is not a tributary of the Mississippi River?
The Rio Grande River, which separates Texas from Mexico, does not flow into the Mississippi. Instead, it finds its own independent way to the Gulf of Mexico.
What mountains are part of the Cordillera Mountains in the Pacific States?
The Sierra Nevada and the Cascades
What country borders Canada?
The U.S. is Canada's southern border and the state of Alaska touches Canada in the northwest.
Who were the first Europeans to land in Canada?
The Vikings had tried to colonize Newfoundland, but failed in about 1000.
Where is the continental divide for the United States?
The continental divide for the United States is in the Rocky Mountains.
What is the climate in the Pacific states?
The five Pacific States have many different climates. Parts of Alaska are north of the Arctic Circle, and Arctic tundra covers much of the north end of the state. Hawaii, on the other hand, is a tropical archipelago. Several of the islands have rain forests on the sides of their mountains. California, Washington, and Oregon have wet, mild climates near the ocean
What is the weather in the prairie like?
The land gets drier and more desert-like as you get closer to the Cordillera and their rain shadow.
What is the source of the Mississippi River?
The source of the Mississippi itself is in the Superior Uplands. From its source in Minnesota, it flows south to reach the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana.
What is the source of the Missouri River?
The source of the Missouri is in the Rocky Mountains of the Cordillera.
horizon
The visual line where the earth and the sky seem to meet.
Where does the word prairie come from?
The word "prairie" comes from a French word for meadow.
survey
To measure land or buildings for size, shape, position, or boundaries.
occupy
To take possession of, as by conquest.
What is a danger on the Great Plains?
Tornadoes are a danger on the Great Plains.
The full name of the capital of the United States (no abbreviations) is what?
Washington, District of Columbia
What two states separated at the start of the Civil War?
West Virginia and Virginia
Are there active volcanoes in the Pacific states?
Yes, Mount Saint Helens in the Cascade Range of Washington and Several of the volcanic mountains that formed the Hawaiian Islands are still active.
What system of government does Canada and the United States have?
a federal system of government.
What is the center of Greenland covered with?
a huge ice cap
Why is America called a "melting pot"?
because many cultures were melted together to form one nation
Erie
canal that connected Lake Erie and the Mohawk River
The Central Lowlands have what?
excellent farmland
Inuit
first settlers in Greenland
America's first factories began in New England when?
in the 1700s and 1800s
The sources of both the South Platte and Colorado Rivers are where?
in the state of Colorado
The province of Quebec is largely French and afraid of what?
losing their culture in mostly English-speaking Canada
Where is the Grand Canyon?
more than two hundred miles long on the Colorado River in Arizona.
Catskill
mountain range in the Appalachians
Cape Morris Jesup
northernmost piece of land on earth
Kalaallit Nunaat
official Inuit name for Greenland
St. Lawrence
river between New York and Canada
Hudson
river that cuts through the mountains in New York
Pilgrims
settled at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620
How did Canada gain its independence?
the Canadian colonies never fought a war against Britain. Instead, they were slowly given more and more freedom by Britain through the 1800s.
The biggest land feature of the Southern States is what?
the Coastal Plain
The Mason-Dixon Line divides what?
the North from the South in American history
The forty-eight states of the U.S. in the center of North America are called what?
the contiguous states
The first colonists of New France were interested in what?
the fur trade
The soil in New England is what?
thin and rocky
Davis Strait
water between Greenland and Canada
Denmark Strait
water between Greenland and Iceland
Niagara
waterfall between Lakes Erie and Ontario
