Holt World Geography Today Chapter 8 & 9 Questions
Plantations are...
Large farms that produce one major crop.
Parliament is...
Legislature.
What is Canada's economy based on?
Manufacturing and service industries.
What is Canada's 2nd largest city?
Montreal.
Canada's capital is...
Ottawa.
Another word for a minister is...
Premier.
What two provinces are the heartland provinces?
Quebec and Ontario.
A person who is bilingual can...
Speak 2 languages.
Smog results from chemical reactions involving (2)... from (2)...
Sunlight and pollutants, from automobiles and industries.
What is the U.S.' old industrial region called and where is it located?
The "Rust Belt" - NE
What happened in the U.S. in the 1960s?
The Civil Rights movement.
NAFTA stands for...
The North American Free Trade Agreement.
Regionalism refers to...
The feeling of strong political and emotional loyalty to one's own region.
Canada's largest city is...
Toronto.
What are the 5 Regions of Ky?
Bluegrass, Cumberland Plateau, Western Coal Field, Pennyroyal, and the Jackson Purchase.
Gentrification is when people...
Buy run down houses and restore them.
What country is the second largest in the world?
Canada.
Seperatisim is the belief that..,
Certain parts of a country should be independent.
Textiles are...
Cloth products.
Silicon Valley is the countries leading center of...
Computer technology.
What states make up the Wheat Belt? (7)
Dakotas, Montana, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Texas.
Name 4 natural hazards of the U.S.
Earthquakes, flooding, tornadoes, and hurricanes.
Name 4 environmental issues of the U.S.
Energy comsumption, waste/pollution, acid rain, fertilizer runoff.
A trade deficit is when a country's...
Exports are of less value then it's imports.
Name the French's 3 goals in exploring Canada.
Fine NW passage, fishing/fur trade, spreading Christianity.
When land is arable, it is...
Fit for growing crops.
What does commonwealth mean?
From the consent of the people.
Consensus means...
General agreement.
What two ethnic groups are the most rapidly growing in the U.S.?
Hispanics and Asians.
Who were the first Europeans to sail to Canada's eastern shores?
Vikings.
The Dairy belt includes...
Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan.
What does the U.S. economy largely rely on?
World trade.
A colony is...
A territory controlled by people from a foreign land.
How many religious groups are there in the U.S.?
1,200
Canada has howmany provinces ane how many territories?
10 provinces, 3 territories
How many American's are of African descent? Native American?
12%, Less than 1%
The settlement of Quebec City was in...
1608
Ky became a state in...
1792
A metropolitan area is...
A city and its surrounding built up areas.
What is a megalopolis?
A group of cities that have grown into one large, built-up area.
A superpower is...
A huge powerful country.
A hinterland is...
A region that lies far away from large population centers.
Who were KYs first inhabitants? What was the first settlement?
Native Americans. Harrodsburg.
The Corn Belt stretches from...
Nebraska to Ohio.
Describe Ky during the Civil War.
Neutral; families were against families about the issues of slavery.
The United States has __ times the population Canada.
Nine.