US and Canada Test Review

Canada is made up of

3 Territories and 10 Provinces

All but two states border each other and make up the main part of the United States. What are the two states that do not border the others?

Alaska and Hawaii

Which of the following is the main mountain range in the East?

Appalachian Mountains

Which western state is home to over 10% of the population of the United States?

California

This country has the longest coastline of any country in the world.

Canada

Choose the following statement that correctly identifies the rankings of the United States and Canada concerning land size.

Canada is the 2nd largest country in the world; the United States is the 3rd largest country in the world.

An area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and living conditions for plants and animals are hostile.

Desert

This is steeper than a hill and is formed through tectonic forces or volcanism.

Mountain

The South can trade with Mexico and Central America relatively easily because

NAFTA makes trade easier for the southern states.

Canada's government is known as a

Parliamentary Democracy

The leader of Canada is known as the

Prime Minister

French is the official language in which Canadian province?

Quebec

Other than English, which language is most widely spoken in the United States?

Spanish

What river forms a small part of the border between the United States and Canada and connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?

St. Lawrence River

This covers almost two thirds of Ontario and has the largest amount of exposed Precambrian Rock on the face of the Earth.

The Canadian Shield

This river is the "Lifeline of the Southwest", and is the most endangered river in North America.

The Colorado River

What factor causes the Mississippi River Watershed to be so large and drain 1/3 of the water in the United States?

The Mississippi River has many tributaries feeding it.

Comparing and constrasting the governments of the United States and Canada, which statement is true?

The United States has a president and Canada has a prime minister.

Why is the Midwest sometimes referred to as "The Breadbasket"?

The farmers in this region grow most of the grain that feeds the nation.

How did the first inhabitants of North America arrive?

They walked from Asia.

Identify the correct set of national capitals for the United States and Canada.

United States-Washington DC, Canada-Ottawa

The Capital of the United States is

Washington, D.C.

How would you know if you had cross the continental divide?

Water would be flowing in the opposite direction.

What type of industry does the United States have in the Midwest that is one of the most productive in the world?

farming

Inuits adapted to the extreme cold of the far north by

hunting seals, whales, and walruses.

Oil, natural gas, coal, minerals, and forests are examples of

natural resources found in the United States.

The main reason for Canada's cold climate is its

northern location.

The Appalachian Mountains are relatively low because

over millions of years weather forces have eroded their peaks.

The South can trade with Mexico and Central America relatively easily because

the southern states are near these countries.

Climates in the United States

vary from region to region.

Most Canadians live

within 100 miles of the US border.