UTHS World Geography A Unit 3 Study Set
When were the first english settlements established on the eastern coast?
1600s
How much of the North American continent does the USA and Canada occupy?
4/5
How many lakes make up the Great Lakes
5
Where are the oldest American and Canadian colonial settlements found?
Along the Eastern Coast
What has the highest population density?
An urban area with good public transportation
Which mountain chain runs from Canada to Alabama?
Appalachian Mountains
What does US and Canada not have in common?
Are constitutional monarchies
Which of the following cities come together to form a megalopolis?
Boston, NYC, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C.
Canada received nominal independence from _____ in 1867.
Britain
What European power established colonies in both present day US and Canada?
Britain
What is NOT a cultural product?
Climate
Tundra can best be described as ____.
Cold, flat, and large
What is not a good use of water resources in the US?
Desert hotel fountains
Cultures are unique to one country and stay contained within. True or False?
False
The European explorers were the first humans in North America
False
What's the official language of Quebec?
French
What is not an impact of urban sprawl?
Increased density
Aggressive immigration policies in Canada have _____.
Increased the population of Canada
Where in the United States would a soybean farm most likely prosper?
Midwestern United States
How could a geographer support a claim that Canada is densely populated?
Most of Canada's population lives close to the southern border in a small area
What is the significance of the Canadian Shield, which covers two thirds of Ontario?
Oldest rock in North America, rich in minerals, and precious metals
The Northern territories of Canada contain many natural resources. What makes access to these resources difficult?
Permafrost
The economies of both the US and Canada have _____.
Primarily service based economies
Canada is divided politically into____.
Provinces and territories
What mountain range is largest?
Rocky Mountains
What mountain range runs from Canada to Mexico?
Rocky Mountains
Urban sprawl is seen in which of the following:
Suburban communities are spread out into the rural fring of a city.
Canadian Culture has been deeply shaped by the rivalry between which two groups?
The French Catholics and the English Protestants
Which of these landforms was created by glaciers passing over the lands?
The Great Plains
What region produces the majority of the food grown in the United States?
The Midwestern United States
What region as a whole has a greater average population than the rest of the country?
The Northeastern United States
Which of the following is an example of a natural boundary also serving as a political boundary?
The Rio Grande creating the boundary between TX and Mexico
What is not an important waterway in North America?
The Suez Canal
What is an unique characteristic about the Western USA?
The Western USA covers the largest land area and includes Alaska and Hawaii
In which region of the United States would you most likely find a desert?
The Western United States
What does NOT take place in a free market economy?
The government establishes the prices for goods and services
What correctly names the regions of USA recognized by Census Bureau?
The midwest, northeast, south, and west
What do geographers predict will happen to the population of the United States by the year 2050?
The percentage of Caucasians in the United States will be less than 50%
What is most notable about the Great Lakes?
They contain 21% of the world's fresh water
What Canadian city is in a very mountainous area, has a maritime climate and is home to many Asian immigrants?
Vancouver
What would cause a geographer to consider the population of Canada to be very sparse?
Very small ratio of Canadians per square kilometer of total land
Citizens of former British colonies who belong to the British Commonwealth have the right to _____.
Vote in general in England
What state in the US and province in Canada have maritime climates and enormous mountain chains?
Washington and British Columbia
What consequence in the American West facing bc. of its favorable climate and ample available land?
Water shortages
How can the southern USA be divided into smaller regions?
West South Central, East South Central, and South Atlantic
Desalination is the process where minerals are removed from saline water. This process can be used to make ocean water into drinking. In what region of the USA would desalination plant be most useful?
Western United States
What has caused the Provinces of Quebec and Ontario to grow in population and economic importance?
Access to navigable waterways
What makes Canada's Western region, comprised of the provinces of Alberta, Manitoba, and SSaskatchewan, the agricultural center of Canada?
Temperate weather and flat praire lands
What cultural attribute of the United States attracts immigrants to want to leave their country and come to the United States?
The "American Dream" of prosperity
What physical feature once served as a natural boundary to western expansion?
The Appalachian Mountains