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WG- US And Canada Review
Test Description: Review for the benchmark and semester exam
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A low tropical depression that brings violent winds, heavy rain, and storm surges impacting the Atlantic portion of the U.S. is called
A
A tornado
B
A tsunami
C
A monsoon
D
A hurricane
2) What regional label was given to the area of the United States where factories and mills were abandoned for other regions?
A
Rust Belt
B
Pacific realm
C
Wheat Belt
D
Financial district
3) The United States and Canada share the longest –
A
History of nomadic lifestyles
B
Region of tropical territory
C
Unfortified border
D
Disputed land conflict
4) Which river is used to provide irrigation to areas in the southwest United States?
A
Columbia
B
Rio Grande
C
St. Lawrence
D
Colorado
5) Which U.S. city exists because of the confluence of three rivers?
A
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
B
New York City, New York
C
Los Angeles, California
D
Richmond, Virginia
6) Which two cities grew up along the Transcontinental Railroad in the United States?
A
Omaha and Sacramento
B
New York City and San Francisco
C
Washington, DC and Santa Fe
D
Baltimore and Portland
7) Which is a Canadian site located where the St. Lawrence River narrows?
A
Toronto
B
Quebec City
C
Montreal
D
Ottawa
8) Which created a free trade area between the United States, Mexico and Canada?
A
OAS
B
NAFTA
C
EU
D
NATO
9) A street sign written in both English and French demonstrates language and cultural differences in the Canadian province of –
A
Ontario
B
Alberta
C
Newfoundland
D
Quebec
10) Which U.S. city is located where the Atlantic Coastal Plain meets the Piedmont?
A
Omaha
B
Sacramento
C
Richmond
D
Denver
11) Resource depletion and environmental changes have led mining towns in the U.S. and Canada to become –
A
manufacturing centers
B
Ghost towns
C
Security centers
D
Prosperous towns
12) Which eroded mountain range extends 1,500 miles from Canada to Alabama?
A
Appalachian Mountains
B
Rocky Mountains
C
Pacific Coastal Ranges
D
Cascade Mountains
13) A photo of a McDonald’s restaurant in China best demonstrates –
A
How political divisions generate conflict
B
How cultural disunity has developed worldwide
C
How American culture diffuses throughout the global marketplace
D
An example of a cottage industry located in Asia
14) Comparative advantage is the –
A
Expensive way a country produces goods and services
B
Way countries block goods and services from other countries
C
Equal distribution of goods and services
D
Ability of a country to produce goods and services at a lower cost than other countries
15) Independence Hall is located in which US city?
A
New York City
B
Philadelphia
C
Chicago
D
Washington, DC
16) Gas stations, motels, highways, and drive-up services are influences of –
A
Airplanes
B
Space travel
C
Cars/automobiles
D
Trains
17) The Continental Divide is the --
A
Division of North America
B
A mathematical equation used to find the middle of North America
C
Point where precipitation falls into rivers that flow either east into the Atlantic Ocean or west into the Pacific Ocean
D
River that divides Europe
18) Many developing countries need to trade because of the ____________ distribution of resources.
A
Fair
B
Unequal
C
Equal
D
Favorable
19) The Gateway Arch is located in which US city?
A
San Francisco
B
Chicago
C
St. Louis, Missouri
D
New York
20) Since Canadians and Americans trace their ethnicity to many different nationalities, the society is very diverse or—
A
Only one ethnic group
B
Multicultural
C
The same
D
Have only 2 ethnicities
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