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