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1) What is the most common type of vegetation in the central area of both southern Canad and the United States?
A
coniferous forest
B
temperate grasslands
C
deciduous forest
D
desert scrub
2) Which of the following is the largest urban center in Canada?
A
Montreal
B
Toronto
C
Vancouver
D
Calgary
3) Which of these places has a humid continental climate?
A
Prince Edward Island
B
Texas
C
Massachusetts
D
Florida
4) An ecumene is a region that is well suited to permanent settlement. Which of these best defines Canada’secumene?
A
the plains region
B
the border region
C
the tundra region
D
the subarctic region
5) Which of these is the main reason why so few people live in Canada’s Northern Region?
A
dense forests
B
rugged mountains
C
harsh winters
D
few resources
6) How were the Great Lakes created?
A
by the clearing of forests
B
by the shrinking of oceans
C
by the damming of rivers
D
by the melting of glaciers
7) The sea lamprey and zebra mussel are part of which of these Great Lakes ecosystem problems?
A
point-source pollution
B
algae explosions
C
wetland loss
D
invasive species
8) What is the main difference between point-source and non-point-source pollution?
A
what time of year the pollution occurs
B
what animals are harmed by the pollution
C
how toxic the pollution is
D
where the pollution comes from
9) Which of these physical features runs through the countries of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina?
A
Caribbean Sea
B
Amazon River
C
Yucatén Peninsula
D
Andes Mountains
10) Which of the following describes the most typical uses for land in the countries of Central America?
A
hunting and gathering
B
trade and manufacturing
C
subsistence and commercial farming
D
commercial fishing and forestry
11) Which of these vegetation zones covers most of the Amazon basin?
A
desert scrub
B
broadleaf evergreen forest
C
temperate grassland
D
mixed forest
12) Which of the following is a major concern of people who oppose urban sprawl?
A
subsistence farming
B
habitat loss
C
point-source pollution
D
affordable housing
13) Where is the suburb of a city most likely to be located?
A
on the urban fringe
B
outside the urban growth boundary
C
in a mixed-use neighborhood
D
inside the urban core
14) Toronto’s Official Plan encourages infill instead of urban sprawl. Which of these is the best example of infill?
A
filling in wetlands to create space for a new shopping mall
B
replacing an abandoned factory with a new apartment building
C
constructing a new airport on farm fields
D
building a transit system to link city suburbs
15) The movement of large numbers of people to cities is known as
A
immigration.
B
distortion.
C
urbanization.
D
emission.
16) What do geographers call the unequal distribution of wealth and resources in a specific geographic area?
A
population density
B
spatial inequality
C
economic activity
D
relative location
17) Which of these is the most important “pull factor” that draws farm families to Mexico City?
A
apartment living
B
spatial inequality
C
communal land
D
economic opportunity
18) Which term describes a group that has lived in an area since before it was taken over by outsiders?
A
foreign immigrants
B
indigenous people
C
political refugees
D
plural society
19) A traditional culture is based mainly on which of the following?
A
slash-and-burn agriculture
B
speaking two languages
C
adapting to modern society
D
ancestors' ways of life
20) What has happened to the traditional Mayan religious beliefs in Guatemala?
A
They have replaced the Catholic faith.
B
They have blended with Catholicism.
C
They have disappeared.
D
They are followed in secret.
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