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Which American region is o the Atlantic coast, is heavily urbanized, and has manufacturing and trade as its main economic activities?
a) Northeast
b) Midwest
c) South
d) West

Which american region has a year round warm climate, natural resource such as oil, and its main economic activities are agriculture and oil industry?
a) Northeast
b) Midwest
c) South
d) West

In which region would you find the cities of Boston and New York?
a) Northeast
b) Midwest
c) South
d) West

In which region would you find the cities of Seattle and Los Angeles?
a) Northeast
b) Midwest
c) South
d) West

Which Canadian region has rugged terrain, poor soil, a low population and has fishing and logging as its main economic activities?
a) Atlantic region
b) Core region
c) Prairie region
d) Pacific Region

Which Canadian region is home to 3/5 of the population and has the capital city of Ottawa?
a) Atlantic region
b) Core region
c) Prairie region
d) Pacific region

In which Canadian region would you find the cities of Calgary and Edmonton?
a) Atlantic region
b) Core region
c) Prairie region
d) Pacific region

Which Canadian region has a diverse landscape and is home to the Inuit population?
a) Atlantic region
b) Core region
c) Prairie region
d) Pacific region

What major river begins in Minnesota and ends in the Gulf of Mexico?
a) Rio Grande
b) Mississippi
c) Ohio
d) St. Lawerence

Which of the following accurately describes how major landforms were created in the United States?
a) Glaciers cut through land and created the Great Lakes
b) Plate tectonics created mountain ranges
c) Hawaii was formed by volcanic activity
d) all of these

Which of the following best describes the Continental Divide?
a) It is another term for the equator
b) The Rocky Mountains split the flow of water across America
c) It separates Canada and the USA
d) none of these are true

How are the Canadian Core and American Northeast similar?
a) They both are centered on the Great Lakes
b) They both have large populations of people who only speak French
c) They are both heavily urbanized and home to large cities
d) They both rely on logging as a main economic activity

The first groups of people who came to America were originally from
a) Asia
b) France
c) England
d) Spain

Why were factories built along the fall line in the Northeast?
a) The many tributaries provided drinking water
b) The waterfalls provided power for factories
c) The region already had a large immigrant population which provided inexpensive labor
d) There were located near California

A partially self-governing country with close ties to another country is called
a) a dominion
b) a colony
c) a state
d) a province

How are the Canadian Prairie and American South similar?
a) They both have similar climates
b) They both rely on oil and agriculture as economic activities
c) They were both primarily settled by French immigrants
d) They both are along the Gulf coast

Which of the following is NOT a mountain range found in North America?
a) Rocky Mountains
b) Appalachian Mountains
c) The Alps
d) The Pacific Mountain Range

What are some key natural resources located along the Great Lakes?
a) iron and coal
b) gold and silver
c) oil and timber
d) copper and tin

Which of the following is NOT native to the Old World?
a) Chickens
b) Wheat
c) Cocoa
d) Horses

What is the only country to have a larger manufacturing sector than the United States?
a) China
b) Russia
c) Canada
d) England

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