Topic 2 Study Guide - United States and Canada

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Which of the following best describes the transportation of newly enslaved Africans to the English colonies?

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Enslaved Africans were forced aboard ships and chained together to prevent mutinies.

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What archaeological evidence taught scholars about the culture of the Mississippians? Options: housing complexes built into the side of cliffs, kayaks designed to hunt animals over long distances, large earthen mounds built for religious purposes, totem poles decorated with animal symbols

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large earthen mounds built for religious purposes

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Based on the excerpt from the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, what is the main purpose of this law?

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preventing pollution of the environment

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How does Canada's climate affect where its people live?

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Most Canadians live in the southern part of the country, where temperatures are milder.

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According to the map, how did people first arrive in North America? Options: They sailed across the Pacific Ocean., They sailed across the Arctic Ocean., They migrated by land and sea from South America to North America., They walked or paddled along the shoreline from Asia to North America.

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They walked or paddled along the shoreline from Asia to North America.

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In the United States, which ethnic or racial group has most frequently had conflicts with natural gas and oil companies over land use?

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American Indians

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Which of the following was a cause of the Civil War in the United States? The South wanted new states to allow slavery and the North did not.

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The South wanted new states to allow slavery and the North did not.

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What can be inferred from the data presented in the graph? Options: Professionals tend to speak English as their first language., Older Americans speak more languages than younger people., Immigrants tend to be younger than other Americans., Young Americans refuse to learn a language other than English.

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Immigrants tend to be younger than other Americans.

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Which factor best explains Canada’s economic success? Options: heavy Internet use among its people, the high level of education of its people, its vast forest resources, its vast mineral resources

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the high level of education of its people

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What natural resource most attracted European traders to the lands that later became Canada?

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animal furs