North American History/Gov/Econ/Trade (test review)

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People in Canada and the U.S. live near abundant resources and cropland.

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True

Front

Which country has a long land and water border with Mexico, sending the largest number of immigrants north?

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United States

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Push factors, including poverty, violent crime, and government corruption cause people in which of the following regions to move?

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Mexico & Central America

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Natural disasters, like hurricanes and tropical cyclones, cause people in the ________ to move.

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Caribbean

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The only country in the Western Hemisphere that is a communist dictatorship is

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Cuba

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The total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a year divided by total population is

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GDP per capita

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Canada and the U.S. have a higher GDP per capita than Haiti and Costa Rica.

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True

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Which factor about where people live and work is described here? Few people live in the sub-arctic regions of Canada and Alaska. People in Mexico are concentrated in the central plateau rather than the arid and semi-arid north.

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moderate climate

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Colonial trade routes connecting Europe, its colonies, the West Indies, and Africa in which goods were exchanged for enslaved Africans

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Triangular Trade

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Spanish explorers who conquered territory in the Americas during the 16th century.

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Conquistadors