North America Test Review

Where is Central America located?

• Between North America and South America
• On the isthmus south of Mexico
• In the sea south of Florida
• North of Mexico

What was the greatest economic benefit for the United States when it acquired the Louisiana Purchase? 

• Gold
• Timber
• Agriculture
• Fishing

Why does the United States have the largest GDP in the world?

• Natural resources
• The American dollar
• Labor force
• Military

In North America, which of the following countries has 3 branches, consisting of the legislative, executive, and judicial?

• United States
• Mexico
• Canada
• All of the above

What is the United States biggest import?

• Food
• Clothes
• Oil
• Electronics

What is special about the border between the United States and Canada?

• It has the longest wall in the world
• It is protected by the military
• It is the longest undefended border in the world
• There is no defined border

Where is the St. Lawrence river and why is it important?

• Between the United States and Mexico; it acts as the border between the countries
• Running through the middle of the continent; acts as a way to transport goods between Canada and Mexico
• Near the Great Lakes; is a corridor to transport goods to the Atlantic ocean
• South of Florida; Cuban immigrants must cross it to get to America

What is the importance of the Panama Canal?

• Separates North and South America
• Allows ships to travel from the Atlantic to Pacific Oceans
• There is no importance
• It is a military base in Central America

Mexico, the United States and Canada are all part of what trade agreement?

• NAFTA
• OPEC
• United Nations
• EU

What is significant about NAFTA?

• Allows for open borders
• Allows North American countries to trade goods without taxes or tariffs 
• It creates an embargo on Cuba
• Changes all the currency in North America