US and Canada Physical

Which statement accurately describes Canada’s population distribution?

• Most Canadians live within 100 miles of US/ Canadian border. 
• Most Canadians live in the Northern Territories.
• Most Canadians live with Moose.
• Most Canadians live along the Atlantic Coast.

North America's most important deep water ship route (H2O Highway), connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean by the way of the St. Lawrence River.

• Erie Canal
• Panama Canal
• St. Lawrence seaway
• Rio Grande

Formed by glaciers - a group of five freshwater lakes of central North America between the United States and Canada; the lakes are Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior.

• Moss Lake
• Lake Texhoma
• Saint Lawrence seaway
• The Great Lakes

One of two mountain chains in the eastern United States and Canada, extending 1,600 miles Newfoundland south to Alabama.

• Andes Mountains
• Rocky Mountains
• Appalachian Mountains
• Himalayan Mountains

A vast grassland of central North America that is largely treeless and ascends to 4,000 feet above sea level.

• The Great Plains
• The Eurasian Steppe
• The Salt Plains
• The Serengeti

a northern part of the interior lowlands that is a rocky, flat region covering nearly two million square miles and encircling the Hudson Bay.

• capoeira
• caucusas
• Canadian Sheild
• Chisholm trail

a major mountain system of the United States and Canada, extending 3,000 miles from Alaska south to New Mexico.

• The Andes 
• The Rockies
• The Alps
• The Appalachians

Nomadic groups are thought to have crossed this to get from what are now Siberia and Alaska.

• Golden Gate Bridge
• 1892 Bridge
• Canadian Shield
• Beringia - Bering Land Bridge

Many people living in Canada deal with extreme weather conditions because of ---

• A. the risks of exposure in a cold climate.
• B. the threat posed by tornadoes on the prairies.
• C. the frequency of flooding on many of the major rivers.
• D. the prevalence of hurricanes along the Atlantic coastline.

What extreme weather is the biggest threat to the Gulf Coast?

• Blizzard
• Tsunami
• Earthquakes
• Hurricanes