Unit 3 World Geo Quiz Canada and U.S.

The Great Plains region of the United States and Canada is characterized by a common —

• trade network

• political unit

• mountain range

• vegetation type

Which of the following is one factor that contributes to the view that the United States and Canada constitute a single geographic region?

• Joint cooperation on military interventions

• Adjoining coastal borders

• Similar democratic institutions

• Peaceful relations with native groups

The level of development in both Canada and the United States is considered as —

• more developed

• newly industrialized

• developing

• medium human developed

Which technological innovation had the most impact on settlement processes in both the United States and Canada?

• Creation of the Internet

• Discovery of oil reserves

• Invention of the automobile

• Construction of railroads

The population distribution of Canada and the United States is similar because most of the population is concentrated —

• throughout the Great Plains

• in large urban centers

• near the coastlines

• along the border

Which of the following is likely a characteristic of rural communities in the United States and Canada?

• Mass transit systems

• Shopping malls

• Agricultural cooperatives

• Pollution

The United States and Canada are home to many multinational corporations, which employ people in a variety of jobs. In this way, globalization has benefited the societies of the region by —

• creating environmental challenges

• increasing the standards of living

• causing the spread of disease

• producing new cultural patterns

The migration pattern shown on the above map most likely resulted in —

• spatial diffusion of Asian populations to the Americas

• changes to global climate conditions

• an extension of the practice of enslaving people

• spread of livestock from Europe to the Americas

What types of regions are created by the man-made borders shown on the above map?

• Vegetation regions

• Cultural regions

• Climate regions

• Political regions

Which advance accelerated the settlement of western regions of the United States and Canada during the nineteenth century?

• Construction of railroads

• Use of the cotton gin

• Introduction of irrigation

• Invention of the tractor