North America Modern Global Studies

What mountain range is the longest in North America?

• The Rocky Mountains

• The Appalachians

• The Sierra Madres

• The Alps

The area of the United States that is known for its farming is

• The Breadbasket

• The Midwest

• The Wheat Belt

• All of the Above

The St. Lawrence Seaway connects the Atlantic Ocean to

• The Pacific Ocean

• The Great Lakes

• Hudson's Bay

• The Mississippi River

Why were a series of locks constructed to form the St. Lawrence Seaway?

• To allow immigrants from Europe to reach North America's heartland.

• To control population growth in developing cities.

• To redistribute waterthat might otherwise cause flooding.

• To allow huge vessels (ships) to sail into the Great Lakes from the Atlantic Ocean.

The longest river in the United States is the

• Missouri

• Ohio

• Mississippi

• Colorado

The language and religious differences of Quebec from the other Canadian provinces and territories stems from

• an isolationist political view

• French colonization

• Spanish colonization

• geographic isolation from mountain ranges

What type of government does Canada have

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Parliamentary Government

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

What country is known as the "Melting Pot"

• Canada

• United States

• Mexico

• Costa Rica

Mt. McKinley, the highest mountain peak in the United States, is located in what state?

• Colorado

• Hawaii

• Alaska

• Florida

What Canadian territory is mostly French-speaking?

• British Columbia

• Ninuvit

• Quebec

• Ontario