Social Studies Unit 1

The eastern coast of the United States and Canada faces the ________

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

Coal mining helped to develop the region of _____

• Boswash

• ChiPitts

• The Canadian Basin

• Appalachia

The longest river in the United States is the _____

• Missouri River

• St Lawrence River

• Mississippi River

• Hudson River

Why was the Everglades National Park created?

• to drain the wetlands

• to protect the natural homes of plants and animals

• to bring tourists to florida

• to stop the building of roads through the wetlands

In what part of the United States are large deposits of iron ore found?

• the northern part

• the Rocky Mountains

• the eastern part

• along the Gulf of Mexico

An example of a renewable resource in the United States is ___________

• coal

• trees

• oil

• gas

Which government banned cod fishing in the Great Banks?

• United States

• Iceland

• Canada

• Great Britain

The northern arctic parts of Alaska and Canada have ______

• a wet season and a dry season

• long and cold winters, short and cool summers

• warm days all year

• cold winters and hot, humid summers

The climate between the tropic of cancer and the tropic of capricorn______

• is cold all year

• has changing seasons

• is warm all year

• is hot and dry all year

Which region of the United States is arid, meaning it gets less than 20 inches of rain a year?

• Southeast

• Northeast

• West

• Midwest