Unit 3 World Geo Test Review

Which factor accounts for the distribution of a tundra biome in the United States/Canada region?

• A combination of low temperatures and low precipitation

• A limited population of large wild game and other animals

• A subsurface layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year

• A stream of cooled surface winds passing over mountainous terrain

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

• Pollution

• Shopping Malls

• Mass transit systems

• Agricultural communities

A megalopolis is most likely to develop where

• push factors outnumber pull factors

• there is access to educational opportunities

• raw materials are available for industrial development

• transportation routes and major economic development have concentrated

Canada and the U.S. are considered what?

• Developed

• Developing

• Awesome

• Crappy

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

• Use of the cotton gin

• Invention of the tractor

• Construction of railroads

• Introduction of irrigation

1. Industrial growth (creation of machines) made people move to the United States which had a direct impact on the process of —

• Innovation

• Urbanization

• Cultural diffusion

• Multiculturalism

Which geographic factor was most responsible for increasing migration to the United States and Canada during the seventeenth century?

• Avalaible land for farming

• American Natural Disasters

• Favorable climate conditions

• Improved educational systems

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

• causing the spread of disease

• producing damaging stereotypes

• increasing the standards of living

• creating environmental challenges

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

• political unit

• trade network

• vegetation type

• mountain range

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

• Adjoining Southern borders

• Similar democratic government

• Peaceful relations with native groups

• Joint cooperation on military interventions