US and Canada

There are rapids and waterfalls that blocked ships from traveling farther upstream at the

• Appalachian Mountains.

• coastal plain.

• fall line.

• piedmont.

Items formed in Earth millions of years ago and are burned for energy are

• diamonds.

• fossil fuels.

• minerals.

• renewable resources.

Thunderstorms that can spawn tornadoes are

• blizzards.

• cyclones.

• hurricanes.

• supercells.

Trees cannot grow above the

• Tropic of Cancer.

• Arctic Circle.

• fall line.

• timber line.

Canada is a constitutional monarchy, with King Charles III as the official head of state and an elected 

• czar.

• emperor.

• prime minister.

• president.

Which of the following is NOT a Plains Native American tribe?

• Arapaho

• Attakappa

• Osage

• Wichita

Canada is a partially self-governing country with close ties to Great Britain; it is a

• commonwealth.

• dominion.

• absolute monarchy.

• territory.

What is the BEST reason why the US is one of the most ethnically-diverse countries in the world?

• The land over which European settlers spread contained powerful kingdoms of many nationalities.

• Immigrants came to the US from many countries.

• Ancestors of Native Americans probably arrived about 20,000 years ago.

• Most people in the US speak English.

What are Canada's two official languages?

• English and French

• English and Inukitut

• English and Spanish

• French and Spanish

The dominant religion in North America is 

• Buddhism.

• Christianity.

• Islam.

• Judaism.