Chapter 2: United States and Canada Test Review

Which person is working in a manufacturing job?

• A teacher
• A factory worker
• A doctor
• A software engineer

Which of the following uses the term "manufacturing" industry correctly?

• A manufacturing industry markets products.

• A manufacturing industry includes fishing and farming.

• A manufacturing industry gathers and spreads information

• A manufacturing industry creates products from raw materials

What is the largest continent on Earth?

• Africa
• Antarctica
• Asia
• Europe

Which of the following terms best completes the web diagram?

• Celebrations, Rules, Music

• Population, Landforms, Climate

• Labor, Natural Resources, Capital

• Citizenship, Rights, Responsibilities

Which is the BEST example of a secondary source about American immigrants?

• letters by immigrants

• photographs of immigrants

• passports from immigrants

• textbooks about immigrants

Development of alternative energy sources in the United States and Canada will most likely help to —

• produce low wage service jobs

• support large urban populations

• create more trade opportunities

• address increasing demands for water

Societies that restrict the use of technology by citizens are most likely --

• dictatorships

• oligarchies

• democracies

• monarchies

Which of the following technological innovations most helped Canadians and Americans settle westward across North America?

• The invention of the steam engine
• The invention of the telegraph
• The development of the railroad
• The invention of the automobile

Canada is multicultural because not only do they have a huge English influence but also...

• Spanish influence
• French influence
• German influence
• Italian influence

In the United States, we live in an ethnically and culturally diverse society. This is often called a --

• bilingual society

• multicultural society

• cultural society

• variety society