Quiz Chapter 7 - Geography

Match the following

• D. trade surplus

• 4. when a country pays more for imports than it 

  earns in exports 

  
  

• C. trade deficit

• 2. economies that place an emphasis on service 

  and high-tech businesses 

  
  

• B. postindustrial

• 1. when a country earns more in exports than it 

  spends on imports 

  
  

• A. commodity

• 5. a tax on exports or imports 

  
  

• E. tariff

• 3. good produced for sale 

  
  

6. About___acres of the United States are involved in agriculture. 

• a. 250 million 

  
  

• b. 920 million 

  
  

• c. 10 million 

  
  

• d. 5 million 

  
  

7. The Prairie Provinces of Canada and the Great Plains of the United States are 

often referred to as the___of North America. 

• a. Wheat Belt 

  
  

• b. Corn Belt 

  
  

• c. Dairy Region 

  
  

• d. Fruit Basket

8. Extensive reliance on cars has resulted in

• a. efficient use of fuel. 

  
  

• b. a decline in public transportation. 

  
  

• c. a monopoly on petroleum. 

  
  

• d. road congestion and air pollution.

9. Why does Canada have a trade surplus?

• a. It doesn't spend large amounts 

  of money on foreign oil and gas

• b. Canada exports very few natural 

  
  

• c. Canada exports many of the products 

  that the United States exports. 

  
  

• d. Canada's strict regulation of its national 

  budget ensures a surplus. 

  
  

10. Which of the following issues became a major concern for the United States in 

2001? 

• a. pollution 

  
  

• b. global trade 

  
  

• c. economic reform 

  
  

• d. terrorism

Match the following

• B. acid rain 

  
  

• 3. process by which a body of water becomes 

  rich in dissolved nutrients 

  
  

• C. eutrophication 

  
  

• 2. precipitation that can corrode stone and metal 

  buildings and damage crops 

  
  

• A. smog

• 5. visible, toxic haze 

  
  

• E.clear-cutting

• 4. occurs when the amount of fish caught exceeds the amount that can be resupplied naturally 

  
  

• D. clear-cutting 

  
  

• 1. taking out whole forests when harvesting timber 

  
  

6. The elk population__when wolves were driven out of parts of western Canada.

• a. became endangered 

  
  

• b. grew out of control

• c. became healthier 

  
  

• d. began to diminish 

  
  

7. Most of the acid rain in Canada comes from 

• a. Canadian industrial emissions.

• b. the United States. 

  
  

• c. Russia.

• d. nuclear power plants.

8. What is one of the main drawbacks to using nuclear energy? 

• a. It emits greenhouse 

  gases. 

  
  

• b. It is too expensive. 

  
  

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  c. Spent radioactive fuel takes thousands 

  of years to become inactive.

• d. It is not usable in remote areas.