North America Study Guide

What are the three main countries in North America?

• Canada, Mexico, Brazil
• United States, Canada, Russia
• United States, Canada, Mexico
• United States, Mexico, Australia

Which Mountain Range is located in South Carolina? (Blue Ridge is a chain in this range)

• Cascade Range
• Appalachian Mountains
• Sierra Nevada
• Rocky Mountains

Which river, the second longest in the US, connects 10 US states?

• Hudson River
• Mississippi River
• Ohio River
• Colorado River

Which US landform is known for its beautiful layers, buttes, and ravines? (was carved out by the Colorado River for millions of years!)

• Rocky Mountains
• Grand Canyon
• Death Valley
• Yellowstone National Park

Based on the map, which of the following states has a large population? (above 10,000,000 people?)

• Texas

• South Carolina

• Hawaii

• Alaska

What are the three major industries of the USA we discussed in class?

• agriculture, mining/drilling, and technology/development

• agriculture, mining/drilling, and health

• education, transportation, construction
• manufacturing, agriculture, entertainment

Which country saw a large amount of migration to the US in the last 200 years based on our activity in class, particularly very early during immigration to the US (1820s-1850)?

• Ireland

• Mexico

• Canada

• Brazil

In which biome zone in Canada would we MOST LIKELY have animals that can change their fur to hide from predators in the winter (white fur/feathers)?

• Desert biome
• Tundra biome
• Taiga biome
• Rainforest biome

What are the Indigenous People of Canada called?

• First Nations

• Aboriginals
• Eskimos
• Cherokee

How long ago do archaeologists theorize humans crossed the Beringia Landbridge and settled in North America?

• 10,000 years ago
• 25,000 years ago
• 15,000 years ago
• 30,000 years ago