Chapter 6/7 Test: World Geography

Why did the native populations decline in the 1500s and 1600s?

• Conflicts intensified between the Inuit and Metis

• Europeans claimed the land and diseases spread

• English and French speaking groups feuded

• Immigration led to overcrowding and poverty

First Nations is a term for

• Indigenous groups of Canada who are neither Inuit nor Metis

• New countries with close ties to another country

• The Arctic native peoples of North America

• Quebec’s French-speaking inhabitants

Canada was created as a

• Province

• Territory

• Dominion

• Republic

Some Canadians view NAFTA as a threat to their

• Privacy

• Economy

• Security

• Culture

Mining, oil exploration, pipeline construction, and a decline in the demand for fur have led to a.

• Higher numbers of Inuit, the Metis, and First Nation in major cities

• Increased reliance on government services by the Inuit

• Lower populations of the Metis near the US-Canada border

• A lack of diversity among groups in the Nunavut

Which of the following describes a challenge presented by Canada’s population?

• The cost of childcare in rural areas

• Increased pollution and high crime in cities

• The cost of government funded health care

• Lack of housing in urban areas

Mexicans of mixed Spanish and indigenous heritage are

• Mayan

• Maquiladoras

• Conquistadors

• Mestizos

Which crop native to Mexico did landowners grow to export to Spain as a cash crop?

• Potatoes

• Cacao

• Wheat

• Beans

The value of goods and services produced within a country in a year is its

• Annual export

• Gross national product

• Total national product

• Yearly income

How can desertification cause an increase in urbanization?

• People in cities use fewer resources

• More land is cleared and developed as cities grow

• People move to cities to find resources

• Fewer people have to farm for a living