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WorksheetsUnit 2: Mapping the United States,Canada, and Mexico
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a Region?
a)
An area or division, especially part of a country or the world, having definable characteristics but not fixed boundaries
b)
A strip of territory receiving a high amount of sunshine
2.
What are some Rust Belt characteristics?
a)
Rapid industrial growth
b)
Economic growth
c)
Population growth
d)
Increasing diversity
3.
What human characteristics were later added to
the Rust Belt?
the Rust Belt?
a)
Railroads,Interstates, and Air Ports
b)
Railroads, Highways, and Interstates
4.
What did the Rust Belt Decrease?
a)
INCREASE
b)
LOSS
c)
Loss of industrial jobs, low pay, population decline, urban decay
d)
Loss of crop produce, loss of shelter, electricity, and sanitation
5.
Can a region be inside another region?
a)
NO
b)
YES
6.
Did the Sunbelt have favorable climate for working conditions all year?
a)
NO
b)
YES
7.
The Sunbelt had economic growth in___________________
finish the sentence!
finish the sentence!
a)
renewable energy
b)
non-renewable energy
c)
-
8.
What characteristics did the Sunbelt have?
a)
population growth,unions,labor,decreasing diversity, improving standards of living
b)
population growth, cheap labor, no unions, increasing diversity, improving standards of living
9.
What characteristics did the Bread Basket have?
a)
farming, rural, conservative, religious, the Great Plains
b)
shipped food, sub-urban, selfless, Satanist, the Rocky Mountains
10.
Can regions cross Political Boundaries?
a)
NO
b)
YES
11.
Can regions share the same areas?
a)
NO
b)
YES
12.
Tornado Alley: Can regions move?
a)
NO
b)
YES
13.
What are some characteristics of Tornado Alley?
a)
Frequent tornadoes,geography has changed,communities prepare tornado drills and sirens
b)
Frequent tornadoes, geography hasn't changed, communities now prepare sirens and tornado drills all over the country
14.
Can physical characteristics change location?
a)
NO
b)
YES
15.
Silicon Valley: what are some characteristics?
a)
Tecnology industry, decrease in growth in wealth, succeeding with emergence and competitive tech cities
b)
Technology industry, rapid growth and wealth, struggling with emergence and competitive tech cities
16.
Is Quebec a political region?
a)
NO
b)
YES
17.
Quebec has set boundaries unlike the Rust Belt, Sun Belt, and Tornado Alley.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
18.
Qubec has a strong French heritage and has twice held a vote to consider secession from Canada which has an English history.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
19.
The Central/Arctic Region has many similarities to the Great Plains of the US, but is MUCH COLDER!!!!
a)
FALSE
b)
TRUE
20.
The Central/Arctic Region is part of the Canadian Bread Basket
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
21.
The Arctic Region is severely limited by its cold climate and short growing seasons
a)
FALSE
b)
TRUE
22.
Pacific Northwest: The region is mainly defined by the abundance of natural resources
a)
FALSE
b)
TRUE
23.
Non- renewable resources are moved by boat and train to US and Asian markets
a)
FALSE
b)
TRUE
24.
Less than 10% of North America's temperate rainforest exsist , only in the Pacific Northwest
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
25.
Know Cardinal and Intermediate Directions, Earth Sun Relations, Equinox, Solstice, and Changing Seasons, US and Canadian Regions!!!!!
a)
YES
b)
NO
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