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WorksheetsNorth America Test Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where is Central America located?
a)
Between North America and South America
b)
On the isthmus south of Mexico
c)
In the sea south of Florida
d)
North of Mexico
2.
What was the greatest economic benefit for the United States when it acquired the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Gold
b)
Timber
c)
Agriculture
d)
Fishing
3.
Why does the United States have the largest GDP in the world?
a)
Natural resources
b)
The American dollar
c)
Labor force
d)
Military
4.
In North America, which of the following countries has 3 branches, consisting of the legislative, executive, and judicial?
a)
United States
b)
Mexico
c)
Canada
d)
All of the above
5.
What is the United States biggest import?
a)
Food
b)
Clothes
c)
Oil
d)
Electronics
6.
What is special about the border between the United States and Canada?
a)
It has the longest wall in the world
b)
It is protected by the military
c)
It is the longest undefended border in the world
d)
There is no defined border
7.
Where is the St. Lawrence river and why is it important?
a)
Between the United States and Mexico; it acts as the border between the countries
b)
Running through the middle of the continent; acts as a way to transport goods between Canada and Mexico
c)
Near the Great Lakes; is a corridor to transport goods to the Atlantic ocean
d)
South of Florida; Cuban immigrants must cross it to get to America
8.
What is the importance of the Panama Canal?
a)
Separates North and South America
b)
Allows ships to travel from the Atlantic to Pacific Oceans
c)
There is no importance
d)
It is a military base in Central America
9.
Mexico, the United States and Canada are all part of what trade agreement?
a)
NAFTA
b)
OPEC
c)
United Nations
d)
EU
10.
What is significant about NAFTA?
a)
Allows for open borders
b)
Allows North American countries to trade goods without taxes or tariffs
c)
It creates an embargo on Cuba
d)
Changes all the currency in North America
11.
What is the reason the Canadians speak English and French, and many people from Mexico are Catholic?
a)
Everybody speaks English
b)
Aztecs were Catholic
c)
Language and religion are two cultural traits that were brought to North America by colonizing powers
d)
They adopted them from the United States
12.
What is an export?
a)
A good that a country buys
b)
A good that a country sells
c)
A person moving to a new country
d)
A country that does not trade with any other country
13.
Why are the Great Lakes important to both Canadian and US economies?
a)
Fishing is an important part of both economies
b)
They are near both countries
c)
They have water
d)
They allow for shipping of goods
14.
What kind of government does Canada have?
a)
Federal Republic
b)
Representative democracy
c)
Parliamentary democracy
d)
Communist
15.
Why does the United States work under a system of checks and balances?
a)
To balance the budget
b)
So that no single branch of government has too much power
c)
Our forefathers could not decide how to frame the government
d)
To allow more people to be in charge
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