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WorksheetsUnit 2: Canada and the United States
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 51mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which region is this?
a)
Core Region
b)
Prairie Region
c)
Atlantic Region
d)
Pacific Region
2.
Which region has these languages spoken? Almost 50% English with over 30% French
a)
Atlantic Region
b)
Prairie Region
c)
Core Region
d)
Northern Region
3.
Which region has a climate of tundra in the north and subarctic in the south?
a)
Prairie Region
b)
Core Region
c)
Northern Region
d)
Pacific Region
4.
Which region has commercial farming, and oil/natural gas for the main economic activities?
a)
Prairie Region
b)
Core Region
c)
Northern Region
d)
Pacific Region
5.
A geographic region that people want to live in and has lots of settlement.
a)
plural society
b)
rural
c)
ecumene
d)
non-ecumene
6.
In a region when multiple cultural groups keep their own identity, traditions, language, etc.
a)
plural society
b)
urban
c)
ecumene
d)
rural
7.
How would you describe this picture?
a)
urban
b)
rural
c)
suburban
d)
wilderness
8.
How would you describe this picture?
a)
urban
b)
rural
c)
suburban
d)
wilderness
9.
A community of all living things in an area and the environment in which they live.
a)
food chain
b)
food web
c)
ecosystem
d)
watershed
10.
The sea lamprey and zebra mussel are part of which of these Great Lakes ecosystem problems?
a)
wetland loss
b)
invasive species
c)
algae explosions
d)
point-source pollution
11.
A geographic area the includes all of the land and waterways that drain into a body of water.
a)
A Lake
b)
A ecosystem
c)
A watershed
d)
A region
12.
A series of plants and animals, each of which depends on the one below it for food.
a)
freshwater
b)
ecosystem
c)
watershed
d)
food chain
13.
What is the best way to deal with pollution?
a)
To prevent it
b)
Ignore it
14.
All the feeding relationships within an ecosystem.
a)
Food chain
b)
Watershed
c)
Food web
15.
This is the rapid, often poorly planned spread of development from an urban area outward into rural areas
a)
urban sprawl
b)
metropolitan area
c)
rural fringe
d)
whooping cough
16.
Which is a negative effect of urban sprawl?
a)
new, affordable homes
b)
more farmland
c)
destruction of habitats
d)
more people pass their geography quiz
17.
What do the dark spots on this population density map represent?
a)
urban cores
b)
metropolitan areas
c)
Somerset, Wisconsin
d)
public transit systems
18.
Which is a positive effect of urban sprawl?
a)
there are more affordable houses
b)
increased pollution
c)
destruction of habitats
d)
more taco bells (this one's not the right answer, but it is true)
19.
Which of the following is an example of a push factor?
a)
war
b)
free enterprise economy
c)
good physical geography
d)
access to fresh water
20.
What part of the metropolitan area is A pointing to?
a)
urban core
b)
urban fringe
c)
rural fringe
d)
metropolitan area
21.
to move from a country
a)
emigrate
b)
immigrate
22.
to move to a country
a)
emigrate
b)
immigrate
23.
A migration stream is...
a)
The constant flow of migrants from one country to another
b)
The combination of push and pull factors that lead people to move
c)
People who are seeking safety by going to another country
d)
The transportation methods migrants use
24.
Something that encourages people to leave a place behind
a)
Push factor
b)
Pull factor
c)
Migration stream
d)
None of the above
25.
Something that encourages people to move to a new place
a)
Push factor
b)
Pull factor
c)
Migration stream
d)
None of the above
26.
A refugee is...
a)
Someone who is migrating for work
b)
Someone who is studying abroad
c)
Someone who seeks safety by going to another country
d)
None of the above
27.
Water, like the Great Lakes, that is not salty
a)
Freshwater
b)
Watershed
c)
Ecosystem
d)
Wetlands
28.
A suburb is...
a)
A rural area mainly made up of farms
b)
A developed area at the edge of the city that is mainly homes
c)
The downtown district of a city
d)
None of the above
29.
Canada's Core Region has recently become a large producer of hydroelectric power (electricity generated from flowing rivers). The Core Region includes many rivers, including the large St. Lawrence River, as well as Niagara Falls. This is an example of...
a)
People utilizing their plural society
b)
People preserving their traditional cultures
c)
how WHERE you live influences HOW you live
d)
how to attract tourists
30.
Which of these is the most common reason for a growing water shortage in many countries around the world?
a)
habitat loss
b)
invasive species
c)
shrinking glaciers
d)
population growth
31.
If an immigrant was coming to the US, which of the following would MOST help the US economy?
a)
using public services
b)
serving in the military
c)
starting new businesses
d)
learning to speak English
32.
Which of the following does "brain drain" most negatively impact?
a)
The country one is leaving
b)
The country one is entering
c)
The country one is temporarily living in while awaiting refugee placement
d)
None of the above
33.
According to the map, which of the following reasons BEST describes the significant migration stream from Latin America to the Unites States?
a)
There have been armed conflicts in Latin America
b)
There is higher income in the United States
c)
The United States is the nearest developed nation
d)
All of the above
34.
Which of these is an example of a pull factor?
a)
poor physical geography
b)
poor climate
c)
no job opportunities
d)
more democratic government
35.
People in developing countries are likely to
a)
A. earn substantial wages at their jobs.
b)
B. have a high level of personal consumption.
c)
C. live in rural areas and work on farms.
d)
D. have good benefits provided by their governments.
36.
The total value of goods and services that a country produces in a year is called
a)
A. consumption.
b)
B. development.
c)
C. gross domestic product.
d)
D. per capita GDP.
37.
The per capita GDP is calculated by
a)
A. adding a country's total GDP and its population.
b)
B. dividing a country's total GDP by its population.
c)
C. multiplying a country's total GDP by its population.
d)
D. subtracting a country's total GDP from its population.
38.
Why is there a lack of computers in many villages in India?
a)
A. Many villages there do not yet have electricity.
b)
B. It is illegal to export computers from the United States to India.
c)
C. Most people in India have little interest in computer technology.
d)
D. Many people there believe modern technology is dangerous.
39.
What is one reason why American workers are so productive?
a)
A. American laws require that workers meet certain productivity levels.
b)
B. American workers are educated and highly skilled.
c)
C. American workers have no incentives to work hard.
d)
D. Americans work fewer hours and take less vacation than other workers.
40.
Compared to workers in most developed countries, Americans
a)
A. take more vacations each year.
b)
B. work more hours per year.
c)
C. produce less per year.
d)
D. all of the above
41.
What is one consequence of the growth of the global consumer class?
a)
A. a decline in the standard of living for most people.
b)
B. a reduction of the amount of trash produced.
c)
C. a shortage of resources such as food, water, or fuel.
d)
D. a decrease in the levels of air pollution.
42.
Which term best describes a country with a high per capita GDP?
a)
A developed
b)
B developing
c)
C rural
d)
D urban
43.
The using up of goods & services is call?
a)
per capita
b)
consumption
c)
GDP
d)
developed country
44.
A wealthy country with an advanced economy.
a)
GDP
b)
consumption
c)
developed country
d)
developing country
45.
Term that means "per person".
a)
consumption
b)
per capita
c)
GDP
d)
developing country
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