WorksheetsUS and Canada Geography Unit 2
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
What is the difference between a service industry and manufacturing?
Service industries produce intangible goods.
Only service industries depend on retail sales.
Service industries produce goods for sale.
Manufacturing provides intangible goods.
How are the governments of Canada and the United States similar?
Both allow every citizen to vote in national elections.
Both allow the government to censor newspapers.
Both are limited governments with constitutions.
Both have parliaments led by a president.
The government of the United States can trace its democratic roots to which civilization?
Spain
France
Greece
Egypt
Which of the following is a responsibility expected of U.S. citizens?
Caring for one's property
Voting Washington D.C.
Checking on neighbors
Voting in elections
What feature is missing from many unlimited governments that is often used to limit governments?
Economic freedom
Controlled elections
Censorship
Constitution
What is one way that limited governments are different from unlimited governments?
Political candidates in limited governments are from the same political party.
Leaders in limited governments are restricted from spending too much.
Elections in limited government are open to all eligible voters
News media in limited governments do not report about politics.
Which of the following letters indicates the correct location of Canada on the above map?
D
B
C
A
which of the following terms best completes the web diagram?
Labor, Natural Resources, Capital
Celebrations, Rules, Music
Population, Landforms, Climate
Citizenship, Rights, Responsibilities
In many limited governments, the individual rights of the people are detailed in a---
Federal Legal Code
Political Party Platform
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Which of the following cultural characteristics of the U.S. can be traced back to the lands in North America colonized by the European nation of Great Britain
The communist system is in power
The common language spoken is English
Trade is limited to western spread problem
The common language spoken is French
Based on the above map, most cities in Canada are located near the---------
St. Lawrence Seaway
Atlantic Ocean
United States
Arctic Circle
The province of Quebec has been the center of cultural conflict in Canada for several years. which of the following cultural traits is the focus of this conflict?
Dietary restrictions
Religious traditions
Language usuage
Clothing styles
Which of the following technological innovations most helped Canadians and Americans settle westward across North America?
Interstate highways
Telegraphs
Electricity
Railroads
Which of the following geographic factors has the greatest influence on where people live?
Proximity to highways and roads
Shared cultural traditions
Access to public transportation
Availability of water
What is culture?
A group of people who share a house, a meal and celebrate birthdays.
No one has culture except the wealthy people.
Having lots of presents at Christmas
It's a set of beliefs, values, and practices a group of people have in common.
Government
Economic Systems
Educational Systems
Religious practices
The list above refers to the basic__________that are common to all societies.
Goals
Geography
Cultural Traditions
Institutions
In many geography classes students identify the location of U.S. state capitals. State capitals are a significant location of geographers to study because---
most of the population are living in these locations
many jobs are available in these locations
rules for societies are created in these locations
historical monuments are built in these locations
British colonization of North America politically influenced the United States and Canada by introducing the idea of---
separation of church and state
free trade
limited government
constitutional monarchy
A common feature of the economic systems in the United States and Canada is that both------
place a salary cap on business leaders' earnings
restrict factory ownership to the government
allow people to own private property
use government quotas to determine what to produce
What has been the long-term significance of French settlers in Canada?
They developed an armed conflict with the United States.
They established a command economy in Canada.
They created a strong culture region within Canada.
They created the universal culture for all of Canada.
Which two physical features do the United States and Canada share?
Appalachian Mountains and Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains and the Great Lakes
Mississippi River and the Great Lakes
St. Lawrence Seaway and Rocky Mountains
The United States and Canada are both considered to be multicultural societies because---
The American Indian cultures in these societies did not mix with the European cultures
Most of the people in these societies speak more that one language.
A history of immigration has resulted in several cultures contributing to these societies.
People living in these societies have economic and political freedoms.
___ is the imaginary line around the middle of the earth from East to West.
Equator
Geography
Continent
Prime Median
__ is one of the seven large masses on Earth
Continents
Geography
Climate
Oceans
What physical geographic feature, shared by U.S. and Canada is shown on the map
Franklin Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Great Plains
Great Lakes
Name the country found North of the United States:
Canada
Mexico
Greenland
Mexico
Name the two physical features that the U.S. and Canada share:
Great Lakes and Mississippi river
Rocky Mountains and Great Lakes
Rio Grande and Rocky Mountains
Great Plains and Mississippi river
A common feature of the economic systems in the United States and Canada
is that both—
allow people to own private property
restrict factory ownership to the government
place a salary cap on business leaders earnings
use government quotas to determine what to produce
Which two physical features do the United States and Canada share?
Rocky Mountains and the Great Lakes
Mississippi River and the Great Lakes
St. Lawrence Seaway and Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains and Mississippi River
Article Twenty-nine
Any individual can address the public authorities in writing and with his signature. Only duly constituted organizations and corporate bodies shall have the right to address the public authorities collectively.
---1983 constitution of Bahrain, amended in 2011
First Amendment - Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redness of grievances.
----Bill of Rights to the 1789 constitution of the United States
According to the excerpts, which opportunity to participate in the government do both nations protect?
Right to communicate with government officials.
Right to vote
Right to join corporate bodies
Right to the free exercise of religion
The greatest impact of Mexican immigration, though, maybe its contribution to the growing Latin American influence on the everyday life of all Americans. Government projections show that, by the next two generations, more than 25 percent of the U.S. Population will be of Latin American origin.The nation's clothing, music, architecture, literature, and food have all been influenced by our growing Latin and Mexican american Populations.
American English has been most profoundly affected by immigration from mexico and other Spanish-speaking nations. More people in the U.S. speak Spanish than ever before, and many find it a great advantage to speak more than one language.
According to the author of the above excerpt, one impact of Mexican immigration to the United States includes---
Altering the look of cities in the region
Introducing new forms of art in the region
Spreading religious traditions to the region
Changing language patterns of the regions
Which factor most contributed to creating the human geographic characteristics of Canada and the United States listed above?
Spanish conquest of the region in the early half of the sixteenth century.
Colonization of the region in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Migration of people from south American to North america.
Cultural diffusion resulting from manifest destiny.
