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North America Test Review

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In 1763, France cedes Canada to

a)

Britain

b)

Spain

c)

Portugal

2.

The first permanent European settlement in the United States was

a)

St. Augustine

b)

St. Nicholas

c)

Jamestown

3.

The Gulf of Mexico is located south of the _____________ of Texas.

a)

Great Plains

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

Midwestern Plains

4.

What is the term called for the idea that the United States should stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Treaty of Miguel Hildago

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Mayflower Compact

5.

What are two resources that had a big impact on population growth in the United States - especially, California and Texas?

a)

Lumber and oil

b)

Coal and iron

c)

Gold and oil

d)

Oil and copper

6.

If the price of the ingredients goes up to make an item, then the price of the item should ___________.

a)

go down

b)

stay the same

c)

go up

7.

What type of economies does the United States and Canada have

a)

command

b)

direct

c)

free enterprise

8.

Which geographic feature is NOT located in the U.S. or Canada?

a)

Hudson Bay

b)

Saint Lawrence Seaway

c)

Danube River

d)

Rocky Mountains

9.

How many branches of government does Canada have?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

10.

The Rocky Mountains are an example of a transportation ___________.

a)

corridor

b)

barrier

11.

The St. Lawrence Seaway is an example of the transportation ______________.

a)

barrier

b)

corridor

12.

What body of water separates the United States from Canada?

a)

Hudson Bay

b)

Baffin Bay

c)

Labrador Sea

d)

Great Lakes

13.

The United States and Canada trade with many countries around the world today.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Most Canadians live in the ____________ of Canada because it is warmer there.

a)

northern part

b)

southern part

c)

eastern part

d)

western part

15.

How many provinces and territories does Canada have?

a)

10 provinces and 2 territories

b)

8 provinces and 3 territories

c)

3 provinces and 10 territories

d)

10 provinces and 3 territories

16.

What type of government does Canada have?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Republic

c)

Democracy

d)

Constitutional Monarchy

17.

Where did democracy begin?

a)

Rome

b)

Japan

c)

America

d)

Greece

18.

What is NOT a responsibility of a U.S. citizen?

a)

running for office

b)

serving on a jury

c)

voting

d)

being informed in issues

19.

Countries with a high life expectancy, GDP and literacy rate are typically called

a)

Third World

b)

Underdeveloped

c)

Developing

d)

Developed

20.

Citizens in Canada and the U.S. have basic freedoms such as speech, voting, religion, assembly and trial by jury.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Who are the indigenous people of the United States?

a)

immigrants from Europe

b)

slaves from Africa

c)

Native Americans

d)

Immigrants from Australia

22.

What is an area of land that was set aside for Native Americans called?

a)

pueblos

b)

cabins

c)

colonies

d)

reservations

23.

Where did a republic form of government begin?

a)

Rome

b)

Greece

c)

Japan

d)

America

24.

Gold and _________ are resources that led to big population growth in the United States. The abundance of resources has given entrepreneurs opportunity to develop new countries.

a)

gold

b)

oil

c)

coal

d)

lumber

25.

Where do most people live in the United States? Meaning it is the area that is most densely populated.

a)

West coast

b)

East coast

c)

Midwest

d)

South

26.

The assembly line, the telephone and atomic bomb were all discoveries from the United States and Canada. True or False

a)

True

b)

False

27.

What is the capital of Canada?

a)

Toronto

b)

Calgary

c)

Ottowa

d)

Vancouver

28.

What is the mountain range on the Eastern side of the United States?

a)

Alaska Range

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Canadian Range

29.

How many branches of government does Canada have?

a)

two

b)

three

c)

four

d)

none

30.

What body of water is located south of the coastal plains of Texas?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Gulf of California

d)

Gulf of Mexico

31.

What group(s) of people began to immigrate to the New world in the 1500s and 1600s?

a)

French

b)

English

c)

Spanish

d)

all of the above

32.

The United States and Canada have an unlimited form of government.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Oil is a natural resource that is found in the United States and the Middle East.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

What is the name of the geographic feature that separates Canada and the United States?

a)

Brooks Range

b)

Great Lakes

c)

Hudson Bay

35.

What is the name of children who are born of French and native people in Canada?

a)

Mestizos

b)

Minions

c)

Metis

36.

Who were the first people to arrive in Canada in the year 1000?

a)

Native Americans

b)

Spanish

c)

Vikings

37.

The two houses of the legislative branch are the Senate and the House of Representatives and is called _____________.

a)

bilateral

b)

bilingual

c)

bicameral

38.

What is the name of the highest court of the Judicial Branch?

a)

top

b)

supreme

c)

district

39.

The President of the United States is also the _____________ of the Armed Forces.

a)

Man in charge

b)

General

c)

Commander in Chief

40.

What document of the United States is a set of rules or guidelines that organizes our government?

a)

Constitution

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Amendments

41.

True or False: The United States and Canada have a variety of resources that have given entrepreneurs opportunity to develop the countries.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

What is the name of the trade agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada that took the place of NAFTA?

a)

MUSAC

b)

CAMUS

c)

USMCA

43.

A person who can speak two languages is called ______________.

a)

bilateral

b)

bicameral

c)

bilingual