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Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 4hrs 27mins
The people who live in Canada’s Arctic Circle and follow animal migrations are the ...
Instagrams
Intuits
Inuits
The largest Mountain Range in the United States is the ...
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Sierra Madres
Native Groups who live south of the Arctic Region in Canada are the ...
First People
Native Americans
First Nations People
The number of people per square mile in an area of land is ...
Population
Population Census
Population Density
Permanently frozen soil is called ...
Permafrost
Permafreeze
Solid Ground
The idea that the United States should expand across the North American Continent was called ...
American Destiny
Manifest Destiny
Continental Destiny
A written change to The Constitution is an ...
amendment
appendix
index
The Constitution of the United States is the ...
Supreme Law of the Land
an old document that is out of date
not followed in today's American society
The Bill of Rights is ...
a document that explains how the government works
a document that explains when the U.S. broke up with Britain
the first ten amendments to the Constitution that explains our rights as citizens
Federal laws apply to all US citizens no matter what state they live in.
True
False
The laws of a state apply to you even when you are a visitor to that state.
True
False
Areas with high population density are ...
urban areas
rural areas
Areas with low population density are ...
urban areas
rural areas
Which of the following is NOT true about the Constitution of the United States?
Outlines the powers and limitations of the government
It is the supreme law of the land
It includes a Bill of Rights
Its purpose is to tell citizens what laws they must follow
How many Amendments are included in the Bill of Rights?
Two
Five
Eight
Ten
What are the two official languages of Canada?
French and German
English and German
French and English
English and Spanish
Who explored and colonized Canada?
Native Americans
British only
British and French
French only
Canada was considered a dominion for a long period of time. Which Answer best explains what a dominion is?
A colony that deals with foreign affairs but let’s another country run local affairs.
A colony that runs its own local affairs but let’s another country run its foreign affairs
A colony that votes for its laws but not the people in the government.
A colony that votes for its leaders but has no say in the laws.
Where do most people in Canada live
Within 200 miles of the US
Along the coast of Ottawa
Along the Hudson Bay
In the west
What type of government does Canada have?
parliamentary democracy
absolute monarchy
dictatorship
single party state
What type of government does the United States have?
constitutional democracy
dictatorship
absolute monarchy
single party state
Where do most Canadian citizen's live?
In the south where the climate is the mildest.
In the north where the climate is most extreme.
In the northwest where the mountains were.
In the northeast where the fishing was good.
What does contiguous mean?
sharing common borders
not sharing common borders
continuing across water
a thick forest
What are three geographic features shared by the US & Canada?
Rocky Mountains, Great Lakes, and Great Plains
Canadian Shield, Vegas Desert, and Bermuda
Canadian Shield, Greenland, and Mexico
Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Mountains, and Gulf of Mexico
Which country developed the concept of a democracy?
Greece
Russia
United States
China
Which of the following physical features do the US and Canada share?
Rocky Mountains
Hudson Bay
Great Basin
Mississippi River
Which of the following is the name of culture region in Canada with a strong French influence due to colonization?
British Columbia
Toronto
Yukon Territory
Quebec
Which of the following would you find in a free enterprise economy?
private ownership of goods and services
the state owns and operates many businesses and services
the state controls the distribution of goods
the state owns and operates ALL of the businesses and services
North America's most important deep water shipping route connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
Mississippi River
Panama Canal
St. Lawrence Seaway
Rio Grande
Formed by glaciers - a group of five freshwater lakes of central North America between the United States and Canada; the lakes are Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior.
The Great Plains
Lake Texhoma
The Awesome Lakes
The Great Lakes
One of two mountain chains in the eastern United States and Canada, extending 1,600 miles from Canada to Alabama.
Andes Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Himalayan Mountains
Grassland of central North America that is largely treeless and has fertile soil.
The Great Plains
The Eurasian Steppe
The Salt Plains
The Serengeti
A major mountain system of the United States and Canada, extending 3,000 miles from Alaska south to New Mexico.
The Andes
The Rockies
The Alps
The Appalachians
Nomadic groups are thought to have crossed this to get from what is now Russia to what is now Alaska.
Golden Gate Bridge
1892 Bridge
Canadian Shield
Beringia - Bering Land Bridge
The original 13 colonies were controlled by the _________________.
British
French
Vikings
Spanish
In the 1600's, these people tried to settle Canada but failed.
British
French
Vikings
Spanish
First Europeans to successfully settle Canada.
British
French
Vikings
Spanish
What is urbanization?
population movement from cities
population movement to cities
population movement within cities
All children in the US have the right to a ___________________.
free public education
free public bathroom
Which is true about The United States and Canada?
democracy
English language
Rocky Mountains
All answers
The Declaration of Independence was issued in order to —
A guarantee the individual rights of citizens against government abuse
A explain the reasons for the colonists’ separation from Great Britain
A create a stronger central government for the thirteen new states
A provide a method for territories to become new states
Gave women the right to vote
19th Amendment
15th Amendment
23rd Amendment
26th Amendment
Person who was killed on April 4, 1968, while standing on the balcony outside his hotel room at Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee after trying to help black sanitation workers receive better working conditions
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Robert Kennedy
Malcolm X
Frederick Douglas
Black nationalist leader who for awhile was a spokesman for the Nation of Islam; talked about black freedom “by any means necessary;” was assassinated on February 21, 1965, in NYC by Nation of Islam members
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Thurgood Marshall
Frederick Douglas
Senator who ran for President and was later assassinated. His older brother was a US president who was assassinated in Dallas, Texas.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Robert Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Thurgood Marshall
Refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus.
Mary Washington
Jackie Kennedy
Cesar Chavez
Rosa Parks
President who was assassinated during a campaign visit in Dallas, Texas, by Lee Harvey Oswald for his Civil Rights efforts
Robert Kennedy
Thurgood Marshall
Martin Luther King, Jr.
John F. Kennedy
Separation of two or more races based on skin color
segregation
racism
oppression
facism
This amendment abolished (ended) slavery
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
16th Amendment
Who is the Prime Minister of Canada?
Pierre Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Kim Cambell
Jean Chretien
