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US/Canada Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 4hrs 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The people who live in Canada’s Arctic Circle and follow animal migrations are the ...

a)

Instagrams

b)

Intuits

c)

Inuits

2.

The largest Mountain Range in the United States is the ...

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Sierra Madres

3.

Native Groups who live south of the Arctic Region in Canada are the ...

a)

First People

b)

Native Americans

c)

First Nations People

4.

The number of people per square mile in an area of land is ...

a)

Population

b)

Population Census

c)

Population Density

5.

Permanently frozen soil is called ...

a)

Permafrost

b)

Permafreeze

c)

Solid Ground

6.

The idea that the United States should expand across the North American Continent was called ...

a)

American Destiny

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Continental Destiny

7.

A written change to The Constitution is an ...

a)

amendment

b)

appendix

c)

index

8.

The Constitution of the United States is the ...

a)

Supreme Law of the Land

b)

an old document that is out of date

c)

not followed in today's American society

9.

The Bill of Rights is ...

a)

a document that explains how the government works

b)

a document that explains when the U.S. broke up with Britain

c)

the first ten amendments to the Constitution that explains our rights as citizens

10.

Federal laws apply to all US citizens no matter what state they live in.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The laws of a state apply to you even when you are a visitor to that state.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Areas with high population density are ...

a)

urban areas

b)

rural areas

13.

Areas with low population density are ...

a)

urban areas

b)

rural areas

14.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Constitution of the United States?

a)

Outlines the powers and limitations of the government

b)

It is the supreme law of the land

c)

It includes a Bill of Rights

d)

Its purpose is to tell citizens what laws they must follow

15.

How many Amendments are included in the Bill of Rights?

a)

Two

b)

Five

c)

Eight

d)

Ten

16.

What are the two official languages of Canada?

a)

French and German

b)

English and German

c)

French and English

d)

English and Spanish

17.

Who explored and colonized Canada?

a)

Native Americans

b)

British only

c)

British and French

d)

French only

18.

Canada was considered a dominion for a long period of time. Which Answer best explains what a dominion is?

a)

A colony that deals with foreign affairs but let’s another country run local affairs.

b)

A colony that runs its own local affairs but let’s another country run its foreign affairs

c)

A colony that votes for its laws but not the people in the government.

d)

A colony that votes for its leaders but has no say in the laws.

19.

Where do most people in Canada live

a)

Within 200 miles of the US

b)

Along the coast of Ottawa

c)

Along the Hudson Bay

d)

In the west

20.
Who is the most powerful person in the Canadian Government 
a)
President
b)
Prime Minister
c)
Rupert
d)
Lord Voldermort
21.

What type of government does Canada have?

a)

parliamentary democracy

b)

absolute monarchy

c)

dictatorship

d)

single party state

22.

What type of government does the United States have?

a)

constitutional democracy

b)

dictatorship

c)

absolute monarchy

d)

single party state

23.

Where do most Canadian citizen's live?

a)

In the south where the climate is the mildest.

b)

In the north where the climate is most extreme.

c)

In the northwest where the mountains were.

d)

In the northeast where the fishing was good.

24.

What does contiguous mean?

a)

sharing common borders

b)

not sharing common borders

c)

continuing across water

d)

a thick forest

25.

What are three geographic features shared by the US & Canada?

a)

Rocky Mountains, Great Lakes, and Great Plains

b)

Canadian Shield, Vegas Desert, and Bermuda

c)

Canadian Shield, Greenland, and Mexico

d)

Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Mountains, and Gulf of Mexico

26.
The capital of Canada is _____________.
a)
a. Vancouver
b)
b. Calgary
c)
c. Ottawa
d)
d. Toronto
27.

Which country developed the concept of a democracy?

a)

Greece

b)

Russia

c)

United States

d)

China

28.
Where is the majority of Canada's population density? 
a)
Northern Territories
b)
Near the US border
c)
West Coast
d)
The Canadian Shield
29.
Which of the following physical features do the US and Canada share? 
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Gulf of Mexico
c)
Canadian Shield
d)
Great Lakes
30.

Which of the following physical features do the US and Canada share?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Hudson Bay

c)

Great Basin

d)

Mississippi River

31.
In a free enterprise economy, citizens can own _______.
a)
private property
b)
public property
c)
the government
32.
Which of the following is a benefit of a free enterprise economy?
a)
Citizens can own their own property.
b)
Citizens can set their own prices.
c)
Citizens can buy and sell freely.
d)
All of these.
33.

Which of the following is the name of culture region in Canada with a strong French influence due to colonization?

a)

British Columbia

b)

Toronto

c)

Yukon Territory

d)

Quebec

34.

Which of the following would you find in a free enterprise economy?

a)

private ownership of goods and services

b)

the state owns and operates many businesses and services

c)

the state controls the distribution of goods

d)

the state owns and operates ALL of the businesses and services

35.

North America's most important deep water shipping route connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Panama Canal

c)

St. Lawrence Seaway

d)

Rio Grande

36.

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.

a)

The Great Plains

b)

Lake Texhoma

c)

The Awesome Lakes

d)

The Great Lakes

37.

One of two mountain chains in the eastern United States and Canada, extending 1,600 miles from Canada to Alabama.

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Himalayan Mountains

38.

Grassland of central North America that is largely treeless and has fertile soil.

a)

The Great Plains

b)

The Eurasian Steppe

c)

The Salt Plains

d)

The Serengeti

39.

A major mountain system of the United States and Canada, extending 3,000 miles from Alaska south to New Mexico.

a)

The Andes

b)

The Rockies

c)

The Alps

d)

The Appalachians

40.

Nomadic groups are thought to have crossed this to get from what is now Russia to what is now Alaska.

a)

Golden Gate Bridge

b)

1892 Bridge

c)

Canadian Shield

d)

Beringia - Bering Land Bridge

41.

The original 13 colonies were controlled by the _________________.

a)

British

b)

French

c)

Vikings

d)

Spanish

42.

In the 1600's, these people tried to settle Canada but failed.

a)

British

b)

French

c)

Vikings

d)

Spanish

43.

First Europeans to successfully settle Canada.

a)

British

b)

French

c)

Vikings

d)

Spanish

44.

What is urbanization?

a)

population movement from cities

b)

population movement to cities

c)

population movement within cities

45.

All children in the US have the right to a ___________________.

a)

free public education

b)

free public bathroom

46.

Which is true about The United States and Canada?

a)

democracy

b)

English language

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

All answers

47.

The Declaration of Independence was issued in order to —

a)

A guarantee the individual rights of citizens against government abuse

b)

A explain the reasons for the colonists’ separation from Great Britain

c)

A create a stronger central government for the thirteen new states

d)

A provide a method for territories to become new states

48.
According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power?
a)
From the King
b)
From the Supreme Court
c)
From God
d)
From the people
49.
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Paul Revere
50.

Gave women the right to vote

a)

19th Amendment

b)

15th Amendment

c)

23rd Amendment

d)

26th Amendment

51.

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

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

Robert Kennedy

c)

Malcolm X

d)

Frederick Douglas

52.

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

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

Frederick Douglas

53.
_______________ wrote "I Have a Dream" and delivered it to thousands in Washington, DC. 
a)
Harry Belafonte
b)
Barack Obama
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr. 
d)
Jesse Jackson
54.

Senator who ran for President and was later assassinated. His older brother was a US president who was assassinated in Dallas, Texas.

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

Robert Kennedy

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Thurgood Marshall

55.

Refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus.

a)

Mary Washington

b)

Jackie Kennedy

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Rosa Parks

56.

President who was assassinated during a campaign visit in Dallas, Texas, by Lee Harvey Oswald for his Civil Rights efforts

a)

Robert Kennedy

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

d)

John F. Kennedy

57.

Separation of two or more races based on skin color

a)

segregation

b)

racism

c)

oppression

d)

facism

58.

This amendment abolished (ended) slavery

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

59.

Who is the Prime Minister of Canada?

a)

Pierre Trudeau

b)

Justin Trudeau

c)

Kim Cambell

d)

Jean Chretien

60.
What is the first successful English colony?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Plymouth
c)
Jamestown
d)
Salem