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Canada and the US

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Most cities in Canada are located near the -

a)

Arctic Circle

b)

United States

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

St. Lawrence Seaway

2.

Which two physical features do the United States and Canada share?

a)

Appalachian Mountains and Mississippi River

b)

Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains

c)

Mississippi River and the Great Lakes

d)

Rocky Mountains and the Great Lakes

3.
Which countries colonized the region of the US and Canada?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
All of these
4.
_____________ --a giant core of rock anchoring North America and resulting from glaciers scraping across the land.
a)
a. Over Fishing
b)
b. Aquaculture
c)
c. Canadian Shield
d)
d. Hydroelectricity 
5.
What are the Great Plains of the United States?
a)
a. the flat, desolate area in central Alaska
b)
b. a flat area between the Pacific Ranges and the Rocky Mountains
c)
c. the flat region surrounding the Great Lakes
d)
the flat landscape between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River
6.
What major river flows some 2,350 miles from its source in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, making it an important route for trade?
a)
a. The Colorado River
b)
b. The Allegheny River
c)
 c. The St. Lawrence River
d)
d. The Mississippi River
7.

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

a)

Population

b)

Population Census

c)

Population Density

8.

Which mountain range is this map highlighting?

a)

Sierra Nevada

b)

Sierra Madre

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Appalachian Mountains

9.

What physical feature is circled here?

a)

Hudson Bay

b)

Canadian Shield

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Great Basin

10.

Which ocean is on the west coast of the U.S. and Canada?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Arctic

d)

Southern

11.

Which country has more land area?

a)

Canada

b)

United States

12.

Which country has a higher population?

a)

Canada

b)

United States

13.

What percent of the world's population live in Canada or the U.S.?

a)

20%

b)

15%

c)

2%

d)

6%