WorksheetsNorth America
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 37mins
What continent is this?
Europe
Africa
North America
South America
What word means: the original people of an area?
pilgrims
indigenous people
people
men
Three reasons people came to the English Colonies were: religious freedom, profit, and land ownership (god, gold, and glory).
True
False
What is Mexico's type of government?
Communist
Constitutional Monarchy
Constitutional Federal Republic
Dictatorship
What is Canada's government?
Parliamentary System
Dictatorship
Republic
Communist
What is the first barrier colonists would face when expanding westward?
Mississippi River
The Grand Canyon
The Rocky Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains
What is the Bill of Rights?
A list of King George's offenses as king
1st 10 amendments that protect the rights and liberties of citizens
Separation of powers
No taxation without representation
What is federalism?
Power divided between the national (federal) and state governments
Power held by state government
President has the most power
National government has total control of the people
Flat area of land in the middle of North America good for farming
Dry Plains
Great Plains
Canadian shield
Mississippi river
Which economic system struggles because workers have little incentive to work hard or produce quality goods?
traditional
Free enterprise
Communist
Which economic system keeps prices low through competition but has an unequal distribution of wealth?
traditional
Free enterprise
Communist
Population density is
the pattern or arrangement of where people live
the number of people living in a space per square mile
a graph that shows the percentage of males and females by age group
the statistical study of populations
Population distribution is
the number of people living in a space per square mile
a graph that shows the percentage of males and females by age group
the statistical study of populations
the pattern or arrangement of where people live
Push factors are
the number of people living in a place
the patterns or arrangements of where people live
the reasons people move into a place
the reasons people move from a place
Pull factors are
reasons people move into a place
the patterns or arrangements of where people live
reasons people move away from a place
the number of people living in a place
Immigrants are
people who move from place to place
people who return home after living away
people who move away from a place
people who move into a place
Infant mortality rate is
the number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1000 live births.
the number of births per 1000 people in an area each year.
the number of infants under one year old who die in a year.
the number of deaths per 1000 people in an area each year
The birth rate is
the number of deaths per 1000 people in an area each year
the number of people who die in an area each year.
the number of people born in an area each year.
the number of births per 1000 people in an area each year.
Which of these tools provides information about distances on a map?
scale
legend
compas rose
projection
location based on longitude and latitude lines
relative location
absolute location
hypothetical location
imaginary location
lines drawn on the globe in an east-west direction
latitude
longitude
topography
elevation lines
Lines drawn on the globe in a north-south direction
latitude
topography
elevation lines
longitude
Urbanization is the...
Increase in the population of cities
Decrease in the population of cities
The decrease in agriculture areas
The increase in agriculture areas
Which of these is not a negative outcome of rapid urbanization?
Crime Rate increases
Increased Pollution
People moving away from cities
Poverty becomes a problem for the city
