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Unit 2 US and Canada Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What geographic feature is shared by the United States and Canada?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Hudson Bay

c)

Bear Lake

d)

Missouri River

2.

Canada and the United States share a history of colonization and immigration resulting in a region that is characterized by ...

a)

multiculturalism

b)

religious persection

c)

political instability

d)

social unrest

3.

Where are cities in Canada located?

a)

Along the Arctic Circle

b)

Along the border of the United States

c)

Along the Atlantic Ocean

d)

Along the St. Lawrence Seaway

4.

Canada is located _________ of the United States of America.

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

5.

Which of the following technological innovations most helped Caadians and Americans settle westward across North America?

a)

Telegraphs

b)

Railroads

c)

Electricity

d)

Interstate highways

6.
Canada’s government is made up of ____.
a)
a. Your teacher
b)
b. Queen and King
c)
c. President and Legislature
d)
d. Prime Minister and Legislature
7.
Canada is composed of ________.
a)
a. 50 States
b)
b. 10 Provinces and 3 Territories
c)
c. 26 Cantons
d)
d. A bunch of moose
8.
What country is Canada's most important trade partner?
a)
Great Britain
b)
b. Australia
c)
c. Mexico
d)
d. United States
9.
Which of the following best describes the spoken languages of Canada?
a)
a. English and language of the Inuit are dominant
b)
b. English and French are the two official languages
c)
c. French is the official, dominant language
d)
d. French, German, and English are the main languages
10.
What U.S. state includes  areas that have a subarctic climate that supports a variety of wildlife, including grizzly bears, bald eagles, wolves, and bobcats?
a)
a. Idaho
b)
b. Alaska
c)
c. Michigan
d)
d. Maine
11.
Which countries colonized the region of the US and Canada?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
All of these
12.
What theory suggests that society is best served when people abandon their cultural differences and are assimilated into society?
a)
Stew
b)
Mixed Bowl
c)
Melting Pot
d)
Salad Bowl
13.
The capital of Canada is _____________.
a)
a. Vancouver
b)
b. Calgary
c)
c. Ottawa
d)
d. Toronto
14.
A giant core of rock anchoring North America and centered on the Hudson Bay and James Bay is known as the ________.
a)
a. Interior Lowlands
b)
b. Pacific Ranges
c)
c. Great Plains
d)
d. Canadian  Shield
15.
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
16.
The idea that immigrants adapt to the culture of the country they live in is called
a)
Assimilation
b)
Nativism
c)
Trumpism
d)
Discrimination
17.
During the 1800s and early 1900s, where did most immigrants to the US settle?
a)
urban centers of the Northeast
b)
plantations of the South
c)
mining areas of the far West
d)
farming regions of the Great Plains
18.
Which terrorist organization accepted credit for the 9/11/01 attacks?
a)
ISIS
b)
Al Qaeda
c)
Nazis
d)
Iraqi Soldiers for Freedom (ISF)
19.
laws enacted by Southern state and local governments to separate white and black people in public and private facilities. 
a)
Racist
b)
Prejudice
c)
Discrimination
d)
Jim Crow
20.
in the countryside
a)
Urban
b)
Rural
21.
How many branches of government does the U.S. have
a)
5
b)
7
c)
3
d)
1
22.
Who is the most powerful person in the Canadian Government 
a)
President
b)
Prime Minister
c)
Rupert
d)
Lord Voldermort
23.
Who did the U.S. buy the Louisiana territory from? 
a)
Russia
b)
Canada
c)
Alaska
d)
France
24.

What does contiguous mean?

a)

sharing common borders

b)

not sharing common borders

c)

continuing across water

d)

a thick forest

25.

What has kept US & Canada safe from direct invasion by other countries?

a)

The Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, isolating them

b)

The Gulf of Mexico and the Hudson Bay

c)

The Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains

d)

The Canadian Shield

26.

What physical feature is shown in the picture?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Ural Mountains

d)

Andes Mountains

27.

What physical feature is shown?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Andes Mountains

d)

Great Plains

28.

What physical feature is shown?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

29.
The biggest factor in determining climate is?
a)
elevation
b)
an ocean
c)
latitude
d)
mountain
30.

Which country used to own both the US and Canada.

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Italy

31.

Which branch of government carries out the laws?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

Feudal

32.

Which branch of the government interprets the laws and make sure they follow the constitution?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

Feudal

33.

What is the name of the document that explains how the US government is supposed to work?

a)

The Constitution

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Emancipation Proclamation

d)

The Rules of Right

34.

The southern subregion contains states such as-

a)

Delaware

b)

Texas

c)

Washington

d)

Ohio

35.

Indigenous people of northern Canada

a)

Comanche

b)

Apache

c)

Wichita

d)

Inuit

36.

What is a push factor?

a)

a reason that stops people from migrating

b)

a reason that forces people to migrate

c)

a reason that forces people to farm

d)

a reason that stops people from going to school

37.

What is it called when a person comes to live permanently in a foreign country?

a)

immigration

b)

migration

c)

exportation

d)

importation

38.

What day does America celebrate its independence?

a)

July 4, 1776

b)

July 4, 1865

c)

July 4, 1803

d)

July 1, 1776

39.

What region of the United States is known as the "breadbasket" of America?

a)

The South

b)

The Northeast

c)

The Midwest

d)

The West

40.

What is the oldest Spanish settlement in the United States?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Newfoundland

c)

St. Augustine

d)

Quebec

41.

What is the oldest British settlement in the United States?

a)

Jamestown

b)

St. Augustine

c)

Quebec

d)

Newfoundland

42.

What are the three branches of the United States government?

a)

Parliament, Queen, Legislature

b)

Executive, Judicial, Legislative

c)

Prime Minister, Judicial, Legislative

d)

President, Legislative, Senate

43.

Where did the EARLIEST settlers of the United States come from?

a)

Europe

b)

India

c)

Spain

d)

Asia

44.

What is the Middle Passage?

a)

The land bridge from the Asia to Alaska.

b)

The primary trade route sending African slaves to the New World

c)

The route Christopher Columbus took to North America

d)

The railroad system in the West

45.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

Abraham Lincoln

46.

What years did the Civil War occur?

a)

1861-1865

b)

1775-1783

c)

1812-1814

d)

1754-1763

47.

The most populated region of the United States...

a)

The Northeast

b)

The South

c)

The West

d)

The Midwest

48.

Which region of the United States is the most sparsely populated?

a)

The South

b)

The Northeast

c)

The West

d)

The Midwest

49.

What type of industry do most U.S. workers participate in?

a)

Manafacturing

b)

Automotive

c)

Education

d)

Service

50.

What gave new powers to the government with the aid of fighting terrorism?

a)

Department of Defense

b)

The Patriot Act

c)

Operation Enduring Freedom

d)

TSA

51.

The line of highest points in the Rockies that marks the separation between rivers flowing eastward and westward

a)

Continental Drift

b)

Continental Boundary

c)

Continental Divide

d)

Continental Shift

52.

In 1803, the United States doubled in size with the purchase of land between the Mississippi river and the Rockies from France

a)

The Great Compromise

b)

The Articles of Confederation

c)

Proclamation Emancipation

d)

Louisiana Purchase

53.

About when do we think the first Vikings arrived in North America?

a)

8,000 BCE

b)

2,000 BCE

c)

1,000 AD

d)

2,000 AD

54.

The first Canadians probably made a living by doing what?

a)

Fur trapping

b)

Mining for gold

c)

Growing sugar cane

d)

Trading firearms

55.

Which states are not in the contiguous 48 United States?

a)

Alaska and Wyoming

b)

Hawaii and Maine

c)

Wyoming and Maine

d)

Alaska and Hawaii

56.

Which issue most directly led to the Revolutionary War?

a)

taxation

b)

slavery

c)

shipping

d)

land use

57.

Early settlements were usually...

a)

in warm areas

b)

far from Native Americans

c)

near water for transportation

d)

in the West

58.
Who were the major players in European exploration?
a)
England, France, Spain
b)
England, Italy, Egypt
c)
Portugal, Spain, Sweden 
d)
India, France, Greece
59.

Many early humans arrived in North America via:

a)

a boat

b)

Ellis Island

c)

a land bridge

d)

the were already here

60.
What physical region is shown on the map?
a)
Basin and Range
b)
Great Plains
c)
Rocky Mountains 
d)
Colorado Plateau

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