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Midterm Exam Section 2 (Canada & the US)

Total questions: 86

Worksheet time: 3hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a metropolitan area?
a)
A. a major city and its surrounding suburbs
b)
B. the downtown or central business district of a city
c)
C. a ring of suburbs surrounding a city's urban core
d)
D. the small towns, farms, and open spaces that lie just beyond a city's suburbs
2.
What mode of transportation allowed city workers to live in far away suburbs and commute to their jobs?
a)
A. streetcars
b)
B. horses
c)
C. cars
d)
D. trains
3.
Which of the following is a statement that a person opposing urban growth might say?
a)
A. Homeowners in new developments pay taxes which help fund roads, schools, and other city services.
b)
B. Houses in the suburbs cost less and are better places to raise a family.
c)
C. People in new developments spend money on furnishings, which is good for local stores.
d)
D. Developing rural areas destroys habitats for plants and animals.
4.
In Portland, the legal border that separates urban land from rural land is called
a)
A. a mixed-use development.
b)
B. an urban growth boundary.
c)
C. the Official Plan.
d)
D. MARTA.
5.
What is one benefit of a mixed-use development?
a)
A. Housing is kept far away from the noise and traffic of business districts.
b)
B. There is plentiful parking because the development is built around the need for cars.
c)
C. People can live, work, and shop in the same neighborhood.
d)
D. Housing density is lower, and there is plenty of land between homes.
6.
How did Toronto address its problems with a rundown urban core in the 1960s?
a)
A. It largely abandoned the city center and focused on building sprawling suburbs.
b)
B. It ignored the problem because city planners could not reach a resolution.
c)
C. It demolished most downtown buildings and converted the area to a city park.
d)
D. It rebuilt its downtown through infill projects, including many skyscrapers.
7.
According to Toronto's Official Plan, most new developments will consist of
a)
A. infill and mixed-use projects in the urban core.
b)
B. housing and commercial developments in the suburbs.
c)
C. developments in parks and other open spaces.
d)
D. all of the above.
8.
What resulted from Atlanta's remarkable growth in the 1990s?
a)
A. urban sprawl
b)
B. traffic jams
c)
C. air pollution
d)
D. all of the above
9.
After violating the Clean Air Act, what did Atlanta do to improve air quality?
a)
A. It did nothing, and therefore it lost all of its federal highway funds.
b)
B. It cut pollution by creating a regional transportation system to get people out of their cars.
c)
C. It limited urban sprawl by denying all development permits for a period of 10 years.
d)
D. It created an urban growth boundary and limited development to the urban core.
10.
Which of the following statements about the United States and Canada is true?
a)
A. The populations of both countries are no longer growing.
b)
B. Development continues to push into the rural fringe in both countries.
c)
C. Urban sprawl is actually good for the environment.
d)
D. Both nations have agreed to bring a halt to all future development.
11.
Why does urban sprawl continue in the United States and Canada?
a)
A. Land and building costs are cheaper in the rural fringe than in the urban core.
b)
B. Some people prefer suburban homes to city apartments.
c)
C. Many people don't like laws that limit where they can choose to live.
d)
D. all of the above
12.
This is the rapid, often poorly planned spread of development from an urban area outward into rural areas
a)
urban sprawl
b)
metropolitan area
c)
rural fringe
d)
whooping cough
13.
Which is a negative effect of urban sprawl?
a)
new, affordable homes
b)
more farmland
c)
destruction of habitats
d)
more people pass their geography quiz
14.
What part of the metropolitan area is A pointing to?
a)
urban core
b)
urban fringe
c)
rural fringe 
d)
metropolitan area
15.
What part of the metropolitan area is B pointing to?
a)
urban core
b)
rural fringe
c)
urban fringe
d)
mitochondria
16.
What part of the metropolitan area is C pointing to?
a)
rural fringe
b)
urban fringe
c)
urban core
d)
cell membrane
17.
What part of the metropolitan area is a suburb most likely to be located in?
a)
the rural fringe
b)
the urban core
c)
the urban fringe
d)
no
18.
Toronto’s Official Plan encourages infill instead of urban sprawl. Which of these is the best  example of infill?
a)
getting a cavity filled in at the dentist
b)
eating ALL THE SWEETS
c)
replacing an abandoned factory with a new apartment building
d)
outfill
19.
Increasing public transit is one way to get people in a metropolitan area to drive less. What is public transit?
a)
A network of buses, trains, and other vehicles used for moving passengers.
b)
not allowing people to build developments on farmland
c)
replacing an abandoned factory with a new apartment building
d)
when all the 7th graders get in Ms. Dodor's beetle and go to Taco Bell
20.
This is the term used to describe a structure that has businesses on the lower levels and residential units on the upper floors.
a)
mixed-use development
b)
infill
c)
metropolitan area
d)
a transformer
21.
Which is a positive effect of urban sprawl?
a)
there are more affordable houses
b)
increased pollution
c)
destruction of habitats
d)
more taco bells (this one's not the right answer, but it is true)
22.

Canada is considered this because different cultural groups keep their own identity, beliefs, and traditions.

a)

plural society

b)

an ecumene

c)

metropolitan country

d)

spatial inequality

23.
How has climate affected where Canadians live?
a)
Few people live in the northern regions of Canada because of the cold climate.
b)
Few people live along the border of Canada and the U.S. because of the cold climate.
c)
Most people tend to migrate and live in the northern provinces of Canada.
d)
Most people tend to migrate toward Great Bear Lake and Great Slave Lake.
24.
A region that is well suited for permanent settlement is known as a(n)
a)
plural society
b)
urban area
c)
rural area
d)
ecumene
25.

The graph shows the languages spoken in which region of Canada?

a)

Northern

b)

Plains

c)

Core

d)

Pacific

26.

Each person in the image represents 1 million people. Which choice represents the population of the Core Region of Canada?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

27.

What region of Canada has the three largest urban areas?

a)

Core

b)

Prairie

c)

Northern

d)

Atlantic

28.

Ice skating on a frozen canal in winter is an example of how Canadians in Ottawa have

a)

created economic activity.

b)

adapted to their environment.

c)

celebrated their plural society.

d)

preserved founding peoples' culture.

29.

Why were lighthouses first built in the Atlantic Region?

a)

to store grain

b)

to attract tourists

c)

to generate electricity

d)

to prevent shipwrecks

30.

The castle-like buildings found in the Pacific Regions show the influence of which of Canada's founding peoples?

a)

Asian settlers

b)

British settlers

c)

French settlers

d)

American Indians

31.

French and English are Canada's official languages.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Which of these is a native group that settled in the northern regions of Canada?

a)

Inuit

b)

Cherokee

c)

Aztec

d)

Puritans

33.

Which of Canada's geographic regions is LEAST populated?

a)

Core region

b)

Prairie region

c)

Northern region

d)

Pacific region

34.

Here is an image of Canada's Parliament Buildings. In which of Canada's five regions is this building located?

a)

Prairie Region

b)

Core Region

c)

Pacific Region

d)

Northern Region

35.

Which of Canada's founding peoples had the greatest influence on the architectural style of this building?

a)

French and British

b)

American Indians

c)

Chinese Immigrants

d)

Italian immigrants

36.

What region would you find "the polar bear capital of the world?"

a)

The Core Region

b)

The Pacific Region

c)

The Northwest Region

d)

The Prairie Region

37.

Which business is booming in Alberta today?

a)

farming

b)

fishing

c)

banking

d)

oil & gas

38.

In which Canadian province do most people speak French?

a)

Alberta

b)

Quebec

c)

Nova Scotia

d)

Saskatchewan

39.

What is the capital of Canada?

a)

Montreal

b)

Ottawa

c)

Toronto

d)

Vancouver

40.

Which region has many lighthouses found along the coast because of the importance of fishing?

a)

Core

b)

Prairie

c)

Atlantic

d)

Pacific

41.

Which region has a large production of hydroelectric power?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Core

c)

Pacific

d)

Prairie

42.

In the Atlantic region in the 1800's,

a)

fishing was the basis of a strong economy

b)

overfishing had led to limits of fishing

c)

transatlantic shipping businesses employed most residents

d)

yachting became the main economic activity

43.

Which region would you go winter surfing?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Core

d)

Prairie

44.

Which region's main economic activity is farming?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Core

d)

Prairie

45.

Where would you find an annual dog sled race?

a)

Northern

b)

Atlantic

c)

Prairie

d)

Core

46.
What province/territory is #1?
a)
Northwest Territories
b)
Saskatchewan
c)
Yukon Territory
d)
Nunavut
47.
What province/territory is #2?
a)
British Columbia
b)
Alberta
c)
Northwest Territories
d)
Saskatchewan
48.
What province/territory is #3?
a)
Nunavut
b)
Northwest Territories
c)
Manitoba
d)
Alberta
49.
What province/territory is #4?
a)
British Columbia
b)
Quebec
c)
Manitoba
d)
Alberta
50.
What province/territory is #5?
a)
Saskatchewan
b)
Manitoba
c)
Ontario
d)
Quebec
51.
What province/territory is #6?
a)
Ontario
b)
Saskatchewan
c)
Manitoba
d)
Nunavut
52.
What province/territory is #7?
a)
Manitoba
b)
Saskatchewan
c)
Northwest Territories
d)
Nunavut
53.
What province/territory is #9?
a)
Ontario
b)
Nova Scotia
c)
Prince Edward Island
d)
Quebec
54.
What province/territory is #10?
a)
New Brunswick
b)
Nova Scotia
c)
Newfoundland and Labrador
d)
Quebec
55.
What province/territory is #11?
a)
New Brunswick
b)
Nova Scotia
c)
Prince Edward Island
d)
Newfoundland and Labrador
56.
What province/territory is #12?
a)
Prince Edward Island
b)
Nova Scotia
c)
New Brunswick
d)
Ontario
57.
What province/territory is #13?
a)
New Brunswick
b)
Nova Scotia
c)
Nunavut
d)
Prince Edward Island
58.
Canada's capital, Ottawa, is located in 
a)
Northwest territories
b)
Nova Scotia
c)
Ontario
d)
British Columbia
59.

Location B is ___________________.

a)

Canadian Shield

b)

Great Lakes

c)

St. Lawrence River

d)

Hudson Bay

60.

Location C is _____________.

a)

Hudson Bay

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Great Lakes

61.

Location D is ____________________.

a)

Hudson Bay

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

62.
What physical feature is north of Nunavut?
a)
Arctic Ocean
b)
Hudson Bay
c)
Great Lakes
d)
Atlantic Ocean
63.

What is the narrow strip of water that runs between Alaska and Russia?

a)

Baffin Bay

b)

Bering Strait

c)

Beaufort Sea

d)

Hudson Bay

64.

Which region is BROWN?

a)

Atlantic Region

b)

Core Region

c)

Prairie Region

d)

Northern Region

e)

Pacific Region

65.

Which region is GREEN?

a)

Atlantic Region

b)

Core Region

c)

Prairie Region

d)

Northern Region

e)

Pacific Region

66.

Which region is LIGHT BLUE?

a)

Atlantic Region

b)

Core Region

c)

Prairie Region

d)

Northern Region

e)

Pacific Region

67.

Which region is PURPLE?

a)

Atlantic Region

b)

Core Region

c)

Prairie Region

d)

Northern Region

e)

Pacific Region

68.

Which region is PINK?

a)

Atlantic Region

b)

Core Region

c)

Prairie Region

d)

Northern Region

e)

Pacific Region

69.

North Carolina

a)

Charlotte

b)

Asheville

c)

Raleigh

d)

Durham

70.

Louisana

a)

Shreveport

b)

New Orleans

c)

Lafayette

d)

Baton Rouge

71.

Indiana

a)

Bloomington

b)

South Bend

c)

Indianapolis

d)

Terra Haute

72.

New York

a)

Syracuse

b)

Buffalo

c)

Rochester

d)

Albany

73.

Tennessee

a)

Nashville

b)

Memphis

c)

Knoxville

d)

Chattanooga

74.

Ohio

a)

Cincinnati

b)

Cleveland

c)

Columbus

d)

Toledo

75.

Kentucky

a)

Frankfort

b)

Louisville

c)

Paducah

d)

Lexington

76.

Florida

a)

Jacksonville

b)

Tampa

c)

Tallahassee

d)

Orlando

77.

Alabama

a)

Birmingham

b)

Montgomery

c)

Huntsville

d)

Mobile

78.

Illinois

a)

Springfield

b)

Chicago

c)

Naperville

d)

Peoria

79.

Michigan

a)

Detroit

b)

Lansing

c)

Flint

d)

Kalamazoo

80.

Missouri

a)

St. Louis

b)

Springfield

c)

Kansas City

d)

Jefferson City

81.

Oregon

a)

Salem

b)

Portland

c)

Medford

d)

Eugene

82.

Colorado

a)

Boulder

b)

Pueblo

c)

Colorado Springs

d)

Denver

83.

California

a)

San Diego

b)

Sacramento

c)

San Francisco

d)

Los Angeles

84.

Washington

a)

Olympia

b)

Seattle

c)

Spokane

d)

Tacoma

85.

Idaho

a)

Boise

b)

Twin Falls

c)

Pocatello

d)

Des Moines

86.

Alaska

a)

Juneau

b)

Anchorage

c)

Nome

d)

Ketchikan

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