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Geography - U.S. and Canada - 9th and 10th

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The movement of people from one country to another

a)

diffusion

b)

immigration

c)

traveling

d)

tourism

2.

One of the fastest growing areas; includes California, New Mexico, and Arizona. Known for mild winters.

a)

Sunbelt

b)

Rustbelt

c)

Bible belt

d)

New England

3.

The concentration of populations in cities

a)

urbanization

b)

ruralization

c)

relocation

d)

gentrification

4.

City with a population of at least 50,000

a)

suburb

b)

metropolitan area

c)

megalopolis

d)

urban center

5.

Capital of California

a)

Sacramento

b)

Los Angeles

c)

San Francisco

d)

San Diego

6.

Eliminated trade barriers between Mexico, Canada, and the U.S.

a)

NAFTA

b)

WHO

c)

UN

d)

mobility

7.

A member of an indigenous people of northern Canada and parts of Greenland and Alaska.

a)

Inuit

b)

Cherokee

c)

Apache

d)

Creek

8.

Helped enslaved people escape through the underground railroad

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Wile E. Coyote

c)

Free State of Jones

d)

Frederick Douglas

9.

Canada was created as a partially self governing country with close ties to Great Britain. This was called a...

a)

dominion

b)

empire

c)

colony

d)

republic

10.

The founding fathers of the U.S. drafted this plan of government in 1787.

a)

Constitution

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

cabinet

11.

The national legislature of Canada

a)

Parliament

b)

House of Representatives

c)

Senate

d)

House of Lords

12.

At the beginning of the 1900s this distinctive American music developed in African American communities.

a)

Hip Hop

b)

Jazz

c)

Yacht Rock

d)

Emo

13.

This Los Angeles district is known for the movie business

a)

Hollywood

b)

Bollywood

c)

Compton

d)

Orange County

14.

Socioeconomic status refers to...

a)

level of income and education

b)

level of income only

c)

level of education only

d)

genealogy

15.

This is 97% in both Canada and the U.S.

a)

literacy rate

b)

morbidity rate

c)

Average BMI

d)

college graduation rate

16.

A computer tool used to analyze geographic information

a)

GIS

b)

Sirius

c)

Instagram

d)

compass

17.

What do GPS receivers use to plot exact locations?

a)

satellite signals

b)

GIS data

c)

location of the sun

d)

cyberdyne systems model 101

18.

Public displays of loyalty for one's country

a)

patriotism

b)

zealotry

c)

rhetoric

d)

Cinco de mayo

19.

Florida was originally settled by this European country

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

20.

Official language(s) of Canada

a)

English

b)

French and English

c)

English and Spanish

d)

Canadian and English