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WorksheetsWG - US/Canada Test Review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 7mins
The outsourcing of service-sector jobs to developing countries has been a major development in global trade...
...within the last few years.
...since the early 2000's.
...since the 1950's.
...since the 1990's.
What trade agreement of the 1990's changed trade between the US and Canada?
North America Free Trade Agreement
Pacific Rim Free Trade Agreement
Canadian-American Free Trade Agreement
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Which of the following is a negative effect of globalization?
Wider variety of goods at stores
Lower prices of goods/services
Jobs are created in developing countries
Pandemics/diseases can spread more easily from 1 place to another
Which of these identifies an advantage of globalization?
Higher standard of living in many countries
Local languages/cultures are lost
Countries amassing (gaining) large debts due to trade imbalances
Pandemics
Which of the following is an important disadvantage of outsourcing?
multinational companies increase their profits
workers in developing countries find new sources of employment
workers with high wages in developed countries often lose their jobs
multinational companies require new rules (no child labor)
California's Silicon Valley, and Austin, TX are urban areas that have become leaders in the:
manufacturing industry
offshore industry
high-tech industry
automotive industry
In what city did the building of levees (dams) damage the natural landscape that once protected it from flooding?
New York City (NYC)
Chicago
New Orleans
Miami
"The 1st factories in the US were along the fall line in the North East because the waterfalls provided power for factories."
True
False
After Hurricane Katrina, which US state received the most displaced residents from Louisiana?
(a)
California, Texas, and Florida have high in-migration.
Based on your knowledge of push/pull factors, the Sun Belt has...
more economic opportunities
high rates of unemployment
more sources of water
higher cost of living
"The "Corn Belt" is a formal region of the US defined on the basis of economic activity."
True
False
In the 1990's, many Northeast & Midwest congressional seats were lost due to population shifts.
These population shifts were due to...
rise in oil prices.
economic conditions in the South/West were worse for workers.
industries dying out in the Rust Belt.
aging populations wanting to move to colder areas.
The _____ was an industrial area in the Northeastern US that was home to many factories that have since been shut down.
Corn Belt
Rust belt
Iron Hub
Sun Belt
The "Bread Basket" states are located in which US region?
South
Northeast
Costal West
Midwest
Citrus farms and film industries are located in what US region?
The South
The coastal west
Interior west
Midwest
Cotton, oil, & energy industries are associated with which of the following US regions?
The South
Northeast
Coastal West
Interior West
"The "financial hub" of the US is located in the northeast region."
True
False
Citizens of which of the following Canadian provinces express feelings of "separatism" due to cultural differences?
Alberta
Quebec
Manitoba
British Columbia
Which TWO industries have been growing considerably in Canada & provide a significant portion of their economy?
Textile
Mining
Petroleum
Ranching
