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WG - US/Canada Test Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The outsourcing of service-sector jobs to developing countries has been a major development in global trade...

a)

...within the last few years.

b)

...since the early 2000's.

c)

...since the 1950's.

d)

...since the 1990's.

2.

What trade agreement of the 1990's changed trade between the US and Canada?

a)

North America Free Trade Agreement

b)

Pacific Rim Free Trade Agreement

c)

Canadian-American Free Trade Agreement

d)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

3.

Which of the following is a negative effect of globalization?

a)

Wider variety of goods at stores

b)

Lower prices of goods/services

c)

Jobs are created in developing countries

d)

Pandemics/diseases can spread more easily from 1 place to another

4.

Which of these identifies an advantage of globalization?

a)

Higher standard of living in many countries

b)

Local languages/cultures are lost

c)

Countries amassing (gaining) large debts due to trade imbalances

d)

Pandemics

5.

Which of the following is an important disadvantage of outsourcing?

a)

multinational companies increase their profits

b)

workers in developing countries find new sources of employment

c)

workers with high wages in developed countries often lose their jobs

d)

multinational companies require new rules (no child labor)

6.

California's Silicon Valley, and Austin, TX are urban areas that have become leaders in the:

a)

manufacturing industry

b)

offshore industry

c)

high-tech industry

d)

automotive industry

7.

In what city did the building of levees (dams) damage the natural landscape that once protected it from flooding?

a)

New York City (NYC)

b)

Chicago

c)

New Orleans

d)

Miami

8.

"The 1st factories in the US were along the fall line in the North East because the waterfalls provided power for factories."

a)

True

b)

False

9.

After Hurricane Katrina, which US state received the most displaced residents from Louisiana?

(a)  

10.

California, Texas, and Florida have high in-migration.


Based on your knowledge of push/pull factors, the Sun Belt has...

a)

more economic opportunities

b)

high rates of unemployment

c)

more sources of water

d)

higher cost of living

11.

"The "Corn Belt" is a formal region of the US defined on the basis of economic activity."

a)

True

b)

False

12.

In the 1990's, many Northeast & Midwest congressional seats were lost due to population shifts.


These population shifts were due to...

a)

rise in oil prices.

b)

economic conditions in the South/West were worse for workers.

c)

industries dying out in the Rust Belt.

d)

aging populations wanting to move to colder areas.

13.

The _____ was an industrial area in the Northeastern US that was home to many factories that have since been shut down.

a)

Corn Belt

b)

Rust belt

c)

Iron Hub

d)

Sun Belt

14.

The "Bread Basket" states are located in which US region?

a)

South

b)

Northeast

c)

Costal West

d)

Midwest

15.

Citrus farms and film industries are located in what US region?

a)

The South

b)

The coastal west

c)

Interior west

d)

Midwest

16.

Cotton, oil, & energy industries are associated with which of the following US regions?

a)

The South

b)

Northeast

c)

Coastal West

d)

Interior West

17.

"The "financial hub" of the US is located in the northeast region."

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Citizens of which of the following Canadian provinces express feelings of "separatism" due to cultural differences?

a)

Alberta

b)

Quebec

c)

Manitoba

d)

British Columbia

19.

Which TWO industries have been growing considerably in Canada & provide a significant portion of their economy?

a)

Textile

b)

Mining

c)

Petroleum

d)

Ranching