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World Geography- United States and Canada

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What river connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Sea?
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Ohio River
c)
Amazon River
d)
St. Lawrence River
2.
What river connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Sea?
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Ohio River
c)
Amazon River
d)
St. Lawrence River
3.
This mountain range along the East Coast of the US is the oldest range in North America.
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Cascade Mountains
d)
Andes Mountains
4.
On which of the following regions would you most likely find good land for grazing animals such at cattle?
a)
Atlantic Coastal Plain
b)
Great Plains
c)
Canadian Shield
d)
Rocky Mountains
5.
The continental DIVIDE is the high point in a landmass that determines the direction that _______ flow.
a)
rivers
b)
mountains
c)
sands
d)
soup
6.
What large mountain range is pictured here?
a)
Catskill Moutains
b)
Rocky Moutanins
c)
Appalachian Mountains
7.
Which two physical features do the United States and Canada share?
a)
Appalachian Mountains and Mississippi River
b)
St. Lawrence Seaway and Rocky Mountains
c)
Mississippi River and the Great Lakes
d)
Rocky Mountains and the Great Lakes
8.
Body of water located by United States and Mexico
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Gulf of California
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Dead Sea
9.
Five large lakes located between the United States and Canada containing the largest surface area of fresh water in the world
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Great Lakes
c)
Lake Lanier
d)
Gulf of Mexico
10.
Which western mountain range runs from Canada to The United States?
a)
Sierra Nevada
b)
Cascade
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Appalachian Mountians
11.
Rugged mountains from Alaska almost to Mexico with very high elevations; contains the Continental Divide
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Appalachian Highlands
c)
Coastal Range
d)
Basin and Range
12.

Located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Utah, is the largest salt water lake in the Western Hemisphere, and the eighth-largest terminal lake in the world

a)

Lake Michigan

b)

Chesapeake Bay

c)

Lake Superior

d)

Great Salt Lake

13.

How many Great Lakes are there?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

14.

The largest of the Great Lakes

a)

Lake Erie

b)

Lake Michigan

c)

Lake Superior

d)

Lake Ontario

15.

What is an area with a variety of cultures?

a)

Multicultural Society

b)

Bilingual Society

c)

Government Regulation

d)

Democratic Society

16.

What is the leader of the Canadian government called?

a)

King

b)

Prime Minister

c)

Queen of England

d)

President

17.

Which region of the United States? ...Rocky mountains, Natural resources, and on the Pacific Coast

a)

West

b)

Southwest

c)

Northeast

d)

Midwest

18.

Which US Region? ...includes Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, & the Grand Canyon

a)

West

b)

Southwest

c)

Northeast

d)

Midwest

19.

Which region of the U.S. is known as the "bread basket" and includes the Great Lakes?

a)

Northwest

b)

Northeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Midwest

20.

The movement of people from their country of origin to live in another country is...

a)

Deportation

b)

Vacation

c)

Immigration

d)

Displacement

21.

The government of this country is a parliamentary democracy...

a)

United States

b)

Canada

22.
What is a push factor?
a)
those things that encourage a person to leave their home.
b)
something that attracts people to go and live in a particular place.
23.
What is a pull factor?
a)
those things that encourage a person to leave their home.
b)
something that attracts people to go and live in a particular place.
24.
What is the United States biggest import?
a)
Food
b)
Clothes
c)
Oil
d)
Electronics
25.

The United States and Canada are leaders in which of the following industries?

a)

timber and mining

b)

commercial farming and fishery

c)

hydroeletricity and coal

d)

manufacturing and trade

26.

In which of the following regions would you find cattle raising as a major industry?

a)

Appalachain Highlands

b)

Great Plains

c)

Gulf-Coastal Plains

d)

Arctic Lowlands

27.

In which of the following regions would you find fishery as a major industry?

a)

Appalachain Highlands

b)

Great Plains

c)

Gulf-Coastal Plains

d)

Rocky Mountains

28.

Which of the following theme includes include how people, things, and ideas are moved around the country?

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

Human Environment Interaction

29.

Which of the following themes of geography refers to any unit of space that is unified by the presence of some characteristic?

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

Human Environment Interaction

30.

Mexico, Canada, and United States are all located on what continent?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

31.
The two languages predominately spoken in Canada are:
a)
French and Spanish
b)
French and English
c)
English and Spanish 
d)
English and Canadian 
32.

Which direction would you travel to go from Mexico to New York?

a)

south

b)

east

c)

west

d)

north

33.

What is one of the World's largest urban areas in North America?

a)

New Orleans

b)

San Antonio

c)

New York City

d)

Anchorage

34.

The US culture has spread around the world through examples like Coca Cola, music types and clothing styles. This is referred to as the global ____________________________.

a)

infrastructure

b)

marketplace

c)

trade agreement

35.

This physical feature is a rocky area wrapped around the Hudson Bay.

a)

Gulf Coast

b)

Pacific Coastal Range

c)

Canadian Shield

d)

Rocky Mountains

36.

Which region is known for its flat lands and fertile soils and is also known as "Tornado Alley"?

a)

Columbian Plateau

b)

Great Plains

c)

Great Basin

d)

Grand Canyon

37.

Where would you find this monument?

a)

New York, NY

b)

Jacksonville, FL

c)

Washington, DC

d)

St. Louis, MO

38.

This physical feature, located in the Rocky Mountains, determines whether water flows east or west.

a)

Gulf Stream

b)

Tectonic Plate

c)

Continental Divide

d)

Pacific range

39.

The most powerful financial market in the world is known as the __________________________.

a)

OPEC

b)

NAFTA

c)

Trade Marketplace

d)

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

40.

A very large, heavily populated city or urban complex.

a)

shanty town

b)

megalopolis

c)

archipelago

d)

rural

41.

The picture shows which economic characteristic of the United States?

a)

economic growth

b)

number one exporter of technology

c)

global marketplace

d)

diversified economy

42.

Immigration to the USA helps to create what type of societies?

a)

multigenerational

b)

communist

c)

democratic

d)

multicultural

43.

The United States has ___________ supplies of coal, lead, iron and natural gas.

a)

deficient

b)

lacking

c)

short

d)

abundant

44.

Most of Canada is sparsely populated because of the ______________.

a)

many mountains and rivers

b)

lack of natural resources

c)

the climate

d)

political unrest

45.

Which of the following is not the name of a Great Lake?

a)

Superior

b)

Ottawa

c)

Michigan

d)

Huron

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