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Unit 2 Review

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 43mins

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Class
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1.

What is the primary characteristic of the Humid Continental climate in Canada?

a)

Warm, rainy summers and cool, snowy winters

b)

Hot, dry summers and cool, dry winters

c)

Cold, snowy winters and cool, rainy summers

d)

Warm summers, cool winters, and year-round rainfall

2.

The climate zone with hot, dry summers and cool, dry winters is:

a)

Subarctic

b)

Tundra

c)

Semi Arid

d)

Marine West Coast

3.

In which climate zone is the population density typically higher in Canada due to more favorable living conditions?

a)

Marine West Coast

b)

Tundra

c)

Semi Arid

d)

Subarctic

4.

What is the main reason for the lower population density in the Tundra climate zone of Canada?

a)

Harsh winters and cold summers

b)

Abundant rainfall year-round

c)

Mild, temperate climate

d)

Dense forest cover

5.

Northern Canada is sparsely populated primarily due to:

a)

Harsh climatic conditions and limited economic opportunities.

b)

Abundant natural resources and strong economic development.

c)

A dense network of transportation infrastructure.

d)

High levels of urbanization.

6.

Which of the following Canadian regions is known for having the highest population density?

a)

Atlantic Region

b)

Northern Territories

c)

Prairie Region

d)

Core Region

7.

In which region is the province of British Columbia located?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Core

d)

Prairie

8.

The Maritime Provinces, including New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island, are part of which Canadian region?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Core

d)

Northern Territories

9.

Which region of Canada is known for its vast, open prairies and low population density?

a)

Northern

b)

Atlantic

c)

Prairie

d)

Core

10.

In which region of Canada would you find the Yukon and Northwest Territories?

a)

Pacific

b)

Northern Territories

c)

Prairie

d)

Core

11.

What is a population pyramid primarily used for?

a)

Predicting future population growth

b)

Analyzing the age and gender distribution of a population

c)

Identifying birth rates in a region

d)

Estimating life expectancy

12.

A population pyramid with a wide base and a narrow top suggests:

a)

A population with a high proportion of elderly individuals.

b)

A population with a high birth rate.

c)

A population with a balanced age distribution.

d)

A population with a high death rate.

13.

Which type of population pyramid is indicative of a stable or slowly growing population?

a)

Triangle

b)

Box/Rectangle

c)

Cup/Beehive

d)

Diamond

14.

A population pyramid with a nearly equal number of individuals in each age group, with a slight variation, is characteristic of which demographic stage?

a)

Early Expanding

b)

Late Expanding

c)

Stable

d)

Declining

15.

What does the term 'population density' refer to?

a)

The total number of people living in a specific area or region.

b)

The ratio of births to deaths in a given population.

c)

The number of different age groups in a population.

d)

The percentage of urban versus rural inhabitants in a country.

16.

High population density is often associated with:

a)

Sparse living conditions and low urbanization.

b)

Vast, uninhabited areas with low human activity.

c)

Congestion and urban areas with high population concentrations.

d)

Extremely low birth rates.

17.

What is the primary characteristic of a humid continental climate zone?

a)

Warm, rainy summers and cool, snowy winters.

b)

Hot, dry summers and cool, dry winters.

c)

Cold, snowy winters and cool, rainy summers.

d)

Warm summers, cool winters, and rainfall all year.

18.

In a semi-arid climate zone, what type of climate can be expected?

a)

Cold, snowy winters and cool, rainy summers.

b)

Warm, rainy summers and cool, snowy winters.

c)

Hot, dry summers and cool, dry winters.

d)

Warm summers, cool winters, and year-round rainfall.

19.

Which climate zone is known for very cold winters, cold summers, and little rain or snow?

a)

Subarctic

b)

Tundra

c)

Marine West Coast

d)

Humid Continental

20.

The force that influences the direction of wind and ocean currents due to Earth's rotation.

(a)  

21.

The Earth's three primary climate zones are:

(a)  

22.

Which of the following best defines an ecosystem?

a)

A measurement of temperature and precipitation in a region.

b)

A community of living organisms interacting with their physical environment.

c)

The rotation of the Earth on its axis.

d)

The process of erosion and sedimentation.

23.

The Smith's house is destroyed by the hurricane and they now have to move to Boston. This is an example of

a)

Forced migration

b)

War refugee

c)

Pull factor

d)

Life choices

24.

Where do most of Canada's population live?

(a)  

25.

What do we call factors that encourage people to leave their home and migrate to another place?

a)

Push factors

b)

Pull factors

c)

Neutral factors

d)

Forced factors

26.

Which of the following is an example of a pull factor for migration?

a)

Conflict and violence in the home country

b)

Lack of employment opportunities in the destination country

c)

Access to quality education and healthcare in the destination country

d)

Environmental disasters and natural hazards in the home country

27.

What climate region is illustrated with the following description?


Rainy season=summer

Dry season=winter

Temps cooler in winter and warmer in summer

Rainfall is less than tropical wet

Found next to tropical wet climates Central & South America, Africa, & parts of Asia

a)

Semiarid

b)

Tropical Wet

c)

Tropical Wet & Dry

d)

Marine West Coast

28.

What climate region is illustrated with the following description?


Always hot Average temp. 80°

Mostly sunny

Short rain falls each day 80 inches/year

Located in Central & South America, Africa, & SE Asia

a)

Tropical Wet & Dry

b)

Tropical Wet

c)

Mediterranean

d)

Highlands

29.

What climate region is illustrated with the following description?


Categorized according to the amount of rainfall

Can be hot or cool/cold

Less than 10 inches of rain per year

Low humidity & high temps during the day At night temps drop

Examples: Sahara and Arabian

a)

Tundra

b)

Ice Caps

c)

Semiarid

d)

Desert

30.

Made up of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta

a)

Atlantic Provinces

b)

Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Provinces

c)

Prairie Provinces

d)

British Columbia

e)

Northern Territories

31.

This region is cold, harsh, and mainly uninhabitable.

a)

Atlantic Provinces

b)

Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Provinces

c)

Prairie Provinces

d)

British Columbia

e)

Northern Territories

32.

Which of the following is a PUSH factor?

a)

Violence against Muslims resulted in more than 200,000 deaths

b)

Religious freedom for all

c)

Many jobs available in the service industry

d)

The government gives free plots of land to farmers

33.

Which of the following is a POLITICAL pull factor?

a)

Many factory workers moved to southern states such as Kentucky and Tennessee, as manufacturers opened new factories there.

b)

More than 14 million people migrated in hopes of finding new jobs in a new country

c)

Opponents of Castro (dictator of Cuba) fled to the United States where they received asylum from the US government

d)

Farmers moved to California hoping to find work

34.

What type of push factor is this?: An earthquake and tsunami damaged nuclear reactors, releasing radioactive materials

a)

Social

b)

Political

c)

Environmental

d)

Economic

35.

What type of factor is this? Anti Mormon (religion) violence in Illinois and Missouri resulted in dozens of deaths, including that of a Mormon leader, Joseph Smith.

a)

Economic factor

b)

Social factor

c)

Political

d)

Environmental

36.

What word describes a pyramid shaped diagram that shows the age and gender of a population?

a)

population map

b)

standard of living

c)

population pyramid

37.

People don't typically live as long.

a)

More developed

b)

Less developed

38.

Predict the future population growth of this country.

a)

Negative Growth (the population will shrink)

b)

Slow/No Growth (the population will stay about the same)

c)

Fast Growth (the population will explode)

39.

Predict the future population growth of this country.

a)

Negative Growth (the population will shrink)

b)

Slow/No Growth (the population will stay about the same)

c)

Fast Growth (the population will explode)

40.

What population is displayed on the RIGHT side of this pyramid?

a)

Women

b)

Men

c)

Elderly

41.

What does life expectancy measure?

a)

The average that a person in a given population can expect to live to.

b)

The number of old and young dependents who don't work compared with the working age population.

c)

The average number of children a woman in a given population will have in her lifetime.

42.

How would you describe the population of this country?

a)

They are experiencing rapid population growth

b)

They are experiencing negative population growth

43.

What age groups does the bottom of a population pyramid represent?

a)

The elderly

b)

The children

c)

Males

44.

What population growth rate does this population pyramid represent?

a)

Slow Growth

b)

Rapid Growth

45.

Which of the following is an example of an economic pull factor?

a)

the availability of high paying jobs in Silicon Valley

b)

The closing of the Ford plant in St Paul

c)

The choice to move to a country with freedom of religion

d)

The need to escape war and persecution

46.

What is the MOST common reason for internal migration in the United States?

a)

job opportunities

b)

famine

c)

climate

d)

political oppression

47.

Brain drain is . . .

a)

the large scale emigration of talented people

b)

the process by which people are given preference for migration

c)

people forced to migrate for political reasons

d)

a cultural factor that hinders migration

48.

What state is #1 on the map?

a)

Illinois

b)

Virginia

c)

Arizona

49.

What state is #2 on the map?

a)

Illinois

b)

Virginia

c)

Arizona

50.

What state is #3 on the map?

a)

Illinois

b)

Virginia

c)

Arizona

51.

Which Canadian province is #4 on the map?

a)

Quebec

b)

Manitoba

c)

Ontario

d)

Alberta

52.

Which Canadian province is #5 on the map?

a)

Quebec

b)

Manitoba

c)

Ontario

d)

Alberta

53.

When you move out of a country you are known as an

a)

immigrant

b)

emigrant

c)

traitor

d)

refugee

54.

When you move into a country you are known as an

a)

emigrant

b)

immigrant

c)

guest worker

d)

refugee

55.

Somone choosing to leave based on their own free will is called a(n)

a)

voluntary migrant

b)

forced migrant

c)

refugee

d)

internally displaced person

56.

Someone being forced out of their home due to political persecution, affiliation with a specific political party, or fear of their life is best known as a

a)

refugee

b)

voluntary migrant

c)

economic migrant

d)

guest worker

57.

Factors that encourage migration or attract people

a)

push factors

b)

pull factors

58.

Factors that are negative and cause people to leave an area

a)

push factors

b)

pull factors

59.

The movement of people from one place to another is:

a)

Migration

b)

Emigration

c)

Immigration

60.

Jose lives in Lousiana and wants to move to New Jersey with his famiy because Louisiana floods often. This is an example of:

a)

A push factor

b)

A pull factor

61.

Jennifer wants to move to move from Mexico to the United States for a better education. This is an example of a:

a)

Push factor

b)

Pull factor

62.
A person leaving a country to reside in another country .
a)
Emigrant
b)
Immigrant
63.
A person entering a country from another to make a new residency.
a)
Emigrant
b)
Immigrant
64.
"My government did not give me any freedoms, so I chose to leave and come to the United States of America."  This is an example of a.....
a)
Cultural push factor
b)
Political push factor
c)
Environmental push factor
d)
Social push factor
65.

What word is this the definition for? :

A society that recognises and celebrates diversity and a range of cultures and ethnicities.

a)

Culture

b)

Plural society

c)

Multiculturalism

d)

Britain

e)

Ethnicity

66.

What word is this the definition for? :

Someone who moves within a country or across border out of choice.

a)

migrant

b)

immigrant

c)

refugee

d)

asylum seeker

67.

What word is this the definition for? :

A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.

a)

migrant

b)

immigrant

c)

refugee

d)

asylum seeker

68.

What word is this the definition for? :

A person who has left their home country as a political refugee and is seeking asylum in another.

a)

migrant

b)

immigrant

c)

refugee

d)

asylum seeker

69.

Which of the following statements best defines population density?

a)

The total number of people living in an area

b)

Where people are living and how spread out or close together they are

c)

The average number of people living in a certain area

70.

Which of the following statements best defines population distribution?

a)

The total number of people living in an area

b)

Where people are living and how spread out or close together they are

c)

The average number of people living in a certain area

71.

This map represents which of the following concepts?


Hint: Population is shown using small dots so we are able to understand where people live and how spread out or close together they are.

a)

Population Distribution

b)

Population Density

72.

This map represents which of the following?


Hint: Population is shown by country so we are able to understand how many people (per square kilometer) live around the world.

a)

Population Distribution

b)

Population Density

73.

True or False: People prefer to live in hot, wet climates like the Amazon Rainforest

a)

True

b)

False

74.

True or False: People prefer to live on flat land, not in mountain ranges.

a)

True

b)

False

75.

This map represents which of the following concepts?


Hint: Population is shown by state so we are able to understand how many people (per square mile) live within the United States.

a)

Population Distribution

b)

Population Density

76.

This map represents which of the following?


Hint: Population is shown using small dots so we are able to understand where people live and how spread out or close together they are.

a)

Population Distribution

b)

Population Density