WorksheetsUnited States & Canada Unit Test
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A section of a waterway with closed gates where water levels are raised or lowered, so ships can pass.
a)
Locks
b)
Biological Weapons
c)
Continental Divide
d)
Migration
e)
Multinationals
2.
The 6 northern states in the Northeast United States - Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
a)
New England
b)
Biological Weapons
c)
Continental Divide
d)
Locks
e)
Migration
3.
The line of the highest points in North America that marks the separation between rivers flowing eastward and westward.
a)
Continental Divide
b)
Biological Weapons
c)
Locks
d)
Migration
e)
Multinationals
4.
The movement of people within a country or region.
a)
Migration
b)
Biological Weapons
c)
Continental Divide
d)
Locks
e)
Multinationals
5.
A corporation that engages in business worldwide.
a)
Multinationals
b)
Biological Weapons
c)
Continental Divide
d)
Locks
e)
Migration
6.
A bacterium or virus that can be used to harm or kill people, animals, or plants.
a)
Biological Weapons
b)
Continental Divide
c)
Locks
d)
Migration
e)
Multinationals
7.
The region that contains the 12 states of the northcentral United States.
a)
Midwest
b)
Global Networks
c)
Megalopolis
d)
Parliamentary Government
e)
Service Industry
8.
A region in which several large cities and surrounding areas grow together.
a)
Megalopolis
b)
Global Networks
c)
Midwest
d)
Parliamentary Government
e)
Service Industry
9.
A worldwide interconnected group.
a)
Global Networks
b)
Megalopolis
c)
Midwest
d)
Parliamentary Government
e)
Service Industry
10.
A system where legislative and executive functions are combined in a legislature called parliament.
a)
Parliamentary Government
b)
Global Networks
c)
Megalopolis
d)
Midwest
e)
Service Industry
11.
North American region, consisting of 13 states, that stretches from the Great Plains to the Pacific Ocean and includes Alaska to the north and Hawaii in the Pacific.
a)
The West
b)
Global Networks
c)
Megalopolis
d)
Midwest
e)
Parliamentary Government
12.
Any kind of economic activity that produces a service rather than a product.
a)
Service Industry
b)
Global Networks
c)
Megalopolis
d)
Midwest
e)
Parliamentary Government
13.
The use of, or threatened use of, force or violence against individuals or property for the purpose of intimidating or causing fear for political or social ends.
a)
Terrorism
b)
Postinidustrial Economy
c)
Representative Democracy
d)
Smart Growth
e)
The South
14.
The efficient use and conservation of land and other resources.
a)
Smart Growth
b)
Postindustrial Economy
c)
Representative Democracy
d)
Terrorism
e)
The South
15.
An economic phase in which manufacturing no longer plays a dominant role.
a)
Postindustrial Economy
b)
Representative Democracy
c)
Smart Growth
d)
Terrorism
e)
The South
16.
A government in which the people rule through elected representatives.
a)
Representative Democracy
b)
Postindustrial Economy
c)
Smart Growth
d)
Terrorism
e)
The South
17.
Poorly planned development that spreads a city's population over a wider and wider geographic region.
a)
Urban Sprawl
b)
Postindustrial Economy
c)
Representative Democracy
d)
Smart Growth
e)
Terrorism
18.
Region that covers about 1/4 of the land area of the United States and contains more than 1/3 of its population.
a)
The South
b)
Postindustrial Economy
c)
Representative Democracy
d)
Smart Growth
e)
Terrorism
19.
When were computers first used in weather forecasting?
a)
1940
b)
1950
c)
1960
d)
1970
20.
Which of the following is NOT a natural resource that the United States and Canada have?
a)
Fertile Soils
b)
Water
c)
Deserts
d)
Forests
21.
The continent's longest and busiest river system is the ____________________________.
a)
Colorado
b)
St. Lawrence
c)
Mississippi
d)
Mississippi - Missouri - Ohio
22.
What do some archaeologists believe is how early people came to North America?
a)
Over Beringia, a land bridge that once connected Siberia to Alaska
b)
Through the Panama Canal
c)
Sailed to the Florida Keys
d)
None of the Above
23.
Why did early settlement change from nomadic to permanent?
a)
People built bigger homes
b)
Agriculture replaced hunting and gathering for food
c)
Common languages among nomads
d)
Topography was too difficult to cross
24.
Which Europeans arrived first, and what were they searching for?
a)
English, Tea
b)
French, Fishery and Fur Trade
c)
Portuguese, Silver
d)
Spanish, Gold and other Treasure
25.
New Orleans's city streets on average are ________ feet below sea level.
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
26.
The Earth's weather engine is powered by the ____________________.
a)
Sun
b)
Moon
c)
Gravity
d)
Ocean Currents
27.
What did pioneers NOT have to cross to make their way to the Pacific?
a)
Desert
b)
Mountains
c)
Ocean
d)
Prairie
28.
What has made possible the shift of people moving to the suburbs?
a)
Automobiles
b)
Better grocery stores
c)
Paved roads
d)
Smaller cities
29.
The residents of Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens, but what do they not have?
a)
Mayors
b)
Governors
c)
Freedom of Speech
d)
Full constitutional rights
30.
What did the U.S. organize to prevent future terrorist attacks?
a)
Coalition
b)
North American Free-Trade Agreement
c)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
d)
United Nations
31.
Why did the U.S. go on alert after the September 2001 attacks?
a)
New York subway bombing
b)
USS Cole was bombed
c)
Nigerian man tried to blow up a plane bound for Detroit
d)
Traces of Anthrax were found in letters sent through the mail
32.
(a) is the dominant religion of the United States.
33.
(a) is the dominant language of the United States.
34.
Eleven days after Katrina struct (a) of New Orleans was still under water.
35.
State, local, and federal forces had done nearly (a) rescues.
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