The U.S. economy differs from the Canadian economy due to...

Higher governmental regulation in Canada

Foreign owned factories that make goods for foreign buyers

The Day of the Dead holiday is a

Mixture of Native American and Roman Catholic traditions

The major cause of diversity in the U.S. and Canada today is...

The large amount of immigration to these countries

What party had total control of Mexico for 70 years?

Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)

communication with a large audience

NAFTA was important to trade in Mexico because

Trade grew with its North American partners by 300%

The global recession in 2007 was began in part due to...

unsecured loans resulting in a worldwide economic slowdown

The Mexican people are a blend of the cultures of ...

Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans

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WCG: Chapter 4: North America Today

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1
The U.S. economy differs from the Canadian economy due to...
A strong socialist movement in the U.S.
Higher governmental regulation in Canada
Higher governmental regulation in the U.S.
The Canadian government supporting free enterprise
2
Maquiladoras are...
Local festivals in rural Mexico
Local markets in the village square
Factories in Mexico that make goods for local markets
Foreign owned factories that make goods for foreign buyers
3
Alternative energy is vital to the earth because...
Both answers 2 & 3
fossil fuels are polluting the earth
fossil fuels are costly & damage economies of countries
fossil fuels of finite and will run out at some point
4
The Day of the Dead holiday is a
Celebration of honoring Spain's rulers and explorers
Mixture of Native American and Roman Catholic traditions
None of the above
Cultural day honoring the blend of Mexico ancestry
5
The major cause of diversity in the U.S. and Canada today is...
The large size of these countries
The large amount of immigration to these countries
The political nature of these countries
The large mix of culture in these countries
6
What party had total control of Mexico for 70 years?
National Action Party (PAN)
Republic of Mexico Party (PMR)
Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)
Democratic Party of Mexico (MPD)
7
mass media is...
receiving news in express time periods
exposure to a large amount of news
entertainment of large audiences
communication with a large audience
8
NAFTA was important to trade in Mexico because
It allowed Mexico to send immigrants to the U.S. to work
It helped Mexico gain trading partners in South America
Mexico was able to grow more food for its own citizens
Trade grew with its North American partners by 300%
9
The most popular form of alternative energy for cars in the U.S. now is...
Hydrogen
Hybrid and electric
Ethanol
Solar power
10
The global recession in 2007 was began in part due to...
unsecured loans resulting in a worldwide economic slowdown
Housing crisis which crashed the North American economy
stock market crash which damaged the U.S. economy
banking crisis that damaged the European economy
11
The Mexican people are a blend of the cultures of ...
Spain and Native Americans
Native Americans and Africans
Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans
Africans and Europeans and Spanish

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