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1
Which of the following bodies of water creates borders in both the United States and Mexico?
Colorado River
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Mississiippi River
2
How has a history of immigration affected the cultural character of the United States?
A diversity of holidays and festivals are celebrated in the US
Different teams
Everyone celebrate the same holidays and have the same customs
There is no difference
3
Which of the following geographic factors has the greatest influence on where people live?
water availability
Highway access
Public transportation
Public schools
4
What is one way that limited governments are different from unlimited governments?
There is no difference
Political candidates in limited governments are forced
Leaders in limited governments are restricted from spending too much.
Elections in limited governments are open to all eligible voters.
5
Which letter on the map is at the location of Canada?
A
B
C
D
6
Limited government includes electing a president and he serves as leader for a limited time.
True
False
7
Which of the following terms best completes the web diagram?
Citizenship, Rights, Responsibilities
Celebrations, Rules, Music
Labor, Natural Resources, Capital
Population, Landforms, Climate
8
One of the civic duties of citizens in the United States and Canada includes
joining a political party
serving in the military
voting in elections
visiting the nation's capital
9
The power of the leaders is limited in a limited government.
False
True
10
How are the governments of Canada and the United States similar?
Both have a monarchy
Both have limited government and a constitution
Both have presidents
Both have dictators
11
What feature is missing from many unlimited governments that is often used to limit governments?
Police
Transportation
Army
Constitution
12
Which question would most likely be explored by producers in a market economy?
Which goods and services have the highest demand?
How can the government assist in the production of goods?
What should we produce to meet the needs of our family?
What can we produce that will be the easiest to make?
13
The Canada/United States region is described as a highly urbanized. Urbanization in the region was primarily caused by —
The birth of many babies
Sport teams
Migration within the region from rural areas
They got kicked out of their own country
14
Because economic freedom is valued in the US and Canada, the two societies have chosen to limit the government powers
True
False
15
Most cities in Canada are located near what?
Atlantic Ocean
The US
Artic Circle
Pacific Ocean
16
Which cultural trait is influenced by a society’s location available natural resources and traditional family structure?
Types of shelter
Religious practices
Folk stories
Musical instruments
17
Which of the following is a primary reason for limiting the power of a government?
To prevent a violation of rights
To allow for control of the press
To ensure economic equality
To provide public education
18
Which factor do geographers consider when dividing the world into distinctive culture regions?
Bodies of water
The amount of rainfall
The influence of religion
Transportation corridors
19
Which of the following is likely to be found in an unlimited government?
Freedom of speech
Multi party rule
Elections
one-party rule
20
British colonization of North America politically influenced the United States and Canada by introducing the idea of —
Dictatorship
Unlimited Government
Limited Government
Monarchy
21
Most economies have some government intervention and some private ownership, so most economies are considered a command
True
False
22
The United States and Canada are both considered to be multicultural societies because —
the American Indian cultures in these societies did not mix
most of the people in these societies speak more than one language
people living in these societies have economic and political freedoms
a history of immigration has resulted in several cultures contributing
23
A common feature of the economic systems in the United States and Canada is that both —
place a salary cap on business leaders’ earnings
restrict factory ownership to the government
allow people to own private property
use government quotas to determine what to produce
24
Which factor most contributed to creating the human geographic characteristics of Canada and the United States
Unlimited Governmment
Colonization of the region in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
Conspiracy
Limited Government
25
What geographic feature shared by the United States and Canada is shown in gray on the map?
Rocky Mts.
Appalachian Mts
Great Plains
Mississippi River
26
What a geographer identify on physical map to explain the reason for a large settlement near a transportation corridor?
Construction allowed
Transportation
Public utilities
Access to fresh water
27
In many limited governments, the individual rights of the people are detailed in a
Constituion
Federal legal code
Political platform
A map
28
The government of the United States can trace its democratic roots to which civilization?
Spain
Greece
Egypt
France
29
Canada and the US share a history of colonization and immigration resulting in a region that is characterized by
Social unrest
Multiculturalism
Political persecution
Instability
30
In many limited governments, the individual rights of the people are detailed in a constitution.
True
False
31
In command economies the economic decisions about what should be produced are made by the producer
False
True
32
Which two physical features do the United States and Canada share?
Great Lakes and Rocky Mts.
Rocky Mts and Death VAlley
Rio Grande River and Sahara desert
Mississippi River and Colorado River
33
Which of the following is the set of behaviors, beliefs, and traditions of people that unify a region?
Globalization
Population
Culture
Climate
34
In Canada, just as in the United States, voting in an election is considered a civic responsability
False
True
35
Which economy is decentralized with economic activities happening between buyers and sellers?
Traditional
Mixed
Market
Command