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US/Canada Unit Review
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1
Because of the force of gravity, all rivers flow ______
uphill
downhill
north
south
2
Someone who is bilingual speaks ____ languages.
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3
5
4
3
Both early colonies and major cities today were/are located near _____
rivers
straits
coasts
isthmuses
4
A person who left another country and settled permanently in another country is called a(n) _____.
immigrant
spy
alien
farmer
5
The______ Mountains run from Alaska in the north to Mexico in the south
Appalachian
Rocky
Ozark
Great Basin
6
All of the following are North American landforms except _______
mountains
rivers
moonscapes
plains
7
People who make maps are called ______
cartographers
Archeologists
antropologists
carnivores
8
National Parks are set aside to perserve_______.
specific movements
specific religious holidays
specific land areas
specific national holidays
9
_____ describes an area in or near a city.
trade zone
urban
parking zone
rural
10
A huge area of ancient rock in Canada that has vast amounts of nickel, zinc, and iron is the Canadian _____.
Umbrella
Plate
Boat
Shield
11
The constitution is the written plan of government for ______.
United States
Canada
Panama
Puerto Rico
12
When latitude and longitude are used together they form a ______ that gives the unique, absolute location on earth.
topography
legend
scale
grid
13
_____ has shaped the development of North America more than anything else.
biology
geography
zoology
chemistry
14
Most of the province of _____ is inhabited by people of French descent, many of whom still speak French
Northwest Territory
Alaska
Yukon
Quebec
15
A _____ is a large, powerful windstorm that forms over the Atlantic in warm water usually in late summer.
hurricane
glacier
tornado
typhoon
16
Whuch US city is an example of a megalopolis?
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
All three
17
A narrow waterway that connects two larger bodies of water is a _____.
isthmus
bridge
strait
ditch
18
The capital of Canada is ________.
Mexico City
Ottowa
Charleston
Washington, DC
19
A flat-topped, elevated landform is a _____.
valley
plateau
mountain
tributary
20
Climate maps, economic maps, vegetation maps, and population density maps are examples of ____ maps.
special purpose
atlas
topographical
road
21
A heavy snowstorm with winds of more than 35 miles per hour and snow is called a _____.
hurricane
typhoon
tornado
blizzard