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Why do most people in B.C. live in or near the city of Vancouver?
the rest of the province is covered with oil wells
Vancouver has a rich cultural heritage
Mountain ranges cover nearly all of the province
most of the province is a vast tundra
2
The greatest difference between the populations of Canada and the United States is...
education
household income
language
size
3
What is the name of the industrial area of the United States that has been losing population?
Rust Belt
Sun Belt
Silicon Belt
Corn Belt
4
Where did the first major cities of the U.S. develop along?
Railroads
Water Routes
Wagon Trails
Highways
5
Which are the two important economic activities in the Canadian Prairie Provinces?
Petroleum Processing & Farming
Transportation & Banking
Manufacturing & Trade
Forestry & Fishing
6
The provinces of Quebec and Ontario contain parts of all the following EXCEPT the
Rocky Mountains
Hudson Bay Lowlands
St. Lawrence Lowlands
Canadian Shield
7
The Maritimes region or the Atlantic provinces entail which of the Canadian Provinces?
Newfoundland/New Brunswick/Alberta/Prince Ed. Island
Newfoundland/New Brunswick/Nova Scotia/Manitoba
Newfoundland/New Brunswick/Nova Sc./Prince Ed. Island/Quebec
Newfoundland/New Brunswick/Nova Scotia/Prince Ed. Island
8
What two major language groups are in Canada?
French and English
French and British
Just French
French and Spanish
9
What are the Prairie Provinces?
None of these!
Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nunavut
Alberta, Manitoba, Nunavut
Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
10
What mountain ranges are the oldest in the U.S. and have rounded peaks?
Sierra Nevada
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Mt. McKinley
11
What cultural region do you live in as a resident of Jacksonville, IL?
South
Midwest
New England
Southeast
12
Where do the majority of people in the United States and Canada live?
In the Great Plains region
Coastal Plains
In or near manufacturing/service centers
None of the above
13
Which two provinces together make up Canada's economic heartland?
Alberta & Manitoba
Quebec and Ontario
Toronto & Ottawa
New Brunswick & Nova Scotia
14
The large cities of the Prairie Provinces developed in the late 1800s ...
along major waterways
along the newly built railroads
around mining centers
around oil fields
15
Which physical region of the United States entails the Great Lakes?
Mountains and Plateaus
Interior Plains
Appalachians
Coastal Plains
16
Why are Quebec and Ontario Canada's economic heartland?
tourist attractions
central location and access to the Great Lakes
mild climate
landscape
17
How many provinces does Canada have?
13
10
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