Which 2 physical features do the US and Canada share?

Rocky Mountains and Great Lakes

How has a history of immigration affected the culture of the US?

A diversity of holidays are celebrated

How are the governments of Canada and the US similar?

Both are limited governments with constitutions

What is a primary reason to limiting the power of a government?

to prevent a violation of rights

The US and Canada are both considered to be multicultural societies because

immigration has resulted in several cultures contributing to them

A common feature of the economic systems in the US and Canada...

allow people to own private property

Because economic freedom is valued, both the US and Canada have chosen to...

limit the power of the government

Which factor most contributed to creating the human geographic characteristics of Canada and the US?

Colonization in the 1600 and 1700's

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1
Which 2 physical features do the US and Canada share?
Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains
Mississippi River and Great Lakes
Appalachain Mounatians and Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains and Great Lakes
2
How has a history of immigration affected the culture of the US?
Used of mass transportation is common
Roman Catholicism is the largest religion
A diversity of holidays are celebrated
Birth rates have declined
3
What geographic feature runs down the middle of both the US and Canada?
Great Plains
Mississippi River Basin
Great Lakes
Rocky Mountains
4
How are the governments of Canada and the US similar?
Both have parliaments led by a president
Both allow the government to censor newspapers
Both allow every citizen to vote in national elections
Both are limited governments with constitutions
5
Which of the following is a responsibility expected of US citizens?
Checking on neighbors
Visiting Washington, DC
Caring for one's property
Voting in elections
6
What is a primary reason to limiting the power of a government?
to ensure economic equality
to provide public education
to prevent a violation of rights
to allow for control of the press
7
Most Canadian cities are located near...
St. Lawrence Seaway
Arctic Circle
Atlantic Ocean
United States
8
One of the civic duties of citizens in the US and Canada includes...
voting in elections
serving in the military
joining a political party
visiting the nation's capital
9
The country above the US?
Mexico
Greenland
Alaska
Canada
10
One impact of Mexican immigration to the US includes...
introducing new forms of art
altering the look of cities
spreading religious traditions
changing language patterns
11
Which body of water makes a border for both the US and Mexico?
Gulf of California
Bering Straits
Hudson Bay
Gulf of Mexico
12
British colonization of North America has politically influenced the US and Canada by...
constitutional monarchy
free trade
separation of church and state
limited government
13
Which of the following technological innovations most helped Americans settle westward?
electricity
interstate highways
telegraphs
railroads
14
The US and Canada are both considered to be multicultural societies because
people have economic and political freedoms
immigration has resulted in several cultures contributing to them
American Indian cultures did not mix with European cultures
most people speak more than one language
15
A common feature of the economic systems in the US and Canada...
restrict factory ownership to the government
use government quotas to determine what to produce
place a salary cap on business leaders' earnings
allow people to own private property
16
Because economic freedom is valued, both the US and Canada have chosen to...
restrict the number of businesses
limit the power of the government
impose barriers to importing goods
control the amount of money in banks
17
Colonization and immigration to the US and Canada has resulted in...
religious persecution
social unrest
political instability
multiculturalism
18
Which factor most contributed to creating the human geographic characteristics of Canada and the US?
Migration from South America
Spanish conquest of the region
Colonization in the 1600 and 1700's
Cultural diffusion

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