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1
The humid continental climate has cold winters, warm summers, and mixed forests.
True
False
2
Where is most of Canada’s population concentrated in terms of climate zones?
In the Estern parts because, the hot atlantic wind
In the western coastal mountains, with very little precipitation.
In the central plains, with extreme temperature swings and dryness.
Near the U.S. border, where the climate is milder.
3
The marine west coast climate has extreme temperature swings
True
False
4
What are the characteristics of the marine west coast climate?
none of them
Mild temperatures with rainy and foggy winters
Hot, dry summers and freezing winters.
Low precipitation year-round.
5
How many of kilometers the Canadian Shield covers?
Two million
One million
None of these
Five hundred thousand
6
How do coastal ranges affect the climate along the coast?
They block sunlight, causing perpetual winter.
Coastal ranges prevent rainfall, making the coast very dry.
Coastal ranges make the coast warmer
Coastal ranges protect the coast from cold Arctic air from the interior.
7
What are the Great Plains
Dessert
Tropical zone
A largely treeless
Rainforest
8
What is the continental divide
borders
not part of the Rockies, and it’s not the lowest point separating rivers
The lowest point in the Rockies that separates rivers
located in California, but it’s not part of the Rocky Mountains.
9
Who were the first settlers in America?
Nomads
Spanish
Britis
Vikings
10
Which regions in North America have a humid subtropical climate, and what are its characteristics?
Northern States
Western States
Southern States
Eastern States
11
Why is most of Canada’s population clustered in the humid continental region?
only in one region because there moderated climate
it has the warmest temperature in the year
Because the region has the most frequent rainfall, ideal for growing palms
because is near equator providing a consistently warm climate
12
What natural resources make the United States and Canada leading agricultural and industrial nations?
Fertile land and resources power U.S. and Canada’s agriculture and industry
Both countries depend mostly on renewable energy for industry.
The U.S. and Canada focus on high-tech industries,
The U.S. and Canada rely mainly on ocean fishing and deep-sea mining.
13
What is the longest and busiest river system in North America?
The Mississippi-Missouri River
The Mississippi-Missouri-Ohio river system.
Ohio-Missouri river sistem
The Yangtze River is the longest and busiest river system in North America.
14
What natural resources make the United States and Canada leading agricultural and industrial nations?
Gold, Diamonds, and Oil from the Sahara Desert.
The landforms of the United States and Canada hold a rich variety
Silver from the Arctic Ocean.
Wool from the Australian Outback.
15
The western mountains in the United States trap Pacific moisture, making lands to the east very dry.
True
False
16
Where does the Mississippi River start and end?
Antartica
San Francisco
Golf of Mexico
Minnesota
17
What additional body of water borders the United States?
Gulf of Mexico
Missisipi
Nile River
Lake Michigan
18
What effect do western U.S. mountains have on Pacific moisture?
They block all moisture, creating deserts on both sides.
They have no effect on precipitation.
They trap moisture, making the west rainy and the east dry.
none of them
19
The marine west coast climate is mainly shaped by ocean currents, coastal mountains, and westerly winds.
True
False
20
Western U.S. mountains make both sides equally rainy.
True
False
