Chapter 6 Social Studies

Much of Canada's mineral wealth is found where?

Areas near oceans generally have what type of climate?

The US and Canada look like one large ________ from outer space.

Why are the prairie provinces and the St. Lawrence Lowlands important to the economy of Canada?

Which statement compares the climates in the US and Canada?

The Great Lakes are very important to both the US and Canada because why?

The major natural resources of the US are soil, water, timber, farmland, and what?

The landform that lies between the Rockies and Appalachians is what?

Four major kinds of plant life are what?

Four major kinds of plant life in North America are tundra, grassland, desert scrub and what?

These are the political divisions of land in Canada.

This is the fertile topsoil left by a river after a flood.

A huge slow-moving mass of snow and ice is a called a what?

The rivers of the Quebec Province are used to make what?

A major landform that is found in both the US and Canada is what?

This is power produced by moving water.

This is a river or stream that flows into a larger river.

This is the major mountain range in the Western US and Canada.

This is a cold, dry region that is covered with snow for more than half the year.

Where are the largest oil reserves in North America?

Factors that influence the climate in The US and Canada are oceans, mountains, and what?

This is a region of flat or rolling land covered with grasses.

So few people live on the Canadian shield because why?

Factors that influence the climate zones are latitude, mountains, and what?

This is a permanently frozen layer of ground that thaws only during the Arctic summer.

How do the huge plains in the US affect the way people live there?

Because Canada is a long way from the equator, its climate tends to be what?