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US and Canada A Land of Contrasts
US and Canada A Land of Contrasts
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US and Canada Physical Geography
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Which mountain range stretches from New Mexico to Alaska?
Himalayan Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Andes Mountains
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What is the flat, fertile area long the middle 1/3 of the U.S.?
Canadian Shield
Great Plains
Permafrost
Continental Divide
3
What body of water is this?
Hudson Bay
Mackenzie River
Mississippi River
St. Lawrence River
4
The chain of lakes on the border of US and Canada
The Great Lakes
Beringia
Continental Divide
Mississippi River
5
How did early settlers move across North America?
airplanes
rivers
railroads
highways
6
What body of water is this?
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
Great Lakes
Hudson Bay
7
What is the ocean to the east of North America?
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
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the movement of people
Permafrost
Beringia
Migration
Continental Divide
9
What is a climate region that is in the US but NOT in Canada?
humid continental
marine west coast
tropical
tundra
10
US and Canada's most important shared deep water shipping route
Canadian Shield
Beringia
St. Lawrence Seaway
Permafrost
11
Nomads are...
people who move around to find food
business owners
looking for minerals
farmers
12
What state has a subarctic climate with a variety of wildlife like bears, eagles, and wolves?
California
Alaska
Michigan
Hawaii
13
The nomads from Siberia who crossed the land bridge were...
hunters, gatherers, and fishermen
pushed out by war
farmers looking for new land
looking for mineral resources
14
Land bridge that allowed nomads to cross from Asia to North America
Migration
Beringia
Permafrost
Continental Divide
15
Which landform does the U.S. and Canada NOT share?
Great Lakes
Rocky Mountains
Great Plains
Grand Canyon
16
Where were the original Native Americans from?
North America
Beringia
Guatemala
Asia
17
The line in the Rocky Mts that separates the flow of water to the Pacific or to the Atlantic.
Beringia
Migration
Permafrost
Continental Divide
18
What body of water is this?
Mackenzie River
St. Lawrence River
Mississippi River
Pacific Ocean
19
Which is NOT one of the large bodies of water surrounding the U.S. and Canada
Antarctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
20
Why are Canada's large cities located near the US border?
required by treaty
valuable minerals located in that location
milder climates and better soil than further north
US is their most important trade partner
21
Why are there so many climate zones in the US?
surrounded by water
extends from Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean
extends of a large area north to south
has many mountains
22
What is the flat rocky area made of the oldest rocks on the continent?
Canadian Shield
Great Lakes
Continental Divide
Permafrost
23
What landform was created with the nearby Cascades and Sierras by geologic forces moving rock?
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Canadian Shield
Great Plains
24
What is the ocean to the west of North America?
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
25
Which mountain range is the oldest in North America?
Himalayan Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Andes Mountains
Rocky Mountains
