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North & South America
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What is something that the Europeans got from America due to the Columbian Exchange?
Cows
Corn
Coffee
Diseases
2
NAFTA was with all of the following countries except
USA
GREAT BRITAIN
CANADA
MEXICO
3
What is NOT an example of a country's infrastructure?
Electricity
Roads
Mining
Sanitation
4
What is NOT true about the Canadian government?
Canada is a constitutional monarchy
Canada has a President
Canada has 2 branches of government
Canada is a representative democracy
5
What prevents most people in getting higher paid jobs in Latin America?
Lack of internet connection
Lack of education
Live in crowded cities
Live in rural areas
6
Class conflict and civil war in Latin America are mostly due because of...
Income gap
Gender Identity
Racial descrimination
Deforestation
7
The capital of Canada is
Montreal
Ottawa
Alberta
Toronto
8
What landform is shown here:
Appalachian Mountains
Canadian Shield
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains
9
What type of economy is mostly found in both North and South America?
Socialist
Traditional
Free Enterprise
Command
10
Which group is primarily responsible for the deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest
Scientists
Farmers & Ranchers
Environmental Activists
Logging companies
11
The GDP per capita of Canada is $34,000, the GDP per capita of the US is $33,000. What does this mean?
People on average make more money living in US
People on average make more money living in Canada
12
Which of these countries did NOT participate in the colonization of the New World?
France
Italy
Great Britain
Portgual
13
What is NOT true about the US Government?
US has 3 branches of government
US has a President
US Capital is in Washington DC
US is a dictatorship
14
The climate of Canada is
Cold & Snowy
Cold in the southern part & warm in the northern part
Hot & Dry
Cold in the northern part & warm in the southern part
15
What is significant about the Panama Canal?
Increased trading in Latin America
None of the above
Connected the Pacific and Indian Oceans
It increased dependence on European nations
16
What religion is predominantly found in Latin America?
Protestantism
Roman Catholic
Mormonism
Aztec Religion
17
What does NOT describe the infrastructure in the United States & Canada?
Hurts small businesses
Government spends lots of money to maintain it
It is supported by the government
Helps boost the economy of both countries
18
What does NAFTA stand for?
North American Free Trade Agreenment
North Asian Free Trade Agreenment
19
What is something that the Americans got from the Columbian Exchange?
Chocolate
Peanuts
Horses
Tobacco
20
Using the chart- where can you find most of the population living in the United States
In the mountains in the midwest
Along the Atlantic & Pacific Coast
Canada
Along the Gulf Coast
21
What is NOT a characteristic of Spanish colonization
Gathering fur
Gold
Gospel
Glory
22
What was NOT a negative effect that colonization had on Native Americans?
They died of diseases
They got to opportunity to trade more goods with other groups
They were enslaved
They were often slaughtered in conflicts with the colonists
23
Using the population pyramid- what are you likely to predict for Canada in 20 years?
Lots of elementary schools
Teen driving schools
More jobs in agriculture
Medical services for the old
24
What was the goal for NAFTA?
To increase military defence forces and strengthen our borders
Defend North America and England from possible communist control
None of the Above
To reduce trading cost and increase business investments in North America
25
The official languages in Canada are
English, French and Spanish
English, French, Spanish, German and Mandarin
English and French
French and Spanish
26
Looking at this graph, which country is most likely not going to have freedom of speech?
Peru
Chile
Cuba
Brazil
27
What is agriculture?
The practice of polluting
The practice of commensalism
The practice of farming
The practice of fishing
28
The Columbian Exchange was?
Name given to the route Christopher Columbus sailed
the group of Spanish explorers that sailed to explore Texas
sharing of ideas, and resources, between Old and New World
29
Who does deforestation affect?
Nobody
animals
Plants
Outer space
30
What landforms will you NOT find in South America?
Patagonia
Amazon River
Great Lakes
Andes Mountains
31
Income Inequality is the gap between....
Races' incomes
The poor and the rich
Urban and rural areas incomes
the male and female incomes
32
What type of government has been difficult to implement in Latin America?
Dictatorships
Democracy
Monarchy
Military juntas
33
A ___ has a high standard of living and good infrastructure.
import
developed country
international market
emerging market
34
Why would a developed nation be hesitant to invest in trade and the economy of many Latin American countries?
Educated workforce
Political instability
Declining birth rate
History of colonial dependence
35
Latin America is a culture that unites the people because of-
Language & religion
They had the same European ruler
It's on the same continent
They have a shared Aztec history
36
What 2 languages are most commonly spoken in Latin America?
English & Italian
Portuguese & Spanish
Spanish & French
English & French
37
What best describes the climate in North America?
Much of the area is covered in forests
The North along the Equator is warm
It's consistent and good for crops
Diverse clirmate ranges from sub-arctic to tropical
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Why does deforestation happen?
For the worlds paper and wood products
So farmers can provide for their familes
To decrease animal populations
Because the forest doesn't need a canopy to cover it
39
What is a climate ?
The daily temperature that you see everyday
The overall temperature of a majority of time
Roads, communication, sanitation, ...
The heat and cold
40
What impact does natural resources have on the economy in the US and Canada?
US & Canada rely on technology not natural resources
Help create a strong well developed country
Only affect primary economic activities
Prevent people from migrating to rural areas
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deforestation is
the loss of forest areas
a new habitat created by erosion
the loss of wheat fields
a cycle started by acid rain
42
What is NAFTA?
Trade agreement between the United States and Europe.
Trade agreement between South America and North America.
Trade agreement between Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.
Trade agreement between Europe and Africa.
43
What 2 landmarks are found both in Canada and the United States?
Great Lakes & Mississippi River
Mississippi River & Great Plains
Canadian Basin & Rocky Mountains
Great Lakes & Rocky Mountains
44
What Country Is Not In Latin America?
Mexico
Argentina
Canada
Venezuela
45
What landform is found in brown?
Amazon River
Andes Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi River
46
What landforms will you NOT find in North America?
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains
Pampas grasslands
Grand Canyon
47
What is significant about the Columbian Exchange?
Europe brought disease and livestock
All of the Above
It shows international trade and globalization
America sent fruits & vegetables to Europe
48
Benefit of NAFTA to those countries is -
a movement towards free trade zones
a movement to end deforestation
a reliance on social welfare
a movement towards a command economy
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What is NOT a negative effect of deforestation?
Native American tribes losing their home
Destruction of animals & habitats
Lumber exported adds to economic growth of the country
Increased greenhouse gases into the atmosphere
