GEG // 5-6 Test Review

first modern explorer to reach North America

What is the name of the basin surrounding Hudson Bay?

most prominent mountain range in eastern United States

most populous province

rapid expansion of the geographic extent of cities and towns

largest volume river in North America

largest and longest mountain range in the United States; part of a massive cordillera

smallest province

total removal of all trees in a given area

largest volume river in North America

lowest point in North America

Which of the following is NOT a Great Lake?

world's largest gulf

Canada's longest river

largest Canadian island off Pacific Coast

What bay's tides cause the St. John River to temporarily reverse course up rapids?

haze or cloud resulting from smoke and other pollutants in atmosphere combine

first European to reach New World (A.D. 1000)

underground layer of water-bearing rock or sediment from which groundwater can be extracted

Know all of the capitals from the quiz.

Canada’s southernmost land area

boundary that separates a continent's river systems

first modern explorer to explore North America

largest province by land area

source of a river

Spanish “conquerors” of Central and South America

Which country has a longer coastline?

prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water

prominent peninsula on east coast

transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, + ideas between continents

world’s largest canyon

Newfoundland + Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island

islands between Atlantic and Caribbean Sea

largest Canadian island off Atlantic Coast

Mounties

Which of the following island territories/states is NOT part of the US?

Which mountain range can be found in eastern Canada?

Who determined what Columbus "discovered" was a New World and became the namesake of America?

self-governing Inuit territory

L’Anse aux Meadows was the earliest European settlement in North America and was settled by the:

Canadian gold rush in 1897

major language in Quebec

little-disturbed forests of mature trees

Dutch explorer for England; deserted in bay named after him

acid deposition; precipitation with sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide

highest peak in Canada

Canada is the ___________-largest country in the world by area.

organism that is not indigenous, or native, to a particular area

highest peak in the US

largest peninsula on N. America

increase of nutrients in a lake or stream

separates North America and Asia

searched for Northwest Passage; established French right to fur trade