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Unit 2 World Geography Quiz- North America
Unit 2 World Geography Quiz- North America
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True or False? Your vocabulary definitions, this Quiz, your book assignments will help you study for your Test.
True
False
2
Which is NOT a problem that faces the United States today?
Terrorism
All are problems the US face
Crime in the cities
Immigration
3
What is name of the landform found in south Florida?
Everglades
St. Lawerence River
Mackenzie River
Rocky Mountains
4
The Louisana Purchase doubled the size of the US in 1803.
True
False
5
True or False? The Rocky Mountains are found in the East.
False
True
6
True or False? The License Plate project is due tomorrow.
True
False
7
___ are a group of fresh water lakes that are between the US & Canada- Huron, Michigan, Erie and Superior.
The Gulf of Mexico
The Great Lakes
The Everglades
The Rocky Mountains
8
The ______ has the world's largest economy, the most powerful, diverse, and technologically advanced in the world.
country of Mexico
United States
country of Canada
European Union
9
What is the name of the landbridge that once connected Alaska and Siberia many thousands of years ago?
Bering Sea
Beringia
Rocky Mountains
Gulf of Mexico
10
Removal of Native Americans was a negative effect of Westward Expansion in the US.
True
False
11
True or False? The first inhabitants of the area of North America were nomads.
False
True
12
What does the Columbian Exchange refer to?
agreement between the US and France to purchase the Louisiana Territory
movement of plants, animals, diseases between the East & West Hemispheres
series of events that led to the Revolutionary War
series of events that led to the Civil War
13
True or False? Many American corporations that engage in business worldwide are called multinationals.
False
True
14
True or False? The United States has a parliamentary form of government.
True
False
15
True or False? Currently there are 23 countries in North America, with the US, Canada and Mexico being the largest.
False
True
16
Which landform covers much of the interior region of the United States?
Rocky Mountains
Great Plains
Appalachian Mountains
Gulf of Mexico
17
What event in 1869 made moving people and goods across the US quicker and easier?
completion of the Oregon trail
completion of the transcontinental railroad
completion of the national highways
completion of the Erie Canal
18
A Representative Democracy is where people rule through elected representatives. You vote your leaders in.
True
False
19
True or False? An export is a good that is sold to another country. Millions of exports leave the US every year.
True
False
20
About 80% of Americans today live in cities or surrounding _____.
suburbs
oceans
rural areas
landscapes
21
Fill in the blank. The United States is a nation of ______ settled by people from all over the world.
South American
senators
immigrants
native american
22
What are the names of our three branches of government used in the US?
We don't have three branches of government
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
Legislative, Executive, Military
Executive, Parliament, Prime Minister
23
True or False? Much of Canada and Alaska have a subarctic climate, with very cold winters and short, mild summers.
False
True
24
A _____ is any kind of economic activity that produces a service rather than a product.
service industry
law
politician
market industry
25
What was the frontier?
all the land in the South
unsettled land west of the Mississippi River
frontier was the name given to policies in the US during the 1800s
frontier was the area in which immigrants in the cities
26
What is a nomad?
A person or persons who move from place to place in search of food.
People who settle down in one area and start to farm and cultivate the land
27
In 2009, more than 309 _____ people lived in the United States. Today that number is much larger.
hundred
million
thousand
billion
