United States and Canada questions (Chapter 5 &6)

The indigenous people of the Canadian Arctic are known as the

Which of the following best describes the spoken languages in Canada?

The United States is an example of a(n)

This is the oldest mountain range in North America, found in the eastern part of the U.S.

It is the westernmost region in Texas. Here you find canyons and plateaus.

Canada is the 2nd largest country behind

The Continental Divide in the Rockies separates the flow of water to either the Pacific ocean or the Arctic ocean.

The _____ flows about 760 miles from Lake Ontario to the Gulf of St. Lawrence in the Atlantic.

East of the Rockies the land "____ and flattens" in elevation to form the Great Plains and Interior Lowlands.

Protection of _______ is an example of how Canada is taking steps to protect its renewable resources.

Between the Pacific and Rocky mountains, a ___________ effect lead to drier climate on the Columbian plateau.

One of the main Canadian indigenous groups that has French Canadian ancestry

A series of sharp peaked mountain ranges found in the Western most part of Canada are the ____

Major Gulf coastal plains business activity in Texas includes-

Mountains in the eastern and western edges of Canada cradle a central region of ____

Some of Canada’s leading energy production resources include coal, natural gas, and ________

From Lake Itasca, Minnesota down 2,350 miles where it empties into the Gulf of Mexico is

An area of flat rolling land at a high elevation (300-3,000 ft high) is a

The ________ are home to two out of three Texans due to the region's mild climate and fertile land.

The source of a river or stream is called the

The Great Plains of the United States is

At a whopping 20, 320 feet the highest point in the United States is-

What are the 3 main fossil fuels?

Successful resource management must include

What is the name of the tectonic plate Canada sits on?

Consisting of The Sierra Nevada, Cascade Range, the Coast Range, and the Alaska Range is the

These people captured Quebec in 1759 and wins control of New France in 1763

___ flows from the Great Slave Lake and empties into the Arctic ocean.

A long steep cliff or slope between a higher and lower land surface is an

An old Precambrian crystalline rock centered around Hudson Bay in the shape of a horseshoe.

Which one is not considered a lake in the “Great Lakes”?

The Pacific Ranges Formed through _______ activity

About how many lakes are there in Canada?

In the eastern United States where the higher land drops to the lower Atlantic Coastal plain where rivers turn to rapids

A smaller river or stream that feeds into a glacier is called a tributary.

How did the Great Lakes form?

Haze caused by the interaction of ultraviolet solar radiation with chemical fumes from autos

The northern most part of Canada has what type of climate/land