What is a Free Market Economy?

people are free to buy, sell or produce whatever they want

What is a parliamentary democracy?

people elect the representatives and reps elect the leader

What 2 mountain ranges fall in the US and Canada

Appalachian and Rocky Mountains

What is Federalism in government?

The division of power between federal and state government

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Unit 2 USA and Canada

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1
Overseas settlements tied to parent country are called
suburbs
colonies
dominions
provinces
2
Much of the Great Plains is a ___, or rolling grassland
cordillera
prairie
glacier
canyon
3
Both the United States and Canada have ____ government.
monarchs
parliamentary democracies
colonial governments
representatives democracies
4
What is a Free Market Economy?
people are free to buy, sell or produce whatever they want
Government dictates how resources are used
dictator controls all trade and resources
People can buy what they want
5
Which of the following areas of the US has the highest Elevation
Rocky Mountains
eastern great plains
Appalachian Mountains
Atlantic coastal plains
6
Atlantic coastal cities and their suburbs form an almost continuous line of settlements called
megalopolis
coastal lowland
coastal plains
Piedmont
7
What is a parliamentary democracy?
people elect the representatives and leader
Mrs B rules all
people elect the leader and leader chose the representatives
people elect the representatives and reps elect the leader
8
The term ___ is used to describe people who are descended from an areas 1st inhabitants
indigenous
terrorist
federalist
bilingual
9
Canada Divides it country into______.
Provinces
Plains
Countries
States
10
The largest trading partner of the United States is _____
Mexico
Japan
China
Canada
11
What 2 mountain ranges fall in the US and Canada
Appalachian and Rocky Mountains
Appalachian and Sierra Nevada
Rocky Mountains and Sangre De Cristo
Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains
12
Because it has abundant oil, the __ region of the US produces petroleum based products
Interior West
Midwest
South
pacific
13
___ occurs when a country spends more on its imports than it makes from exports
free market
import tariff
trade deficit
trade surplus
14
What mountain range is located in California?
Sierra Nevada
Appalachian Mountain
Rocky Mountains
Sangre de Cristo
15
Who is a bilingual country
United States and Canada
All Countries
Canada
United States
16
What is Federalism in government?
The division of power between federal and state government
The division of power between state and city
The division of power between countries
The division of power between federal and city government

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