North America Quiz Preparation

Geographically, North America refers to the land north to ______________

Which one below is not the factor that attract immigrants to migrate to new country?

• Most Canadians live near the Great Lakes & St. _________ River

The largest city in Canada is ______, its capital city is _________

To adapt to the cold arctic climate, the Aboriginal tribe Eskimo build _____ in northern ____ in winter.

Population _______ • the average number of people who live in a measurable area (e.g., 100 per square km - 1 km2).

_________ : 1) small villages, towns, cities become bigger cities;2) population move from rural area to urban areas & be

North America State ranks _______ by land area in the world.

The Great Plain in North America has ____ summer & _____winter.

> Immigrants from China moved to San Francisco in the 1850s due to the ____ Rush.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a famous American fairy tale. In the story, the young girl & her dog were blown away by __

Which one below isn't true about the Yangtze River & the Mississippi River ?

• Most Americans live in the Northeast, __________ Region, & the West Coast

• ¾ of the population in USA & Canada live in cities or _________: Metropolitan area

the invention of ______-powered ship made the journey to US faster & cheaper.

The largest river (length & volume) in North America is the ________ River

Geographers use next methods to study aspects of population: _________(number of live births per thousand people)

Culturally, economically, politically, North America refers to only 2 countries-- Canada & USA

United States & Canada: Similar history: Colonized by _______ & _______

____________ the act of moving from one place to another.

_________- one of North America's largest landforms, a flat space found between the Mississippi River & Rocky Mountains.

• - 90% of the world’s population lives in the _________ Hemisphere.

Large lakes totally owned by Canada: Great B________Lake & Great S________ Lake

• ____________: To come in to a country you are not originally from.

Pacific mountain ranges act as a r____ s______ for the Great Baisn & interior plain.

The Great Plain in North America always suffer from which disasters ?

• currently, _________ of the total Earth population live in urban/city area.

____: powerhouse on the west coast, with headquaters of Starbucks, Boen, Microsoft & Amazon, Washington University

The largest continent is __________ continent. The largest state is __________

The largest city in USA is ______, its capital city is _________ ;

• Inland Cities in North America often located near inland ______ways

Most of Canada & Alaska have the ______ climate: cold, harsh winters; cool, mild summers

The first English permanent settlement in North America was at ______, in modern Virginia, in 1607.

in 19th century, many _____ suffered from human trafficking as they were sold to US to build the transamerica railway.

The ______________ Mountains are North America's oldest mountain range. Erosion rounded their peaks.

US cities • Miami, New Orleans, Houston are on the _________coast

Geographers use next methods to study aspects of population: • _________ (average number of children born to a woman)

_____:a harbour facing sea & snow mountain. There are temperate rain-forests, high concerntration of Chinese immigrants

The oldest & hardest rocks make up the Canadian ______ , which contains Greenland, 5 provinces in the Canada.

The Great 5 Lakes are all connected via the _____, take account _____ of world’s freshwater.

______: famous for Silicon Valley innovative, global technology companies, Stanford University & the Golden Gate Bridge.

• _________ of the world’s population lives between 20°N & 60°N latitude.