North America Geog. Exam Review

Question 1

The use of _________________ by farmers has caused excessive algae growth in the Gulf of Mexico

Accepted Answer

Fertilizers

Question 2

What is the dominant climate in the southern and southeastern U.S.

Accepted Answer

Humid Subtropical

Question 3

Most Americans are descendants of what continent?

Accepted Answer

Europe

Question 4

Which is these is NOT a reason for immigration?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 5

Areas east of the Sierra Nevada and Cascades are dry due to the?

Accepted Answer

Rain Shadow

Question 6

Which region of the United States is the most industrialized region?

Accepted Answer

Northeastern

Question 7

Which climate is not found in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Ice Cap

Question 8

North America’s rivers systems flow east or west of the

Accepted Answer

Continental Divide

Question 9

Which state is not located within “Tornado Alley”?

Accepted Answer

Nevada

Question 10

Most early colonial settlements were located

Accepted Answer

On natural harbors or navigable rivers

Question 11

Which state has the largest total population?

Accepted Answer

California

Question 12

Which region of the United States is home to the largest percentage of the population?

Accepted Answer

Eastern

Question 13

What type of climate is found in most of the northeastern quarter of the United States?

Accepted Answer

Humid Continental

Question 14

What is a large, powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean water

Accepted Answer

Hurricane

Question 15

The main commercial fish on the Atlantic Coastal Provinces is

Accepted Answer

Cod

Question 16

What is the boundary in eastern U.S. where the Piedmont drops down to the coastal plain?

Accepted Answer

Fall Line

Question 17

Which city is located on the San Andreas fault line?

Accepted Answer

Los Angeles, California

Question 18

The rugged western U.S. is part of the ________; a active tectonic region around the Pacific

Accepted Answer

Ring of Fire

Question 19

A largely populated area made up of several large and many smaller cities

Accepted Answer

Megalopolis

Question 20

Most people in the United States who are bilingual speak English and

Accepted Answer

Spanish

Question 21

Most new immigrants to United States now come from

Accepted Answer

Latin America & Asia

Question 22

What is a resource formed in the Earth by plant and animal remains

Accepted Answer

Fossil Fuels

Question 23

Most major landforms in North America stretch from

Accepted Answer

North to South

Question 24

Western cities strictly enforce building codes to limit the damage from

Accepted Answer

Earthquakes

Question 25

Which landform found in North America is around 3.8 billion years old?

Accepted Answer

Canadian Shield

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