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World Regions in Global Context, 4e (Marston, et al.)
Chapter 6 The United States and Canada
1) The western coastal formation of North America sits along the fault line of two active crustal
plates, the ________ and the Juan de Fuca plate.
A) Canadian Plate
B) Interior Plate
C) California Plate
D) Pacific Plate
E) none of the above
Answer: D
Diff: 4
Section: Environment and Society
Geography Std: 7
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
2) When did Canada separate from Great Britain?

A) 1867
B) 1767
C) 1967
D) 2006
E) Canada is still part of Great Britain.
Answer: A
Diff: 3
Section: History, Economy, and Demographic Change
Geography Std: 17
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
3) This U.S. government policy states that European military interference in the Western
Hemisphere, including the Caribbean and Latin America, would no longer be acceptable.
A) The Kennedy Doctrine
B) The Reagan Doctrine
C) The Monroe Doctrine
D) The Jefferson Doctrine
E) The Adams Doctrine
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Geography Std: 17
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4) When did the federal government begin playing a more active and direct role in the American
economic and social life?
A) Late 18th century
B) Late 19th century
C) Late 20th century
D) Late 17th century
E) The federal government does not play an active and direct role in the American economic and
social life.
Answer: B
Diff: 4
Geography Std: 17
5) A federal state is a form of government in which power is allocated to ________.

A) units of local government within the country
B) a central government within the country
C) a county within the country
D) political parties, who choose the national leadership
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Section: Culture and Politics
Geography Std: 13
6) Most Canadians live:

A) within 200 miles of the border with the U.S.
B) on the Pacific coast
C) in the Maritime provinces
D) in the Prairie provinces
E) in the north of their country
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Geography Std: 9
2
7) What was the purpose of the North America Act of 1867?
A) creation of the Dominion of Canada
B) unify the former French Canadian possessions with British possessions under one royal
governor
C) extend voting rights to non-White Canadians
D) transfer ownership of Alaska to the United States
E) abolish slavery in Canada
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Geography Std: 17
8) ________ is the capital of Canada.

A) Toronto
B) Montreal
C) Ottawa
D) Vancouver
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Geography Std: 4
9) This is the largest religious group within the United States.

A) Roman Catholics
B) Baptists
C) Evangelicals
D) Lutherans
E) Episcopalians
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Geography Std: 10
3
10) Effectively, the Johnson-Reed Immigration Act of 1924 was targeted at ________, as they
then made up most of the migrant population to the U.S.
A) Southern and Eastern Europeans
B) Chinese
C) Japanese
D) Latin Americans
E) Irish and Germans
Answer: A
Diff: 5
Geography Std: 9
11) Approximately half of current migrants to Canada come from:

A) Asia
B) Great Britain
C) the Caribbean Basin
D) Mexico
E) United States
Answer: A
Diff: 3
Geography Std: 9
12) This is the largest Canadian city on the Pacific coast.

A) Vancouver
B) Seattle
C) Winnipeg
D) Calgary
E) Juneau
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Geography Std: 12
4
13) This is the largest landowner in the “New West."
A) the federal government
B) retirees from the Eastern states
C) Native Americans
D) Ranchers
E) mining companies
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Geography Std: 16
14) Which of the following is more stationary?

A) Canadian Plate
B) North American Plate
C) Pacific Plate
D) Juan de Fuca Plate
Answer: B
Diff: 5
Geography Std: 7
15) Why was Hurricane Katrina in 2005 different and far more destructive than most Gulf Coast
storms ?
A) the high population density in southern Louisiana and Mississippi
B) the dependence of New Orleans on levees to protect areas below sea level
C) widespread flooding
D) the historic intensity of the storm
E) all of these
Answer: E
Diff: 4
Geography Std: 15
5
16) In response to Katrina in 2005, over ________ were evacuated and over ________ deaths
occurred.
A) 1,000,000/1,800
B) 100,000/1,000
C) 10,000/1,000
D) 1,000/100
E) 1,000/10
Answer: A
Diff: 4
Geography Std: 15
17) This is the newest territorial division within Canada, occupied by about 20,000 people,
mostly Native Americans.
A) Nunavut
B) Yukon
C) Inuit
D) British Columbia
E) Greenland
Answer: A
Diff: 3
Geography Std: 3
18) ________ is a formerly glaciated landscape that contains fertile soils and an abundance of
lakes and rivers.
A) The Canadian Shield
B) The Interior Lowlands
C) The Great Plains
D) Gulf-Atlantic Coastal Plain
Answer: B
Diff: 3
Geography Std: 7
6
19) On the North American continent, the jet stream brings ________ to most of the continent in
the winter.
A) dry air
B) wind
C) precipitation
D) warmth
Answer: C
Diff: 4
Geography Std: 7
20) The first inhabitants of North America probably originated in what is today northern
________ and ________.
A) Mexico/California
B) Germany/Denmark
C) China/Siberia
D) Colombia/Venezuela
Answer: C
Diff: 3
Geography Std: 17
21) Columbus thought he had arrived in ________; however, he actually had arrived in the
Caribbean.
A) Africa
B) the Far East
C) the Middle East
D) Persia
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Geography Std: 17
7
22) In both Canada and the U.S., ________ was far and away the most influential of the four
colonial powers.
A) France
B) Great Britain
C) Spain
D) the Netherlands
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Geography Std: 17
23) Although its inhabitants have diverse origins, North America is considered Europeanized
because of the predominance of:
A) European languages
B) Christianity
C) both of these
D) neither of these
E) North America is not considered to be Europeanized.
Answer: C
Diff: 3
Geography Std: 10
24) After the Seven Years War, the ________ for the most part dominated the European-
inhabited territory of North America.
A) British
B) French
C) Spanish
D) Dutch
Answer: A
Diff: 3
Geography Std: 17
8
25) Which of these cities is not located in “Cascadia”?
A) Portland
B) Vancouver
C) Seattle
D) Los Angeles
E) None of these are located in “Cascadia.”
Answer: D
Diff: 4
Geography Std: 4
26) Most Canadians are of:

A) British ancestry
B) French ancestry
C) Spanish ancestry
D) Irish ancestry
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Geography Std: 9
27) The largest religious denomination in Canada is ________.

A) Protestantism
B) Roman Catholicism
C) Judaism
D) Evangelicals
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Geography Std: 10
9
28) The ________ wave of immigration to North America was dominated by large numbers of
Irish and German.
A) first
B) second
C) third
D) fourth
E) fifth
Answer: A
Diff: 3
Geography Std: 9
29) The ________ imposed quotas on the number of new immigrants who would be allowed to
enter the U.S.
A) Hart-Cellar Act
B) Wilson-Miller Act
C) Johnson-Reed Act
D) none of the above
E) all of the above
Answer: C
Diff: 5
Geography Std: 9
30) By 1990, ________ had become the largest source region of immigrants to the U.S.
A) Mexico
B) China
C) Russia
D) India
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Geography Std: 9
10
31) Approximately how far from the mainland of the United States is Hawai'i?
A) 2000 miles
B) 1200 miles
C) 500 miles
D) 4000 miles
E) 100 miles
Answer: A
Diff: 3
Geography Std: 4
32) If this state were a country, it would have the sixth largest GNP in the world.
A) California
B) Texas
C) New York
D) Florida
E) New Jersey
Answer: A
Diff: 3
Geography Std: 16
33) Evidence exists that Inuits had trading relations with Norse settlers as early as the ________
century A.D.
A) 10th
B) 5th
C) 12th
D) 8th
E) 15th
Answer: A
Diff: 4
Geography Std: 9
11
34) A high estimate of the number of Native Americans in the U.S. and Canada when the first
Europeans arrived is:
A) 18 million
B) 10 million
C) 50 million
D) 1 million
E) 3 million
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Geography Std: 9
35) Over half of Canadian exports go to:

A) the United States
B) Great Britain
C) France
D) Japan
E) Mexico
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Geography Std: 11
36) The last of the original colonial possessions to join the Canadian federation in 1949 was:
A) Manitoba
B) Newfoundland
C) British Columbia
D) Prince Edward Island
E) Quebec
Answer: B
Diff: 4
Geography Std: 17
12
37) The best estimate of the proportion of Americans living in poverty in 2002 is:
A) 1 in 5
B) 1 in 20
C) 1 in 10
D) 1 in 100
E) 1 in 1000
Answer: C
Diff: 3
Geography Std: 9
38) About 25% of Canada’s population is of ________ ancestry.

A) French
B) African
C) Native American
D) Asian
E) British
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Geography Std: 9
39) Approximately what percentage of Americans have some access to the Internet?
A) 50%
B) 30%
C) 20%
D) 75%
E) nearly 100%
Answer: D
Diff: 3
Section: Key Facts
Geography Std: 11
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40) What is defined as the withdrawal of investments from activities (and regions) that yield low
rates of profit in order to reinvest in new activities (and new places)?
A) Creative Destruction
B) Deindustrialization
C) Globalization
D) End of the Beginning
Answer: A
Diff: 4
Geography Std: 11
41) From 1860 to 1920, the predominant migration pattern within the U.S. was:
A) rural to urban
B) urban to rural
C) urban to suburban
D) suburban to urban
E) none of these
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Geography Std: 9
42) Miami has what type of climate?

A) Mediterranean
B) Marine Coastal
C) Arid
D) Tropical Savanna
E) Continental
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Geography Std: 8
14
43) Nevada is located in which of the following physiographic provinces?
A) Pacific Mountains and Valleys
B) Interior Highlands
C) Great Plains
D) Rocky Mountains
E) Intermontane Basins and Plateaus
Answer: E
Diff: 5
Geography Std: 4
44) Canada's current population is:

A) 100 million
B) 200 million
C) 44 million
D) 10 million
E) 5 million
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Section: Key Facts
Geography Std: 9
45) The current population of the United States is:

A) 44 million
B) 354 million
C) 125 million
D) 30 million
E) 1 billion
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Section: Key Facts
Geography Std: 9
15
46) The urbanization rate for North America is approximately:
A) 50 percent
B) 25 percent
C) 90 percent
D) 80 percent
E) 100 percent
Answer: D
Diff: 3
Section: Key Facts
Geography Std: 12
47) Canada's oil deposits are mostly located in:

A) Alberta
B) Manitoba
C) Nova Scotia
D) Newfoundland
E) British Columbia
Answer: A
Diff: 5
Geography Std: 16
48) The largest minority in the United States is:

A) African-Americans
B) South Asians
C) Hispanics
D) Western Europeans
E) East Asians
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Geography Std: 9
16
49) Mormons are concentrated in which U.S. state?
A) Nevada
B) Utah
C) New Mexico
D) Montana
E) Arizona
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Geography Std: 10
50) Which of the following sports is a U.S. innovation?

A) rugby
B) soccer
C) baseball
D) golf
E) all of the above
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Geography Std: 10
51) Compared to the United States, Canada’s government has been far more inclined to
guarantee social welfare.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Geography Std: 11
52) William Cronon has shown that Europeans saw the natural world they encountered in North
America much differently from the native peoples.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 4
Geography Std: 6
53) The largest non-Christian religion in the United States is Judaism.

Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Geography Std: 10
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54) Once beyond the Rocky, Sierra Nevada, and Cascade mountains, the moisture gradient rises
toward the Pacific.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 3
Geography Std: 7
55) Yukon is the largest territorial unit within Canada and is home to about 31,000 people.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 3
Geography Std: 9
56) Southern and Eastern Europeans made up most of the Third Wave of immigration to North
America.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 3
Geography Std: 9
57) The Second Wave of immigrants were considered the most desirable to the United States.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 3
Geography Std: 9
58) American children are more likely to live in poverty than American adults.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Geography Std: 9
59) Canada is only second to Saudi Arabia in proven oil reserves.

Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2
Geography Std: 16
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60) Assimilation is the process by which peoples of different cultural backgrounds who occupy a
common territory achieve sufficient cultural solidarity to sustain a national existence.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 3
Geography Std: 10
61) French is an official language in Canada.

Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
Geography Std: 10
62) Canada is second only to Saudi Arabia in its proven oil reserves.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Geography Std: 16
63) The gap between rich and poor in the United States is widening.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Geography Std: 11
64) Superfund sites are locations in the United States officially deemed by the government as
extremely polluted and requiring extensive clean up.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 3
Geography Std: 14
65) North America is the only region in the world that contains the full range of climate types
that occur globally, stretching from Alaska and the Canadian Arctic to the tropical Hawai'ian
Islands.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Geography Std: 7
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Match the capitals with the U.S. states and Canadian provinces.
A) Springfield
B) Sacramento
C) Tallahassee
D) Albany
E) Richmond
F) Victoria
G) Austin
H) Edmonton
I) Winnipeg
J) Quebec City
66) New York

Diff: 1
Section: Chapter 6
Geography Std: 4
67) Alberta
Diff: 1
Section: Chapter 6
Geography Std: 4
68) Quebec
Diff: 1
Section: Chapter 6
Geography Std: 4
69) Virginia
Diff: 1
Section: Chapter 6
Geography Std: 4
70) California
Diff: 1
Section: Chapter 6
Geography Std: 4
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71) Texas
Diff: 1
Section: Chapter 6
Geography Std: 4
72) Florida
Diff: 1
Section: Chapter 6
Geography Std: 4
73) British Columbia

Diff: 1
Section: Chapter 6
Geography Std: 4
74) Manitoba
Diff: 1
Section: Chapter 6
Geography Std: 4
75) Illinois
Diff: 1
Section: Chapter 6
Geography Std: 4
Answers: 66) D 67) H 68) J 69) E 70) B 71) G 72) C 73) F 74) I 75) A
76) Describe the historical and geographical factors that make Québec unique. Why do so many
Québeçois want to secede from Canada? How might increasing globalization affect Québec?
77) Discuss the three waves of immigration into the United States. What were the push and pull
factors associated with each wave? What were the approximate time frames and source areas for
each of these external migration streams?
78) Discuss the history of slavery in North America.
79) Discuss the urban to suburban migration in North America. When did this urban shift begin?
What are the some of the factors that contributed to this particular migration? What have been
the long-term impacts of this movement?
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80) Discuss the physiographic provinces of North America. List at least two characteristics
(location, climate, soil types, geology) for each province.
81) Discuss the African-American internal migration in the United States. When did this
migration begin? What regions were involved in this migration flow? What were the push/pull
factors associated with this movement?
82) How do the cities in the United States differ from cities in Canada? Why do these differences
exist?
83) Where are the primary agricultural regions located in North America? What are the specific
agricultural products associated with each of these regions? How has the "alternative food"
movement affected the contemporary agricultural landscape?
84) Compare and contrast the GDP segments in the United States and Canada.
85) Which areas of the United States and Canada suffer most from acid rain, deforestation,
chemical or nuclear toxic waste, and flooding? What measures are currently in place to mitigate
this ecological damage?
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2) When did Canada separate from Great Britain?

5) A federal state is a form of government in which power is allocated to ________.

6) Most Canadians live:

8) ________ is the capital of Canada.

9) This is the largest religious group within the United States.

11) Approximately half of current migrants to Canada come from:

12) This is the largest Canadian city on the Pacific coast.

14) Which of the following is more stationary?

26) Most Canadians are of:

27) The largest religious denomination in Canada is ________.

35) Over half of Canadian exports go to:

38) About 25% of Canada’s population is of ________ ancestry.

42) Miami has what type of climate?

44) Canada's current population is:

45) The current population of the United States is:

47) Canada's oil deposits are mostly located in:

48) The largest minority in the United States is:

50) Which of the following sports is a U.S. innovation?

53) The largest non-Christian religion in the United States is Judaism.

59) Canada is only second to Saudi Arabia in proven oil reserves.

61) French is an official language in Canada.

66) New York

73) British Columbia

78) Discuss the history of slavery in North America.

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