Exam 2: North America

Drug abuse,family violence,and malnutrition are often the result of:

The circumstances that cause migrants to leave their homes are called:

North America is home to __________ percent of the world's population.

North Americans have a long track record of having high voter participation.

The U.S.-Canadian border is approximately __________ miles long.

Southern California's water needs are so intense because:

A Mediterranean climate is generally dry and warm in the winter,and cool and moist in summer.

The Rocky Mountains are much older than the Appalachian Mountains.

Despite international support of U.S.forces,the war in Afghanistan proved difficult to resolve.

Approximately __________ percent of Native Americans were killed by infectious diseases within 100 years of first European contact.

The introduction of which of the following allowed Native Americans to begin building cities by freeing up community members to engage in activities other than agriculture,hunting,and gathering?

Services such as unemployment benefits and welfare that governments offer to citizens to help them deal with downturns in the economy are known as:

The DeSoto expeditions began in the area now known as:

Mendota,a town in California's Central Valley,is known for which of the following industries?

The large relocation of Native Americans in the 1830s,marked by more than 4000 deaths as the Native Americans moved to Oklahoma,was called the:

NAFTA's exports to the world economy,by value,have increased by 600 percent for Mexico.

European settlement of eastern Northern America began with colonies in areas today known as:

Married couples in which both spouses have a college education are less likely to divorce.

Which of the following environmental disasters occurred in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010?

The Rocky Mountains were created by the collision of the North American Plate with the: