Question 1

It is estimated that at least 4000 nonnative species have been introduced to North America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following statements about single-parent households in North America is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  In 2006,29 percent of American children lived in single-parent households. 
B)  The large majority of single parents are women. 
C)  There is no connection between household structure and child poverty. 
D)  The responsibilities of single parenthood can be overwhelming,even for the most dedicated parent. 
A)  In 2006,29 percent of American children lived in single-parent households. 
B)  The large majority of single parents are women. 
C)  There is no connection between household structure and child poverty. 
D)  The responsibilities of single parenthood can be overwhelming,even for the most dedicated parent.

Question 3

The term used to describe a range of policies aimed at decreasing urban sprawl and making existing urban areas more livable is:

Accepted Answer

The answer of The term used to describe a range...

Question 4

Provide evidence to answer this question: "Do new immigrants cost U.S.taxpayers too much money?"

Accepted Answer

The answer should include the following

Question 5

Which of the following is true regarding the U.S.and Canadian economies?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States is more dependent on Canada than vice versa. 
B)  Canada is more dependent on the United States than vice versa. 
C)  Both trade more with Japan than each other. 
D)  Both trade more with Europe than each other. 
A)  The United States is more dependent on Canada than vice versa. 
B)  Canada is more dependent on the United States than vice versa. 
C)  Both trade more with Japan than each other. 
D)  Both trade more with Europe than each other.

Question 6

Which of the following is an accurate description of the area of North America in the late nineteenth century known as the economic core?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most other areas of North America depended on its factories for a wide array of manufactured goods. 
B)  In recent decades,due to strong protective tariffs against foreign imports,the area has continued to prosper as a leading manufacturing region. 
C)  This area struggled behind the other regions of North America economically and politically during the late nineteenth century and well into the twentieth century. 
D)  This area produced much of the food for other regions of North America and received manufactured goods from the southern colonies in return. 
A)  Most other areas of North America depended on its factories for a wide array of manufactured goods. 
B)  In recent decades,due to strong protective tariffs against foreign imports,the area has continued to prosper as a leading manufacturing region. 
C)  This area struggled behind the other regions of North America economically and politically during the late nineteenth century and well into the twentieth century. 
D)  This area produced much of the food for other regions of North America and received manufactured goods from the southern colonies in return.

Question 7

The total population of Native Americans in North America was about __________ in 2010.

Accepted Answer

A)  500,000 
B)  1 million 
C)  2 million 
D)  6 million 
A)  500,000 
B)  1 million 
C)  2 million 
D)  6 million

Question 8

Assume you were born in 1955.Geographers would classify you as:

Accepted Answer

A)  generation X. 
B)  generation Y. 
C)  baby boomer. 
D)  greatest generation. 
A)  generation X. 
B)  generation Y. 
C)  baby boomer. 
D)  greatest generation.

Question 9

The yellow-brown haze of industrial emissions and car exhaust that hovers over many cities is called:

Accepted Answer

The answer of The yellow-brown haze of industrial emissions and...

Question 10

Which mountain range dominates western North America?

Accepted Answer

A)  White Mountains 
B)  Rocky Mountains 
C)  Central Andes 
D)  Appalachian Mountains 
A)  White Mountains 
B)  Rocky Mountains 
C)  Central Andes 
D)  Appalachian Mountains

Question 11

The vibrant agricultural economy of central and southern California was made possible mostly by government-funded:

Accepted Answer

A)  immigration. 
B)  irrigation. 
C)  oil pipelines. 
D)  farm subsidies. 
A)  immigration. 
B)  irrigation. 
C)  oil pipelines. 
D)  farm subsidies.

Question 12

Residents of Alaska receive yearly rebates from oil revenues in that state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What event in nineteenth-century U.S.history resulted in the decline of the plantation economy?

Accepted Answer

the Civil

Question 14

What group of Native Americans in Canada won the right to home rule and the creation of a territory in 1999?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What group of Native Americans in Canada...

Question 15

Each year,almost __________ percent of the U.S.population relocates.

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  10 
C)  20 
D)  40 
A)  5 
B)  10 
C)  20 
D)  40

Question 16

A low,flat,transition zone between land and sea,characterized by swamps,lagoons,and sandbars,is called a:

Accepted Answer

The answer of A low,flat,transition zone between land and sea,characterized...

Question 17

The United States depends on Canada for more than 50 percent of its imported goods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The beginning of the European occupation of the North American continent occurred during the seventeenth century (1600s).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The result of pollutants dissolving in falling precipitation,__________ can kill trees,fish,and wildlife.

Accepted Answer

A)  thermal inversions 
B)  smog 
C)  acid rain 
D)  the introduction of a nonnative species into an area 
A)  thermal inversions 
B)  smog 
C)  acid rain 
D)  the introduction of a nonnative species into an area

Question 20

All of the following groups suffer from disproportionately lower economic status and education EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Anglos. 
B)  African Americans. 
C)  Latinos. 
D)  Native Americans. 
A)  Anglos. 
B)  African Americans. 
C)  Latinos. 
D)  Native Americans.

It is estimated that at least 4000 nonnative species have been introduced to North America.

Which of the following statements about single-parent households in North America is NOT true?

The term used to describe a range of policies aimed at decreasing urban sprawl and making existing urban areas more livable is:

Provide evidence to answer this question: "Do new immigrants cost U.S.taxpayers too much money?"

Which of the following is true regarding the U.S.and Canadian economies?

Which of the following is an accurate description of the area of North America in the late nineteenth century known as the economic core?

The total population of Native Americans in North America was about __________ in 2010.

Assume you were born in 1955.Geographers would classify you as:

The yellow-brown haze of industrial emissions and car exhaust that hovers over many cities is called:

Which mountain range dominates western North America?

The vibrant agricultural economy of central and southern California was made possible mostly by government-funded:

Residents of Alaska receive yearly rebates from oil revenues in that state.

What event in nineteenth-century U.S.history resulted in the decline of the plantation economy?

What group of Native Americans in Canada won the right to home rule and the creation of a territory in 1999?

Each year,almost __________ percent of the U.S.population relocates.

A low,flat,transition zone between land and sea,characterized by swamps,lagoons,and sandbars,is called a:

The United States depends on Canada for more than 50 percent of its imported goods.

The beginning of the European occupation of the North American continent occurred during the seventeenth century (1600s).

The result of pollutants dissolving in falling precipitation,__________ can kill trees,fish,and wildlife.

All of the following groups suffer from disproportionately lower economic status and education EXCEPT:

Geography: an Exploration of Connections

Middle and South America

Europe

Russia and the Post-Soviet States

North Africa and Southwest Asia

Sub-Saharan Africa

South Asia

East Asia

Southeast Asia

Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Epilogue: Antarctica

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Exam 2: North America

It is estimated that at least 4000 nonnative species have been introduced to North America.

Which of the following statements about single-parent households in North America is NOT true?

The term used to describe a range of policies aimed at decreasing urban sprawl and making existing urban areas more livable is:

Provide evidence to answer this question: "Do new immigrants cost U.S.taxpayers too much money?"

Which of the following is true regarding the U.S.and Canadian economies?

Which of the following is an accurate description of the area of North America in the late nineteenth century known as the economic core?

The total population of Native Americans in North America was about __________ in 2010.

Assume you were born in 1955.Geographers would classify you as:

The yellow-brown haze of industrial emissions and car exhaust that hovers over many cities is called:

Which mountain range dominates western North America?

The vibrant agricultural economy of central and southern California was made possible mostly by government-funded:

Residents of Alaska receive yearly rebates from oil revenues in that state.

What event in nineteenth-century U.S.history resulted in the decline of the plantation economy?

What group of Native Americans in Canada won the right to home rule and the creation of a territory in 1999?

Each year,almost __________ percent of the U.S.population relocates.

A low,flat,transition zone between land and sea,characterized by swamps,lagoons,and sandbars,is called a:

The United States depends on Canada for more than 50 percent of its imported goods.

The beginning of the European occupation of the North American continent occurred during the seventeenth century (1600s).

The result of pollutants dissolving in falling precipitation,__________ can kill trees,fish,and wildlife.

All of the following groups suffer from disproportionately lower economic status and education EXCEPT:

Geography: an Exploration of Connections

Middle and South America

Europe

Russia and the Post-Soviet States

North Africa and Southwest Asia

Sub-Saharan Africa

South Asia

East Asia

Southeast Asia

Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Epilogue: Antarctica

Filters