Question 1

The majority of Native Americans now live in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Canada and the United States are federations of states or provinces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which country has the largest number of Walmart stores?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada 
B)  Sweden 
C)  Mexico 
D)  the United States 
A)  Canada 
B)  Sweden 
C)  Mexico 
D)  the United States

Question 4

The Appalachian Mountains are much older than the Rocky Mountains.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What population has been most devastated by the troubles in California's Central Valley?

Accepted Answer

A)  affluent Californians who have lost money on property investments 
B)  U.S.residents who depend on Central Valley produce 
C)  low-wage Latino male agricultural workers 
D)  service industry workers 
A)  affluent Californians who have lost money on property investments 
B)  U.S.residents who depend on Central Valley produce 
C)  low-wage Latino male agricultural workers 
D)  service industry workers

Question 6

Over the long run,immigrants to the United States contribute more to the economy than they cost.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following represents a similarity between the United States and Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  size of population 
B)  foreign policy priorities 
C)  size of economy 
D)  political traditions 
A)  size of population 
B)  foreign policy priorities 
C)  size of economy 
D)  political traditions

Question 8

What fraction of the North American population is the Canadian population?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Most new immigrants to North America actually consume fewer public services than they pay for through taxes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Canada and the United States have comparable democratic political traditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What process resulted in the formation of the North American central lowland that lies in between the two major mountain ranges of the continent?

Accepted Answer

A)  A colossal volcanic eruption split North America in half,and the central lowland,once an intercontinental sea,was filled in by glacial activity. 
B)  Earthquakes opened and flattened what was once a mountainous area. 
C)  Material that erodes from the Rocky Mountains has been deposited by wind,rain,and rivers. 
D)  Early European settlers cleared and flattened a hilly landscape so that they could more easily farm the area. 
A)  A colossal volcanic eruption split North America in half,and the central lowland,once an intercontinental sea,was filled in by glacial activity. 
B)  Earthquakes opened and flattened what was once a mountainous area. 
C)  Material that erodes from the Rocky Mountains has been deposited by wind,rain,and rivers. 
D)  Early European settlers cleared and flattened a hilly landscape so that they could more easily farm the area.

Question 12

Latino people may have ancestors of African,Asian,or Native American descent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The people of Canada are content to be called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Canadian. 
B)  Quebecois. 
C)  Mounties. 
D)  Canucks. 
A)  Canadian. 
B)  Quebecois. 
C)  Mounties. 
D)  Canucks.

Question 14

Discuss how mechanization and the emergence of large,corporate farms greatly reduced the quantity of jobs and small farms in the North American agricultural economy.

Accepted Answer

The answer should include the following

Question 15

Canada and the United States cover about the same amount of physical space.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which term does the text use to refer to all Spanish-speaking people from Middle and South America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Latino 
B)  Hispanic 
C)  South American 
D)  Hispaniola 
A)  Latino 
B)  Hispanic 
C)  South American 
D)  Hispaniola

Question 17

The U.S.population is about __________ times Canada's population.

Accepted Answer

A)  two 
B)  three 
C)  five 
D)  ten 
A)  two 
B)  three 
C)  five 
D)  ten

Question 18

The Colorado River seems to be an almost limitless source of water for the Southwest and will enable Los Angeles to grow much larger.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

To which of the following does the term brownfields refer?

Accepted Answer

A)  wheat farms 
B)  coal mines 
C)  old industrial sites 
D)  iron mines 
A)  wheat farms 
B)  coal mines 
C)  old industrial sites 
D)  iron mines

Question 20

Huge heaps of mining waste are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  scrap metal. 
B)  pilings. 
C)  tailings. 
D)  oxide dregs. 
A)  scrap metal. 
B)  pilings. 
C)  tailings. 
D)  oxide dregs.

The majority of Native Americans now live in the United States.

Canada and the United States are federations of states or provinces.

Which country has the largest number of Walmart stores?

The Appalachian Mountains are much older than the Rocky Mountains.

What population has been most devastated by the troubles in California's Central Valley?

Over the long run,immigrants to the United States contribute more to the economy than they cost.

Which of the following represents a similarity between the United States and Canada?

What fraction of the North American population is the Canadian population?

Most new immigrants to North America actually consume fewer public services than they pay for through taxes.

Canada and the United States have comparable democratic political traditions.

What process resulted in the formation of the North American central lowland that lies in between the two major mountain ranges of the continent?

Latino people may have ancestors of African,Asian,or Native American descent.

The people of Canada are content to be called:

Discuss how mechanization and the emergence of large,corporate farms greatly reduced the quantity of jobs and small farms in the North American agricultural economy.

Canada and the United States cover about the same amount of physical space.

Which term does the text use to refer to all Spanish-speaking people from Middle and South America?

The U.S.population is about __________ times Canada's population.

The Colorado River seems to be an almost limitless source of water for the Southwest and will enable Los Angeles to grow much larger.

To which of the following does the term brownfields refer?

Huge heaps of mining waste are called:

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

The majority of Native Americans now live in the United States.

Canada and the United States are federations of states or provinces.

Which country has the largest number of Walmart stores?

The Appalachian Mountains are much older than the Rocky Mountains.

What population has been most devastated by the troubles in California's Central Valley?

Over the long run,immigrants to the United States contribute more to the economy than they cost.

Which of the following represents a similarity between the United States and Canada?

What fraction of the North American population is the Canadian population?

Most new immigrants to North America actually consume fewer public services than they pay for through taxes.

Canada and the United States have comparable democratic political traditions.

What process resulted in the formation of the North American central lowland that lies in between the two major mountain ranges of the continent?

Latino people may have ancestors of African,Asian,or Native American descent.

The people of Canada are content to be called:

Discuss how mechanization and the emergence of large,corporate farms greatly reduced the quantity of jobs and small farms in the North American agricultural economy.

Canada and the United States cover about the same amount of physical space.

Which term does the text use to refer to all Spanish-speaking people from Middle and South America?

The U.S.population is about __________ times Canada's population.

The Colorado River seems to be an almost limitless source of water for the Southwest and will enable Los Angeles to grow much larger.

To which of the following does the term brownfields refer?

Huge heaps of mining waste are called:

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