Question 1

Currently, how many people live in the North American Region?

Accepted Answer

A)  270 million 
B)  300 million 
C)  340 million 
D)  500 million 
E)  1 billion 
A)  270 million 
B)  300 million 
C)  340 million 
D)  500 million 
E)  1 billion

Question 2

Which North American region is complex, and is made up of drowned river valleys, bays, swamps, and low barrier islands?

Accepted Answer

A)  the West 
B)  the Piedmont 
C)  the Appalachian Highlands 
D)  the Atlantic coastline 
E)  the Gulf Coast 
A)  the West 
B)  the Piedmont 
C)  the Appalachian Highlands 
D)  the Atlantic coastline 
E)  the Gulf Coast

Question 3

What North American city would have been most likely to see a population drain in the last half of the 1900s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Atlanta, Georgia 
B)  Fort Dodge, Iowa 
C)  Miami, Florida 
D)  Houston, Texas 
E)  Charlotte, North Carolina 
A)  Atlanta, Georgia 
B)  Fort Dodge, Iowa 
C)  Miami, Florida 
D)  Houston, Texas 
E)  Charlotte, North Carolina

Question 4

Using examples, please explain how natural hazards in North America affect more affluent and less affluent people.

Accepted Answer

Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 200

Question 5

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Canada's major exports are grain, energy, wood, and manufactured goods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

-What is the name of the state or province labeled on the map with the number 31 (thirty-one)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Iowa 
B)  Montana 
C)  Nebraska 
D)  North Dakota 
E)  South Dakota 
A)  Iowa 
B)  Montana 
C)  Nebraska 
D)  North Dakota 
E)  South Dakota

Question 7

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-The Gulf Coast of North American regions faces the annual threat of hurricanes in the summer and fall.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The "digital divide" in North America refers to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the difficulty of obtaining high grade silicon for the creation of viable microchips for computers 
B)  the phenomenon where the region's poor and underprivileged have considerably less access to Internet communications as compared to the wealthy 
C)  the growing number of homes possessing computers 
D)  the number of people working out of their homes via computer instead of commuting to a job site on a daily basis 
E)  differences in mathematical ability based on family income levels 
A)  the difficulty of obtaining high grade silicon for the creation of viable microchips for computers 
B)  the phenomenon where the region's poor and underprivileged have considerably less access to Internet communications as compared to the wealthy 
C)  the growing number of homes possessing computers 
D)  the number of people working out of their homes via computer instead of commuting to a job site on a daily basis 
E)  differences in mathematical ability based on family income levels

Question 9

Map ID - Physical Features of North America
  
-What is the name of the physical feature labeled on the map with the letter E?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cascade Range 
B)  Great Plains 
C)  Ozark Mountains 
D)  Piedmont 
E)  Rocky Mountains 
A)  Cascade Range 
B)  Great Plains 
C)  Ozark Mountains 
D)  Piedmont 
E)  Rocky Mountains

Question 10

What city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dallas, Texas 
B)  Miami, Florida 
C)  Columbia, South Carolina 
D)  Myrtle Beach, Virginia 
E)  New Orleans, Louisiana 
A)  Dallas, Texas 
B)  Miami, Florida 
C)  Columbia, South Carolina 
D)  Myrtle Beach, Virginia 
E)  New Orleans, Louisiana

Question 11

-What is the name of the state or province labeled on the map with the number 60 (sixty)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alabama 
B)  Georgia 
C)  Mississippi 
D)  North Carolina 
E)  South Carolina 
A)  Alabama 
B)  Georgia 
C)  Mississippi 
D)  North Carolina 
E)  South Carolina

Question 12

-What is the name of the state or province labeled on the map with the number 55 (fifty-five)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alabama 
B)  Arkansas 
C)  Georgia 
D)  Louisiana 
E)  Mississippi 
A)  Alabama 
B)  Arkansas 
C)  Georgia 
D)  Louisiana 
E)  Mississippi

Question 13

What is an individual who relocates to a locality that is less vulnerable to global warming?

Accepted Answer

A)  An international immigrant 
B)  A domestic migrant 
C)  A climate refugee 
D)  An emigrant 
E)  A rural-to-urban migrant 
A)  An international immigrant 
B)  A domestic migrant 
C)  A climate refugee 
D)  An emigrant 
E)  A rural-to-urban migrant

Question 14

Today, most immigrants to the United States come from which two world regions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Northern and Western Europe 
B)  Southern and Eastern Europe 
C)  Africa and Australia 
D)  Asia and Latin America 
E)  Latin America and Canada 
A)  Northern and Western Europe 
B)  Southern and Eastern Europe 
C)  Africa and Australia 
D)  Asia and Latin America 
E)  Latin America and Canada

Question 15

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Today most immigrants to the United States come from Asia or Latin America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What migration trend was caused by the mechanization of farming?

Accepted Answer

A)  black exodus from the South 
B)  counterurbanization 
C)  growth of the Sunbelt South 
D)  westward migration 
E)  rural-to-urban migration 
A)  black exodus from the South 
B)  counterurbanization 
C)  growth of the Sunbelt South 
D)  westward migration 
E)  rural-to-urban migration

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of gentrification?

Accepted Answer

A)  the displacement of lower income residents by upper income residents 
B)  the rehabilitation of deteriorated inner-city landscapes 
C)  white flight to the suburbs 
D)  the construction of new shopping complexes 
E)  attraction of home-buyers to older, classic homes 
A)  the displacement of lower income residents by upper income residents 
B)  the rehabilitation of deteriorated inner-city landscapes 
C)  white flight to the suburbs 
D)  the construction of new shopping complexes 
E)  attraction of home-buyers to older, classic homes

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT one of the changes that has already occurred in North America as a result of climate change?

Accepted Answer

A)  Glaciers have receded in Glacier National Park. 
B)  Mexican butterflies are breeding in Texas. 
C)  Polar bears have become extinct. 
D)  Armadillos have been found in southern Illinois. 
E)  Exotic fish species are migrating into Chesapeake Bay. 
A)  Glaciers have receded in Glacier National Park. 
B)  Mexican butterflies are breeding in Texas. 
C)  Polar bears have become extinct. 
D)  Armadillos have been found in southern Illinois. 
E)  Exotic fish species are migrating into Chesapeake Bay.

Question 19

Which of the following resources is readily available in the United States and Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  navigable waterways 
B)  good farmland 
C)  fossil fuels and industrial metals 
D)  good farmland and fossil fuels 
E)  good farmland, fossil fuels, industrial metals, and navigable waterways 
A)  navigable waterways 
B)  good farmland 
C)  fossil fuels and industrial metals 
D)  good farmland and fossil fuels 
E)  good farmland, fossil fuels, industrial metals, and navigable waterways

Question 20

-What is the name of the state or province labeled on the map with the number 30 (thirty)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Idaho 
B)  Montana 
C)  Oregon 
D)  Washington 
E)  Wyoming 
A)  Idaho 
B)  Montana 
C)  Oregon 
D)  Washington 
E)  Wyoming

Currently, how many people live in the North American Region?

Which North American region is complex, and is made up of drowned river valleys, bays, swamps, and low barrier islands?

What North American city would have been most likely to see a population drain in the last half of the 1900s?

Using examples, please explain how natural hazards in North America affect more affluent and less affluent people.

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Canada's major exports are grain, energy, wood, and manufactured goods.

-What is the name of the state or province labeled on the map with the number 31 (thirty-one)?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The Gulf Coast of North American regions faces the annual threat of hurricanes in the summer and fall.

The "digital divide" in North America refers to ________.

Map ID - Physical Features of North America -What is the name of the physical feature labeled on the map with the letter E?

What city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005?

-What is the name of the state or province labeled on the map with the number 60 (sixty)?

-What is the name of the state or province labeled on the map with the number 55 (fifty-five)?

What is an individual who relocates to a locality that is less vulnerable to global warming?

Today, most immigrants to the United States come from which two world regions?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Today most immigrants to the United States come from Asia or Latin America.

What migration trend was caused by the mechanization of farming?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of gentrification?

Which of the following is NOT one of the changes that has already occurred in North America as a result of climate change?

Which of the following resources is readily available in the United States and Canada?

-What is the name of the state or province labeled on the map with the number 30 (thirty)?

Diversity Amid Globalization

Changing Global Environment

Latin America

The Caribbean

Sub-Saharan Africa

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Europe

The Russian Domain

Central Asia

East Asia

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Australia and Oceania

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Exam 3: North America

Currently, how many people live in the North American Region?

Which North American region is complex, and is made up of drowned river valleys, bays, swamps, and low barrier islands?

What North American city would have been most likely to see a population drain in the last half of the 1900s?

Using examples, please explain how natural hazards in North America affect more affluent and less affluent people.

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Canada's major exports are grain, energy, wood, and manufactured goods.

-What is the name of the state or province labeled on the map with the number 31 (thirty-one)?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The Gulf Coast of North American regions faces the annual threat of hurricanes in the summer and fall.

The "digital divide" in North America refers to ________.

Map ID - Physical Features of North America -What is the name of the physical feature labeled on the map with the letter E?

What city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005?

-What is the name of the state or province labeled on the map with the number 60 (sixty)?

-What is the name of the state or province labeled on the map with the number 55 (fifty-five)?

What is an individual who relocates to a locality that is less vulnerable to global warming?

Today, most immigrants to the United States come from which two world regions?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Today most immigrants to the United States come from Asia or Latin America.

What migration trend was caused by the mechanization of farming?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of gentrification?

Which of the following is NOT one of the changes that has already occurred in North America as a result of climate change?

Which of the following resources is readily available in the United States and Canada?

-What is the name of the state or province labeled on the map with the number 30 (thirty)?

Diversity Amid Globalization

Changing Global Environment

Latin America

The Caribbean

Sub-Saharan Africa

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Europe

The Russian Domain

Central Asia

East Asia

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Australia and Oceania

Filters