Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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 3

In North America, Lutheranism is dominant where ___________________ people settled.

Accepted Answer

A)  English 
B)  French 
C)  Scandinavian 
D)  Irish 
A)  English 
B)  French 
C)  Scandinavian 
D)  Irish

Question 4

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  horses 
B)  guns 
C)  cattle 
D)  corn, squash and beans 
A)  horses 
B)  guns 
C)  cattle 
D)  corn, squash and beans

Question 5

Immigrants in North America are most likely to compete for jobs with:

Accepted Answer

A)  uneducated native citizens. 
B)  union members. 
C)  those who provide services. 
D)  teenagers. 
A)  uneducated native citizens. 
B)  union members. 
C)  those who provide services. 
D)  teenagers.

Question 6

Which of the following statements about Native Americans is INCORRECT?

Accepted Answer

A)  Native Americans on the Great Plains had horses before the Europeans arrived. 
B)  Lack of immunity to European diseases killed 90 percent of Native Americans within 100 years after contact. 
C)  Native Americans likely came originally from Asia, over the Bering Strait land bridge. 
D)  By 1907, only 2 percent of the original Native American population was left 
A)  Native Americans on the Great Plains had horses before the Europeans arrived. 
B)  Lack of immunity to European diseases killed 90 percent of Native Americans within 100 years after contact. 
C)  Native Americans likely came originally from Asia, over the Bering Strait land bridge. 
D)  By 1907, only 2 percent of the original Native American population was left

Question 7

According to the textbook, approximately 22 percent of U.S. children live in poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Underground water basins are called __________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Underground water basins are called __________________....

Question 9

Immigrants and their children accounted for less than half of North American population growth in the 1990s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Research indicates that a majority of North Americans favor separation of church and state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The largest aquifer in North America is the _______________ aquifer.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The largest aquifer in North America is...

Question 12

The term used to describe large corporate farms that have the resources to make huge investments in land, machinery, pesticides, and fertilizers is ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The term used to describe large corporate...

Question 13

In both the United States and Canada, approximately 75 percent of workers are employed in service industries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Great Plains of North America came to be known as the nation's __________________, due to the soil's great fertility in wet years.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Great Plains of North America came...

Question 15

It has been proven that the presence of immigrants in North America drives down wages for uneducated, low-skilled Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

the Civil

Question 17

Today, the west coast of North America trades more with Asia than with Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The average life expectancy of the African-American population is lower than the North American population at large.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

People who work in research and development, finance, journalism, and higher education are said to work in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  knowledge economy. 
B)  intelligence economy. 
C)  underground economy. 
D)  black market. 
A)  knowledge economy. 
B)  intelligence economy. 
C)  underground economy. 
D)  black market.

Question 20

Conservative Christian groups have attempted to impose political restrictions on marriage for __________couples?

Accepted Answer

gay and le

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

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

In North America, Lutheranism is dominant where ___________________ people settled.

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?

Immigrants in North America are most likely to compete for jobs with:

Which of the following statements about Native Americans is INCORRECT?

According to the textbook, approximately 22 percent of U.S. children live in poverty.

Underground water basins are called __________________.

Immigrants and their children accounted for less than half of North American population growth in the 1990s.

Research indicates that a majority of North Americans favor separation of church and state.

The largest aquifer in North America is the _______________ aquifer.

The term used to describe large corporate farms that have the resources to make huge investments in land, machinery, pesticides, and fertilizers is ____________________.

In both the United States and Canada, approximately 75 percent of workers are employed in service industries.

The Great Plains of North America came to be known as the nation's __________________, due to the soil's great fertility in wet years.

It has been proven that the presence of immigrants in North America drives down wages for uneducated, low-skilled Americans.

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

Today, the west coast of North America trades more with Asia than with Europe.

The average life expectancy of the African-American population is lower than the North American population at large.

People who work in research and development, finance, journalism, and higher education are said to work in the:

Conservative Christian groups have attempted to impose political restrictions on marriage for __________couples?

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

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Exam 2: North America

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

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

In North America, Lutheranism is dominant where ___________________ people settled.

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?

Immigrants in North America are most likely to compete for jobs with:

Which of the following statements about Native Americans is INCORRECT?

According to the textbook, approximately 22 percent of U.S. children live in poverty.

Underground water basins are called __________________.

Immigrants and their children accounted for less than half of North American population growth in the 1990s.

Research indicates that a majority of North Americans favor separation of church and state.

The largest aquifer in North America is the _______________ aquifer.

The term used to describe large corporate farms that have the resources to make huge investments in land, machinery, pesticides, and fertilizers is ____________________.

In both the United States and Canada, approximately 75 percent of workers are employed in service industries.

The Great Plains of North America came to be known as the nation's __________________, due to the soil's great fertility in wet years.

It has been proven that the presence of immigrants in North America drives down wages for uneducated, low-skilled Americans.

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

Today, the west coast of North America trades more with Asia than with Europe.

The average life expectancy of the African-American population is lower than the North American population at large.

People who work in research and development, finance, journalism, and higher education are said to work in the:

Conservative Christian groups have attempted to impose political restrictions on marriage for __________couples?

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

Filters