Exam 2: North America

__________________________ occurs when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide fall to Earth as precipitation.

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

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

European colonization of North America began around the year:

The term used to describe a married mother and father and their children is:

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

The textbook states that slavery was the strongest cause of the U.S. Civil War.

The Appalachian Mountains stretch from New Brunswick, New Jersey to Georgia.

The predominant religion of North America is:

The warm ocean current that flows up the eastern seaboard of North America from the tropics is known as:

Agriculture and the presence of surplus food gave rise to cities in North America.

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

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

The Appalachian Mountain range stretches from Maine to the Southern United States.

In contrast to the U.S.'s approach to foreign policy, Canada seeks to promote democracy by:

Briefly summarize the environmental issues facing North America.

The dispersants used by British Petroleum to remediate the 2010 Gulf oil spill are so toxic that they've been banned in Europe.

The majority of Native Americans now live in Canada.

To which of the following does the term "brownfields" refer?