Question 1

Approximately ___ percent of Native Americans were killed by infectious diseases within 100 years of first European contact.

Accepted Answer

A)  25 
B)  40 
C)  65 
D)  90 
A)  25 
B)  40 
C)  65 
D)  90

Question 2

During what century did Euro-American expansion initially reach throughout the entire continental United States such that they occupied most Native American lands?

Accepted Answer

A)  eighteenth (1700s) 
B)  nineteenth (1800s) 
C)  seventeenth (1600s) 
D)  twentieth (1900s) 
A)  eighteenth (1700s) 
B)  nineteenth (1800s) 
C)  seventeenth (1600s) 
D)  twentieth (1900s)

Question 3

NAFTA's exports to the world economy, by value, have increased by 600 percent for Mexico.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Brownfields have been attractive to developers because they are easy to convert to high-density housing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Appalachian mountain range resulted from the collision of tectonic plates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The economic core of North America is located in:

Accepted Answer

A)  New England. 
B)  the Middle Atlantic states. 
C)  the Great Plains. 
D)  the Southwest. 
A)  New England. 
B)  the Middle Atlantic states. 
C)  the Great Plains. 
D)  the Southwest.

Question 7

Unemployment in Mendoto was at _____ percent in 2009.

Accepted Answer

A)  41 
B)  10 
C)  85 
D)  7 
A)  41 
B)  10 
C)  85 
D)  7

Question 8

What term refers to spatial inequity in the availability of information technology, such as the Internet?

Accepted Answer

A)  digital divide 
B)  uneven wiring 
C)  online/offline divide 
D)  unfair routing 
A)  digital divide 
B)  uneven wiring 
C)  online/offline divide 
D)  unfair routing

Question 9

The largest concentration of Canadians is located in what part of Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  Atlantic provinces 
B)  Pacific Coast 
C)  U.S. border of southeastern Canada 
D)  Canadian plains 
A)  Atlantic provinces 
B)  Pacific Coast 
C)  U.S. border of southeastern Canada 
D)  Canadian plains

Question 10

The great drought that affected the Great Plains of North America in the 1930s is known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Arid Era. 
B)  Great Depression. 
C)  Dust Bowl. 
D)  Plains Drought. 
A)  Arid Era. 
B)  Great Depression. 
C)  Dust Bowl. 
D)  Plains Drought.

Question 11

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 12

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 13

Married couples in which both spouses have a college education are more likely to divorce.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Legal immigrants to North America are screened for criminal background.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Agriculture and the presence of surplus food gave rise to city-like settlements in North America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Roughly __ percent of the oil used in the United States comes from Canada.

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  12 
C)  21 
D)  50 
A)  5 
B)  12 
C)  21 
D)  50

Question 17

What percentage of riparian areas in North America have been lost or degraded?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  56 percent 
D)  90 percent 
A)  10 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  56 percent 
D)  90 percent

Question 18

What term describes an abandoned, degraded industrial site that poses an obstacle to development?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What term describes an abandoned, degraded industrial...

Question 19

Today, Native American reservations cover about __ percent of land in the United States and ___percent of land in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A)  5; 10 
B)  2; 20 
C)  10; 40 
D)  25; 10 
A)  5; 10 
B)  2; 20 
C)  10; 40 
D)  25; 10

Question 20

Roman Catholicism dominates in which of the following areas of North America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Utah 
B)  Southeast through the Bible Belt 
C)  the Southwest 
D)  Minnesota 
A)  Utah 
B)  Southeast through the Bible Belt 
C)  the Southwest 
D)  Minnesota

Approximately ___ percent of Native Americans were killed by infectious diseases within 100 years of first European contact.

During what century did Euro-American expansion initially reach throughout the entire continental United States such that they occupied most Native American lands?

NAFTA's exports to the world economy, by value, have increased by 600 percent for Mexico.

Brownfields have been attractive to developers because they are easy to convert to high-density housing.

The Appalachian mountain range resulted from the collision of tectonic plates.

The economic core of North America is located in:

Unemployment in Mendoto was at _____ percent in 2009.

What term refers to spatial inequity in the availability of information technology, such as the Internet?

The largest concentration of Canadians is located in what part of Canada?

The great drought that affected the Great Plains of North America in the 1930s is known as the:

Which mountain range dominates western North America?

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

Married couples in which both spouses have a college education are more likely to divorce.

Legal immigrants to North America are screened for criminal background.

Agriculture and the presence of surplus food gave rise to city-like settlements in North America.

Roughly __ percent of the oil used in the United States comes from Canada.

What percentage of riparian areas in North America have been lost or degraded?

What term describes an abandoned, degraded industrial site that poses an obstacle to development?

Today, Native American reservations cover about percent of land in the United States and _percent of land in Canada.

Roman Catholicism dominates in which of the following areas of North America?

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

Approximately ___ percent of Native Americans were killed by infectious diseases within 100 years of first European contact.

During what century did Euro-American expansion initially reach throughout the entire continental United States such that they occupied most Native American lands?

NAFTA's exports to the world economy, by value, have increased by 600 percent for Mexico.

Brownfields have been attractive to developers because they are easy to convert to high-density housing.

The Appalachian mountain range resulted from the collision of tectonic plates.

The economic core of North America is located in:

Unemployment in Mendoto was at _____ percent in 2009.

What term refers to spatial inequity in the availability of information technology, such as the Internet?

The largest concentration of Canadians is located in what part of Canada?

The great drought that affected the Great Plains of North America in the 1930s is known as the:

Which mountain range dominates western North America?

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

Married couples in which both spouses have a college education are more likely to divorce.

Legal immigrants to North America are screened for criminal background.

Agriculture and the presence of surplus food gave rise to city-like settlements in North America.

Roughly __ percent of the oil used in the United States comes from Canada.

What percentage of riparian areas in North America have been lost or degraded?

What term describes an abandoned, degraded industrial site that poses an obstacle to development?

Today, Native American reservations cover about __ percent of land in the United States and ___percent of land in Canada.

Roman Catholicism dominates in which of the following areas of North America?

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

Today, Native American reservations cover about percent of land in the United States and _percent of land in Canada.