Exam 2: North America

Given the high value of water, it is safe to conclude that most Americans greatly underpay for their current water supply.

A particularly strong threat to the North American environment comes from the mining of ___________ in the remote interior.

Which of the following features on the North American physical landscape is the work of glaciers that once covered large parts of the continent as recently as 10,000 years ago?

The passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has had which of the following effects?

The term used to describe a range of policies aimed at decreasing urban sprawl and making existing urban areas more livable is _____________________.

Which of the following is one of the top two employers in the United States?

Experts estimate that at least ______________ non-native plants and animals have invaded North America.

What is the name given to the range of mountains that stretch along the eastern edge of North America?

The Appalachian Mountains were created when the North American Plate collided with:

Which religious group has had trouble gaining acceptance and achieving the same rights as other religious minorities?

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

Women currently represent more than half of the North American labor force.

The logging method by which all trees on a given plot of land are cut down, regardless of age, health, or species, is known as ________________________________.

How many people in the U.S. were without health care coverage prior to the Affordable Care Act?

All of the following are true statements about immigration in North America EXCEPT:

The rubbing of the North American Plate against the Pacific Plate causes ____________________ along the Pacific Coast of North America.

The process by which the wealthy displace the poor in marginal or inner-city areas is known as:

According to the textbook, members of which of the following groups can be properly referred to as North Americans?

The Mississippi and Ohio Rivers meet in:

_______ is a combination of industrial emissions, car exhaust, and water vapor that frequently hovers as a yellow-brown haze over many North American cities.