Exam 2: North America

The vibrant agricultural economy of Central and Southern California was made possible mostly by government-funded:

All of the following are threats to habitat for people and animals in North America EXCEPT for:

Southern California's water needs are so intense because:

The occupation of North America by Europeans began in what century?

Services such as unemployment benefits and welfare that governments offer to citizens to help them deal with downturns in the economy are known as:

The legislation passed in 1994 to reduce or eliminate trade restrictions among Canada, the United States, and Mexico was:

It is clear that the impacts of NAFTA include a net gain in thousands of jobs for the United States.

All of the following Native American tribes were relocated during the Trail of Tears EXCEPT for the:

The term "American" as used in the textbook refers to the people of the United States.

Canada's top priority in foreign policy is managing its relations with the countries of the European Union, especially France.

The United States and Canada share very similar foreign policy agendas.

Which country has the largest number of Walmart stores?

Most Native American reservations in the United States are self-sufficient and have abundant resources.

Which term does the text use to refer to all Spanish-speaking people from Middle and South America?

The near-extinction of Native Americans was the result not only of technological advantages in military equipment, but also of infectious diseases brought from Europe.

The expansion of railroads across North America in the nineteenth century facilitated the transfer of ___________________ from the West and ___________ from the East.

The warm ocean current that flows up the eastern seaboard of North America from the tropics is called the _____________.

What religion dominates the religious landscape of the American South?

The heavy migration to California in 1849 was stimulated by news of the discovery of:

The colonial economies in what region of North America depended on cash crops such as rice and tobacco?