Question 1
The United States is the world's __________ largest country in terms of population.
A. fourth
B. third
C. second
D. fifth
Question 2
The western third of Canada and the United States is primarily comprised of:
A. plains.
B. mountains.
C. lowlands
D. forests.
Question 3
Fertile soil laid down at the conclusion of the Pleistocene Ice Age by wind is called:
A. alluvium.
B. loess.
C. laterite.
D. podzol.
Question 4
The Great Lakes were formed by:
A. continental glaciers.
B. earthquakes.
C. erosion by rivers.
D. underground hot springs.
Question 5
The highest population densities in Canada are found in:
A. Nunavut.
B. eastern Newfoundland.
C. the west coast.
D. southern Canada.
Question 6
The two countries that provided the largest number of immigrants to the United States between 1820 and 1860 were:
A. Ireland and Germany.
B. Poland and Romania.
C. Italy and Greece.
D. Brazil and Argentina.
Question 7
Canada's most populous city is:
A. Montreal.
B. Calgary.
C. Toronto.
D. Vancouver.
Question 8
The first Americans probably migrated from __________ to present-day Alaska over 20,000 years ago.
A. Canada
B. Siberia
C. Poland
D. Greenland
Question 9
Americans achieved __________ by building larger factories for increased output.
A. vertical integration
B. economies of scale
C. Fordism
D. horizontal integration
Question 10
__________ maintains the largest total GNI of any country in the world.
A. The United States
B. Switzerland
C. Japan
D. China
Question 11
Until 1950, __________ was the primary engine fueling the expansion of the U.S. economy.
A. transportation
B. manufacturing
C. energy production
D. agriculture
Question 12
The largest sector of the U.S. economy is the __________ sector.
A. industrial
B. service
C. agricultural
D. transportation
Question 13
__________ is the movement of higher-income residents and business owners into materially poor areas of inner cities, leading to economic and physical improvement.
A. Urbanization
B. Uneven development
C. Gentrification
D. Urban revival
Question 14
"Megalopolis" is an enormous urban concentration running between:
A. Boston and Washington, D.C.
B. Toronto and Montreal.
C. San Diego and San Francisco.
D. Chicago and Philadelphia.
Question 15
__________ has the highest proportion of Hispanic Americans in the country.
A. Texas
B. New Mexico
C. Arizona
D. Southern California
Question 16
In __________ Alaska and Hawaii were added to the United States.
A. 1867
B. 1942
C. 1959
D. 1963
Question 17
__________ produces 25 percent of Canada's manufacturing output.
A. British Columbia
B. Manitoba
C. Quebec
D. Ontario
Question 18
In 1999, the local self-governing indigenous region called __________ was formed in Canada.
A. Nunavut
B. Northwest Territories
C. Erewhon
D. Ugava
Question 19
The African American population in the U.S. is regionally concentrated in the:
A. upper Midwest.
B. southeastern U.S.
C. Pacific Northwest.
D. central Plains states.
Question 20
Critics of NAFTA argue that:
A. the agreement does not protect the environment adequately.
B. Mexico is losing thousands of jobs to the United States.
C. industrial development has shifted to Mexico and away from the U.S.
D. the agreement has weakened the role of corporations in economic decisions.