Geography and History of the World © 2010 Indiana Edition

Chapter 6: Cultural Geography of the United States and Canada

Cultural Geography of the United States and Canada

1
The earliest immigrants to North America came from __________.
A)Asia
B)Spain
C)England
D)France
2
A densely-populated area known as a __________ contains at least 50,000 people.
A)suburb
B)city
C)megalopolis
D)metropolitan area
3
The __________ is one region of the United States where recent dynamic population growth has occurred.
A)Northeast
B)Sunbelt
C)Midwest
D)Pacific Northwest
4
Canada was created as a __________ with close ties to Great Britain.
A)republic
B)state
C)dominion
D)province
5
Settlers on the great plans developed ___________, method of cultivating land to catch to hold rain water.
A)irrigation
B)dry farming
C)Steam tractors
D)reservoirs
6
Many Quebecois support ___________, the breaking away of one part of a country to create a separate country.
A)Separatism
B)Independence
C)Nunavut
D)domination
7
The __________ helped thousands of slaves escape cotton plantations in the southern United States.
A)Transcontinental Railroad
B)National Road
C)Underground Railroad
D)Cumberland Road
8
Canada's national legislature is called ______________.
A)the senate
B)a house of commas
C)Congress
D)Parliment
9
One reflection of the higher socioeconomic status of both countries compared to the rest of the world is its __________.
A)low income levels
B)high literacy rate
C)low crime rate
D)system of universal health care
10
Before joining the United States in 1845, cattle ranchers and cotton farmers who settled in Texas created a(n) __________.
A)dominion
B)state
C)province
D)independent republic
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