Deck 1: Introduction

Question 1

The combined area of Canada and the United States covers about what percent of the world's land area?

A)5%
B)13%
C)25%
D)40%

Answer 1

B

Question 2

An area of near uniformity in one or more characteristics is called what?

A)A functional region
B)A formal region
C)A perceptual region
D)A core region

Answer 2

B

Question 3

In contrast to the United States,Canada is divided into provinces and what?

A)Territories
B)States
C)Regions
D)Localities

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Canada's political system,in which the Queen of England is the official head of state,but a prime minister is the elected head of the federal government,is called what?

A)A Commonwealth
B)A Republic
C)A Monarchy
D)Socialism

Question 5

Joel Garreau,in his book Nine Nations of North America divided the continent based on what characteristic?

A)Landforms
B)Political divisions
C)Cultural characteristics
D)All of the above

Question 6

Looking at the map (1.10)what part of North America is associated with sugarcane farming?

A)California
B)Idaho
C)Florida
D)Texas

Question 7

Most immigrants from Latin America and Asia have arrived in the United States when?

A)Around American independence
B)In the 19ᵗʰ and early 20ᵗʰ century
C)Since the 1960s
D)Since the 1990s

Question 8

A presidential republic,such as the United States,has what characteristics?

A)The judicial and the legislative branches are linked
B)The president and the executive branch are separate
C)The executive and legislative branches of government are linked
D)The executive and legislative branches of government are separate

Question 9

Looking at the map (1.10)what crop,besides corn,is grown in the Corn Belt?

A)Wheat
B)Tobacco
C)Hay
D)Soybeans

Question 10

People who speak English are known as what?

A)Francophones
B)Anglophones
C)Engophones
D)Americans

Question 11

The prime minister in Canada fulfills which of the following roles?

A)The chief executive of the country
B)A member of the legislative branch
C)A member of the nobility
D)Both A and B

Question 12

Which country in North America was the last to achieve independence from colonial rule?

A)The United States
B)Canada
C)Mexico
D)Greenland

Question 13

Most of the population of Canada lives in what part of the country?

A)In Western Canada
B)In Eastern Canada
C)Within 150 miles of a coast
D)Within 150 miles of the U.S.- Canada border

Question 14

Francophones are people who speak what language?

A)French
B)German
C)Frankish
D)English

Question 15

Canada's government is an example of what form of government in which the prime minister is both the chief executive and a member of the legislature?

A)A presidential republic
B)A parliamentary system
C)A socialist collective
D)A republic

Question 16

Garreau's Nine Nations of North America are examples of what type of region?

A)Formal
B)Functional
C)Landform
D)Agricultural

Question 17

What country in North America has the largest total number of immigrants of any country in the world?

A)The United States
B)Canada
C)Greenland
D)None of the above

Question 18

During the 19th and early 20th centuries the majority of immigrants to the United States were from what part of the world?

A)Western Europe
B)Eastern and Southern Europe
C)Latin America and Asia
D)Africa

Question 19

A region created by a shared set of links or spatial interactions is called what?

A)A functional region
B)A formal region
C)A perceptual region
D)A core region

Question 20

What colonial power settled Greenland?

A)France
B)Spain
C)Britain
D)Denmark

Question 21

The world's largest island is what?

A)Australia
B)Japan
C)Great Britain
D)Greenland

Question 22

In terms of cultural diversity for North America (Canada and the United States),which of the following is true?

A)Canada is probably the most culturally diverse region on Earth,while the United States is not.
B)The United States is the most culturally diverse region on Earth while Canada is not.
C)As a whole,Canada and the United States is probably not the most diverse region on Earth.
D)As a whole,Canada and the United States is probably the most diverse region on Earth.

Question 23

North America is the world's ________.

A)First largest continent
B)Second largest continent
C)Third largest continent
D)Fourth largest continent

Question 24

The word "geography" comes from the Greek roots "geo" and "graph" and literally means ________.

Question 25

The capital of Canada is what?

A)Montreal
B)Vancouver
C)Ottawa
D)Winnipeg

Question 26

The word Geography comes from the words for "earth" and "writing" in what language?

A)Greek
B)Latin
C)German
D)French

Question 27

By current research,aboriginal people first came to the North American continent about when?

A)1,400 to 5,000 years ago
B)14,000 to 50,000 years ago
C)140,000 to 500,000 years ago
D)1,400,000 to 5,000,000 years ago

Question 28

Geographic analysis generally focus on three broad topics,people,cultures,and cultural landscapes;political economies;and ________.

Question 29

Geography in the past was deeply connected to exploration,today it is ________.

A)A study of cartography
B)Still based on exploration
C)A study of interconnectedness
D)Both A and B

Question 30

Greenland was colonized by whom?

A)Great Britain
B)France
C)Sweden
D)Denmark

Question 31

The Dominion of Canada was ratified in 1867,separating Canada from what?

A)The United States
B)The Netherlands
C)Quebec
D)Great Britain

Question 32

At the time of American independence in 1789,the population of the United States was dominated by

A)Native Americans
B)Eastern Europeans
C)Western Europeans
D)Africans

Question 33

The longest peaceful international border in the world is shared by

A)Canada and Alaska
B)Canada and the continental United States
C)The continental United States and Mexico
D)Canada and Greenland

Question 34

In comparison to the U.S.states,Canadian regional and provincial governments are ________ self-sustaining.

Question 35

By using the Geographic Perspective in Geographic Analysis

A)We can study the Earth's physical systems with reference to people,cultures and cultural landscapes.
B)We can study the Earth's people,cultures,and cultural landscapes with reference to political economies.
C)We can study political economies in reference to Earth's physical systems.
D)All of the above.

Question 36

When did Greenland become an independent nation?

A)1867
B)1776
C)1979
D)1929

Question 37

In 1789,when the United States gained independence from Britain,the population of the 13 colonies was dominated by immigrants from Western Europe,but there were also large numbers of ________ and ________.

Question 38

Which country has the highest rate of immigration (as a percentage of population)in the world?

A)The United States
B)Canada
C)Greenland
D)Both A and B

Question 39

Two examples of thematic geography topics are ________ and ________.

Question 40

France and Britain both vied for control of what part of North America?

A)The United States
B)Canada
C)Alaska
D)Greenland

Question 41

An example of a ________ or nodal region is the Chicago metropolitan region,which shares a variety of economic,political,and other functions.

Question 42

Looking at the map (1.9)of landform regions of North America,________ and ________ take up the largest amount of land in Canada and the United States.

Question 43

One example of a formal region is ________.

Question 44

Define globalization in your own words and give three examples of the impacts and effects of globalization in North America.

Question 45

Why do people create regions? How are different types of regions constructed? (Use an example to illustrate your point.)

Question 46

Prior to the 20th century,geography was closely associated with ________.

Question 47

Explain the "geographic perspective" and how geographers use that perspective to address real world problems.

Question 48

Compare and contrast how Canada and the United States emerged from their colonial rule.

Question 49

Two different ways to divide North America into regions are ________ and ________.

Question 50

Why is considering geographic scale important when dealing with real world problems? Give examples of two issues and how they would be addressed at different scales.