Ch. 6 Quiz and Test

Question 1

Quiz 17 - Political Canada
Know these Provinces/Territories
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Saskatchewan
- Manitoba
- Ontario
- Quebec
- New Brunswick
- Prince Edward Island
- Nova Scotia
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Nunavut
- Northwest Territories
- Yukon Territory

Know these Cities

• Ottawa
• Montreal
• Calgary
• Yellowknife

Answer 1

Look at your Map Studies book or your text book

Question 2

Quiz 18 - physical North America
Know the following 
- Mississippi River
- Bering Sea
- Caribbean Sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- Gulf of Alaska
- Hudson Bay
- Lake Superior
- Great Bear Lake
- Great Slave Lake
- Chukchi Sea
- Bahamas
- Newfoundland
- Baffin Island
- Baffin Bay
- Cuba
- Appalachian Mountains
- Cascade Mountains
- Baja California
- Yucatan Peninsula

Answer 2

Study Map

skills or text book

Question 3

What Canadian province is the smallest?

Answer 3

Prince Edward Islands … of course!!!

Question 4

Which Canadian province is the only one that borders the Pacific Ocean?

Answer 4

British Columbia

Question 5

Which Canadian province is known for its French culture and heritage?

Answer 5

Quebec

Question 6

Who was a famous Canadian missionary to China?

Answer 6

Jonathan Goforth

Question 7

What is the Ameriandian group of northern Canada who traditionally lived in igloos and depended upon hunting for food clothing, and fuel?

Answer 7

Inuit

Question 8

Why were French settlers most interested in the New World?

Answer 8

to establish the fur trade

Question 9

What body of water separates North America from Asia?

Answer 9

Bering Strait

Question 10

What saucer-shaped basin surrounds Hudson Bay?

Answer 10

Canadian Shield

Question 11

What mountain range is called the “Backbone of North America?”

Answer 11

Rocky Mountains

Question 12

What are the 5 great lakes?

Answer 12

Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior

Question 13

What is North America’s largest river?

Answer 13

Mississippi River

Question 14

What is the world’s largest canyon?

Answer 14

Grand Canyon

Question 15

What is the world’s largest freshwater lake in area?

Answer 15

Lake Superior

Question 16

What is North America’s largest inland body of salt water?

Answer 16

Great Salt Lake

Question 17

What is America’s largest desert area?

Answer 17

Great Basin

Question 18

What is the largest body of water entirely in Canada?

Answer 18

Great Bear Lake

Question 19

What is Canada’s longest river?

Answer 19

Mackenzie River

Question 20

What is Canada’s highest point?

Answer 20

Mt. Logan

Question 21

What is North America’s highest point?

Answer 21

Mt. McKinley

Question 22

What is the highest point in the contiguous U.S.?

Answer 22

Mt. Whitney

Question 23

What is the world’s largest prairie?

Answer 23

Great Plains

Question 24

What is the lowest point in the U.S.?

Answer 24

Death Valley

Question 25

How did ships on the St. Lawrence Seaway bypass the Niagara Falls?

Answer 25

by using the Welland Ship Canal

Question 26

The Great Lakes and what river form the world's longest inland seaway?

Answer 26

St. Lawrence River

Question 27

What countries are located on the mountainous island of Hispaniola?

Answer 27

Dominican Republic and Haiti

Question 28

What is the capital of Jamaica?

Answer 28

Kingston

Question 29

What country has a naval base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba?

Answer 29

United States

Question 30

Who established the Western Hemisphere's first Communist dictatorship and in what country?

Answer 30

Fidel Castro in Cuba

Question 31

What explorer conquered the Aztecs and claimed Mexico for Spain?

Answer 31

Hernando Cortes

Question 32

What was the only part of the US ever visited by Columbus?

Answer 32

Puerto Rico

Question 33

What was the only part of the US ever visited by Columbus?

Answer 33

Puerto Rico

Question 34

What river forms part of the U.S. - Mexican Border?

Answer 34

Rio Grande

Question 35

``` Physical Map on Test Study Quiz 18 and... - Great Lakes - Gulf of California - Great Plains - St. Lawrence River - Mt. McKinley - Mt. Whitney - Mt. Logan - Florida - Arctic Ocean - Greenland - Labrador Sea - Missouri River - Great Slave Lake - Great Bear Lake ```

Answer 35

Study textbook and Map Study

Question 36

Study Quiz 17 cards for political map on the test and ... - 50 US States (you will need to know 5 of the 50 by shape) - Bahamas - Cuba - Puerto Rico - Jamaica - Hispanola

Answer 36

Study the map study book and the text book

Question 37

Study Quiz 17 cards for political map on the test and ... - 50 US States (you will need to know 5 of the 50 by shape) - Bahamas - Cuba - Puerto Rico - Jamaica - Hispaniola - Guatemala - Havana - Toronto - Ottawa - Washington DC - Mexico City

Answer 37

Study the map study book and the text book

Question 38

``` Quiz 19 - political North America Countries/Possessions - Haiti - Mexico - Panama - Cuba - Jamaica - Puerto Rico - Guatemala - Nicaragua - States/Provinces - British Columbia - Ontario - Michigan - Florida - New York - Quebec Cities - Washington DC - Ottawa - Nassau - Havana - Kingston ```

Answer 38

Study Map Study and text book