geography topic 2 test

Question 1

thick forest of coniferous trees

Answer 1

taiga

Question 2

movement of people from one place to another

Answer 2

migration

Question 3

migration into a country

Answer 3

immigration

Question 4

to gather in an area

Answer 4

concentrate

Question 5

a subset of the economy made up of businesses making similar products

Answer 5

sector

Question 6

good or service produced within a country and sold outside the countries borders

Answer 6

export

Question 7

good or service sold within a country, but produced in another country

Answer 7

import

Question 8

the amount of something that is produced per a given unit of input, such as money or land

Answer 8

yield

Question 9

effort, money, or time put at risk in order to receive a future benefit

Answer 9

investments

Question 10

The first people to settle in the Americas came from ________. They probably arrived between 25,000 and _____ years ago.

Answer 10

Asia; 14,000

Question 11

What American Indian culture groups used canoes to hunt?

Answer 11

The Northwest Coast peoples

Question 12

a social gathering in which a high-ranking family had a feast and gave gifts to their guests

Answer 12

potlatch

Question 13

Which type of home did Northeastern peoples often live?

Answer 13

wigwam

Question 14

Who was president of the U.S. during the Civil War?

Answer 14

Abraham Lincoln

Question 15

What environmental change allowed people to travel between Asia and North America

Answer 15

The formation of ice sheets on land created a land bridge

Question 16

As a home, what advantage did the teepee offer to hunters of the Great Plains

Answer 16

It was portable and could be moved from place to place

Question 17

What archaeological evidence taught scholars about the culture of the Mississippians

Answer 17

Large earthen mounds built for religious purposes

Question 18

Which group of Europeans was the first group to settle in the Americas

Answer 18

The Spanish

Question 19

What negative effects did Spanish settlement in the Americas have on American Indians

Answer 19

Forced many to convert to Christianity, forced them to do hard work with little rest, Spanish brought diseases that killed many American Indians

Question 20

The first French colonists in North America were mostly interested in what type of trade

Answer 20

Fur Trade

Question 21

What caused the Pilgrims to settle in New England

Answer 21

They wanted to practice religion freely

Question 22

What was the main cause of death among African captives being transported from the Americas on slave ships

Answer 22

Disease spread quickly in the tightly packed ships

Question 23

Why was the outcome of the French and Indian War significant for the British

Answer 23

They defeated the French and won control of their land east of the Mississippi River

Question 24

Why were the colonists upset with the British government

Answer 24

The British banned settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains, they taxed and limited the freedoms of the colonists.

Question 25

The selling of which territory nearly doubled the size of the United States? Which country sold this land to the U.S. and why?

Answer 25

Louisiana Territory, the French sold the land to the U.S. to help pay for their wars

Question 26

What happened to American Indian nations who lived on the land that settlers claimed during westward expansion

Answer 26

Government forced American Indians to live on plots of land called reservations

Question 27

What was the cause of the Civil War in the United States

Answer 27

The South wanted new states to allow slavery and the North did not

Question 28

How did the War of 1812 affect Canada

Answer 28

It united Canadians to fight against a common enemy, America.

Question 29

during its years as a dominion, what was Canada’s relationship with Britain

Answer 29

Canada governed itself, but Britain controlled Canada’s foreign affairs

Question 30

What was the cause of the Great Depression

Answer 30

A financial collapse

Question 31

What were some of the negative effects of the Great Depression

Answer 31

Many Americans faced hardships , banks closed, and people lost their jobs and homes

Question 32

After WWII, the U.S. and the Communist _______ began a global struggle for power known as the Cold War

Answer 32

Soviet Union

Question 33

What is the correct Chronological order of the events in U.S. History: Great Depression, WWII, Civil War, Mexican American War?

Answer 33

Mexican- American War, Civil War, Great Depression, WWII

Question 34

Why do fewer people live in northern Canada

Answer 34

The temperatures are very cold and there are few jobs to attract people to the region

Question 35

In which areas is there a large concentration of American Indian and First Nation Peoples?

Answer 35

The interior west of the U.S. and Canada

Question 36

What type of economy to Canada and the U.S. have

Answer 36

Mixed Economies

Question 37

Most jobs in Canada and the U.S. are found in which industry?

Answer 37

Service Industry

Question 38

Canada has a literacy rate for adults around _____ percent

Answer 38

99%

Question 39

How does the NAFTA affect relations between the United STates and Canada?

Answer 39

It allows free trade between the two countries

Question 40

How is the Canadian government different from the U.S. government

Answer 40

The Canadian government is a parliamentary democracy. The head of the government is not elected directly by the people

Question 41

what is the business practice of moving a company out of its home country to one with lower wages or other operating costs

Answer 41

offshoring

Question 42

What do most climatologists see as a major cause of rising global temperatures?

Answer 42

Greenhouse gasses produced by burning fossil fuels

Question 43

The ______________ river’s water flow has been greatly reduced due to irrigation issues.

Answer 43

Colorado River