U.S. & Canada Review

Question 1

What are 2 major mountain ranges in the U.S.?

Answer 1

Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains

Question 2

What are the two largest rivers of the U.S.?

Answer 2

Missouri River
Mississippi River

Question 3

What is a continental divide?

Answer 3

Rivers on one side of a mountain flow west, and the other side flows east

Question 4

What is the Canadian Shield?

Answer 4

Around half of Canada and around the Hudson Bay; hard to farm, but lots of mining there

Question 5

What is the Canadian Shield?

Answer 5

Around half of Canada and around the Hudson Bay; hard to farm, but lots of mining there

Question 6

Name the three most common climates in the U.S.

Answer 6

Humid continental, humid subtropical, steppe

Question 7

What are the most common climates in Canada?

Answer 7

Tundra and subarctic

Question 8

What natural resources is Canada known for?

Answer 8

Oil, minerals, fishing

Question 9

Name at least 3 resources common in the U.S.

Answer 9

Oil, coal, natural gas

Question 10

What role do the colonies have in early US history?

Answer 10

Providing the early government; controlled by Great Britain

Question 11

Why did pioneers travel west?

Answer 11

Gold, a better life, economic opportunity, and better farming land

Question 12

Why did many people immigrate to the U.S, in the 1800s and 1900s?

Answer 12

For the land of economic opportunity

Question 13

Describe the positive and negative effects of industrialization

Answer 13

Positive: More jobs and things can be made quicker and better
Negative: It can make cities polluted, and it can be dangerous

Question 14

Who was the US fighting in the Cold War?

Answer 14

Soviet Union

Question 15

Why has the US fought in the Middle East (at least two reasons)?

Answer 15

To protect democracy and economy

Question 16

What does the Legislative Branch do?

Answer 16

Makes laws

Question 17

What does the Executive Branch do?

Answer 17

Enforces laws

Question 18

What does the Judicial Branch do?

Answer 18

Decides if laws are constitutional.

Question 19

Why is the process for creating a new law so long?

Answer 19

So, fewer bad laws are created, and more laws are safe.

Question 20

What is culture?

Answer 20

“Your way of life”
Ex. Religions, traditions, etc.

Question 21

Why is the U.S. so diverse?

Answer 21

It’s home to many different peoples and cultures.

Question 22

What is the most common religion in the U.S.?

Answer 22

Christianity

Question 23

What does it mean to be bilingual?

Answer 23

To be able to speak two languages

Question 24

What is the USMCA?

Answer 24

The trade agreement between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada

Question 25

What event triggered the "War on Terror?"

Answer 25

9/11 terrorist attack

Question 26

What are the first people in Canada called?

Answer 26

First Nations

Question 27

Who were the first Europeans to reach Canada?

Answer 27

Vikings or Norse.

Question 28

What 2 European countries colonized the most in Canada?

Answer 28

England and France.

Question 29

What is Urbanization

Answer 29

The movement of people to cities

Question 30

Why are railroads important in Canadian history?

Answer 30

It connected British Columbia with Eastern Canada

Question 31

How did immigrants help Canada's economy in the 1900s?

Answer 31

By creating industries as mining, oil agriculture, and causing the prairies to grow faster.

Question 32

What is a Constitutional Monarchy?

Answer 32

A system of government in which a monarchy shares power with a constitutionally organized government

Question 33

What does a Prime Minister do?

Answer 33

Member of the parliament and enforces laws: like the president