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Geography 8 Preising

Unit 2-US/Canada (Physical Geography, History & Culture)

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Geography 8 (Preisinger) Unit 2-US/Canada (Physical Geography, History and Culture) TEST
Three branches of the U.S. government.... Executive, Legislative, Judicial
Struggled for world leadership during the Cold War following WWII..... United States and Soviet Union
To declare ownership of a particular area..... annex
This region covers most of North America..... United States and Canada
The largest of the Great Lakes..... Superior
Where the Mississippi begins..... Minnesota
The St. Lawrence River connects these two..... Lake Ontario and the Atlantic Ocean
Second largest country in the world..... Canada
The Piedmont stretches from New Jersey to..... Alabama
Two official languages of Canada..... French and English
Occurred over the issue of slavery..... Civil War
Violence against citizens to obtain political goals..... terrorism
High ridge of the Rockies that determines which direction river flows..... Continental Divide
When power is divided between the national and state governments..... federalism
Overseas settlement tied to a parent country..... colony
Territory for the Inuit people of Canada..... Nunavut
Group of mountain ranges that run side by side..... cordillera
48 states of the United States that are connected..... contiguous
Highest point in North America..... Mount McKinley
In which direction does the Piedmont lie from the Appalachian Mountains? East
This state is located in the Piedmont region..... Georgia
What type of landscape is the Piedmont? fertile hills
How many provinces and territories make up Canada today? 10 provinces and 3 territories
About how many people live in the United States? 325 million
Most widely practiced religion in the United States..... Christianity
First European to arrive in Canada..... Viking Explorers
Most widely spoken language, after English, in the United States..... Spanish
Wind system that forms over the ocean in tropical areas..... hurricane
Long periods without rain..... drought
Severe winter storms, heavy snow..... blizzards
Smaller community around a larger city..... suburb
Windstorm that forms a funnel-shaped cloud..... tornado
Know where the following are on the located.... Columbia River, Rocky Mountains, Missouri River, Lake Superior, Mississippi River, Appalachian Mts
Know where the following are located on the map..... Mackenzie River, Interior Plains, Canadian Shield, St. Lawrence River Hudson Bay
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