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Geography 8 Preising
Unit 2-US/Canada (Physical Geography, History & Culture)
Question | Answer |
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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 |