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Chapter 5.1 : 1  Question: Which mountain range is hundreds of millions of years old and have been worn down by weather?  Answer: Appalachian Mountains Back to the Board

Chapter 5.1 : 2  Question: What connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean by a series of locks that raise or lower water levels?  Answer: St. Lawrence Seaway Back to the Board

Chapter 5.1 : 3  Question: Which mountain range contains the Continental Divide?  Answer: Rocky Mountains Back to the Board

Chapter 5.1 : 4  Question: Which river flows across the Northwest Territories to the Arctic Ocean?  Answer: Mackenzie River Back to the Board

Chapter 5.1 : 5  Question: What is the name of the land bridge over which nomads traveled from Asia to North America?  Answer: Beringia Back to the Board

Chapter 5.2 : 1  Question: The Ohio and Missouri Rivers are tributaries of which river?  Answer: Mississippi River Back to the Board

Chapter 5.2 : 2  Question: How are the Rocky Mountains different than the Appalachians?  Answer: they are younger and rise to much higher elevations Back to the Board

Chapter 5.2 : 3  Question: What do the following describe? ○ Tropical wet and dry climate ○ Over 4000 miles of swampland ○ Low human population  Answer: the Everglades Back to the Board

Chapter 5.2 : 4  Question: What landform borders Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Louisiana?  Answer: Mississippi River Back to the Board

Chapter 5.2 : 5  Question: What makes it possible for huge ships to sail directly from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?  Answer: locks Back to the Board

Chapter 5.3 : 1  Question: This landform is significant for dividing rivers that flow eastward from those that flow westward.  Answer: Continental Divide Back to the Board

Chapter 5.3 : 2  Question: The following describes who? ○ Adapted to environment ○ Traveled from Siberia to Alaska across Beringia ○ Hunted, fished, and gathered wild plants  Answer: early American nomads Back to the Board

Chapter 5.3 : 3  Question: What is the greatest natural resource of the Great Plains?  Answer: fertile soil Back to the Board

Chapter 5.3 : 4  Question: What is the name for the highest points of the Rocky Mountains?  Answer: Continental Divide Back to the Board

Chapter 5.3 : 5  Question: Why have the Appalachian Mountains had much more erosion than the Rockies?  Answer: they are much older (300 million years) Back to the Board

Chapter 6.1 : 1  Question: What kind of government allows for the people to elect officials to represent them?  Answer: representative democracy Back to the Board

Chapter 6.1 : 2  Question: What event nearly doubled the US in size in 1803?  Answer: Louisiana Purchase Back to the Board

Chapter 6.1 : 3  Question: What kind of economy allows for little government control over businesses, resources, and technology operated for profit by individuals?  Answer: free enterprise system Back to the Board

Chapter 6.1 : 4  Question: What is the name for American corporations that are involved in business worldwide?  Answer: multinationals Back to the Board

Chapter 6.1 : 5  Question: Sectionalism led to what event in the 1800s?  Answer: Civil War Back to the Board

Chapter 7.1 : 1  Question: The people who live in the Atlantic Provinces face the challenges of _________ and __________.  Answer: rugged terrain and harsh weather Back to the Board

Chapter 7.1 : 2  Question: What term is used to describe people of mixed French and native descent?  Answer: Métis Back to the Board

Chapter 7.1 : 3  Question: What was created that established a union of Upper and Lower Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick?  Answer: Dominion of Canada Back to the Board

Chapter 7.1 : 4  Question: The following are all reasons that most of Canada’s development took place where? ○ Milder climate ○ Fertile soils ○ Railway system  Answer: near the US border Back to the Board

Chapter 7.1 : 5  Question: Which provinces comprise the majority of the population and land mass of Canada?  Answer: Core Provinces (Ontario and Quebec) Back to the Board

Chapter 7.2 : 1  Question: What is the relative location of British Columbia?  Answer: western coast of Canada Back to the Board

Chapter 7.2 : 2  Question: Nunavut is home to what group of people?  Answer: Inuits Back to the Board

Chapter 7.2 : 3  Question: Describe the houses of Canada’s government.  Answer: Senate (appointed) and House of Commons (elected) Back to the Board

Chapter 7.2 : 4  Question: What is the name of the person in Canada who is the majority party’s leader?  Answer: Prime Minister Back to the Board

Chapter 7.2 : 5  Question: Which subregion of Canada includes Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta?  Answer: Prairie Provinces Back to the Board

Chapter 8 : 1  Question: What has the worst impact on a community’s infrastructure?  Answer: commuter traffic Back to the Board

Chapter 8 : 2  Question: Because people believe that many cultural identities results in separation, not national unity, they believe that immigrants should ____________.  Answer: assimilate Back to the Board

Chapter 8 : 3  Question: What term describes development increasing without planned growth?  Answer: urban sprawl Back to the Board

Chapter 8 : 4  Question: What kind of weapons have disease causing bacteria like anthrax?  Answer: biological Back to the Board

Chapter 8 : 5  Question: What legislation was created to preserve cultural diversity in Canada?  Answer: Canadian Multiculturalism Act Back to the Board

Random : 1  Question: Jobs like information processing, finance, medicine, and education are part of the ____________ industry.  Answer: service Back to the Board

Random : 2  Question: A region with several large cities, their suburbs, and nearby towns is called a ______________.  Answer: megalopolis Back to the Board

Random : 3  Question: A _________________ economy is one where manufacturing is no longer the country’s most important industry.  Answer: postindustrial Back to the Board

Random : 4  Question: _____________ communities emphasize that people should live and work in the same community.  Answer: sustainable Back to the Board

Random : 5  Question: What group of people attempt to gain territory or change government policies through force or threat of force?  Answer: terrorists Back to the Board