The least of the least (Northern America)

Question 1

Canada was almost completely covered by … until …

Answer 1

glaciers
15, 000 years ago

Question 2

As a warming trend began to develop, this sheet of ice up to … thick had melted

Answer 2

3 km

Question 3

As a result, the … with its numerous lakes, is now the …

Answer 3

Canadian Shield
Greatest reservoir of freshwater on earth

Question 4

Being among the … on earth, the Canadian Shield is also rich in … and strongly …

Answer 4

oldest rock
minerals
eroded

Question 5

The Canadian major cities, as … - … - …. are very … or …

Answer 5

Toronto
Montreal
Vancouver
Cosmopolitan
Multiethnic

Question 6

In 2021, respectively … % - … % - … % of their population was …

Answer 6

47% (Toronto)
24% (Montreal)
42% (Vancouver)
Born abroad

Question 7

The Canadian average is … % first among … countries and one of the … on earth

Answer 7

23%
G7
highest

Question 8

Quebec city’s percentage of born-abroad population is only … %, Montreal having … % of all immigrants in the province

Answer 8

6.7%
90%

Question 9

The … are the first major mountain range one encounters when travelling west in Canada

Answer 9

Rockies

Question 10

After this range on the … in Canada or in … in the US, there are other ranges such as … - … - …

Answer 10

Alberta-BC border
Colorado
Cascades
Sierra Nevada
Coast Range

Question 11

The four regional divisons used by the United States Census Bureau are the … - … - … - …

Answer 11

Northeast
Midwest
South
West

Question 12

The eastern half of the USA has a … than the western half

Answer 12

higher population density

Question 13

In fact, west of the Mississippi River there are a few … in the … except for … and …

Answer 13

inhabitants
countryside
Texas
California

Question 14

It is also … and … in altitude in the … part of the US

Answer 14

drier
higher
western

Question 15

There is a growing … population in the majority of the … States of the US : … - … - … are home to … % of them

Answer 15

Hispanic
Southern
California
Texas
Florida
55%

Question 16

A proportion of … % of Hispanic-Americans has a … origin

Answer 16

64%
Mexican

Question 17

The Hispanics are growing rapidly not only in numbers (… M or … % of the US population in 2021)

Answer 17

63M
19%

Question 18

The United States is the … and has the … of the planet

Answer 18

world’s most powerful country
largest economy

Question 19

… are present on … and the military expenditures of the USA represents … % to … % of the world total

Answer 19

Americans troops
every continent
35 to 40%

Question 20

… is a colloquial term for the area of the United States where … are most frequent

Answer 20

Tornado Alley
tornadoes

Question 21

… % of tornadoes hit this region of the U.S because … - … from … and the … meets … - … from the … and … - … from the …

Answer 21

90%
cold
dry air
Canada
Rockies
warm
moist air
Gulf of Mexico
hot
dry air
Sonoran Desert

Question 22

The north of … - … - … are the most active areas for tornadoes

Answer 22

Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas

Question 23

In the USA, there are up to … tornadoes per year

Answer 23

1000

Question 24

At the opposite, the … with its mountainous terrain, is … protected from tornadoes

Answer 24

Rockies
naturally

Question 25

The …, regrouping … - … - … rivers, it drains most in the United States interior

Answer 25

Mississippi
Ohio
Misouri

Question 26

The MOM Bassin is also an … means of …

Answer 26

important
transportation