Unit 2 Test- The US and Canada

Question 1

How does Canada compare in size to the United States?

Answer 1

Canada is 1.6% larger than the United States

Question 2

How do the populations of Canada and the United States compare?

Answer 2

The US is more populated than Canada

Question 3

How does the Rio Grande compare to the Nile?

Answer 3

The Rio Grande is the 26th longest and the Nile is the longest in the world

Question 4

How does Mt.Logan in Canada compare in size to the highest mountain in the United States?

Answer 4

Mt.Logan is smaller than Mt.McKinley

Question 5

What islands form a state in the United States?

Answer 5

Hawaiian Islands

Question 6

What are the highest mountains in the United States?

Answer 6

The Rocky Mountains

Question 7

Where are most below-sea-level elevations, inland or coastal?

Answer 7

Coastal

Question 8

Which lake does the St.Lawrence River connect to the Atlantic Ocean?

Answer 8

Lake Ontario

Question 9

What does the map show?

Answer 9

Selected Native peoples of North America, c.1600

Question 10

In terms of population, how was North America then similar to North America today?

Answer 10

There are more people living in the US than Canada

Question 11

Which native peoples probably did the most farming?

Answer 11

Creek, Choctaw, Apalachee

Question 12

What is Canada’s national capital?

Answer 12

Ottawa

Question 13

What US state has the longest border with Canada?

Answer 13

Alaska

Question 14

What Canadian territory borders the Labrador Sea?

Answer 14

New Foundland

Question 15

To which country do most people travel?

Answer 15

About the same

Question 16

Which country has invested more in the other?

Answer 16

US has more than Canada

Question 17

Which category of comparison is probably the most accurate?

Answer 17

Tourism and Trade

Question 18

What is Canada’s most widespread economic activity?

Answer 18

Hunting, fishing, and forestry

Question 19

Near what bodies of water could an American or Canadian fisherman live?

Answer 19

Pacific and Atlantic

Question 20

In what part of the US would you find the most cattle?

Answer 20

Western

Question 21

What natural hazards more affect Alaska?

Answer 21

Volcanoes

Question 22

Which part of the US is most likely to deal with flooding?

Answer 22

Eastern, South Eastern, Western, and Midwestern

Question 23

Which natural hazard most threatens the southern US?

Answer 23

Tropical storms

Question 24

How vulnerable is Canada to natural hazards?

Answer 24

Not very vulnerable

Question 25

In what areas is US population density the highest?

Answer 25

1) Eastern 2) Around great lake cities of Chicago and Detroit 3) Southern California

Question 26

Which color represents the most widespread population density level in the US?

Answer 26

Yellow

Question 27

What is the population density around Winnipeg?

Answer 27

25-129 persons per square mile