U.S. & Canada Geography
Government
Founding Documents
Topic Mash Up
Canada
100
What type of map shows mountains, plains, rivers, and coasts?
What is a Physical Map?
100
A government whose power is limited by laws is called what?
What is a Limited Government?
100
What document contains the individual rights of U.S. citizens?
What is the Constitution?
100
What is a grievance?
What is a complaint?
100
Which would be the BEST primary source when studying early Canadian settlers, a photo or a diary?
What is a diary?
200
Name the 3 physical features shared by the United States and Canada.
What are Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, Great Lakes?
200
Is a government-run press a characteristic of a limited or unlimited government?
What is an Unlimited Government?
200
Which amendment protects freedom of religion, speech, press, petition, and assembly?
What is the 1st Amendment?
200
Beliefs, customs, and behaviors are all part of a group’s ________.
What is culture?
200
What is the main reason many Canadians live close to the U.S. border?
What is climate?
300
Which physical feature is a large, mostly flat area of land in the middle of the United States and Canada?
What are the Great Plains?
300
Is a democracy more likely to be an example of a limited or unlimited government?
What is a Limited Government?
300
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
What is to announce why the colonies were separating from Great Britain.
300
Is a diary written many years ago a primary or secondary source?
What is a primary source?
300
Freebie!
Freebie!
400
Which shared physical feature is a major mountain range in western Canada and the United States?
What are the Rocky Mountains?
400
A country is ruled by one or few, and its citizens have very few protected rights.
What is an Unlimited Government?
400
Which amendment protects people from unreasonable searches/seizures and a requires warrant?
What is the 4th Amendment?
400
Is a school textbook written today about Native Americans a primary or secondary source?
What is a secondary source?
400
Because of European settlement, what two languages are most commonly spoken in Canada today?
What are English and French?
500
Most Canadians live within about how many miles of the U.S. border?
What is 250 miles?
500
Why is limiting the power of government important?
What is to prevent human rights abuses?
500
The Declaration of Independence discusses 3 unalienable rights. Name all three.
What are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness?
500
Which amendment protects people from cruel and unusual punishment and unreasonable bail?
What is the 8th Amendment?
500
What word describes the original peoples of Canada who lived on the land long before European settlers arrived, including many groups who continue to live in northern Canada today?
What is indigenous?