Economies
Both the US and Canada have what type of economy?
What is Market Economy
For someone immigrating to the US, what must they first obtain to technically live here? (the beginning of the citizen process)
What is a Green Card.
What is the name of the mountain range that starts in Canada, goes down through Montana, Wyoming and Colorado, and Mexico, and eventually turns into the Andes in South America?
What are the Rockies.
How come 90% of Canada's population lives within 100 miles of the US border? (Other than just cold weather)
What is many territories up north are not easily inhabitable, and job opportunities.
What is a tax on imported or exported goods?
What is a Tariff.
What is a trade deficit?
When a nation is losing money on their economic exchanges.
How many different avenues are there for immigrating to Canada?
What is four. (Economic, family, protected persons and refugees, and humanitarian and other)
What region of the US is known for its incredible humidity, cotton plantations, NASCAR tracks and hospitality?
What is the South?
What are Canada's two primary languages?
What are English and French.
The Bay Area, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York are all examples of what? (two words)
What is a Metropolitan Area.
Which area in the Canadian and American economies has seen the most growth in recent years?
What is the service industry.
What form of Government does the United States have?
What is a Republican Democracy.
What is the United States' longest river?
What is the Mississippi.
What is the capital of Canada?
What is Ontario.
What are oils or fuels that come out of the earth?
What are Fossil Fuels?
When the United States ships cars and other products to other countries, they are called what?
What are exports.
What is the name of the Canadian representative body (They are a part of the government and represent the people)?
What is Parliament.
How many colonies would make up the beginning of the United States?
What is thirteen.
Which Canadian province sits north of Washington state, on the southwest coast, touching the Pacific Ocean?
What is British Columbia.
To be able to to speak two languages is called what?
What is Bilingual.
What is the name of the trade agreement amongst Mexico, the United States and Canada?
What is USMCA.
The Supreme Courts belong to what branch of the US Government?
What is the Judicial Branch.
Name two of the five Great Lakes between the US and Canada.
What are Superior, Huron, Ontario, Michigan and Erie.
Canada doesn't have a president, instead their leader is called a what?
What is a Prime Minister.
What is it called when a government or company sends contracts out to smaller companies or nations to make products for a cheaper price?
What is Outsourcing?