Minnesota
U.S.A.
Canada
Mapping
Grab Bag
100
What type of vegetation is found in Minnesota?
Deciduous forest, Coniferous Forest, and Prairie Grassland
100
Why are the Great Lakes so important to the United States and Canada?
It contains 21% of the earth's fresh water--and is the largest source of freshwater in the world.
100
Why do most Canadians live within 100 miles of the US border?
warm climates
100
What is the name of 0 degrees latitude?
Equator
100
What government system elects their leaders and has a king/queen?
Constitutional Monarchy.
200
What attracts people to want to move to Minnesota?
Quality Schools, Jobs, Healthcare, Family
200
Where in the USA do most people live?
Along the eastern coast of the USA.
200
Why are the USA and Canada so similar?They both were colonized by the British.
They both were colonized by the British.
200
What is the name of 0 degrees longitude?
Prime Meridian
200
If it is 10 PM in New York, what time is it in Minnesota?
9 PM
300
What are the three main agricultural products grown in Minnesota?
Sweet Corn, Sugar Beets, and Soybeans?
300
Why is urban sprawl negative?
habitat loss, more traffic jams, loss of farmland, more pollution
300
Why was Nunavut created?
So the Inuit could govern themselves.
300
What map would you look at to find out about natural resources and how the land is used?
economic map
300
Why does the SW region of the USA have a water shortage?
Arid climate and an increasing population.
400
What city in Minnesota is known throughout the world for it's quality hospital called the Mayo Clinic?
Rochester
400
What happens to an immigrants culture when they move to the USA?
They keep a little of their own culture, and begin learning some American ways.
400
Why do some people in Quebec want to secede from Canada?
They feel more French than Canadian.
400
What map shows rivers, mountains, and elevation?
Physical map
400
How is a refugee different from an immigrant?
A refugee is forced to leave for their own safety or survival. An immigrant chooses to move.
500
What waterway helps transport Minnesota iron ore to Pennsylvania steel mills?
Great Lakes
500
What are invasive species bad for the Great Lakes?
The invasive species eat up all of the food leaving little for the native species.
500
TRUE/FALSE The United States and Canada have a low standard of living and a Constitutional Monarchy.
FALSE--they have a high standard of living and both elect their leaders making them both a democracy.
500
Where are the warmest climates found?
Near the equator.
500
How have humans interacted with their environment?
Hoover Dam, Pollution in the Great Lakes, Climate Change/Global Warming
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