Unit 2 US and Canada's Geography

Vocabulary

100

1. Rivers run from their ________________ to an Ocean or Lake.

Headwaters

200

Hawaii’s climate:

Tropical

300

Climate regions vary with changes in elevation and ______________

Latitude

400

Climate shared by Northern California, Oregon, and the state of Washington?

Marine West-Coast

500

1. Trees grow in cold or high altitude climates:

Below the Timberline

US & Canada

100

The Standard of Living in the United States and Canada is best described as:

High

200

1. Natural Resources common to both the United States and Canada:

• Timber, Fisheries, Mineral Deposits, Soil, Water

300

Tornado’s develops out of:

Supercells

400

The growth of cities like Quebec, Chicago, and Milwaukee depended upon

inland waterways

500

Which is not included in the Pacific Ranges?(near the Pacific Ocean)

A. Mount McKinley       B. Sierra Nevada’s       C. Cascade Range      D. Canadian Shield

Canadian Shield

US

100

1. Death Valley is a distinct feature of the _______________.

Great Basin

200

1. The Mississippi River empties into which geographical feature?

Gulf of Mexico

300

Which of the following Mountains run through the state of West Virginia?

Appalachian Mountains

400

1. Which Great Lakes is entirely in the United States?

Michigan

500

Common vegetation / native plants of the Great Plains:

Mosses

Canada

100

1. Canada is located directly _____________ of the United States of America.

North

200

Official language of Quebec, Canada?

French

300

Canadian Lake with largest Canadian Population?

Lake Huron

400

1. Once was one of the world’s richest fishing grounds until overfishing caused the Canadian Government to ban Cod fishing:

Grand Banks of Canada

500

Canada was originally a ______________________ of Great Britain.

Dominion

Potpourri

100

The first U.S. National Park

Yellowstone

200

Most people of the United States and Canada are:

immigrants

300

1. How do Canada and the United States differ?

A. Population Density

B. Climate

C. Government Health Programs

400

Enslaved African Americans who escaped to Canada were:

protected

500

After 1776 the American colonies revolted and ruled themselves under:

Republic