Just the facts, please
Geography is:
The study of the planet Earth.
What type of government does Canada and America have?
Both are democracies.
The US has ____ states, Hawaii being the last one added in 1959.
50 states
Like the US and its states, Canada has ten ________.
Provinces (with three territories above the provinces at the top of the world).
What is the largest mountain system in North America? (Hint: It extends from the US up through Canada)
Rocky Mountains
What does culture mean?
The ideas, art, and way of life of a group of people.
People who live in the urban areas live in the_______.
City or suburbs
The Northeast has the nation’s highest “population density” – what does that mean?
It means that more people live in close distance of each other here than anywhere else in the country (it is more crowded)
What is the symbol of Canada’s flag?
The maple leaf.
What ocean boarders US and Canada to the west?
Pacific Ocean
Location helps us determine where a place is at. Sometimes the exact location is needed, and the _________________ help in pinpointing the location.
Lines of latitude and longitude
The growth of machine-powered production in an economy:
Industrialization
What is the longest river in the US?
Can you state the two primary languages spoken in Canada?
English and French.
What ocean boarders US and Canada to the east?
Pacific Ocean
Lines of latitude run how? Lines of longitude run how?
East to westNorth and south
What four Great Lakes touch both US and Canada
Most Americans earn a living doing service jobs. List some examples of jobs in that area:
Some of these jobs include schools, hospitals, and banks.
True or False:Canada is a huge country, but has a similar population to the US.
False; while Canada is very large, there are only about 10% of the people living there as compared to the US.
What do we call the boundary formed by the Rocky Mountains that separates East and West flowing rivers?
Continental Divide
There are five themes of geography:
1)Location2) Place3) Human/environment interaction 4) Movement5) Region
What is the main difference between developed and undeveloped nations?
Developed nations have more wealth, technology, better education, and medicine.
What is the tallest mountain in North America? (Hint: it is in Alaska)
Mount McKinley (Denali)
What is Canada's longest river? What is the 2nd longest river?
Between the Rockies and Appalachian Mts. lies a huge plains area. What do we call this area in Canada? What do we call this area in the US?
Interior Plains and Great Plains