Geography Landforms
This broad grassland region runs north–south through the central United States and is known for fertile soils used for growing grains.
What are the Great Plains
The five huge freshwater lakes that sit on the US–Canada border as a group are called these.
What are the Great Lakes
When a country has people from many different cultures living together, it is often called this (one word).
What is multiculturalism (or multicultural)
Citizens in a representative democracy choose people to make decisions for them; these elected people are called what?
What are elected representatives?
The economic system in the United States where private individuals own businesses and compete for customers is called what?
What is the free enterprise system (or capitalism)
These mountains run along the western part of North America from Canada toward New Mexico and include many high peaks.
What are the Rocky Mountains
This river system, about 2,350 miles long, has been a major trade and transportation route running roughly north–south through the central United States.
What is the Mississippi River
Two official languages and strong French influence describe which Canadian province known for its French-speaking population? (Name the province.)
What is Quebec
List two duties (required) and two responsibilities (expected) of U.S. citizens from the unit materials.
Duties: obey laws, pay taxes, jury duty, attend school, defend nation; Responsibilities: vote, be informed, respect others
Name two benefits of the free enterprise system noted in the unit.
Private property, economic freedom, profit, competition;
Name the oldest mountain range in eastern North America that stretches into Canada and lies west of the Atlantic coastal plain.
What are the Appalachian Mountains
Name the large inland sea in east-central Canada that covers much of that region.
What is the Hudson Bay
Give two reasons why many people immigrate to the United States — list one economic reason and one social/cultural reason.
New jobs; Religious freedom, Freedom or education;
Explain the difference between limited government and unlimited government, and give one example of a right protected under a limited government.
Limited government restricts power by a constitution; example right: freedom of speech;
Which type of economic system places more control over production and distribution in the hands of the government — free enterprise, socialist, or communist? Explain briefly.
Communist system — government controls production and distribution;
This interior region contains rolling flatlands and includes major cities such as Chicago and Detroit; it lies between the Appalachian Mountains and the Great Plains.
What are the Central Lowlands
Explain why coastal areas tend to have milder climates than inland areas; include one example of a U.S. coastal climate region and one inland/desert region.
Coastal areas moderate temperatures because oceans store heat (example: Pacific Coast mild), inland/desert areas heat/cool quickly (example: Great Basin desert)
This U.S. state is the least populated state due to factors like extreme cold weather
What is Alaska
Why is voting important in a democratic society? Give two reasons based on the lesson materials.
Voting gives citizens a voice in selecting leaders and shaping laws; non-voting reduces impact;
Give one example from the unit of how natural resources or geography influence economic activity in the U.S. or Canada.
Example: Fertile soils of the Great Plains support grain farming; rivers like the Mississippi aid trade;
What is the term used for a region of parallel mountain chains that describes the Rockies and other western ranges, and give one example of a peak or range in that system.
What is a cordillera (Rocky Mountains or Sierra Nevada Mountain Range)
Identify the western manmade reservoir formed by Hoover Dam, and name one major river that supplies water to the American West.
What is Lake Mead? River example: Colorado River.
Describe where most Canadians live relative to the country’s land area (use urban/suburban vs. remote and explain why).
Most Canadians live in urban/suburban areas near the southern border because northern areas are cold and sparsely populated.
Complete the comparison: In a dictatorship, individual rights are often not protected; in a democracy, individual rights are protected by what (name the legal safeguard)?
What is a constitution or laws protecting rights?
Describe how competition in a free enterprise system helps consumers, using an example (real or from the unit)
Competition lowers prices and improves quality — e.g., businesses improve products to attract customers.