Maps & Borders
What two countries share the longest undefended border in the world?
What are the United States and Canada?
What mountain range runs from British Columbia to New Mexico?
What are the Rocky Mountains?
Which climate zone covers northern Canada and is very cold?
What is the Tundra?
Which U.S. region has the highest population density (Boston–DC corridor)?
What is the Northeast Corridor?
What is Canada’s national sport?
What is hockey?
What country borders the United States to the south?
What is Mexico?
What U.S. mountain range is known for Coal mining?
What are the Apalachians?
What U.S. region is hot, dry, and has limited farming?
What is the Southwest Desert?
Which Canadian region has a high population density?
What is Southern Ontario?
Name one cultural trait that makes the U.S. unique.
Fast food, Hollywood, sports, music.
What is the difference between a province and a state?
Provinces are part of Canada, states are part of the United States.
What physical region is known as the “breadbasket” because of farming?
What are the Great Plains?
What climate zone in the Northeast and Great Lakes region has four seasons?
What is Humid Continental?
Name one physical reason people settled in certain areas.
Fertile soil, rivers, mild climate.
What is one key cultural trait of Canada?
Bilingualism, Indigenous traditions, multiculturalism.
Name two major cities in Canada and two in the United States.
Toronto, Vancouver; New York, Los Angeles.
Which physical feature is rich in minerals but has poor farming soil?
What is the Canadian Shield?
What is the difference between adaptation and modification?
Adaptation = adjust to the environment; Modification = change the environment.
Name one economic reason people settled in certain areas.
Jobs, ports, industries.
How does geography affect modern issues like immigration or aging populations?
It impacts where people live, resources, culture, and politics.
Why do you think the U.S. and Canada have such close economic and cultural ties?
Because of geographic closeness, trade, shared border, and cultural connections.
Why are the Great Lakes important to both the U.S. and Canada?
Because of shipping, trade, and cities built around them.
Give one example of adaptation and one example of modification in North America.
Adaptation: Inuit clothing, storm shelters. Modification: Hoover Dam, deforestation.
What challenges do large population centers face?
Overcrowding, pollution, cost of living.
How is climate change affecting the U.S. and Canada today?
Examples: Miami flooding, Arctic ice melting.