Palladino Geography 8 - Practice Test Chapter 3
Chapter 3: North America
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is one of Canada's Atlantic (Maritime) provinces:
a. Quebec b. British Columbia c. Manitoba d. Nova Scotia e. Maine
2. The United States population is about ______times larger than that of Canada.
a. 25 b. 10 c. 3 d. 2 e. Canada's population is about the same size as the United States
3. Hispanic-Americans today constitute roughly ______percent of the United States population.
a. 2 b. 5 c.15 d. 25 e. 40
4. The lowest of the major mountain chains which is found in the eastern United States is:
a. The Rockies b. The Cascades c. The Appalachians d. The Atlantic Mountains
e. There are no mountains in the eastern United States
5. Which Western United States city is least likely to suffer the drying effects of the "rain shadow" phenomenon? (You may need to use a map to determine which cities are on the dry side of the mountains.)
a. Las Vegas b. Denver c. Salt Lake City d. San Francisco e. Phoenix
6. Approximately ______% of the United States population resides on the nation's farms.
a. 1 b. 5 c. 12.5 d. 24 e. 33
7. Which of the following jobs belongs to the tertiary sector of the American economy?
a. computer systems specialist
b. chief executive of a multinational corporation
c. auto assembly line welder
d. community college professor
e. a farmer
8. For the US region known as the South, which statement is not true?
a. Cities have been growing rapidly as part of the Sunbelt.
b. The gap between rich and poor is wider in this region than any other US region.
c. All rural areas are experiencing a decline in the importance of agriculture.
d. In the 1990's, Japanese and European manufacturers were active investors in this region.
e. Miami is a "gateway to Latin America", but other cities in the South are competing for influence.
9. Which city is not located within the American Manufacturing Belt (the Core)?
a. Atlanta b. New York c. Detroit d. Chicago e. Philadelphia
10. Which state contains territory in the Intermontane Basin and Plateau physiographic province?
a. Nevada b. Oklahoma c. Pennsylvania d. New York e. Wisconsin
11. The two major language groups in Canada are:
a. English and Spanish b. English and French c. English and Canadian
d. Canadian and French e. Only English is spoken widely in Canada
12. Which is a characteristic of Canada's economy?
a. It is becoming more oriented to internal east-west trade rather than cross-border north-south trade.
b. It is not very diverse, with almost all exports consisting of forestry products.
c. It is closely tied to its NAFTA trade partners’ (Mexico and the United States) economies.
d. Four-fifths of its exports go to England.
e. all of the above
13. Though not as important as it once was, much of the economic fortune of Texas has been based on which raw material?
a. coal b. cactus juice c. molybdenum d. electricity e. oil
14. One of the most important factors in the industrial growth of the Pacific Northwest has been:
a. cheap oil b. cheap hydroelectric power c. the Seattle Seahawks
d. the damming of the Colorado River e. none of these
15. The newest North American region which is rapidly growing and has attracted many Californians is:
a. The Western Frontier
b. The Core
c. The Maritime Northeast
d. The Northern Frontier
e. The Continental Interior
16. The North American region which is the largest but least densely populated is:
a. The Western Frontier
b. The Core
c. The Maritime Northeast
d. The Northern Frontier
e. The Continental Interior
TRUE or FALSE
17. Most of the residents of Quebec are Francophone.
a. true b. false
18. African Americans are starting to move back to the South after years of moving north.
a. true b. false
19. Americans of European background continue to make up the vast majority of the population and will continue to be over 50% of the population through the rest of the century.
a. true b. false
20. Most Americans are employed in the primary sector of the economy.
a. true b. false
21. The African-American population grew larger than the Hispanic population in the late 1990's, making it the largest U.S. minority thereafter.
a. true b. false
22. British Columbia has a high percentage of exports to Pacific Rim countries, since it is the closest to East Asia of the Pacific Hinge sub-region.
a. true b. false
23. In spite of its central location, Main Street Canada only contains a modest 11 percent of Canada's population.
a. true b. false
24. California is America's most populous and multiethnic state.
a. true b. false
25. Silicon Valley is considered the first of the Technopoles.
a. true b. false
26. Most Canadians live within 200 miles of the United States' border.
a. true b. false
27. The Nunavut Territory, which along with the other two northern territories makes up 1/2 of Canada's land, is populated primarily with native peoples who are now allowed to have some measure of self-governance.
a. true b. false