Unit 2 Test Review
1.Most tornadoes occur in what landform region of North America? (p. 126)
2. What are the Everglades? (p. 126)
3. What connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean? (p. 129)
4. What condition of the land helps explain the sparse human population of Alaska and Canada? (p. 123)
5. What mountain range is the location of the Continental Divide? (p. 120)
6. How does the government work in a representative democracy? (p. 139)
7. What is the free enterprise system? (p. 140)
8. What is a corporationcalled that engages in business worldwide? (p. 142)
9. In the 1800s sectionalism grew rapidly and caused what conflict? (p. 136)
10. What type of industry includes fields like information processing, finance, medicine, and education? (p. 142)
11. What is the natural boundary to the west of Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Louisiana? (p. 121, map)
12. What was the purpose for the St. Lawrence Seaway? (p. 129)
13. What was the lifestyle of the early nomads of North America? (p. 135)
14. What is the key natural resource of the Great Plains? (p. 121)
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15. What was the government of the U.S. after 1776? (p. 139)
16. What is the purpose of smart growth? (p. 178)
17. What is a sustainable community? (p. 178)
18. What is urban sprawl? (p. 176)
19. What do the governments of both the United States and Canada have in common? (pp. 139, 158)
20. Who sold the U.S. the Louisiana Purchase? (p. 136)
21. How are prices determined in a market economy? (p. 91)
Graphic 1
When using a timeline, it is important to understand the importance of each of the items listed. The title is an important item. This timeline shows the completion of the continental U.S. as we know it today. The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States. The annexation of Texas led to the Mexican War between Mexico and the U.S., and later the Mexican Cession, which cost Mexico over half of its land and gave the U.S. several states: California, Washington, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. The acquisition of Oregon, defined the northwest border between Canada (territory of the British) and the U.S. The Gadsden Purchase was a narrow strip of land south of New Mexico and Arizona, purchased to allow the southern branch of the Transcontinental Railroad.
Graphic 2
The political map shows the direction of the movement of Native Americans as they were removed from their native lands which were wanted by settlers and into lands unavailable to settlers. The Wisconsin Territory was the original Indian Territory, until U.S. expansion led settlers into that area. U.S. settlers were not supposed to enter the lands west of the Mississippi River. All Indians were removed by the federal government into the new Indian Territory (land which eventually became Oklahoma and Kansas.
Graphic 3(top of next column)
You received this map when you saw Inside 9/11 if you were in class on Thursday, 10/14. The political map shows 10 terrorist attacks on American citizens all over the world from 1979 through 2001. The true goal of terrorism is to change the behavior of the people the action is against. If the people change their lives, the terrorists succeed. Some attacks were on military targets, others were against civilians. A civilian is a person who is not in the military. Not all of the attacks are related. The attack on the Federal Building in Oklahoma City was by local terrorists.
Graphic 4
The activity in class showing the settlement/migration pattern of the U.S. involved a lot of work using population numbers and percentages of change. The change in population is given for you as is the percentage of change. If it is necessary for you to find these figures on your own, use the following formula: subtract the older number from the newer number then divide the result by the old number. (New – Old ÷ Old).
Graphic 5
The political map shows the 12 climate zones of the world. North America is the only continent that experiences each of the 12 climates. If you remember the location of the regions of the U.S. and Canada, it will be easier to describe where each climate is located.
U.S. regions: Northeast, Midwest, South, West
Canadian regions: Atlantic Provinces, Core Provinces, Prairie Provinces, Pacific Province and Terriroties
Graphic 6
When analyzing a political cartoon, you need to be aware of symbols and current events (or historical events if it is a historical cartoon). Read all words included in the illustration and look up any terms you don’t understand.
The topic of this cartoon is on a flag “The War on Terrorism.” The flag is held by Uncle Sam who is riding a horse. Uncle Sam is a universal symbol for the United States. The horse is an old means of transportation. Uncle Sam is asking the other man if he is going to come or stay (meaning is he going to help the U.S. fight the war on terror or stay at home). The other man is on a camel with a blanket reading “Muslim Regimes,” which refers to the Muslim governments of the Middle East (Southwest Asia). He is on a camel because that is a form of transportation in that part of the world. The man is hesitant in answering Uncle Sam and the camel is looking at a man who is under one of his hooves. On top of the man coming out of the water is the word “extremists” and he is carrying a sword. He represents the Muslim extremists responsible for the attacks which led to the war on terror. If the man on the camel says he will help Uncle Sam, the extremist will probably kill him and his camel. Now to relate this to the actual events, Muslim countries were afraid to help the U.S. in the war because they feared terrorist retaliation against them and their citizens. Sometimes people in the U.S. did not understand the issues facing the Muslim countries.
Graphic 7
This graphic is a population pyramid showing the population of the United States in 1980. A population pyramid breaks the population down according to age and gender. Males are on the left and females are on the right. Ages are broken down into five year periods. To understand the pyramid, look at where the largest numbers are. As a group moves up the pyramid their numbers will grow smaller. If you notice, in 1980 there are not as many children ages 0-9 and 10-14. As they go up the pyramid, their numbers will grow smaller. At some point in the future, there will be more retired people than working people. A population can usually be divided into three groups: children/students, working adults, and retired older adults. An easy way to think of this is as “Shirkers—Workers—Shirkers.” Shirkers are the non-working children and retired older adults. The workers are the adults in the middle. The workers are basically supporting two other groups.
Graphic 8
The four speakers are addressing the issue of urban sprawl. To understand the comments, you need to understand that urban sprawl is the uncontrolled growth of a city. Los Angeles is an example of uncontrolled growth. The more a city spreads out, the more difficult it is for the city to provide infrastructure (services like: power, communications, roads, signal lights, maintenance, sewer, sanitation). Limiting a city’s growth is a logical solution, but it also creates other conflicts. Read the passage carefully and make notes of anything you don’t understand or things you think are important.
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