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The Geography of North America, 2e (Hardwick)
Chapter 1 Introduction
1) What colonial power settled Greenland?
A) France
B) Spain
C) Britain
D) Denmark
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Chapter Section: Why Study North America?
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1 Knowledge - Select
GeoStandard1: 12. The process, patterns, and functions of human settlement.
GeoStandard2: 4. The physical and human characteristics of places.
2) People who speak English are known as what?
A) Francophones
B) Anglophones
C) Engophones
D) Americans
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Chapter Section: Why Study North America?
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1 Knowledge - Select
GeoStandard1: 10. The characteristics, distributions, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics.
GeoStandard2: 9. The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on Earth's surface.
3) Francophones are people who speak what language?
A) French
B) German
C) Frankish
D) English
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Chapter Section: Why Study North America?
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1 Knowledge - Select
GeoStandard1: 10. The characteristics, distributions, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics.
GeoStandard2: 9. The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on Earth's surface.
4) During the 19th and early 20th centuries the majority of immigrants to the United States were from what part of the world?
A) Western Europe
B) Eastern and Southern Europe
C) Latin America and Asia
D) Africa
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Chapter Section: Why Study North America?
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1 Knowledge - Select
GeoStandard1: 9. The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on Earth's surface.
GeoStandard2: 4. The physical and human characteristics of places.
5) Most of the population of Canada lives in what part of the country?
A) In Western Canada
B) In Eastern Canada
C) Within 150 miles of a coast
D) Within 150 miles of the U.S. — Canada border
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Chapter Section: Why Study North America?
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1 Knowledge - Select
GeoStandard1: 9. The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on Earth's surface.
GeoStandard2: 4. The physical and human characteristics of places.
6) Canada's political system, in which the Queen of England is the official head of state, but a prime minister is the elected head of the federal government, is called what?
A) A Commonwealth
B) A Republic
C) A Monarchy
D) Socialism
Answer: A
Diff: 3
Chapter Section: Why Study North America?
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1 Knowledge - Select
GeoStandard1: 13. How forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth's surface.
GeoStandard2: 10. The characteristics, distributions, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics.
7) Joel Garreau, in his book Nine Nations of North America divided the continent based on what characteristic?
A) Landforms
B) Political divisions
C) Cultural characteristics
D) All of the above
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Chapter Section: Approaches Used in This Book
Bloom's Taxonomy: 2 Comprehension - Select
GeoStandard1: 6. How culture and experience influence people's perception of places and regions.
GeoStandard2: 5. That people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity.
8) An area of near uniformity in one or more characteristics is called what?
A) A functional region
B) A formal region
C) A perceptual region
D) A core region
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Chapter Section: Approaches Used in This Book
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1 Knowledge - Select
GeoStandard1: 5. That people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity.
GeoStandard2: 3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface.
9) A region created by a shared set of links or spatial interactions is called what?
A) A functional region
B) A formal region
C) A perceptual region
D) A core region
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Chapter Section: Approaches Used in This Book
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1 Knowledge - Select
GeoStandard1: 5. That people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity.
Chapter 1 Introduction
1) What colonial power settled Greenland?
A) France
B) Spain
C) Britain
D) Denmark
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Chapter Section: Why Study North America?
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1 Knowledge - Select
GeoStandard1: 12. The process, patterns, and functions of human settlement.
GeoStandard2: 4. The physical and human characteristics of places.
2) People who speak English are known as what?
A) Francophones
B) Anglophones
C) Engophones
D) Americans
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Chapter Section: Why Study North America?
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1 Knowledge - Select
GeoStandard1: 10. The characteristics, distributions, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics.
GeoStandard2: 9. The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on Earth's surface.
3) Francophones are people who speak what language?
A) French
B) German
C) Frankish
D) English
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Chapter Section: Why Study North America?
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1 Knowledge - Select
GeoStandard1: 10. The characteristics, distributions, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics.
GeoStandard2: 9. The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on Earth's surface.
4) During the 19th and early 20th centuries the majority of immigrants to the United States were from what part of the world?
A) Western Europe
B) Eastern and Southern Europe
C) Latin America and Asia
D) Africa
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Chapter Section: Why Study North America?
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1 Knowledge - Select
GeoStandard1: 9. The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on Earth's surface.
GeoStandard2: 4. The physical and human characteristics of places.
5) Most of the population of Canada lives in what part of the country?
A) In Western Canada
B) In Eastern Canada
C) Within 150 miles of a coast
D) Within 150 miles of the U.S. — Canada border
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Chapter Section: Why Study North America?
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1 Knowledge - Select
GeoStandard1: 9. The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on Earth's surface.
GeoStandard2: 4. The physical and human characteristics of places.
6) Canada's political system, in which the Queen of England is the official head of state, but a prime minister is the elected head of the federal government, is called what?
A) A Commonwealth
B) A Republic
C) A Monarchy
D) Socialism
Answer: A
Diff: 3
Chapter Section: Why Study North America?
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1 Knowledge - Select
GeoStandard1: 13. How forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth's surface.
GeoStandard2: 10. The characteristics, distributions, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics.
7) Joel Garreau, in his book Nine Nations of North America divided the continent based on what characteristic?
A) Landforms
B) Political divisions
C) Cultural characteristics
D) All of the above
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Chapter Section: Approaches Used in This Book
Bloom's Taxonomy: 2 Comprehension - Select
GeoStandard1: 6. How culture and experience influence people's perception of places and regions.
GeoStandard2: 5. That people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity.
8) An area of near uniformity in one or more characteristics is called what?
A) A functional region
B) A formal region
C) A perceptual region
D) A core region
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Chapter Section: Approaches Used in This Book
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1 Knowledge - Select
GeoStandard1: 5. That people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity.
GeoStandard2: 3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface.
9) A region created by a shared set of links or spatial interactions is called what?
A) A functional region
B) A formal region
C) A perceptual region
D) A core region
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Chapter Section: Approaches Used in This Book
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1 Knowledge - Select
GeoStandard1: 5. That people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity.