Geography of North America, The: Environment, Culture, Economy 2nd Edition by Susan Hardwick test ba

GeoStandard2:   3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface.
 

10) The combined area of Canada and the United States covers about what percent of the world's land area?
A) 5%
B) 13%
C) 25%
D) 40%
Answer:  B
Diff: 3
Chapter Section:  Why Study North America?
Bloom's Taxonomy:  2 Comprehension - Estimate
GeoStandard1:   4. The physical and human characteristics of places.
GeoStandard2:   3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface.
 
11) Which country in North America was the last to achieve independence from colonial rule?
A) The United States
B) Canada
C) Mexico
D) Greenland
Answer:  D
Diff: 2
Chapter Section:  Why Study North America?
Bloom's Taxonomy:  2 Comprehension - Recognize
GeoStandard1:  13. How forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth's surface.
GeoStandard2:   4. The physical and human characteristics of places.
12) Most immigrants from Latin America and Asia have arrived in the United States when?
A) Around American independence
B) In the 19th and early 20th century
C) Since the 1960s
D) Since the 1990s
Answer:  C
Diff: 2
Chapter Section:  Why Study North America?
Bloom's Taxonomy:  2 Comprehension - Estimate
GeoStandard1:   9. The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on Earth's surface.
GeoStandard2:  10. The characteristics, distributions, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics.
 

13) In contrast to the United States, Canada is divided into provinces and what?
A) Territories
B) States
C) Regions
D) Localities
Answer:  A
Diff: 2
Chapter Section:  Why Study North America?
Bloom's Taxonomy:  1 Knowledge - Select
GeoStandard1:   4. The physical and human characteristics of places.
GeoStandard2:  10. The characteristics, distributions, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics.
 
14) The prime minister in Canada fulfills which of the following roles?
A) The chief executive of the country
B) A member of the legislative branch
C) A member of the nobility
D) Both A and B
Answer:  D
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.
 
15) Canada's government is an example of what form of government in which the prime minister is both the chief executive and a member of the legislature?
A) A presidential republic
B) A parliamentary system
C) A socialist collective
D) A republic
Answer:  B
Diff: 2
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.

16) A presidential republic, such as the United States, has what characteristics?
A) The judicial and the legislative branches are linked
B) The president and the executive branch are separate
C) The executive and legislative branches of government are linked
D) The executive and legislative branches of government are separate
Answer:  D
Diff: 3
Chapter Section:  Why Study North America?
Bloom's Taxonomy:  2 Comprehension - Recognize
GeoStandard1:  13. How forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth's surface.
 
17) What country in North America has the largest total number of immigrants of any country in the world?
A) The United States
B) Canada
C) Greenland
D) None of the above
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.
 
18) Garreau's Nine Nations of North America are examples of what type of region?
A) Formal
B) Functional
C) Landform
D) Agricultural
Answer:  A
Diff: 3
Chapter Section:  Approaches Used in This Book
Bloom's Taxonomy:  3 Application - Relate