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

A) Canada and Alaska
B) Canada and the continental United States
C) The continental United States and Mexico
D) Canada and Greenland
Answer:  B
Diff: 1
Chapter Section:  Why Study North America?
Bloom's Taxonomy:  1 Knowledge - Select
GeoStandard1:   4. The physical and human characteristics of places.
GeoStandard2:  13. How forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth's surface.
 

28) By using the Geographic Perspective in Geographic Analysis
A) We can study the Earth's physical systems with reference to people, cultures and cultural landscapes.
B) We can study the Earth's people, cultures, and cultural landscapes with reference to political economies.
C) We can study political economies in reference to Earth's physical systems.
D) All of the above.
Answer:  D
Diff: 1
Chapter Section:  Why Study Regional Geography?
Bloom's Taxonomy:  2 Comprehension - Recognize
GeoStandard1:   3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface.
 
29) The Dominion of Canada was ratified in 1867, separating Canada from what?
A) The United States
B) The Netherlands
C) Quebec
D) Great Britain
Answer:  D
Diff: 1
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:   4. The physical and human characteristics of places.
 
30) The word Geography comes from the words for "earth" and "writing" in what language?
A) Greek
B) Latin
C) German
D) French
Answer:  A
Diff: 3
Chapter Section:  Putting Geography Back on the Map
Bloom's Taxonomy:  1 Knowledge - Select
GeoStandard1:  10. The characteristics, distributions, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics.

31) Geography in the past was deeply connected to exploration, today it is ________.
A) A study of cartography
B) Still based on exploration
C) A study of interconnectedness
D) Both A and B
Answer:  C
Diff: 2
Chapter Section:  Putting Geography Back on the Map
Bloom's Taxonomy:  2 Comprehension - Recognize
GeoStandard1:   3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface.
 
32) Which country has the highest rate of immigration (as a percentage of population) in the world?
A) The United States
B) Canada
C) Greenland
D) Both A and B
Answer:  B
Diff: 2
Chapter Section:  Why Study North America?
Bloom's Taxonomy:  1 Knowledge - Select
GeoStandard1:   4. The physical and human characteristics of places.
GeoStandard2:   9. The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on Earth's surface.
 
33) North America is the world's ________.
A) First largest continent
B) Second largest continent
C) Third largest continent
D) Fourth largest continent
Answer:  C
Diff: 1
Chapter Section:  Why Study North America?
Bloom's Taxonomy:  1 Knowledge - Select
GeoStandard1:   4. The physical and human characteristics of places.
 
34) The world's largest island is what?
A) Australia
B) Japan
C) Great Britain
D) Greenland
Answer:  D
Diff: 1
Chapter Section:  Why Study North America?
Bloom's Taxonomy:  1 Knowledge - Select
GeoStandard1:   4. The physical and human characteristics of places.
35) Greenland was colonized by whom?
A) Great Britain
B) France
C) Sweden
D) Denmark
Answer:  D
Diff: 1
Chapter Section:  Why Study North America?
Bloom's Taxonomy:  1 Knowledge - Select
GeoStandard1:   4. The physical and human characteristics of places.
GeoStandard2:  12. The process, patterns, and functions of human settlement.
 
36) In 1789, when the United States gained independence from Britain, the population of the 13 colonies was dominated by immigrants from Western Europe, but there were also large numbers of ________ and ________.
Answer:  African-American slaves, Native Americans
Diff: 1
Chapter Section:  Why Study North America?
Bloom's Taxonomy:  1 Knowledge - Name
GeoStandard1:   9. The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on Earth's surface.