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World Geography US/Canada Map Notes Test

Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. _____ 1. A harbor site in the Northeast United States. a. Pittsburgh b. New York City c. Topeka d. Richmond

_____ 2. The point at which fallen precipitation seeps into the rivers that flow toward opposite sides of the continent, ending in either the Atlantic of Pacific Ocean. a. The Continental Divide b. leeward c. rivers d. rain shadow _____ 3. The longest _______ border in the world exists between the U.S. and Canada. a. unfortified b. unfulfilled c. universal d. Rio Grande _____ 4. The _____ Canal is a manmade waterway used for transportation and trade. a. Fall Line b. New York City c. Great Lakes d. Erie _____ 5. A site at which two or more rivers meet a. riverbed b. Mississippi c. Confluence site _____ 6. The seat of the Canadian national government. a. Washington, D.C. b. Ottowa c. Manitoba _____ 7. The center of the world financial markets. a. Los Angeles b. Bangladesh c. New York City _____ 8. A Fall Line site in the Eastern United States. a. Atlantic Ocean b. Death Valley c. Pittsburgh d. d. d. lake bilingual Washington, D.C. d. Richmond

_____ 9. An economic alliance that reduces trade barriers between Mexico, Canada and the United States. a. NAFTA b. NATO c. Rio Grande d. Red Cross _____ 10. The Canadian province in which both English and French are spoken. a. Saskatchewan b. Alaska c. St. Lawrence River d. Quebec _____ 11. One of the two cities that grew up along the Transcontinental Railroad. a. Kansas b. Omaha c. Charlotte d. Roanoke _____ 12. The river that eroded land over time to create the Grand Canyon. a. Nevada b. Grand Canyon River c. Colorado d. Missouri

_____ 13. An international organization that cares for the sick and wounded and for disaster victims. a. Red Cross b. Swiss banks c. UN d. U.S. Government _____ 14. The _____ River narrows in Quebec City, Quebec. a. Colorado b. St. Lawrence c. Erie d. Superior _____ 15. The state capitol of Virginia a. Washington, D.C. b. Natural Bridge c. Abingdon d. d. Richmond

_____ 16. The type of government the United States has. a. Dictatorship b. Communist c. Free society

Democracy

_____ 17. The Rio Grande River separates the U.S. from __________. a. Canada b. Texas c. Mexico d. al Qaeda _____ 18. The Rocky Mountains create rain shadows on the ________ slope of the mountains. a. taller b. leeward c. slippery d. steepest _____ 19. The United States and Canada are examples of __________ countries. a. developed b. friend c. developing d. landlocked _____ 20. The United States and Canada have a rich supply of __________ _____________. a. potato chips b. natural resources c. movie stars d. literacy rates Fill in the blank Write out the answer best completes the statement or answers the question. 21. The _________________ Railroad connected Sacramento to Omaha. 22. The only Great Lake entirely within the United States is Lake __________. 23. _______________ was a fort and a steel manufacturing city before becoming a city with diverse industry such as finance and light manufacturing. 24. _________________ is the seat of the United States national government. 25. ________ is a military alliance of countries that support democracy and security for member nations.