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UNIT 2 TEST REVIEWScientists can tell that the Appalachian Mts are older that the Rocky Mts. Because: The mountains have eroded into rolling hills over the years Flooding from the Mississippi River System Volcanic activity has caused them to sink Earthquakes caused the mountains tops to break off The Great Lakes were formed by The region was covered by sheet glaciers during the ice age Falling meteors that created huge craters The great flood Heavy snowfall in Canada The St. Lawrence Seaway Uses a series of locks that raise and lower water levels Uses a series of canals Was the first water link between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean. Altered the river’s natural course After crossing Beringia, early nomads most began to settling In areas suitable for agricultural activity In a region with a temperate, mild climate Near areas of water Quickly, in order to avoid the hazards of their past. The MacKenzie River flows primarily through British Colombia Toronto, Montreal, and Quebec The Northwest Territories The Midwestern United States You would most likely use a wide variety of climate and vegetation along the St. Lawrence Seaway Great Lakes Continental Divide Mississippi River One type of climate found in the United States but not in Canada is Tundra Marine West Coast Tropical Wet and Dry Humid Continental The economy of the United States is run on a free enterprise system, in which Goods and services are sold or traded at the highest profit margin possible The government retains strict controls over businesses, resources, and technology that are sold or traded for profit. Businesses, resources, and technology are worker-owned and operated. The government exerts little control over businesses, resources, and technology operated by private individuals. The United States is currently in what is called a postindustrial economy because Manufacturing is no longer the country’s most important industry World War II caused a significant change in how the country’s industry operated. The country leads the world in trading The country’s industrial output is the greatest in the world _______________ includes the states of Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island The West The Midwest New England North Atlantic The challenges facing the residents of the Atlantic Provinces include A lack of fresh water and storms A rugged terrain and harsh weather Declining revenues due to overfishing Areas of tundra and glaciers The term metis refers to Native peoples who live on reserves Members of the First Nations People who speak both French and English People of mixed French and native peoples descent. Most of Canada’s urban and industrial growth took place close the border of the United States because Gold deposits were located there Of the French and Indian war Of the milder climate, fertile soils, and the rail way system Of its proximity of the United States Quebec and Ontario are known as the core provinces because They are the areas of greatest fishing and timber industries They span the length of the transcontinental rail way They comprise the areas of greatest population and land mass They follow the border of the United States British Columbia can be found On Canada’s western coast Along the Great lakes region On the Gulf of the St. Lawrence In Canada’s southeastern corner Nunavut is The area of Canada’s most rapid population growth Home to the Inuit people Within the Rocky Mountain Range Home to the First Nations people A representative lawmaking body whose members are elected or appointed and in which legislative and executive functions are combined. Representative Democracy Monarchy House of Commons parliament The Prime Minister of Canada is The majority party’s leader in Parliament Chosen by the British monarch Elected by the people Also the leader of Britain’s parliament In Canada, the provinces west of Ontario and Quebec- Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta are called Atlantic Provinces New England Provinces Prairie Provinces Pacific Provinces A person of mixed French-Canadian and Native American ancestory nomad First nations Metis Nunavut An economic system in which private individuals own most of the resources, technology, and businesses, and can operate them for profit with little control from the government Free enterprise Service industry Postindustrial economy multinational North America’s most important deepwater ship route, connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean by way of the St. Lawrence River St. Lawrence Seaway Mississippi River Mackenzie River Hudson Bay A functional area including a city and its surrounding suburbs and exurbs, linked economically frontier megalopolis metropolitan area reserve A section of the waterway with closed gates where water levels are raised or lowered, through which ships may pass dam lock causeway canal A region in which several large cities and surrounding areas grow together. frontier megalopolis metropolitan area reserve The highest elevation in North America,___________, is located at 20,000 ft above sea level. Mt. Everest Mt. Mackenzie Mt. McKinley Mt. Kilimanjaro The lowest elevation in North America, ___________, is located at 283 feet below sea level. Death Valley New Orleans Dead Sea Interior Lowlands A group of Canada’s Native American people nomad First nations Metis Nunavut A large subtropical swampland in Florida of about 4,000 square miles Florida Keys Everglades Bahamas Florida Piney Woods The movement of people within a country or region immigration illegal alien social exchange migration A political union nation province confederation Union A person with no permanent home who moves according to the season from place to place in search of food, water, and grazing land nomad First nations Metis Nunavut A political unit Nation Province Confederation Union The loose Confederation of Ontario (Upper Canada), Quebec (Lower Canada), Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, created by the British North American Act in 1867 Columbian Exchange Triangular Trade Louisiana Purchase Dominion of Canada The territory, including the region between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains, which the United States purchased from France in 1803 Columbian Exchange Triangular Trade Louisiana Purchase Dominion of Canada A public land set aside for native peoples by the government frontier megalopolis metropolitan area reserve A free, open land in the American West that was available for settlement frontier megalopolis metropolitan area reserve The most negative effect on a community’s infrastructure is Air pollution from automobiles An increase in urban populations The strain from commuter traffic An increase in mass transit The office of Homeland Security Leads homeland defense force Coordinates national efforts to protect against terrorism Runs airport security Has agents stationed around the country Americans who support the assimilation of immigrants believe that Multiculturalism will promote national unity Blending diverse cultures will strengthen national identity Minority cultures can form one dominant culture Many cultural identities result in separation, not national unity. One result of terrorists acts is Increased air travel Increased security in airports A reduction in civil liberties Little change in security procedures Urban Sprawl occurs in areas where There is too little affordable housing Industry has moved from cities to suburban areas Development increases without planned growth Plans for contained growth fail Page Directory: cms -> lib -> TX21000245 -> Centricity -> Domain lib -> Absolutism in Europe Domain -> Disclaimer These movies are listed in alphabetical order Domain -> Phone Tips and Tricks for the 7900 Series Cisco ip phones Domain -> Phone Tips and Tricks for the 8800 Series Cisco ip phones Domain -> Timeline of Federalism in the United States I. 1787-1836 the period of increased nationalism Domain -> North America Unit Test Domain -> Second semester review Domain -> The slave trade in a chart Domain -> Unit Number Unit One Domain -> Objective: Accumulate enough information to make an intelligent and fiscally prudent vehicle buying decision Download 42.16 Kb. 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