Geography Chapter 5 Test Questions – Flashcards

Unlock all answers in this set

Unlock answers
question
Appalachian Mountains
answer
one of two major mountain chains in the eastern United States and Canada, extending 1,600 miles from Newfoundland south to Alabama.
question
Beringia
answer
land bridge that once connected Siberia and Alaska.
question
Continental Divide
answer
is the line of highest points in the Rockies that marks the separation between rivers flowing eastward and westward.
question
Rocky Mountains
answer
Major mountain system of the United States and Canada, extending 3000 miles from Alaska south to New Mexico.
question
Great Plains
answer
a vest grassland of central North America that is largely treeless and ascends to 4,000 feet above sea level
question
Canadian Shield
answer
northern part of the interior lowlands that is a rocky, flat region covering nearly two million square miles and encircling Hudson Bay.
question
Great lakes
answer
group of five freshwater lakes of Central North America between the United States and Canada. These lakes are Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior.
question
Mackenzie River
answer
Canada's longest river, which is part of a river system that flows across the Northweast Territories to the Arctic Ocean
question
Prevailing westerlies
answer
Winds that blow from west to east in the temperate zones of the earth.
question
Everglades
answer
swampland in Florida that covers some 4,000 square miles.
question
Lock
answer
Sections of waterways with closed gates where water levels are raised and lowered.
question
St.Lawrence Seaway
answer
North America's most important deepwater shipping route.
question
Which of the places listed above are found both in the United States and Canada?
answer
Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Mountains, Great Lakes, Great Plains, and St.Lawrence Seaway.
question
Which mountain chain forms a boundary with the Canadian shield?
answer
Appalachian Mountains
question
The Great Plains are bounded on one side by which landform?
answer
Rocky Mountains
question
The Hudson Bay is found in which place listed above?
answer
Canadian Shield
question
Which two waterways are linked?
answer
Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway
question
Which place above is a huge swampland?
answer
Everglades
question
What are the three subregions of the interior lowlands?
answer
Interior plains, the Great Plains, and the Canadian Shield
question
What climate region is North America is influenced by the prevailing westerlies?
answer
Marine west coast
question
Why are the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway important?
answer
The seaway is the only place in the US where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Great Lakes, allowing for import and export globally.
question
Why are locks needed on the St. Lawrence Seaway?
answer
To allow huge vessels to sail into the Great Lakes from the Atlantic ocean; they are at different levels above the sea.
question
How do the Eastern Lowlands differ from the Interior Lowlands?
answer
The Interior Lowland stretches from the Gulf of Mexico in the south to Hudson Bay in the north. While the southern and eastern portions of the Eastern Lowlands consist of the Gulf and Atlantic Coastal Plains, which wrap around the eastern mountains in a gradual slope to the sea.
question
What is the Continental Divide?
answer
Is the line of highest points in the Rockies that marks the separation between rivers flowing eastward and westward.
question
Why are the United States and Canada leading food producers?
answer
United States and Canada are leading food producers because of the large areas where food can be grown, large factories, and leading innovation on food storage and shelf life.
question
What are the most abundant natural resources in the United States and Canada?
answer
coal, iron ore, copper, natural gas, nickel, and silver.
question
In what type of climate would you expect to find permafrost?
answer
You would find it in the tundra and subarctic.
question
Which climates are found in the United States and not in Canada?
answer
Tundra and tropical are not found in Canada.
question
What type of vegetation covers most of Canada?
answer
Forests, conifer trees and pine cones.
question
How did the earliest inhabitants of the United States and Canada, those who arrived before the Europeans, alter the land?
answer
They dug ditches for irrigation , cutting down trees, planting crops.
question
What problems arose in Los Angeles with rapid expansion?
answer
They had so much population which caused more pollution and not having enough water.
question
How did the settlers of the United States and Canada overcome the distances across the continent?
answer
They built trails, trains, and waterways.
question
How is the location of cities related to landforms and to climate?
answer
The three primary factors affecting local climate are latitude, elevation, and currents. Latitude is relative to the equator which determines the intensity of the sun's rays. Elevation has the potential to mitigate or aggravates the effects of latitude the higher elevations will be cooler while low-lying areas will feel hotter due to humidity. Currents are somewhat of a game changer.
question
How is Canada's economy affected by its climate and vegetation?
answer
It is mainly affected by crop growth because the climate is very harsh in some parts of Canada that they have very scarce farms in each state, therefore importing crops from other countries, which benefits the other countries economy and not Canada's.
question
Write a sentence describing the movement of people and goods across the United States and Canada over the last 200 years.
answer
Both countries were settled by immigrants from all over the world, beginning with their first settlers who migrated from Asia after the last Ice Age.
question
How have the Great Lakes contributed to the development of both the United States and Canada?
answer
By supplying 20% of the worlds fresh water supply, it also contributed by being able to transport materials and use them for trade.
question
In developing their city, how did the people of Montreal solve the problems of a severe climate? Which of the five themes apply to this situation?
answer
To make the city's severe winters more endurable, people went inside and underground. In fact, large areas of Montreal have been developed underground, including a network of shops and restaurants. It's human and environmental interaction.
question
What aspects of physical geography have contributed to the economic success of the United States and Canada?
answer
Mountain ranges, rivers, and cities.
question
How did the presence of north
answer
to-south flowing rivers in the United States affect its development?-These rivers may have contributed to its development by providing means of transportation, as well as transporting goods to the North and the South.
question
What might be said about the land between the Appalachians and the Mississippi?
answer
the land between the Appalachians and the Mississippi the only extensive elevated area between the Appalachian and Rocky mountain ranges.
question
What is the difference in altitude between the Coastal ranges and the Sierra Nevada?
answer
the Sierra Nevada and the Cascade Range, run parallel to the Pacific coastline from California to Alaska, while the costal ranges protect the coast from cold Arctic air from the interior
question
What happens to the land as you move west of the Mississippi?
answer
the land begins to rise and is moving to the Appalachian Mountains.
Get an explanation on any task
Get unstuck with the help of our AI assistant in seconds
New