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Physical Geography of the US and Canada Answers

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Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between the natural resources of the United States and Canada and the environmental issues facing both countries?

A
Both countries produce large amounts of iron, lead, copper, gold and silver.
B
Environmental problems such as air and water pollution are causing natural resources like fossil fuels and lumber sources to disappear.
C
The natural resources directly cause all of the environmental problems.
D
The methods used to extract many of the natural resources cause air and water pollution.
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Which of the following statements about mountain ranges in the United States and Canada is false?

A
The Piedmont region is the fall line between the Appalachian Mountains and the east coast of the US.
B
The Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Cascades both follow the Pacific Coast.
C
The Rocky Mountains are east of the Appalachian Mountains.
D
The highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains are over 14,000 feet high.
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Which of the following statements about natural disasters in the United States and Canada is false?

A
More tornadoes occur in the United States and Canada than in any other region.
B
In North America, earthquakes tend to impact the Pacific coast more than other regions.
C
A storm belt called Tornado Alley stretches across the Midwestern and Southern United States.
D
The Ring of Fire is a series of tornadoes that sweep across North America annually.
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Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. Image courtesy of NASA Which of the following bodies of water is not located along Canada’s coasts?

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A
Beaufort Sea
B
the Gulf of Mexico
C
the Arctic Ocean
D
Hudson Bay
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Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. Use your knowledge of the climate zones of the United States and Canada to interpret the map above. Look at the map key. What is the correct heading for zone four (4)?

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A
Tropical
B
High-latitude
C
Dry
D
Midlatitude
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Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. Use your knowledge of the climate zones of the United States and Canada to interpret the map above. Look at the map key. What is the correct heading for zone two (2)?

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A
Tropical
B
High-latitude
C
Dry
D
Midlatitude
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The highest peak in North America, Mt. McKinley (or Denali), is located in the state of __________.

A
Nevada
B
Washington
C
Colorado
D
Alaska
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Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. Image courtesy of NASA The yellow arrow on the map above points to which of the following bodies of water?

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A
the Gulf of Mexico
B
the Gulf of California
C
Hudson Bay
D
Baffin Bay
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Which of the following geographical features is not shared by the United States and Canada?

A
the Great Lakes region
B
the Great Plains
C
the Rio Grande
D
the Rocky Mountains
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Desert, tundra, grassland, and chaparral are examples of __________ found in North America.

A
river systems
B
industries
C
ecosystems
D
plateaus and basins

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