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North America Review

What responsibility helps citizens exercise the right to vote?

A. Voting fairlyB. Serving on juriesC. Being tolerantD. Serving in the military

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What is globalization?

A. How new information and technology is changing the world

B. A person who moved from country to country

C. The process that someone born in another country follows to become a citizen

D. The development of a world economy based on free trade and the use of labor from other countries

Why does agriculture thrive in the Great Plains?

A. Rich soil and temperate climateB. Plenty of oil and natural gasC. Wind energy for irrigating landD. Rivers for transporting goods

Why did North America’s major cities develop along rivers?

A. River were important for transportation and as a water source.

B. Rivers created physical boundaries between countries.

C. Rivers lay in the tropical climates.D. Rivers flowed near the mountains and

deserts.

Whose rights are protected by the Bill of Rights?

A. The militaryB. Elected OfficialsC. Large corporationsD. American citizens

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What was the global recession?

A. A business slump that lasted throughout the 1930s

B. A free trade agreement made in 1994C. A global economic slowdown from 2007 to

2009D. An oil well explosion that happened in 2010

What problem does the population of the southwestern United States face?

A. Water scarcityB. Limited natural resourcesC. Soil erosionD. Flooding

Why are English and French both spoken in Canada?

A. The Americans and French both colonized Canada.

B. France still maintains and controls parts of Canada.

C. The British and French both colonized Canada.

D. Canadians respect French culture.

What is true of the Great Lakes?

A. Serve as a natural border between the United States and Mexico

B. Cause the climate around them to be warm and dry

C. Combine to make the largest body of fresh water in the world

D. Make it easier to transport goods to the west coast

What feature of Mexico has helped to make tourism an important part of the economy?

A. A world-famous movie industryB. Gourmet cuisine and high-fashion clothingC. A warm climate and cultural treasuresD. Fine art, historic castles, and major

orchestras

Which factor contributes most to the cultural diversity in Canada and the United States?

A. AssimilationB. EducationC. ImmigrationD. Revolution

What religion did Spanish missionaries introduce to Mexico?

A. BuddhismB. CatholicismC. IslamD. Judaism

How do the US and Canadian economies differ?

A. Canada was not affected by the Great Recession.

B. Canada’s economy is based on agriculture.C. Citizens of Canada do not own businesses.D. Canada’s government plays a large role in

its economy.

What caused the Dust Bowl?

A. A period of drought and soil erosion occurred.

B. The natural gas underground was tapped.C. Rivers and railroads could not transport

goods.D. Commercial farms took over small farms.

What does the Day of the Dead honor in Mexican culture?

A. Martyrs of the revolutionB. Official Catholic saintsC. A person’s ancestorsD. Victims of a smallpox epidemic

What right protects citizens from unfair treatment by authorities?

A. Due processB. NaturalizationC. Freedom of speechD. Right to vote

What words describe the Great Plains?

A. Areas of hills and mountainsB. Low, flat areas of landC. High areas covered by iceD. Flat areas of high elevation

Why do so few people live in the Great Basin?

A. Too many damsB. Too far away from an oceanC. Too far westD. Too dry and sandy

Where is the Mexican Plateau?

A. Between two ranges of the Sierra MadresB. Near the US-Mexican borderC. Next to the coast of the Gulf of MexicoD. At the edge of Mexico’s Pacific Coast

What natural resources come from Mexico’s mountains?

A. Coffee, sugarcane, wheatB. Copper, zinc, silverC. Fruit and oilD. Cattle and pigs

What is the best description of farming in Mexico?

A. The Mexican government owns all the farmland.

B. People farm for export and subsistence.C. Farming happens only along the coasts.D. All coffee comes from Mexico.

What is naturalization?

A. A method of growing organic foodB. The process by which someone obtains

citizenship in another countryC. A system of preserving wetlandsD. The technique of teaching immigrants a

new language

What traditional foods are featured in Mexican cooking?

A. Olives, tomatoes, wheatB. Rice, fish, soyC. Potatoes, cabbage, porkD. Corn, beans, squash

What effect did the North American Free Trade Agreement have on Mexico?

A. Trade with Canada and the United States rose by 300 percent.

B. Trade with Canada rose by 200 percent; trade with the United States dropped.

C. Trade with Canada and the United States dropped by 50 percent.

D. Trade with the United States rose by 400 percent; trade with Canada stayed the same.

What was an important result of the presidency of Vicente Fox?

A. Multi-party democracyB. Elimination of the Institutional

Revolutionary PartyC. Immediate economic reformD. Takeover of the government by Communist

rebels

What is a common feature shared by the economies of Canada and the United States?

A. Strict government regulationB. Rapid changeC. Dependence on agricultureD. Protection from recession

What are maquiladoras in Mexico?

A. Foreign-owned factories where imported parts are assembled into export products

B. Large farms that grow cash cropsC. Government-owned companies that drill oil

and refine it into gasolineD. Cattle ranches found in the north