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It’s time to begin review for your final 7th
grade social studies test. In order to do
this, answer the review questions below
in your spiral notebook, not on this
paper. Some of the answers are in your
spiral already.
Look up the others in the books in our
classroom or your text at home. We will
go over the answers in class.
1. Describe the relative location of Canada. Provide four examples. Do the same for
the United States.
2. What is the” Canadian shield?” How does this area contribute to the economy of
Canada?
3. Define megalopolis. Give examples.
4. Name the oldest mountain range in North America. Hint: a popular hiking trail
cuts through this area on the east coast of the United States.
5. Name the mountain range in North America that is also known as the western
continental divide. Name the eastern continental divide in the U.S. Which
continent doesn’t have a continental divide?
6. Why is the St. Lawrence Seaway important to the US and Canadian economies?
7. Defend this statement- The United States and Canada have a history of political
and economic interdependence. (Write a short paragraph about this.)
8. The United States and Canada are both federal systems of government with
representative democracies. Support this statement.
9. What is the British North America Act of 1867? What did it do?
10. Why are the Great Lakes important to Canada and the United States?
11. What are the three branches of the United States government and what “job” is
assigned to each branch?
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12. What common characteristics do the people of Canada and the U.S. share that
make it a region?
13. Why has Quebec threatened to secede from Canada?
14. Who are the Inuit people?
15. Compare and contrast the national governments of Canada and the United
States. What is alike and what is different?
16. Review your Unit 4 vocabulary. Be able to use them in sentences.
17. Compare the state governments (U. S.) and the Canadian provincial
governments.
18. What are “push-pull factors”? How have they affected immigration to the U.S.
and Canada?
19. Do you believe the United States is a melting pot? Why or why not? If not, do
you believe the United States is a salad bowl? Can you think of a better
metaphor?
20. Why does the Prime Minister probably not need veto power in Canada?