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Unit 2 United States and Canada Review
1. (CH 3) What is the main reason why so few people live in Canada’s Northern Region?
2. (CH 3) An ecumene is a region that is well suited to permanent settlement. Where is
Canada’s ecumene?
3. (CH 3) Ice skating on a frozen canal in winter is an example of how Canadians in Ottawa
have done what?
4. (CH 3) Identify the area that gained
the most people as a percent of its
population.
5. (CH 3) Identify the area that lost the
most people as a percent of its
population.
6. (CH 4) Based on the graph at the right,
write a statement about the
relationship between the change in
Urban areas and agricultural areas.
7. (CH 4) How were the Great Lakes created?
8. (CH 4) Write the vocabulary term that fits the following definition: a geographic area that
includes all of the rivers and streams that flow into a lake or sea.
9. (CH 4) Read the description below. Then write the term that best fits what is being
described. Insects feed on the algae and plants that grow in the Great Lakes. Tiny fish eat
the insects. Larger fish feed on the small fish. Eagles and otters eat the larger fish.
10. (CH 4) The sea lamprey and zebra mussel are part of what Great Lakes ecosystem problem?
11. (CH 4) What is a major reason for a growing water shortage in many countries?
12. (CH 4) What is the main difference between point-source and non-point-source pollution?
13. (CH 5) The dark places on the map are
what type of areas?
14. (CH 5) What is a major concern of people who oppose (are against) urban sprawl?
15. (CH 5) What was not part of Portland’s smart growth approach to land use planning?
16. (CH 5) Atlanta has been called “the fastest-spreading human settlement in history.” Where
has most of this settlement taken place since the 1990s?
17. (CH 5) Where is the suburb of a city most likely to be located?
18. (CH 5) In 1950, about 29 percent of the world’s people lived in cities. By 2030, that
percentage is expected to more than double. Make a circle graph that best represents the
world’s urban and rural population in 2030.
19. (CH 5) Write in the correct labels for A, B and C on the diagram below.
20. (CH 5) What was the main result of rail lines, highways, and expressways as shown on the
diagram?
21. (CH 7) Write the term that means the total value of goods and services a country produces
in a year
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22. (CH 7) Which is a major characteristic of a developed country?
23. (CH 7) What is most likely to be true of a developing country?
24. (CH 7) Write the vocabulary word that describes a country with a high per capita GDP.
25. (CH 7) What countries lead the world in oil consumption?