- 73 The Northern Frontier is the largest region in North America.
- 66. Wheat farming is, in general, located to the west of corn farming in the U.S.
- 45. The North Slope of Alaska contains large quantities of:A) tar sandsB) diamondsC) coalD) oilE) cattle
- 49. Both Canada and the US exhibit a high degree of cultural pluralism
- 68. Increasing numbers of Hispanics are found throughout the South.
- 64. New England has a strong cultural and economic affinity with the Atlantic provinces of Canada.
- 67. The population of the Continental Interior is in decline.
- 72. The Las Vegas area is the fastest growing part of the Northern Frontier.
- 44. Technological breakthroughs now allow for the major exploitation of which of the following Albertan resources?A) tar sandsB) diamondsC) hydroelectric powerD) spring wheatE) ethanol
- 60. Like the U.S., Canada is a federal state.
- 65. Newfoundland and Labrador is Canada's easternmost province.
- 58. Most Americans today are employed in the primary sector of the economy.
- 53. The rain shadow effect has its greatest influence on the climate of Los Angeles and other Pacific-bordering cities.
- 52. Yearly temperature ranges are much larger where continentality prevails
- 63. The Canadian Shield is a highland geological feature that has almost no natural resources.
- 46. The major mountain range of the Pacific Northwest is the:A) Rockies B) Sierra Nevada C) Black HillsD) Cascades E) Wasatch
- 56. Americans are more religious than the rest of the Western world.
- 55. The predominant religion in the South is Roman Catholicism.
- 57. African Americans constitute about 25 percent of the U.S. population.
- 48. Canada's population is growing as quickly as that in the US.