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U.S. and Canada

Population Pyramids

1. The country with the worst health care and worst economy would be:

A. population pyramid A

B. population pyramid B

C. population pyramid C

D. population pyramid D

Physical Geography

2. This province is called:

Push and Pull Factors

3. All the following are push factors EXCEPT:

A. Lots of employment opportunities

B. Famine

C. Religious persecution

D. Wars

Selected Pull Factors for Immigration• Job opportunities• Political freedom

• Access to education

4. In the twentieth century these factors encouraged migration primarily —

A by people with significant economic resources

B from one developed country to another

C from developing to developed countries

D among people with similar religious beliefs

Migration

5. The type of migration that means to migrate FROM an area is:

A. Migration

B. Emigration

C. Immigration

D. Aggravation

Mapping the U.S.

6. Most people tend to live on this coast in the U.S. (highest population density.)

A. Gulf Coast

B. West Coast

C. Alaskan Coast

D. East Coast

7. The biggest difference between the majority of climates in Canada and the U.S. is:

A. Rainfall

B. Number of months of summer/winter

C. Average seasonal temperatures

D. High and low temperatures

• Railroads • Highways • Airplanes

8.These modes of transportation have affected where economic activities are conducted throughout the world by —

A requiring more population centers to develop near natural resources

B enabling productive regions to be less dependent on long-distance trade

C making access to water routes near settlements less necessary

D encouraging private businesses to invest more in the development of public infrastructure

The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in Kyoto, Japan, on 11 December 1997 and entered into force on 16 February 2005. . . . The Kyoto Protocol is generally seen as an important first step toward a truly global emission reduction regime that will stabilize GHG [greenhouse gas] emissions, and provides the essential architecture for any future international agreement on climate change.

—United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change website, http://unfcc.int (accessed December 20, 2010)

9. Representing the United States, President Bill Clinton signed the Kyoto Treaty in 1998. However, because of opposition in the U.S. Senate, the treaty has never been presented for ratification. Which argument was most likely used by senators who opposed signing the treaty?

A The United Nations lacks the ability to enforce international agreements.

B The president has no authority to negotiate treaties on behalf of the United States.

C Congress had previously enacted much stricter environmental regulations.

D The United States should not submit to externally imposed environmental regulations.

10. How is this a result of migration?