United States And Canada Geography

Front 1

Which president of the US created the US interstate system?

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Eisenhower

Front 2

Where did Eisenhower get the idea for the US interstate system? When?

Back 2

Germany; while he was fighting a war

Front 3

What are considered to be the first "roads"?

Back 3

Rivers

Front 4

What links the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?

Back 4

Erie Canal

Front 5

What was created to link the east coast and the west coast of the US?

Back 5

the US transcontinental railroad

Front 6

What were the 5 ways that the US and Canada overcame distances?

Back 6

Rivers
Trails
US interstate system
Canada interstate system
St. Lawrence Seaway

Front 7

Where is canada's interstate system located?

Back 7

southern Canada

Front 8

What does the US's interstate system connect?

Back 8

east and west coast

Front 9

Where do most people in Canada live?

Back 9

south

Front 10

Where do most people live in the US?

Back 10

near cities and the coast

Front 11

What is major religious group in US?

Back 11

Christianity

Front 12

What are the other religions in the US? (besides Christianity)

Back 12

Muslim and Jews

Front 13

What ethnic groups are found in the US?

Back 13

Native American
African American
Asian
Hispanic
Caucasian

Front 14

What is the main religion in Canada?

Back 14

Roman Catholic

Front 15

What are the major ethnic groups in Canada?

Back 15

English, French, and Metis

Front 16

How were both the US and Canada developed (economically, politicaly, etc)

Back 16

regionally

Front 17

How did the US's addition of the transcontinental railroad help people get to the west?

Back 17

Faster route (from months to now days) and much easier on the passenger

Front 18

What is the longest river in the US?

Back 18

Mississippi

Front 19

What is the longest river in Canada?

Back 19

Mackenzie

Front 20

What are the major rivers in the US and Canada?

Back 20

Mississippi
Ohio
Missouri
Tennessee
De Moines
Illinios
Wisconsin
Mackenzie

Front 21

What are the names of the Great Lakes?

Back 21

Hurion
Ontario
Michigan
Erie
Superior

Front 22

What are the peninsulas in the US and Canada?

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Baja
Ungava
Alaskan
Florida

Front 23

What bodies of water surround North America?

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Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico

Front 24

What are the main landform regions in NA?

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Eastern lowlands, Interior lowlands, Appalachian Highlands, Western Mountain

Front 25

What purpose does the Continental Divide have?

Back 25

determines whether a river flows eastward or westward

Front 26

Where is the continental divide located?

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highest point in the rocky mountains

Front 27

What are the major islands in Canada?

Back 27

Ellesmere, Victoria, and Baffin

Front 28

What are the major islands in the United States?

Back 28

Hawaiian and Aleutians

Front 29

What do the Hawaiian and Aleutain islands have in common?

Back 29

both volcanic

Front 30

Why don't a lot of people live on the islands of Baffin, Victoria, and Ellesmere?

Back 30

too cold
very expensive to live on

Front 31

Climate of the tundra

Back 31

cold and dry

Front 32

Vegetation of the tundra

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permafrost

Front 33

Climate of the Highlands

Back 33

low temps

Front 34

Vegetation of the Highlands

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very little vegetation, depends on the elevation

Front 35

Climate of the humid continental

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warm summers, cold winters

Front 36

Vegetation of humid continental

Back 36

mild

Front 37

Climate of the marine west coast

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warm summers, long mild winters

Front 38

Vegetation of the marine west coast

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mixed forest and rainforest

Front 39

Climate of the humid subtropical

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south and mild

Front 40

Vegetation of humid subtropical

Back 40

peanuts and mixed forest

Front 41

Describe a tropical climate

Back 41

Hawaii and Florida

Front 42

Semiarid climate

Back 42

(great basin) dry and contains short grasses