U.S./Canada: Pre-Assessment

Level 1

A stream or river that flows into a larger river

• tributary

• fishery

• Sun Belt

• First Nations

Level 1

An imaginary line where rivers descend abruptly from upland to lowland

• fall line

• tributary

• clear cutting

• Sun Belt

Level 1

A region where several large cities and surrounding areas grow together is called a (a)  

• megalopolis
• Sun Belt
• fall line
• Quebecois

Level 1

Southern and Western states that offer warm climates year round

• Sun Belt

• Fall Line

• First Nations

• Megalopolis

Level 1

a method of harvesting trees that involves removing all or almost all of the trees within an area

• clear cutting

• eutrophication

• fishery

• tributary

Level 2

How did the Great Lakes form?

• collisions of tectonic plates

• by runoff from the Appalachian Mountains

• water rising from underwater springs

• by glacier basins filling with the water

Level 2

Why is the environmental conditions of the Gulf of Mexico important to the U.S. economy?

• Commercial fishing provides jobs and domestic food for Americans

• The region is prone to hurricanes

• Several island countries lies in the Gulf of Mexico

• Several major rivers empty into the Gulf

LEVEL 2

What was the main cause of the 2008 economic downturn in the United States?

• crisis in the home mortgage banking sector

• stock market crash

• severe drought

• collapse of the high-tech sector

Level 2

In what city did the building of levees damage the natural landscapes that once protected it from flooding?

• New Orleans

• Chicago

• New York City

• Atlanta

Level 2

A growing economic activity in Canada is ____________ which has caused controversy in the fishing industry because of potential risk to consumers.

• overfishing

• damming

• logging

• aquaculture