US/Canada Economies Lesson Review

What is a megalopolis?

• A large area that connects multiple large cities

• A large grassy plain that provides agriculture

• A landmark river that connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean

• A notable oil reserve that provides wealth for an oil-based country

Why are megalopolises located near water?

• To have easier access to trade on the ocean

• To provide water for large-scale agriculture on the plains

• To provide oil for oil-based products like gasoline

• To support university and academic research

The St. Lawrence Seaway connects what two bodies of water?

• Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean

• Great Lakes and the Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico

• Pacific Ocean and the Mississippi River

Taxes, food regulations, and government-owned police forces are all examples of...

• Communist economic policies

• Minor government controls in an economy

• Complete free enterprise loosey-goosiness

• Ways that the government spends money

Finish the sentence -- In a free enterprise economy...

• The government owns all goods, services, and means of production

• The government owns the major energy and electrical services

• Civilians are allowed to own businesses and buy/sell goods

• Civilians trade goods directly without the use of money

(Choose 2!) The US and Canada's economies are similar in that...

• They are both communist economies

• They are both considered "diverse" economies

• They are both mostly free enterprise

• They are both organized around one primary product that each country sells

Finish the sentence -- If some piece of land is considered "arable," this means that...

• Animals graze on the land until it loses its plant life

• Plants and crops can grow easily on the land

• The land is largely submerged underwater

• The land is too dry to support plant life

Finish the sentence -- A country is said to have a "diverse" economy when...

• It includes a variety of different economic activities

• It mainly revolves around one or two economic activities

• The economy consists of people from mixed ethnic and cultural backgrounds

• The economy mainly operates in the tertiary and quaternary sectors

Canadians who drill for oil in the Alberta province work in which economic sector?

• Primary sector

• Secondary sector

• Tertiary sector

• Quaternary sector

Most Canadians and Americans today work in the business or professional service industry. What level of economic activity does this fall in?

• Primary sector

• Secondary sector

• Tertiary sector

• Quaternary sector