Module 4 Exam

How many territories make up Canada?

3

Approximately what percent of Americans live in metropolitan areas?

80

What natural resources are prevalent across the Midwest?

iron and coal

What body of water helped manufacturing in the South to make materials more accessible?

Gulf Coast

How much of the world coal supply is produced by the United States?

20%

What is the climate seen throughout most of the South and Southeast United States?

humid subtropical

What climate does Hawai'i have?

tropical

Approximately what percent of U.S. energy comes from nonrenewable resources?

80

What three occupational groups make up approximately 50% of the workforce of the United States?

Service occupations, Administrative Support, Professional Specialty

How many states were part of the Confederate States of America?

11

What is the large area in Florida with lots of tall grass, birds, and animals?

The Everglades

Which of the following states is part of the West?

new mexico

How many states make up the West?

13

What method of communication involves a series of symbols made from dots and dashes?

Morse code

Where is the nation's space exploration program, NASA, located?

Houston

What region of the United States is home to half of the lumber industry?

west 

60% of the population of Canada lives in what two provinces?

Québec and Ontario

What locations serve the most limited population of individuals?

villiages

Which of the following is the densest in terms of people per square kilometer?

Northeast United States

How did many of the Southern plantations take care of their crops in the early history of the South?

slave labor

In the 1960s, what area became a megalopolis with about one-seventh the entire U.S. population?

Boston to Washington D.C.

What is the climate seen throughout most of Canada?

subarctic

What industry led to great wealth in southern states in the 1960s and 1970s?

oil

What group of people had over 1.5 million individuals come over to the New York and Boston area after a famine in the 1840s?

irish 

Which of the following is NOT a factor that has contributed to the wealth of the United States?

unique agricultural advantages

What activities are the most prominent throughout the United States?

livestock raising and commercial farming

Which of the following is one of the New England states?

New Hampshire

What Northeast state had the highest population growth from 2014-2015

Delaware

How many provinces make up Canada?

10

Which of the following states is among the top money earners from agriculture, along with the Midwest?

California