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Unit 7 The Americas TechBook
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Directions: Using your TechBook, answer the following questions about The Americas. This
assignment will have two parts. The first part will be multiple choice, each question is worth 2 points.
Circle the best response for each question. Make sure that your answer is clearly marked. You will not
receive partial credit for any work done in this section.
The second part of the assignment is the constructed response section each one of these questions is
worth 8 points. When answering these questions you will have to attach additional sheets of paper to
this one. Use the TPEQEA writing format when answering these questions. Print your name at the top
of each page in the upper right hand corner and clearly identify underneath your name what question
you are answering.
Remember, this is an open-book, open notes assignment. However, you are to work independently and
failure to do so will result in a zero. This assignment is worth a total of 112 points. Good Luck!!
Multiple Choice (2 points each)
1) Hurricanes that affect the United States typically first travel in which direction from their point of origin?
A) North to South
B) South to North
C) East to West
D) West to East
2) Which policy is most likely to address the causes of climate change?
A) Setting annual catch limits on commercial fishing
B) Placing taxes on the use of carbon-based fuels
C) Ending construction of nuclear power plants
D) Authorizing energy companies to drill for oil in national forests
3) According to estimates from economists, what will happen to the U.S. Social Security system in the year
2033?
A) The system will completely run out of funds.
B) Changes will be necessary for the system to continue to pay recipients at present rates.
C) The system will begin to collect more in contributions than it pays to recipients.
D) A series of automatic pay cuts will take effect to save the system from collapse.
4) Which statement best explains the emergence of the large baby-boom generation in the United States?
A) Concern about the increased influence of the United States’ communist enemies led to population
growth during the Korean War.
B) A resurgence of traditional values in reaction to U.S. failures in Vietnam led to a renewed emphasis
on the family.
C) Prosperity and stability after World War II made people feel more comfortable about having children
D) Patriotism following World War II supported a national goal to restore the population lost in combat
during the war.
5) Which statement explains why women began to emerge in more skilled professions and leadership positions
in the 1990s?
A) They began to earn more money than men.
B) They began to emerge as leaders in the military.
C) They were no longer needed in the home.
D) They were more likely to pursue higher education.
6) Which statement describes an immediate result of Canada’s abolition of slavery in 1800?
A) Canada became a destination for enslaved persons who escaped from other countries.
B) The African American population of the United States dramatically decreased.
C) The United States and other nations also abolished slavery.
D) Canada’s society quickly became more urbanized and industrial.
7) Which best defines cultural diffusion?
A) The mixing and spreading of the traditions and customs of multiple groups
B) An urban area where persons with similar cultural backgrounds live side by side
C) A government program that helps new residents to assimilate quickly
D) The refusal of immigrants to adjust their religious and linguistic traditions
8) Which religious faith currently has the most followers in the United States?
A) Islam
B) Judaism
C) Roman Catholicism
D) Protestant Christianity
9) A metropolitan area is a region that contains
A) A large number of commercial and family farms
B) A group of small towns built on a major highway
C) A large city and its surrounding communities
D) Several towns built along the same coastline
10) Which term best describes the economic systems of both the United States and Canada?
A) State-Planned
B) Command
C) Traditional
D) Market-Based
11) The primary use of cleared land in the Amazon region is
A) Cattle Ranching
B) Ecotourism
C) Mining Development
D) Farming
12) Which statement explains why rain forests cleared for logging cannot be easily replaced?
A) In areas where trees are cut down, heavy logging equipment has been abandoned.
B) The logging process often contaminates the soil and prevents the growth of new forests.
C) Large cities have been built in areas where logging once took place.
D) Plants that remain on the forest floor after logging often resist the growth of new trees.
13) The term biodiversity refers to an area’s
A) Total number of animal species
B) Variety of plant and animal life
C) Level of human racial diversity
D) Quality of land, air, and water
14) Which statement best summarizes the importance of the Amazon River?
A) The Amazon is responsible for an estimated one-fifth of all freshwater flowing into the world’s
oceans.
B) The Amazon begins in the mountains of Peru and extends 4,000 miles to the Atlantic Ocean.
C) Only the Nile River in Africa is longer than the Amazon.
D) The rain forests surrounding the Amazon River have either a tropical wet or a tropical wet and dry
climate.
15) Most of South America’s people live in
A) Deserts
B) Coastal Areas
C) Rain Forests
D) Mountainous Regions
16) Improvements in many Latin American education systems have led to
A) Lower individual standards of living
B) Increases in the number of young children in the workforce
C) Stronger overall economic performance
D) The development of the primary economy
Constructed Response Questions: (8 points each)
7.1 How has location influenced life in the United States and Canada?
7.2 How has the environment shaped life in the United States and Canada? How have humans shaped
the environment in this region?
7.3 How has diversity shaped the cultures of the United States and Canada?
7.4 How have the United States and Canada become influential politically and economically?
7.5 How should the United States respond to the challenges of an aging population?
7.6 How do geographic factors impact life in Latin America?
7.7 How have people in Latin America used and modified the environment?
7.8 How does Latin American culture reflect its mixed roots?
7.9 How have democracy and economic diversification affected Latin America?
7.10 Can economic development and environmental protection coexist in the Amazon?