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Quarter Four: Quiz 1 Study Guide
United States and Canada
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Objectives:
Students will be able to:
 Identify the relative location of the United States and Canada and the characteristics that
make them a region.
 Identify the major political subdivisions and cities of the United States and Canada.
(states, provinces, territories, regions)
 Describe and compare the major geographic and climatic features of the United States and
Canada.
 Identify the major natural resources and products of the United States and Canada and
explain how they impact the economies of both nations.
 Read and analyze two or more thematic maps to assess the location and development of
urban areas in the United States and Canada.
 Explain how the United States, Canada, and Mexico are interdependent and compare the
advantages to the disadvantages of NAFTA.
Assignments and Notes Section:
Papers from the First, Second, and Third Quarter: 1. Pre-Assessment and Student Evaluation, 2. Parts to a
Good Map and Latitude Zones, 3. Calculating Time, 4. PATs for Australia, Europe, and Latin America
 North America: Political Map Activity
 State Nicknames and Abbreviations
 Mini-Quiz on USA and Canada Political Map
 Physical Map of the United States
 USA and Canada: Connecting Physical Features and Major Urban Areas (multi-layer map)
 The Physical Geography of the United States and Canada
 Living in the United States and Canada: Economy, Transportation, and Communication
 Alaska: Oil vs. Wilderness activity, article, and resource packet
 Article and notes on NAFTA
 United States and Canada: Demographics
 Notes: Geographic Patterns of Canada
 Check for Understanding #1
 Review Puzzle - USA and Canada: Quiz 1
 Quarter Four: Quiz 1 Study Guide (this paper)
Note: You will complete a performance assessment task on U.S. geography the same week as the
quiz. These papers will be kept by Ms. Apple.
Key words/people/events:
Northeast
Mineral Sources
Continental Divide
St. Lawrence Seaway
Commercial Farming
FCC
Immigration
NAFTA
Maquiladora
South
Energy Sources
Wheat Belt
Ecosystem
Manufacturing
Population Pyramid
Emigration
Import
Midwest
Fall Line
Breadbasket
Locks
Service Industry
Sunbelt
Megalopolis
Export
West
Estuary
Canadian Shield
Truck Farms
Interdependent
Silicon Valley
“Boswash”
Tariff