Exam 1: Introduction

Two different ways to divide North America into regions are ________ and ________.

What country in North America has the largest total number of immigrants of any country in the world?

Geographic analysis generally focus on three broad topics,people,cultures,and cultural landscapes;political economies;and ________.

Compare and contrast how Canada and the United States emerged from their colonial rule.

The word Geography comes from the words for "earth" and "writing" in what language?

Francophones are people who speak what language?

Looking at the map (1.9)of landform regions of North America,________ and ________ take up the largest amount of land in Canada and the United States.

The prime minister in Canada fulfills which of the following roles?

Explain the "geographic perspective" and how geographers use that perspective to address real world problems.

When did Greenland become an independent nation?

By using the Geographic Perspective in Geographic Analysis

The longest peaceful international border in the world is shared by

Garreau's Nine Nations of North America are examples of what type of region?

The combined area of Canada and the United States covers about what percent of the world's land area?

One example of a formal region is ________.

The capital of Canada is what?

Two examples of thematic geography topics are ________ and ________.

Joel Garreau,in his book Nine Nations of North America divided the continent based on what characteristic?

Canada's political system,in which the Queen of England is the official head of state,but a prime minister is the elected head of the federal government,is called what?

Looking at the map (1.10)what crop,besides corn,is grown in the Corn Belt?