Quiz 3

1.

1 point

According to the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies, in 2000 the most dominant religion at the county level in the United States is:

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

The Baptist Church

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The Catholic Church

The United Methodist Church

2.

1 point

In the 2000 census the population of the United States was approximately:

500 million

400 million

200 million

300 million

100 million

3.

1 point

Some argue that one of the United States’ greatest strengths is:

That it is the largest geographical area joined socially by one language

Its isolated location

That its government is the largest in the world

That it has the most culturally advanced population

That it is the only country that has no official language

4.

1 point

According to the 2000 Census the population density in the United States is how many times greater than the population density of Canada?

2 times

20 times

5 times

50 times

10 times

5.

1 point

Although conflict and uprootedness took a stark toll on indigenous people, their worst enemy was disease.

True

False

6.

1 point

European settlement of North America:

Started near the Canadian border and spread southward

Started along the continent’s west coast and moved east

Started along the continent’s east coast and moved west

Started along the Great Lakes region border and spread southward

Started near the mouth of the Mississippi and spread northward

7.

1 point

An example of an urbanized cluster is:

The entire West Coast

The area between New York and Chicago

The coast of the Gulf of Mexico between Houston and Miami

The area along the Mississippi River

The area between Boston and Washington, D.C.

8.

1 point

The percentage of United States residents that move each year is nearly:

10 %

20 %

30 %

40 %

More than 50 %

9.

1 point

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as the Mormon Church) was founded in New York.

True

False

10.

1 point

Most of the Great Plains of the United States was settled by non-native-Americans between:

1790 and 1800

1800 and 1830

1830 and 1865

1860 and 1890

11.

1 point

In geography, situation describes:

Locational features that link one place to another

All of the above

The topography of area occupied by a city

The soil characteristics of the surrounding area

The latitude and longitude of a particular place

12.

1 point

In 2001 the Canadian census revealed a population of approximately:

10 million

50 million

100 million

30 million

200 million

13.

1 point

By most estimates, the number of people taken from Africa during the slave trade was approximately:

1 million

10 million

20 million

50 million

5 million

14.

1 point

Culture is transmitted:

All of the above

Governmentally through regulation

Symbolically through language

Genetically through birth

By the physical conditions of the environment

15.

1 point

In the decades between 1970 and 1990 the principal sources for immigrants into the United States were:

Asia and Africa

Asia and Europe

Latin America and Asia

Africa and Europe

16.

1 point

A city’s site relates to:

Its soil characteristics

Its terrain

Its topography

Its access to water transportation

All of the above

17.

1 point

The United States’ record of relations with the Indians was and still is better than that of Canada.

True

False

18.

1 point

Goods and people transfer from one transportation mode to another transportation mode at locations referred to as break-in-bulk points

True

False

19.

1 point

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as the Mormon Church) was founded in:

New York

Utah

California

Florida

Alabama

20.

1 point

Most large cities in the United States and Canada are located near navigable water.

True

False

21.

1 point

The percentage of Canadians living within 150 kilometers (95 miles) of their southern border is approximately:

30 %

50 %

75 %

90%

Less than 30 %

22.

1 point

The 19th Century belief that whites in the United States had a God-given right to settle the entire continent was known as:

Racist rhetoric

Contaminating Monarchies

Manifest Destiny

Ethnic Expansionism

Tyrannical Overture

23.

1 point

In the United States, the Baptist religion is MOST prevalent in:

The Northeast

The south

The southwest

The West Coast

The east

24.

1 point

Within North America, immigrants’ destinations were largely a result of choosing landscapes similar to their homelands.

True

False

25.

1 point

Native Americans settled the continent at least:

1,000 years ago

5,000 years ago

12,000 years ago

25,000 years ago

26.

1 point

By 1913, more than 80 percent of all immigrants were from southern and eastern Europe.

True

False

27.

1 point

Most large cities in the United States and Canada are located near:

Navigable water

National boundaries

State boundaries

Mountain ranges

Government centers

28.

1 point

An example of a city that is NOT located near a water site is:

Atlanta

Denver

Calgary

Dallas-Forth Worth

All of the above

29.

1 point

The latest patterns of internal migration in the United States reflect the recent economic growth patterns in providing services and manipulation of data.

True

False

30.

1 point

Most nonreservation American Indians live in urban places

True

False