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Benchmark Review 2

Benchmark Review 2. Your test will be on Wednesday, 11/13 You will have about an hour or 90 minutes to finish it. Geography – patterns of settlement. Why does most of Canada’s population live within 100 miles of the US border?. Geography – Patterns of Settlement.

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Benchmark Review 2

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  1. Benchmark Review 2 Your test will be on Wednesday, 11/13 You will have about an hour or 90 minutes to finish it

  2. Geography – patterns of settlement • Why does most of Canada’s population live within 100 miles of the US border?

  3. Geography – Patterns of Settlement • This is a picture of North America taken at night from space (see pp. 2-3). • The lit areas are areas that have people and have access to electricity. Brighter areas have more people, darker areas have less people. • Where do most people in the US live? Why do they live there? • Why are there no lights in some areas?

  4. Geography - Location NAME: • The Green country • The Purple country • The Red country • The Brown Country • The Orange Country • The Yellow Country • The Blue Country

  5. Geography – the environment • People modify their environment for many different reasons. Name some. • People modify their environment in many different ways. Name some.

  6. Geography – effects of geography • Describe the physical geography of the nations of the Caribbean in one word. • What are some of the effects of this?

  7. Economics – economic sectors • Name the five (six) economic sectors. • What does each of them do?

  8. Economics – Economic systems • Name the four characteristics of a market economic system. • What makes a communist economic system different from a market system?

  9. Economics – Economic development • What information do we use to measure economic development?

  10. Government – Governmental Systems • What type of government does the United States have? • What are its characteristics? • What type of government does Canada have? • What are its characteristics?

  11. Government – Limited vs. Unlimited • What are the characteristics of a limited government? • What are some examples of limited governmental systems? • What are the characteristics of an unlimited government? • What are some examples of unlimited governmental systems?

  12. Culture – effects of history • What are some of the cultural effects of one country having been a colony of another?

  13. Culture – cultural characteristics • What are some of the major characteristics of a culture?

  14. Migration – Culture, Geography and Economics • What are “Push” factors? • What are “Pull” factors? • How does migration affect the losing country? • How does migration affect the receiving country?

  15. Geography – Environmental modifications and trade • What is the Panama Canal? • Why was it built? • What have been some of its major effects?

  16. Government – policies and Economics • The United States has maintained a trade embargo against Cuba for about 50 years. What is the goal of this embargo?

  17. Culture – Artistic Expressions • What are some ways in which artists of all types could express their views on a particular issue through their art? (NOTE: “Art” is not limited to paintings and drawings)

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