Name Date Class Section 1 Quiz The Economy MATCHING: Match each item in Column A with an item in Column B. Write the correct letters in the blanks. (10 points each) A B 1. when a country earns more in exports than it A. commodity spends on imports 2. economies that place an emphasis on service B. postindustrial and high-tech businesses C. trade deficit 3. good produced for sale 4. when a country pays more for imports than it D. trade surplus earns in exports 5. a tax on exports or imports E. tariff MULTIPLE CHOICE: In each blank on the left, write the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. (10 points each) 6. About acres of the United States are involved in agriculture. a. 250 million c. 10 million b. 920 million d. 5 million Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 7. The Prairie Provinces of Canada and the Great Plains of the United States are often referred to as the of North America. a. Wheat Belt c. Dairy Region b. Corn Belt d. Fruit Basket 8. Extensive reliance on cars has resulted in a. efficient use of fuel. c. a monopoly on petroleum. b. a decline in public transportation. d. road congestion and air pollution. 9. Why does Canada have a trade surplus? a. It doesn’t spend large amounts c. Canada exports many of the products of money on foreign oil and gas. that the United States exports. b. Canada exports very few natural d. Canada’s strict regulation of its national resources. budget ensures a surplus. 10. Which of the following issues became a major concern for the United States in 2001? a. pollution c. economic reform b. global trade d. terrorism Section Quizzes and Chapter Tests 75
Name Date Class Section 2 Quiz People and Their Environment MATCHING: Match each item in Column A with an item in Column B. Write the correct letters in the blanks. (10 points each) A B 1. taking out whole forests when harvesting timber A. smog 2. precipitation that can corrode stone and metal buildings and damage crops B. acid rain 3. process by which a body of water becomes C. eutrophication rich in dissolved nutrients 4. occurs when the amount of fish caught exceeds D. clear-cutting the amount that can be resupplied naturally 5. visible, toxic haze E. overfishing MULTIPLE CHOICE: In each blank on the left, write the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. (10 points each) 6. The elk population when wolves were driven out of parts of western Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Canada. a. became endangered c. became healthier b. grew out of control d. began to diminish 7. Most of the acid rain in Canada comes from a. Canadian industrial emissions. c. Russia. b. the United States. d. nuclear power plants. 8. What is one of the main drawbacks to using nuclear energy? a. It emits greenhouse c. Spent radioactive fuel takes thousands gases. of years to become inactive. b. It is too expensive. d. It is not usable in remote areas. 9. The end of asbestos dumping in the __________ is a significant result of the Clean Water Act. a. Nashua River b. Rio Grande c. Great Lakes d. Mississippi River 10. How might human activity accelerate global warming? a. volcanic eruptions c. dumping asbestos into rivers b. allowing eutrophication d. burning fossil fuels 76 Section Quizzes and Chapter Tests