Global Studies 8 Name____________________________________________________________________________ Hour________________

United States and Canada Mapping LabUse Geography Alive North America maps (p.558-563) or other stated resources to answer the questions below.

Use your personal INTRODUCTION SHEET to answer questions 1 – 2.

1 What are the 2 most commonly spoken languages in the United States?

In Canada?

2 What type of government does Canada have?

PHYSICAL FEATURES

3 Which five lakes together make up the largest body of fresh water in Canada and the United States?

4 Which FOUR Canadian provinces or territories are entirely covered in forests?

CLIMATE AND VEGETATION

5 In which U.S. state can you find all of the following climates: arid, semiarid, Mediterranean, highlands and marine west coast?

6 Which U.S. state has both a subarctic and tundra climate, AND is located both north and south of the Arctic Circle.

7 A. What is the most common type of vegetation in the central United States?

B. Which country has more land with that type of vegetation?

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

8 A. Which resource is most abundant in Texas, Alaska, and Alberta?

B. Which state or province appears to have the most of that resource?

9 What FOUR types of land use occur along both the Pacific Coast and Atlantic Coast of Canada and the United States?

POPULATION

10 A. Which region of North America is the most densely populated (over 250 people per square mile)?

B. What are four cities in that area?

11 Which Canadian island has a population density that ranges from under 2 people to as many as 250 people per square mile?

MAPPING

12 Which location is shown in the photograph below?

Location A40°N, 74°W

Location B76°N, 80°W

Location C60°N, 174°W

Evidence to support your answer:

13 Name at least 10 provinces, territories and states that the Rocky Mountains run through.