Questions about North America:
Question: NAFTA stands for –
(a) North American Free Trade Arrangement
(b) North American Free Trade Agreement
(c) New American Focus Transport Agreement
(d) North American Fixed Trade Agreement
Question: Which is the largest river in North America?
(a) Mississippi river
(b) Missouri river
(c) Columbia river
(d) Yukon river
Question: The first colony established by the English in North America was –
(a) Roanoke
(b) Jamestown
(c) Yorktown
(d) Plymouth
Question: Kingston is the capital of which country?
(a) Panama
(b) Barbados
(c) Jamaica
(d) Nicaragua
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Question: What city produces the most steel?
(a) Jamshedpur
(b) Pittsburgh
(c) Sheffield
(d) Kalinganagar
Question: The largest gulf in the world is –
(a) Gulf of Guinea
(b) Persian Gulf
(c) Gulf of California
(d) Gulf of Mexico
Question: What countries are known as the Banana Republic?
(a) Honduras and its neighbors
(b) USA and Canada
(c) Mexico and Colombia
(d) All North American countries
Question: What is the US highest peak called?
(a) Mount Elbert
(b) Mount McKinley (Denali)
(c) Mount Rainier
(d) Mount Whitney
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Question: The country which ranks second in the world in terms of land area is –
(a) USA
(b) Bahamas
(c) Canada
(d) Greenland
Question: The highest mountain in North America is part of which mountain range?
(a) Rocky Mountains
(b) Alaska Range
(c) Appalachian Mountains
(d) Sierra Nevada
Question: Which is known as the Pittsburgh of Canada?
(a) Hamilton
(b) Toronto
(c) Quebec City
(d) Vancouver
Question: Which lake in Canada has the same name as a constellation?
(a) Horsehead
(b) Orion
(c) Pisces
(d) Great Bear
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Question: The river situated along the border between the USA and Mexico is __
(a) Mississippi
(b) Colorado
(c) Rio Grande
(d) Amazon
Question: Which country has the longest shoreline?
(a) Canada
(b) United States
(c) Mexico
(d) Cuba
Question: Where is the lowest point in the USA?
(a) Zuidplaspolder
(b) Death valley
(c) Kosciusko
(d) Kuttanad
Question: What is the capital of Belize?
(a) Santo Domingo
(b) Kingston
(c) Belmopan
(d) Havana
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Question: The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world is –
(a) Haiti
(b) Martinique
(c) Panama
(d) Cuba
Question: Where is the largest lake in North America?
(a) Lake Michigan
(b) Lake Superior
(c) Great Bear Lake
(d) Lake Huron
Question: Which city is known as the City of Golden Gate?
(a) San Francisco
(b) Los Angeles
(c) Chicago
(d) Philadelphia
Question: What city in the US has the highest population?
(a) Chicago, IL
(b) New York City, NY
(c) Houston, TX
(d) Phoenix, AZ
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Question: The capital of Cuba is __
(a) Roseau
(b) Nassau
(c) Havana
(d) Managua
Question: What is the busiest port in North America?
(a) Port of New York
(b) Port of Los Angeles
(c) Port of South Louisiana
(d) Port of Long Beach
Question: What is the smallest state in the United States?
(a) Rhode Island
(b) Tennessee
(c) South Dakota
(d) South Carolina
Question: The largest bay in the world is –
(a) Bohai Sea
(b) Hudson Bay
(c) Bay of Biscay
(d) Bothnian Bay
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Question: Hollywood city in Los Angeles is famous for:
(a) Automobile industry
(b) Casino industry
(c) Film industry
(d) Software industry
Question: What is the biggest state in the USA?
(a) Alaska
(b) Texas
(c) California
(d) Montana
Question: The basic shape of the North American continent on a map is best described as which?
(a) Square
(b) Triangular
(c) Circular
(d) Hexagonal
Question: How many of the Great Lakes form part of the border between the USA and Canada?
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 4
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Question: What is the name for the large bodies of water that are along the border between Canada and the USA and in southern Canada?
(a) The Everglades
(b) The Big Ponds
(c) The Wetlands
(d) The Great Lakes
Question: Asia and North America are separated by
(a) Bass Strait
(b) Strait of Dover
(c) Berin R Strait
(d) Cook Strait
Question: What separates Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side of the Niagara Falls and American Falls on the American side?
(a) Grand Island
(b) Luna Island
(c) Goat Island
(d) Navy Island
Question: The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) increased restrictions on:
(a) trade between Canada and Mexico.
(b) trade between Canada and the U.S.
(c) direct foreign investment in Mexico by U.S. firms.
(d) none of the above.
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Question: The climate of North America is influenced during winter by the
(a) Polar air masses
(b) Warm air masses
(c) Continental air masses
(d) Tropical air masses
Question: Which state in the USA is equidistant from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, containing both the geographic centre of the 48 contiguous USA states and the geodetic centre of North America?
(a) Colorado
(b) Kansas
(c) Nebraska
(d) Oklahoma
Question: The North American Free Trade Agreement
(a) has reduced the usefulness of the gravity model.
(b) has shown that international borders no longer affect the amount of trade between countries.
(c) has reduced tariffs and other trade restrictions between British Columbia, Manitoba and Ontario.
(d) has reduced tariffs and other trade restrictions between Canada, Mexico and the US.
(e) has shown that cultural ties are more important in determining the amount of trade between countries than tariff rates.
