Chapter 3 Study guide questions

Section #1 Questions 1. How might changes from volcanic eruptions like Mt. Saint Helens affect vegetation and animal life in that area? 2. What effect could these eruptions have on the human population there? 3. Why do geographers study the United States and Canada separately from Mexico, even though they are all in North America? 4. What reasons are waterways in North America so important to the settlement of the region?

Section #2 Questions 5. Explain in your own words the difference between weather and climate. 6. What specific factors determine the type of vegetation that can grow in a region? 7. How can climate and geography influence the attraction of people to an area? 8. Using the map on page 77, what vegetation zones would you find around the Great Lakes? 9. What power resources do the United States and Canada have? 10. How do Canada and the United States cooperate?