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QR Challenge: North America & U.S. Regions TEST

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Teacher Notes

A. Prior to the lesson:

1. Arrange students into groups. Each group needs at least ONE person who has a mobile device.

2. If their phone camera doesn't automatically detect and decode QR codes, ask students to

3. Print out the QR codes.

4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.

B. The lesson:

1. Give each group a clipboard and a piece of paper so they can write down the decoded questions and their answers to them.

2. Explain to the students that the codes are hidden around the school. Each team will get ONE point for each question they correctly decode and copy down onto their sheet, and a further TWO points if they can then provide the correct answer and write this down underneath the question.

3. Away they go! The winner is the first team to return with the most correct answers in the time available. This could be within a lesson, or during a lunchbreak, or even over several days!

C. TIPS / OTHER IDEAS

4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.

Questions / Answers (teacher reference)

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1. Who were the first people to populate North America? A. Canadians. B. Europeans. C. Africans. D. Native Americans. Native Americans
2. Which term describes a territory separated from but subject to a ruling power? A. Annex. B. Colony. C. Tributary. D. Striation. Colony
3. Which Physical feature is located in the central portions of both Canada and the United States? A. High mountain chains. B. Low mountains. C. Plains. D. Canyons. Plains
4. What is the continental divide? A. A mountain in eastern North America. B. A river system that includes the Great Lakes. C. The Mississippi River. D. A boundary that separates rivers flowing toward opposite sides of a continent. A boundary that separates rivers flowing toward opposite sides of a continent.
5. Which statement does not describe the climates of the United States and Canada? A. Canada has a colder climate. B. Both countries have climate differences between east and west. C. Canada has a warmer climate. D. The United States has a warmer climate. Canada has warmer climate.
6. What is the standard of living like in the United States and Canada? A. High in both countries. B. Much higher in the United States. C. Much higher in Canada. D. Very low in both countries. High in both countries.
7. What factor most contributes to high rates of literacy in each nation? A. Large populations. B. Good economies. C. Small populations. D. Extensive education systems. Extensive education systems.
8. What proportion of Americans and Canadians live in urban areas? A. One quarter. B. Three fourths. C. One half. D. Nine tenths. Three fourths.
9. Which industry is an influential part of both economies? A. Agricultural industries. B. Manufacturing industries. C. Service industries. D. High-tech industries. High-tech industries
10. Which statement correctly describes energy production and consumption in these countries? A. Canada imports energy, whereas the United States is self-sufficient. B. The United States imports energy, whereas Canada is self-sufficient. C. Both countries are self-sufficient. D. Both countries import energy. The United States imports energy, whereas Canada is self-sufficient.
11. The Midwest has become known as "the nation's breadbasket" because it produces? A. Rice - Tobacco. B. Milk and eggs. C. Many food products (wheat & grains). D. Steel and oil. Many food products (wheat & grains).
12. What is a Sunbelt? A. A region where people depend on solar power for energy. B. Warm areas in the Southern states from Carolinas to Southern California. C. A place where people study the sun's effect on the earth. D. The part of the earth that gets little sun all year. Warm areas in Southern states from Carolinas to Southern California.
13. What climate is most common in the West? A. Wet and rainy. B. Arid or semiarid. C. Tundra. D. Tropical. Arid or semiarid.
14. One of the distinctive characteristics of the Midwest regions of the United States is its? A. Fishing. B. Forestry. C. Boating. D. Agriculture (Farming). Agriculture (Farming)
15. What is the primary reason the South and the West regions of the U.S. have increased in population in recent years? A. New systems of transportation. B. New methods of communication. C. Newly discovered natural resources. D. Popular preference for warmer climates. Popular preference for warmer climates.
16. Farming in the Northeast region of the United States is fairly difficult because of the regions: A. Lack of rainfall. B. Thin soils and steep hills. C. Sandy soils and marshy lowlands. D. Hot climate. Thin soils and steep hills.
17. The Northeast region of the United States was one of the early sites of the Industrial Revolution because of its: A. Water power. B. Iron ore resources. C. Money supply. D. Air transportation. Water power
18. Most of the Midwest region of the United States has fertile soil and relatively : A. Hilly land. B. Swampy land. C. Flat land. D. Mountainous land. Flat land.
19. The presence of the Great Lakes and many rivers in the Midwest has: A. Hindered agriculture. B. Provided transportation for industry. C. Prevented mining. D. Discouraged forestry. Provided transportation for industry.
20. The Western region of the United States natural landscape is: A. Sparsely forested. B. Varied (has many landforms). C. Dry and desert. D. Flat. Varied (has many landforms).
21. The rapid increase of population in the Western region of the United States resulted from the discovery of? A. Gold and silver deposits. B. A major oil field in Alaska. C. The lush forest of the Northwest. D. Plentiful fish off the coast. Gold and silver deposits.
22. What type of economic system does the United States of America have? A. Command economy - communism. B. Mixed economy - socialism. C. Market economy- capitalism. D. Traditional economy - family. Market economy- capitalism.
23. What type of government does the United States have? A. Communism- Command. B. Democracy - Federal republic. C. Socialism - mixed. D. Authoritarianism - Dictatorial. Democracy - Federal republic
24. What kinds of natural resources helped the United States to become wealthy? A. Steamboats, railroads, and automobiles. B. Telephones, telegraphs, and computers. C. Land, forests, and minerals. D. Canals, satellites, and electronics. Land, forests, and minerals.
25. What is a market economy or free enterprise system? A. A way that people can give away goods and services. B. A system in which there is no charge for transportation. C. A system in which the state controls all new business. D. A system that allows people to own and run their own business. A system that allows people to own and run their own business.
26. What is a megalopolis? A. A very large city. B. A very small town. C. A small city with modern technology. D. Several large cities that have poor populations. A very large city.
27. What is region? A. How people use their environment. B. An area that has at least one common physical or human (cultural) characteristic. C. A places absolute position on the globe either absolute or relative. D. How people, goods, and ideas move between places. An area that has at least one common physical or human (cultural) characteristic.
28. The four United States Regions are Northeast, South, Midwest and? A. West. B. North. C. Southwest. D. East. West

 


North America & U.S. Regions TEST: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Who-were-the-first-people-to-populate-North-America?-A.-Canadians.-B.-Europeans.-C.-Africans.-D.-Native-Americans.

Question 1 (of 28)

 


North America & U.S. Regions TEST: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Which-term-describes-a-territory-separated-from-but-subject-to-a-ruling-power?-A.-Annex.-B.-Colony.-C.-Tributary.-D.-Striation.

Question 2 (of 28)

 


North America & U.S. Regions TEST: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Which-Physical-feature-is-located-in-the-central-portions-of-both-Canada-and-the-United-States?-A.-High-mountain-chains.-B.-Low-mountains.-C.-Plains.-D.-Canyons.

Question 3 (of 28)

 


North America & U.S. Regions TEST: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What-is-the-continental-divide?-A.-A-mountain-in-eastern-North-America.-B.-A-river-system-that-includes-the-Great-Lakes.-C.-The-Mississippi-River.-D.-A-boundary-that-separates-rivers-flowing-toward-opposite-sides-of-a-continent.

Question 4 (of 28)

 


North America & U.S. Regions TEST: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Which-statement-does-not-describe-the-climates-of-the-United-States-and-Canada?-A.-Canada-has-a-colder-climate.-B.-Both-countries-have-climate-differences-between-east-and-west.-C.-Canada-has-a-warmer-climate.-D.-The-United-States-has-a-warmer-climate.

Question 5 (of 28)

 


North America & U.S. Regions TEST: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What-is-the-standard-of-living-like-in-the-United-States-and-Canada?-A.-High-in-both-countries.-B.-Much-higher-in-the-United-States.-C.-Much-higher-in-Canada.-D.-Very-low-in-both-countries.

Question 6 (of 28)

 


North America & U.S. Regions TEST: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What-factor-most-contributes-to-high-rates-of-literacy-in-each-nation?-A.-Large-populations.-B.-Good-economies.-C.-Small-populations.-D.-Extensive-education-systems.

Question 7 (of 28)

 


North America & U.S. Regions TEST: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What-proportion-of-Americans-and-Canadians-live-in-urban-areas?-A.-One-quarter.-B.-Three-fourths.-C.-One-half.-D.-Nine-tenths.

Question 8 (of 28)

 


North America & U.S. Regions TEST: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Which-industry-is-an-influential-part-of-both-economies?-A.-Agricultural-industries.-B.-Manufacturing-industries.-C.-Service-industries.-D.-High-tech-industries.

Question 9 (of 28)

 


North America & U.S. Regions TEST: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Which-statement-correctly-describes-energy-production-and-consumption-in-these-countries?-A.-Canada-imports-energy,-whereas-the-United-States-is-self-sufficient.-B.-The-United-States-imports-energy,-whereas-Canada-is-self-sufficient.-C.-Both-countries-are-self-sufficient.-D.-Both-countries-import-energy.

Question 10 (of 28)

 


North America & U.S. Regions TEST: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=The-Midwest-has-become-known-as-"the-nation's-breadbasket"-because-it-produces?-A.-Rice---Tobacco.-B.-Milk-and-eggs.-C.-Many-food-products-(wheat-&-grains).-D.-Steel-and-oil.

Question 11 (of 28)

 


North America & U.S. Regions TEST: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What-is-a-Sunbelt?-A.-A-region-where-people-depend-on-solar-power-for-energy.-B.-Warm-areas-in-the-Southern-states-from-Carolinas-to-Southern-California.-C.-A-place-where-people-study-the-sun's-effect-on-the-earth.-D.-The-part-of-the-earth-that-gets-little-sun-all-year.

Question 12 (of 28)

 


North America & U.S. Regions TEST: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What-climate-is-most-common-in-the-West?-A.-Wet-and-rainy.-B.-Arid-or-semiarid.-C.-Tundra.-D.-Tropical.

Question 13 (of 28)

 


North America & U.S. Regions TEST: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=One-of-the-distinctive-characteristics-of-the-Midwest-regions-of-the-United-States-is-its?-A.-Fishing.-B.-Forestry.-C.-Boating.-D.-Agriculture-(Farming).

Question 14 (of 28)

 


North America & U.S. Regions TEST: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What-is-the-primary-reason-the-South-and-the-West-regions-of-the-U.S.-have-increased-in-population-in-recent-years?-A.-New-systems-of-transportation.-B.-New-methods-of-communication.-C.-Newly-discovered-natural-resources.-D.-Popular-preference-for-warmer-climates.

Question 15 (of 28)

 


North America & U.S. Regions TEST: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Farming-in-the-Northeast-region-of-the-United-States-is-fairly-difficult-because-of-the-regions:-A.-Lack-of-rainfall.-B.-Thin-soils-and-steep-hills.-C.-Sandy-soils-and-marshy-lowlands.-D.-Hot-climate.

Question 16 (of 28)

 


North America & U.S. Regions TEST: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=The-Northeast-region-of-the-United-States-was-one-of-the-early-sites-of-the-Industrial-Revolution-because-of-its:-A.-Water-power.-B.-Iron-ore-resources.-C.-Money-supply.-D.-Air-transportation.

Question 17 (of 28)

 


North America & U.S. Regions TEST: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Most-of-the-Midwest-region-of-the-United-States-has-fertile-soil-and-relatively-:-A.-Hilly-land.-B.-Swampy-land.-C.-Flat-land.-D.-Mountainous-land.

Question 18 (of 28)

 


North America & U.S. Regions TEST: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=The-presence-of-the-Great-Lakes-and-many-rivers-in-the-Midwest-has:-A.-Hindered-agriculture.-B.-Provided-transportation-for-industry.-C.-Prevented-mining.-D.-Discouraged-forestry.

Question 19 (of 28)

 


North America & U.S. Regions TEST: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=The-Western-region-of-the-United-States-natural-landscape-is:-A.-Sparsely-forested.-B.-Varied-(has-many-landforms).-C.-Dry-and-desert.-D.-Flat.

Question 20 (of 28)

 


North America & U.S. Regions TEST: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=The-rapid-increase-of-population-in-the-Western-region-of-the-United-States-resulted-from-the-discovery-of?-A.-Gold-and-silver-deposits.-B.-A-major-oil-field-in-Alaska.-C.-The-lush-forest-of-the-Northwest.-D.-Plentiful-fish-off-the-coast.

Question 21 (of 28)

 


North America & U.S. Regions TEST: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What-type-of-economic-system-does-the-United-States-of-America-have?-A.-Command-economy---communism.-B.-Mixed-economy---socialism.-C.-Market-economy--capitalism.-D.-Traditional-economy---family.

Question 22 (of 28)

 


North America & U.S. Regions TEST: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What-type-of-government-does-the-United-States-have?-A.-Communism--Command.-B.-Democracy---Federal-republic.-C.-Socialism---mixed.-D.-Authoritarianism---Dictatorial.

Question 23 (of 28)

 


North America & U.S. Regions TEST: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What-kinds-of-natural-resources-helped-the-United-States-to-become-wealthy?-A.-Steamboats,-railroads,-and-automobiles.-B.-Telephones,-telegraphs,-and-computers.-C.-Land,-forests,-and-minerals.-D.-Canals,-satellites,-and-electronics.

Question 24 (of 28)

 


North America & U.S. Regions TEST: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What-is-a-market-economy-or-free-enterprise-system?-A.-A-way-that-people-can-give-away-goods-and-services.-B.-A-system-in-which-there-is-no-charge-for-transportation.-C.-A-system-in-which-the-state-controls-all-new-business.-D.-A-system-that-allows-people-to-own-and-run-their-own-business.

Question 25 (of 28)

 


North America & U.S. Regions TEST: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What-is-a-megalopolis?-A.-A-very-large-city.-B.-A-very-small-town.-C.-A-small-city-with-modern-technology.-D.-Several-large-cities-that-have-poor-populations.

Question 26 (of 28)

 


North America & U.S. Regions TEST: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What-is-region?-A.-How-people-use-their-environment.-B.-An-area-that-has-at-least-one-common-physical-or-human-(cultural)-characteristic.-C.-A-places-absolute-position-on-the-globe-either-absolute-or-relative.-D.-How-people,-goods,-and-ideas-move-between-places.

Question 27 (of 28)

 


North America & U.S. Regions TEST: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=The-four-United-States-Regions-are-Northeast,-South,-Midwest-and?-A.-West.-B.-North.-C.-Southwest.-D.-East.

Question 28 (of 28)