The US and Canada

Population of ___ million, making it the world's ___ largest

336, 3rd

US; The world's third largest by _____ ____

total area

US; Constitution-based federal

republic

US; three branches of government

Executive, Legislative, Judicial

US; Growth rate of

0.12%

82.3% of people live in

cities and suburbs

US; 50 states, including territories of

Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam

US; The world's largest

economy

Major cities include Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C.

Northeast

The area between Boston and Washington D.C. is an example of a ___________- a large population concentration made of several larger cities and smaller cities

megalopolis

Banking, finance, seafood, lumber, technology, and tourism drive the economy

Northeast

One of the most diverse areas of the country and traditional gateway for immigrants

Northeast

The Manufacturing Belt

Northeast and Midwest

Cities include Jacksonville, Atlanta, Miami, and Charlotte

Southeast

Many industries relocated from Midwest to the Southeast for

cheaper labor

Tourism dominates many economies here

Southeast

SE, SW; Fast growing cities for

climate and lower cost of living

The Sun Belt

Southeast and Southwest

Major cities include Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Phoenix

Texas and the Southwest

"Western" lifestyle in cuisine, clothing, music, and architecture

Southwest

Major cities include Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, St. Louis, and Indianapolis

Midwest

Central Plains are America's

"Breadbasket"

Steel mills, manufacturing, and blue collar industries once dominated but many have left

Midwest

Silicon Valley, CA is America's

technology center

W; Postindustrial

economy that emphasizes services and technology rather than industry and manufacturing

The entertainment capital

Los Angeles

______ draws people to Las Vegas, California, and Hawaii

Tourism

Oil and mining in ______ pays about 1600 each year to people in the West

Alaska

Canada is bordered by

Atlantic, Pacific, and Artic Oceans

C; Southern border with US the world's

longest

________ climate in the south and along coast

Temperate

_____ polar climates in the north

Frigid

Mountains in Western Canada

Cordillera

Inclues the Yukon, Columbia and Rock Mountains, and Coastal Range

Cordillera

Mining and logging are major industries

Cordillera

Trees cannot grow above the ________ because of the cold

timberline

In the spring, the ______ (a seasonal warm wind) blows down the easterns slopes of the Rockies and melts the snow

chinook

Ranges from humid continental to semi-arid climate

Canadian Prairie

Home to the M Nation of mixed European and Indigeneous descent

Canadian Prairie

Breadbasket of Canada

Canadian Prairie