Human Geography of the United States and Canada

Population of _________ million makes it the world's 3rd largest

336

Also, the world's third _________ by total area

largest

Constitution-based federal ____________

republic

___________ Government > ______________ Government > _____________ Government

National State Local

Three __________ of Government: Executive, Legislative, Judicial

branches

Growth rate of ________%

0.12

82.3% of people live in _________ and ________________

cities and suburbs

Includes 50 states plus territories of ___________ _______, the ________ _________, _________, and others

Puerto Rico, The Virgin Islands, Guam

The world's largest ____________

economy

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

The 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

What region is the economy driven off of banking, finance, seafood, lumber, technology, and tourism

The Northeast

One of the most diverse areas of the country in the Northeast and a traditional gateway for _______________

immigrants

The _____________ _______ is this area and the Midwest

Manufactory Belt

Cities include Jacksonville, Atlanta, Miami, and Charlotte

The Southeast

Many industries _____________ from Midwest for cheaper labor

relocated

_____________ dominates many economies in the Southeast

Tourism

The Southeast has fast growing cities for __________ and _________ cost of living

climate and lower

The _____ ______ is this area and the Southwest

Sun Belt

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

Texas and the Southwest

The Texas and Southwest also, fast growing _________ for climate and lower cost of living

cities

"__________" lifestyle cuisine, clothing, music, & architecture (ex. alamo)

Western

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

The Midwest

In the Midwest Central Plains are America's "________________"

Breadbasket

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

blue

SIlicon Valley, CA is America's technology center in the ______

West

____________________- economy that emphasizes services and technology rather than industry and manufacturing

Postindustrial

_____________ is the entertainment capital in The West

Los Angeles

_____________ draws people to Las Vegas, California, and Hawaii

Tourism

Oil and mining in __________ pays about $1,600 each year to every resident

Alaska

Canada is bordered by the _____________, ______________, and ____________ oceans

Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic

Southern border with the US is the world's ______________

longest

2nd largest country by ____________ area

total

______________ climate in the south & along coast

Temperate

_________ polar climates in the north

Frigid

The ___________ is mountains in Western Canada

Cordillera

The Cordillera includes the __________, Columbia, and ___________ Mountains

Yukon and Rocky

The Cordillera stretches through the Yukon & Norwest Territories and Alberta & ___________ Columbia

British

_________ and __________ are major industries

Mining and logging

Trees cannot grow above the _____________ due to it being too cold

timberline

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

chinook

The ______________ ___________ ranges from humid continental to semi-arid climates

Canadian Prairie

The Canadian Prairie is home to the __________ Nation of mixed European and Indigenous descent.

Metis

The Canadian Prairie is known as the "______________ of Canada"

Breadbasket

The Canadian Prairie increased _____ production in the late 20th Century

Oil

Also, the Athabasca Tar Sands contain large __________ of extremely heavy crude oil

deposits

_____ ___________- sand or sandstone naturally impregnated with petroleum

Tar sands

The _____________ ________ stretches from the Great Lakes to the Arctic Ocean, covering half of Canada.

Great Lakes

____________ left only a thin layer of soil but mostly rock

Glaciers

The Canadian Shield is inhabited by the ___________ people in the north (member of the arctic native poeples)

Innuit

The Canadian Shield has a major source of __________ resources

natural

The _______ _______ is one of the world's busiest shipping areas

Great Lakes

Most of Canada's population lives in this region

The Great Lakes

The _________ ________ include the city of Toronto, and the capital city of Ottawa

Great Lakes

The _________ is home to the Mi'kmaq, & Passamaquoddy (part of the First Nations)

Maritimes

The St. _____________ River is an important waterway in The Maritimes

Lawrence

The Maritimes is _________ continental climate moderated by the Atlantic

Humid

The Maritimes economy is based on __________, tourism, forestry, and coal mining

fishing

______________, are areas where fish or sea animals are caught, are important here and also on the Pacific coast

Fisheries

However, _______________ has caused stocks to drop. This is harvesting fish to the point that species are depleted and the value of the fishery are reduced; Aquaculture, which is seafood cultivation or fish farming, is growing

overfishing

__________ societies date back 14,000 years with many First Nations societies.

Indigenous

The ________ __________ are one of the indigenous peoples of Canada who are neither Innuit nor Meis

First Nations

_______ exploration around 1000 CE

Norse

European ____________ in the 1500s made claims for France & England

explorers

Britian gianed full control after the __ ____ ____ in 1763

7 Years War

and created a __________ ________________ in 1867; the colonies of Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Prince Edward Island, and the Newfoundland united as provinces of the Dominion of Canada

Canadian Confederation

___________--partially self-governing country with close ties to another country

Dominion

__________ remained nationalist & narrowly voted down independence in 1995

Quebec

Many people in Quebec support ____________ which is the breaking away of one part of a country to create another

separatism

10 _________ and 3 ___________

Provinces and Territories

Population of _____ million with ___% indigenous

40 and 5

A multicultural society largely due to ________________; people dedicated to emigrate for many reasons such as high standards for living and government policies protecting multiculturalism

immigration

____________-- to leave one's own country to settle permantely

Emigrate

Most live within ______ miles of the U.S. border

200

Largest ______________ areas are Toronto, Montreal, & Vancouver

Metropolitan

_____________ government & still part of the British Commonwealth

Parliamentary