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Major Cities California |
o San Diego
o Los Angeles
o Santa Barbara
o San Francisco
o Sacremento
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The Climate in California is responsible for |
the high population density |
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European Immigrants in California - Spanish (predominant) were part of |
New Spain |
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a string of _________________ _______________ was established in california in 1700s |
spanish missions |
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Spanish / Mexican rancheros |
cattle for meat and hide Tallow sheep for meat and wool |
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California gained statehood in |
1850
2 years after the Mexican American War |
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Statehood was given to Cali so quickly because of |
the end of the war and an influx of Anglo-Americans for the gold rush |
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Name for the gold-rushers |
forty-niners |
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1948 Gold Rush starts as gold was found in |
the foothills of Sierra Nevada Mountains |
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California is the most ______________ state in the US |
Populous
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half of california residents were born... |
outside of the state |
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California was a major destination for U.S. internal... |
migration every decade from 1850 to 1990 |
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since 1990, there is less internal migration to california and gaps are filled by |
foreigners |
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California attracts more... |
immigrants from other countries than any other state within the US |
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2.8 million canadians live abroad, _______________ in southern california |
1 million |
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38% of California's population is _______________, highest concentration in LA |
hispanic |
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2nd largest minority group in California |
Asians (14.9%) |
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Former Governor of California from Austria |
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Republican |
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Current Governor of California |
Jerry Brown
Democrat |
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Chinese workers laid much of the |
tracks for Central Pacific Railroad |
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the Central Pacific Railroad goes through |
The CA foothills and over the Sierra Nevada range and more east |
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the chinese later established |
laundries |
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by the 20th century, every major US city had |
chinese owned laundries |
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The Chinese Exclusion Act (1882- 1943) kept women and children out by |
not allowing citizenship suspending chinese immigration deporting some chinese |
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When the Spanish-American War was won by the US, the Philippines was made a US territory. This allowed for |
Filipino immigration into the US |
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many filipino immigrants became |
agricultural workers in CA and HI |
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Japanese immigrants in the 19th century were mainly |
agricultural workers |
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1907 Gentleman's Agreement |
no more Japanese men allowed into the US but permitted women and children to immigrate |
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Immigration act of 1924 |
banned all Japanese and non-whites from the US |
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Japanese American Internment (1942-1946) |
110, 000 Japanese Americans living along the West Coast lost property and were forced into "War Relocation Camps" inland |
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President ______________ _______________ started an investigation in 1980 |
Jimmy Carter |
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Result of Investigation: Congress passed and.... |
President Ronald Reagan signed legislation |
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U.S. Government apologized and eventually.... |
paid about 1.6 billion in reparations to Japanese Americans who had been interned and their heirs |
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90% of Californians live in |
Urban Areas |
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_____________ define the California landscape |
automobiles |
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Surfer Culture Band |
The Beach Boys |
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Mavericks |
a big wave |
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surfers were the first to develop |
skateboards in the late 1940s early 1950s |
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Focal point for the Hippie Movement |
San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury District and nearby Berkley CA |
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Protests in the late 60s about |
Vietnam War Civil Rights Woman's Rights other social issues
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These protests resulted in |
broader social change |
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New Hippie Capital of the US |
Eugene, OR |
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The economy of California is very |
diverse |
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CA economy is the ______________ of all states |
largest
One of 10 largest economies in the world |
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California is the #1 |
exporting state |
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more revenue comes from __________ than any other state |
agriculture |
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richest agricultural area in the world |
the central valley |
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the central valley produces almost ______________ of US nuts, fruit, veggies (even during winter) |
50% |
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California sends a large number of exports to |
Canada |
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Rice is largely produced with 60% of the annual rice crop sold... |
within the US, the rest is exported |
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Calrose |
a type of rice developed in CA that is good for sushi |
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China Town, San Fransico |
Largest outside of Asia, oldest in North America |
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Japanese "_____________ _____________" arrived in San Fran after the Gentleman's Agreement |
Picture Brides |
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What counties account for grapes that make 90% of all US wine? |
Napa and Sonoma counties |
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Napa and Sonoma counties started growing grapes in the 1700s when |
Spanish Missionaries aimed to produce wine for the masses |
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Napa and Sonoma Counties are west of... |
the central valley |
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reliable hot weather allows for _______________ in wine |
high sugar content high alcohol content |
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Biggest importer in Cali Wines is |
European Union |
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Gallo |
the largest winery
largest exporter of Cali's wines |
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China is increasing its |
wine imports |
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More ___________ is produced in California than any other state |
Milk |
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California is ranked #1 in the US for production of total _________, __ __________, ______________, and _______ ______________ __________________ |
milk ice cream yogurt whey protein concentrate |
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California is ranked #2 in the production of |
cheese WI makes more |
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Major Ports |
Port of Los Angeles Port Long Beach |
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Port Los Angeles and Port Long Beach together make the |
busiest container port in the US |
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#1 trading partner with Cali is |
China |
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The World Cruise Ship Center is located at |
Port Los Angeles
6 Cruise lines regularly use this Port |
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California's Top Trading PArtners |
mexico, canada, china |
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california's top export |
computers and electronics |
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largest export markets for US goods are |
canada, mexico, and china |
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Silicon Valley is located within |
the Santa Clara Valley |
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Silicon Valley includes |
San Jose City |
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silicon valley is adjacent to |
the southern part of San Francisco |
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Santa Clara Valley was once called the |
Valley of Heart's Delight
Renamed Silicon Valley in 1980s |
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Silicon Valley is the leading hub for |
High tech innovation and development |
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Silicon valley is responsible for 1/3rd of all |
venture capital in the US |
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Silicon valley is home to many of the world's largest |
technology corporations
as well as thousands of small startups |
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Headquarters in Silicon Valley include |
Apple Intel Adobe E-Bay NOT MICROSOFT (they are in washington) |
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Walt Disney/Pixar Animation Studios |
located in Emeryville, CA |
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California is home to what major theme parks |
Disney Land Universal Studios |
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Famous Bridge in California |
Golden Gate |
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Island with Jail in Cali |
Alcatraz Island |
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Major Zoo in Cali |
San Diego Zoo |
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PART 2 |
HAWAII |
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Hawaiian hot spots |
where magma pushes up to the surface |
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hawaiian hot spots create |
multiple remnant volcanos as the tectonic plate moves |
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The _______________ is moving, but the hot spot is stationary |
the pacific plate |
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Island Kauai |
oldest volcano |
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Maui has |
inactive volcanos |
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Hawaii is made up of _____ volcanos |
5 |
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Only active volcanos in recent decades |
Mauna Loa and Kilauea |
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Kilaua is home to ______________,the goddess of volcanos in the Hawaiian Religion |
Pele - the goddess of volcanos |
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Mauna Loa |
earth's most massive volcano |
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Mauna Loa has not erupted in |
20ish years |
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Hawaii Volcanos National Park includes |
Kilauea the summit eastern slope of Mauna Loa |
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Hawaii has a __________________ climate |
tropical Mild, warm temperatures all year |
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Rainshadow is on the ____________ side of the island |
west
wet on the east side |
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Wet season in Hawaii |
october to april |
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dry season in hawaii |
may to october |
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Polynesians made the long voyage from the |
Marquesas island in southern pacific |
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Europeans made it to Hawaii when |
captain James Cook discovered Hawaii, Australia, and New Zealand |
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The Kingdom of Hawaii was established by |
Kamahameha I |
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Kamahameha I conquered the |
hawaiian islands and united islands for the 1st time under central government |
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Kamahameha I was called the |
Napoleon of the Pacific |
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Kamahameha I did these things while in power |
collected taxes
stood up to europeans but promoted trade with US and Europe
prohibited non-Hawaiians from owning land until 1848 |
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American Whaling ships (1820s-1870s) used Hawaii as |
a rest on their journey |
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many missionaries (mainly New England Protestants) arrived in 1820s and their children became |
sugar cane business owners |
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King Kalakaua |
the second to last monarch of the Hawaiian kingdom |
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King Kalakaua was known as the |
Merry monarch spent a lot of money |
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King Kalakaua adopted the lifestyles of |
the American Elite |
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Bayonet Constitution |
in 1887 American European businessmen favored annexation formed the Hawaiian League and at gun point they forced the king to sign a new constitution which removed much of the monarch’s executive power and deprived 75% of native Hawaiians of their voting rights |
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Queen Lili’uokalani |
last monarch and sister to former king |
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Queen Lili’uokalani tried to |
get power back by proposing new constitution which was rejected |
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American and European businessmen and US and Navy |
overthrew the Hawaiian kingdom deposed the queen sought annexation to the US |
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US tariff eliminated |
the favored status of Hawaiian sugar |
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1894 US annexation |
republic of hawaii |
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Joint Apology resolution passed by congress in 1993 |
signed by President Clinton apologizing for the overthrow of the Hawaiian kingdom |
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Office of Hawaiian affairs created in 1978 |
a semi-autonomous entity of the state of Hawaii |
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Hawaiian Affairs contains an administer of royal land held in trust for the |
benefit of native Hawaiians |
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Ukulele |
originated in the 19th century as a hawaiian version of a small guitar-like instrument played by Portuguese immigrants |
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Israel "IZ" Kamakawio'ole |
played the ukulele incorporated traditional Hawaiian music with other genres
thousands of fans gathered as his ashes were scattered into the Paciic Ocean at Makua Beach in Oahu in 1997 |
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by 1840, __________ ____________ was a major crop harvested by low wage native Hawaiians |
sugar cane |
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________________ people were first ones that immigrated to work |
Japanese
followed by Chinese, Portuguese, Filipino, Koreans |
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There was a large number of laborers in Hawaii by |
1930s |
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after 1930, most immigrants are |
american |
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Hawaii became the 50th state in |
1959 |
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Hawaii has the highest percentage of _________ ____________ |
Asian Americans of any state |
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Filipino americans make up the |
largest group |
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Non-hispanic white americans make up the |
smallest percentage |
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Hawaii has the most ________________ population |
multiracial
best "melting pot" state |
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75% of Hawaii's residents and 80% of its economy is concentrated in |
Honolulu |
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Hilo |
second largest city on island
1/20th the population of Honolulu |
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Half of land in Hawaii is under |
state and federal ownership
(military, royal land, national and state parks) |
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Military owns 25% of |
Oahu land |
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Date of attack on pearl harbor |
december 7th, 1941 |
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Ni'ihau is known as |
the forbidden island |
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Who purchased Ni'ihau? |
Elizabeth Sinclair in 1864
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Ni'ihau was purchased from the |
Kingdom of Hawaii and privately owned
then passed down to her descendants (The Robinson Family) |
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Ni'ihau is inhabited by |
130 residents
mostly native hawaiians and the Robinson Family
small navy installation |
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Tourism to Ni'ihau |
limited "day" tourism by helicopter and catamaran
no hotels or stores barges bring groceries and supplies from Kauai horse and bike mainly for transportation |
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The hawaiian monk seal is |
critically endangered |
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Lana'i is known as |
the pineapple island |
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James Dole (1851) |
founded the Hawaiian Pineapple Company on Oahu
later renamed Dole Food Co. |
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Lana'i was the worlds largest |
pineapple plantation |
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Larry Ellison (CEO of Oracle Corp.) in 2013 purchased |
98% share of the island to plant organic produce, expand solar farm, and build a luxury hotel |
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Honolulu has the most expensive.. |
housing prices in the US
gas prices |
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honolulu does not have the highest |
income |
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Honolulu has a low |
unemployment rate |
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Most of the food is imported from |
the main land |
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groceries cost _____________________ than on mainland |
66% more |
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Honolulu is ranked the #1 |
happiest city in the US |
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Farm labor can be exchanged for |
free room and board |
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Tourism in Hawaii is the |
number 1 industry 30% of economy |
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Hawaii receives 4.5 million... |
visitors a year |
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HAwaii has been advertised as a |
tourist destination since the 1890s |
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Early 20th century was known as the |
Boat Days |
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1st trans-pacific flight was in |
1936 |
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PART 3 |
PACIFIC NORTHWEST |
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The pacific northwest excludes |
British Columbia |
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the pacific northwest includes |
coastal alaska washington oregon northern California |
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Major Pacific Northwest cities |
OR: Eugene + Portland
WA: Seattle + Spokane
AK: Juneau + Anchorage |
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Physical geography of the Pacific Northwest includes |
volcanoes and cascades |
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the Juan de Fuca plate is subducting under |
the North American Plate |
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This subduction explains |
the chain of volcanic mountains |
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the cascade range is called |
Cascadia |
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Cascade volcanos have |
violent and dangerous eruptions |
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Mt. Saint Helens in Washington erupted |
May 18th, 1980 |
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Mt. Rainer, WA |
will erupt sometime |
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Tacoma is closest to |
Mt. Rainer |
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If Mt. Rainer erupts, the predicted path of lava will flow right into |
Tacoma |
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Mt. Rainer is 54 miles southeast of |
Seattle |
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If Mt. Rainer erupts there is predicted ______________________________ in Seattle-Vancouver area |
dense ash deposition |
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Mt. McKinley is located in |
Denali National Park, Alaska |
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Mt. McKinley |
tallest mountain in the US |
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the top 11 tallest mountains are in |
Alaska |
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#14 tallest mountain is ___________________ located in Colorado |
Mt. Elbert |
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Winds carry moisture inland from |
pacific |
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clouds and rain on ________________ side of mountain range |
windward |
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_______________ ______________ air mass affects this region |
Maritime Polar |
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Ketchikan, Alaska has these weather conditions in comparison to MI |
warmer winters cooler summers |
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vegetation is made of |
temperate rainforests |
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major tree in region |
needle leaf evergreen |
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Major industry in the region that has been an economic driver |
timber industry |
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Mill towns include |
saw mills pulp and paper mills |
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most common tree |
douglas fir |
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state tree of alaska |
Sitka Spruce |
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the sitka spruce can tolerate |
cooler temps than the douglas fir |
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clear cutting is happening on |
timber company owned lands
and national forests (leases) |
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TV show depicting logging |
AX men |
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Ax men depicts logging crews in |
second growth forests in washington and northwestern oregon |
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2/3rd of US's timber cuts and sales come from |
alaska washington oregon |
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# 1 buyer of US timber |
japan |
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Timber is a |
suffering industry
at its worst since 2008 |
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_______________ was once a major part of the economy |
fisheries |
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___________________ ____________ has very few salmon left |
Columbia River |
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dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers provide |
electricity but decimate salmon population in Washington and Oregon |
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commercial fishing of salmon is still done in |
Alaska and Canada |
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Snow and King Crab populations are |
declining
now have quotas |
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most dangerous job is |
Alaskan King Crab Fishing |
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Show about catching King Crabs |
Deadliest Catch depicts king crab season from October to January |
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ICE ROAD TRUCKERS: drivers cross frozen lakes and rivers in |
alaska and canadian arctic |
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"Gold Rush" is about |
alaska and yukon territory |
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Most of US oil comes from |
1. Gulf of Mexico 2. North Dakota 3. Alaska |
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Alaska oil comes from |
north slope oil fields and is pipelined to valdez terminal |
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Oil reserves have declined ____________ since the 80s |
60% |
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Alaska is the only state that does not levy any |
individual state income tax |
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Alaska is one of 5 states that does not collect |
sales tax |
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Alaska depends primarily on |
petroleum revenues to finance state operations |
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Alaskan Command
ALCOM |
military command of the US armed forces in Alaska
Headquarters in Anchorage
Maintains air sovereignty |
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Major Seattle Industry |
Boeing |
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Boeing is |
a large aircraft manufacturer
2nd largest aerospace and defense contractor in the world |
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Boeing moved headquarters to... |
Chicago in 2001
still manufacture in Seattle |
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Microsoft Headquarters is in |
Seattle |
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Popular Tourism in region |
cruise ships out of seattle and vancouver ocean kayaking whale watching heli-skiing |
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Heli-skiing is mostly done in the |
Chugach Range near Anchorage |
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Iditarod Sled Dog Race starts |
1st saturday in March |
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Iditarod Sled Dog Race is a |
1,161 mile race from Anchorage to Nome
mushers and a team of 16 dogs and at least 6 must be on the towline at the finish line
most popular sporting event in Alaska |
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Washington is the 3rd Largest |
wine producer in the US |
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Most people in Oregon live in the |
Villamette Valley
Eugene, Portland |
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Portland has the highest proportion of |
bike commuters |
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Portland and Seattle are "____________ ___________ ____________" and people come for the high quality of life |
hipster magnet cities
haha |
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Cool Seattle Attractions |
Space Needle Experience Music Project Science Fiction Museum
(Jimi Hendrix exhibit) |
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Greatest guitarist in the world that grew up in Seattle |
Jimi Hendrix |
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Grunge (seattle sound) |
subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid 1980s in Seattle characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars and apathetic or angst-filled lyrics (poor economy, high unemployment, rainy/cloudy climate affected music) |
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Starbucks was founded in |
Seattle |
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first starbucks was in |
pike's place |
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Pike's place is one of the oldest, continually operated... |
public farmers markets in the US |
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Fish Mongers |
throw fish from the front of the stand to the inner counter to be wrapped for sale |
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PART 4 |
CANADA |
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Canada has 10 |
provinces |
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Canada has 3 |
territories |
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Loonie |
$1 Coin
Named after loon (bird) |
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toonie |
$2 coin |
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Movies that poke fun at canadians |
south park Bob and Dog McKenzie The Red Green Show Trailer Park Boys |
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
RCMP |
national police equivalent to FBI and CIA
most provinces outside the cities are governed by them |
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2005 Civil Marriage Act allowed for |
Gay Marriage in Canada |
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Canada is known for this sport |
hockey |
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The name canada most likely comes from |
an iriquoian word Kanata meaning village or settlement |
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John Cabot |
backed by British (King Henry VII) 1497 landed in Newfoundland with English, Irish, and Scottish immigrants |
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These original immigrants to Newfoundland found that the soil was bad, so they exported |
cod and halibut
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at this time, _________ __________ was the most productive fishing grounds in the world |
Grand Banks |
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Jacques Cartier (french) was the first to explore |
the St. Lawrence river in 1534 |
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Voyagers (french canadians) established |
fur trade with natives, area called Nouvelle-France (New France) |
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after the cession of New France to Britain in 1763, Acadia becomes |
Nova Scotia
many acadians expelled by British |
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Many french moved to what is now known as |
New Brunswick and Quebec |
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The entire english and french area was known as _______________ _______________ __________ until 1871 |
British North America |
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English, Scottish and French all participated in |
fur trade |
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_____________ was the most popular fur to trade |
beaver |
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By 1800, there were two main fur trade rivals |
Hudson Bay Company (british) Northwest Company (french and american) |
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Hudson Bay company was gifted an area known as ___________ ______________ by the british government |
Rupert's lans |
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Rupert's land was sold to newly formed government of... |
Canada in 1870 |
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Hudson Bay Co. still exists today and is the... |
oldest commercial corporation in North America
no longer a fur company |
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Confederation of Canada (1867) was started by |
The Fathers of Confederation
created the Dominion of Canada |
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First PRime Minister of Canada |
John A. Macdonald |
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Aboriginials |
people who are descendants of the original land
includes First Nations, Metis, Inuits |
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First Nations |
Includes all indians but excludes Metis (half-breeds) and Inuits (formerly eskimos)
treaty vs non-treaty first nations people |
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Residential/Boarding/Industrial schools (1840 - 1996) in canada had a very high |
mortality rate |
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Residential/Boarding/Industrial schools (1840 - 1996 were set up as |
trade schools and forced assimilation into English speaking white culture
give up own customs and religions
only summers with parents |
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for decades, Residential/Boarding/Industrial schools (1840 - 1996) contributed to |
high rates of suicide, drug abuse, crime |
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First Peoples national party of canada |
various protests movements |
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Nunavut : New Territory 1999 |
largest land claim given to indigenous people int the world |
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Immigration peak in Canada |
1890s to 1920s because of farming |
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First immigrants of the immigration peak were from |
UK
later central and eastern europe |
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Canadian Pacific Railway was built 1881-1885 and helped |
get immigrants into canada |
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Canadian Pacific Railway was granted 25 million acres and recruited... |
many immigrants to canada
sold land to immigrants and exported farm goods |
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Canadians identify more with their |
background (French Canadian, Ukrainian, Canadian) |
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Canadian Multiculturalism policy |
envisioned canada as a cultural mosaic |
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since 1970s, there has been a ________________ in immigrants from Europe |
decline |
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since 1970s, there has been a dramatic increase of |
immigrants from Asia, Middle East, Elsewhere |
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Most immigrants move to |
Toronto
Ontario is #2 |
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more than 75% of canada's population lives in _________ areas |
urban |
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1/3rd of canadians live in metro areas of |
toronto, montreal, vancouver |
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9 americans for every.... |
canadian in canada |
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Dominion Day celebrated |
the formation of Canada until 1981 |
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Dominion Day was renamed _______________ _____ after 1982 |
Canada Day |
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Newfoundland was the last... |
colony to join canada in 1949 |
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Newfoundland was renamed in 2001 as |
the island: Newfoundland mainland: Labrador |
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Nunaveut Territory was created in |
1999 |
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Great Canadian Flag Debate |
held in 1965 as a national contest to design aflag to represent canada
final 2 designs were debated in parliament |
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2 complaints about current flag |
no flur de lee
only maple trees in quebec and ontario |
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a canadian invented |
basketball |
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"Oh Canada" classified's 2009 album... |
"Self Explanatory" |
