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103 Cards in this Set
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How do Canada and U.S. rank worldwide in terms of territorial size?
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Canada - 2nd in Land & Total area
U.S. - 4th in Land & 3rd in Total area |
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How do Canada & U.S. rank worldwide in terms of population?
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Canada - 36th with 31 mil
U.S. - 3rd with 300 mil |
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What type of govt. system does Canada have?
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Elects prime minister
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What type of govt. system does the U.S. have?
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Federal Republic
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How does Anglo-America rank economically?
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1st & 2nd "Leaders of the Free World"
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Anglo-America's population is the most_____ & ______ in the world.
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Mobile, urbanized
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The realm is still the world's largest and most productive____________.
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Manufacturing - outmanufacture anyone including
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Clearly, Canada & the U.S. are working together in a mission of______ ______ leadership.
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Free world
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The northern boundary of North America is the ______ _____.
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Artic Ocean
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The eastern boundary of North America is the________.
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Atlantic Ocean
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The western boundary of North America is the ________
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Pacific Ocean
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The southern boundary of North America is ______
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Panama/Colombia
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The southern boundary of Anglo-America is_______
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Mexico
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North America is a ____ region.
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Physical
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Anglo-America is a _____ region.
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Cultural Realm
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The longest open international border in the world is between what 2 countries?
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Canada & U.S.
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What is Greenland's official name, now that it has gained autonomy from Denmark?***
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Kaloallit Nunaat
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What is the name of the land area that is closest to the North Pole?
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Greenland
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What are the names of the 2 small islands off the southern coast of Newfoundland?
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St. Pierre & Miquela
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A major exception to Anglo-America in Canada is the Francophone provinc eof _____.
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Quebec
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Long island is part of what U.S. state?
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New York
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List the flatland regions.
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Canadian Shield, Central Plains, Central Valley of California, Great Plains
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List the western mts. and plateaus.
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Cascades, Rockies, Sierra Nevada, Pacific Coast Range
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Which state contains the Sierra Nevada's?
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California
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Major mt. range in east is
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Appalachian Highlands
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The plateaus in the east are the
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Colorado & Colombia
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The mts. primarily in the Carolinas are the
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Great Smokey
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The mts. in Virginia are called
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Blue Ridge Mts.
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The ______ & _______ mts. are located in Pennsylvania.
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Allegheny, Catskills Pocanos
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The______ &_______ mts. are located in New York.
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Adirondacks, Piedmont
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The___________ mts. are located in Vermont.
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Green
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The 5 Great Lakes drain into the _____ River.
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St. Lawrence (highest evelation)
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Name the 4 principal tributaries of the Mississippi River.
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Ohio, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee
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Which 3 rivers form the Missouri River? Name the main tributary of the Missouri.
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Yellowstone, Snake, Colombia.
Platte River |
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Into what body of water does the Red River of the North flow?
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Lake Winnipeg
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Name the 2 largest rivers of the western U.S.***
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Colorado & Colombia > form border between Washington & Oregon
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Wbat is the large Canadian river that flows into the Artic Ocean?***
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East -> Mckenize
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What is the principal river of Alaska?
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Yukon
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What state is virtually a peninsula?
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Florida
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What state is 2 peninsulas?
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Michigan
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how much (%) of freshwater is found in the Great Lakes?
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20%
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What bay is in the center of the Canadian Shield?
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Hudson Bay
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What bay adjoins this larger bay?
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James Bay
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What bay is along the northwestern shore of Lake Michigan?
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Door County - Green Bay
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How many air mass source regions influence the weather patterns in the U.S.
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5
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What weather results from these air masses?
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highly diverse
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List all the climates found in Anglo-America by Koppen symbol.
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Aw, BS, BW, Cfa, Cfb, Csa, Csb, Dfa, Dfc, EP, ET, H
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What climatic type is found in East Central Illinois?
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Dfa
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Rainfall decreaes rapidly _____ of the _____ meridian.
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West, 100th
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Where are the needlelead forests in the U.S.?
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Southeast U.S., Oacific Northwest, Upper Peninsula of Michigan
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Where are the grasslands of Anglo-America?
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U.S. Midwest, U.S. Great Plains, U.S. Great Basin, Canadian Prairie Provinces
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Where are the deserts in the U.S.?
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Southwest U.S. - Mojave, Sonora; U.S. Great Basin - Great Salt Lake, Harney (Nevada)
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What percent of the world's newsprint is produced by Canadian forests?
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50%
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Soils are a key resource of the U.S. east of the ______ merdian.
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100th
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Name the major coal fileds in Anglo-America
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Canada - Alberta. West Major Coalfield
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Locate the major oil production area(s).
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Texas, Louisiana, Alberta
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Where are the lesser oil fields located?
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Alaska's North Slope
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Name 3 main zones in which mineral deposits are located?
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Canadian Shield, Appalachian Higlands, Western Mts.
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What mineral is mined in Sudbury, Ontario? What mineral is extracted from the Thetford Mines in southern Quebec?
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Nickel mines, Asbestos
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What is the population of the U.S.? Canada?
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U.S. - 308 mill
Canada - 32 mill |
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What type of society do sociologists call Canada & U.S.?
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pluralistic/pluralism
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List 3 culture hearths of the eastern U.S. seaboard
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New England, Middle Atlantic, Tide Water
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The fastest growing minortiy in the U.S. is ________
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Hispanic(Latino) 16/17%
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African American population remains fairly stable at ________ % of the U.S. total.
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13+/14%
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List 7 values & beliefs of the American Nativist culture.
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love of newness
desire to be near nature freedom to move individualism societal acceptance aggressive pursut of goals a firm sense of density |
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What percent of the Canadian population speak English? French?
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English - 60%
French - 23% |
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What is the standard language for govt., commerce, & education in the U.S.?
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English
Bilignual - Miami is by law |
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Define the term Francophone
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French Speaker
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The overwhelming majority of churchgoers adhere to the _______ faith.
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Christian
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In what parts of the U.S. do most of the Roman Catholics reside?
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Manufacturing belt - American transition zone
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In what part do most Protestant Christians reside?
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Bible Belt; North Texas to OK) upper midwest - Lutheran
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In whatpart do most of those of Jewish faith reside?
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New York; Toronto, Montreal
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Is agriculture still an important sector in the econmy of Anglo-America?
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yes!
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What main agricultural commodities do the U.S. lead the world?
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corn & usually soy beans "Mighty Soybean"
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Where is wheat grown?
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Great Plains (King)
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Where is corn grown?
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Ohio to Iowa
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Where are Beef cattle raised?
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Great Plains
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Where is dairy from?
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California, Wisconsin, Upstate New York
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What has happened to agricultural productioin in the U.S. Cotton Belt?
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Chicken- Cotton belt; Tyson chicken
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How much of the U.S. work force is engaged in agriculture?
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2%
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Where are the 4 corners of the American Manufacturing Belt located?
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Boston, St. Lous, Milwaukee, Baltimore
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Name a fifth corner of this manufacturing belt
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Ontario, Toronto
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The industrial belt of the U.S. is built around a dozen_____districts, linked by a ______ network interconnected to ______
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urban-industrial, dense transportation, manufacturing centers
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What factors have causes the decline of traditionall indsutry in the American Manufacturing Belt?
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transportation costs equalize
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What are 2 main goals of the industrial revitalization effort?
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plant/equipment modernization
regain leadership in market place |
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What has been the fundamental change in the character of the use of technology in the Post-Industrial Society? What is the basic product in the New post-industrial society?
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Shift from fabricating to manufacturing; technological info.
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Name the 5 leading growth industries of the evolving Post-Industrial Society
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economic enterprises, govt., social services, universities, military
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List the first 4 conditions likely to attract a high-tech company to a locality.
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1. world class research university (Stanford)
2. tech knowing how to form of large highly educated skilled labor 3. close proximity to urban center (San Fran) 4. Abundant capital |
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Amid the highest living standards on earth, there are 2 concentrations of poverty in Anglo-America. Name them
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Urban Inner cities
Indian reservations |
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Highlight the NAFTA
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pro = larget tax free trading blocks (Canada, U.S., & Mexico
con = U.S. jobs -> Mexico, canadian dollar almost equal to american dollar |
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the non-contiguous states of the U.S. are ______&______
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Alaska , Hawaii
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List the 8 subregions of the Anglo-American realm
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1. Maritime Northeast
2. Core 3. South 4. Southwest 5. Pacific Range 6. Continental Interior 7. Western Frontier 8. French Canada 9. Northern Frontier |
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List the 3 najor migrations that have occured in U.S. history
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east to west(manifest destiny)
Snowbelt to sunbelt Rural S. black to N cities |
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Where is the U.S. industrial revitalization effort located?
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Midwest - Around Chicago, Indianapolis, Colombus, Cleveland
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List 3 maritime provinces of Canada
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New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island
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Name 3 prairie provinces of Canada.
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Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatehewan
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The 'Upper Canadian' province is _______
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Ontario-Streams
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The Canadian province that is divided into 2 parts is
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Quebec
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What are the name of the 2 divisions of this province?
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New Finland(Island) & Laberdoor(Non-Island)
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What 2 territories are part of Canada?
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N.W., Yukon
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What is the name that has been selected for the Inuit Amerindian homeland in Canada?
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Nunavut & French Canadians calling shots
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How has the separatist movement fared in Quebec since the 1990s?
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English domination, eliminated
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How do Canadian cities typically differ from U.S. cities?
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not all spread out
concentrate on central business cities Quebeca |
