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10 Cards in this Set
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What countries make up N. America?
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United States and Canada
(NOT MEXICO) |
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Looking at a nighttime photo of North America, what could you tell about the population distribution?
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1. More cities in the U.S.
2. Central, Eastern, and South more populated in the U.S. 3. Coasts more populated 4. Sparse Northern N. America + Western U.S. 5. populations concentrated in cities |
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What is the major difference between U.S. and Canada?
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U.S. is a "Super Country"
-Better economy and production that doesn't even compare to Canada |
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What impacts does N.A. have on the rest of the world?
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1. International Aid
2. Economy 3. Cultuer (movies and food) 4. Politics 5. Resource Use 6. Environmental |
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Difference between East and West
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West - narrow, long natural regions extend in a N-S direction, mountains, moisture
East - more obvious shift of natural regions from N-S, flat / low elevation, moisture, latitude |
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Differences in Rocky and Appalachian Mountains
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Rocky - steep and rigid, run from N-S
Appalachian - gentle hills, older, less influence on climate |
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What developmental advantages do North American countries have?
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1. Size and Rich Resources
2. Population Size 3. Internal Unity and Social Stability 4. Good neighborly relations 5. Environmental diversity and weak previous disturbance |
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How is American population highly movable?
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1. Steady Westward - East coast to midwest to Pacific
2. Race Related - across the continent: white suburban, black/hispanic downtown 3. Rural to city - 5% more than 75% 200 yrs. ago 4. Dynamic, frequent movement at various scales *Short term - work, entertainment, vacation *Long term - permanent, loose attachment to land, wrong neighborhood |
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What are some things that people from less developed countries want to learn from North America?
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1. Development
2. Democracy 3. Life Style |
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What may signify human modification and management of North American Land?
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1. Urbanized and post-industrial societies
2. Industrial agriculture and removal of temperate forests 3. Extensive resource use and manipulation 4. Weak limits of natural environment on everyday life |
