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121 Cards in this Set
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what are the three subcontinents that make up the western hemisphere
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north america, middle america, and south america
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what are the two culture realms of the western hemisphere
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anglo and latino
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what are two giant-sized countries
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canada and united states
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how many states make up the continental united states
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49 states and DC excluding hawaii
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how many states make up the conterminous united states
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48 states and DC excluding alaska and hawaii
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how many counties are in the united states
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3100
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what is the world's 2nd largest country (land wise) but not very populated
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canada
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what country is made up of 10 provinces and 3 territories
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canada
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what is the capital of canada
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ottawa, ontario
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what 3 provinces make up maritime provinces
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New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
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what is the easternmost provinces called in Canada
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atlantic provinces
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what is the western provinces called in canada
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prairie provinces
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what is the territories called in canada
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northern canada
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confederation with a parliamentary democracy that combines the federal form ( like the US) with the cabinet system of Great Britian
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canadian political system
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who is the prime minster of canada
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active head of government
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who is the house of commons elected by in canada
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people
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dominant legislature body with more powers than the senate
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house of commons
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who does the PM appoint in canada
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members of the senate
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the british monarch
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symbolic head of state
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what is the similarities between united state and canada with trade
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each one is the other's biggest/ best customers
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how much bigger is the united states than canada in population and economy
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10 times bigger
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what majority of cultural products in canada are
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american
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what are the coast on the oceans of the Northern Hemisphere
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Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic
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what can the physical geography for north america can be classified as what
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fourfold division
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what are the four divisions of North America
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west center east and eastern coast
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complex series of mountain ranges and lengthy valleys interspeed with deserts and plateus in north america
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west
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extensive lowland area that widens towards the north in north america
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center
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broad cordillera of mountains in north america
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east
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coastal plain that swings down to the gulf coast in North America
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eastern coast
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outlier of eastern woodlands/far from applalachian mountains
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ozarks and ouachita mountains
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to describe the water/water system
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hyrography
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what are two prominent drainage systems in North america
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missippi- missouri system and great lakes-st. lawrence system
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what are the 5 great lakes
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superior, huron, erie, ontario, and michigan
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what is most of the central part of united states drained by
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missippi river
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flows from the minnesota to the gulf of mexico
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missippi river
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what is the major tributaries of missippi rivers
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ohio river, tennessee river, missouri river
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drains northern applachians and midwest
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ohio river
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drains southern applachians and adjacent area
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tennessee river
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drains north-eastward to the atlantic vis the relatively short st. lawrence river
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great lakes- st. lawrence
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how big is the size of the great lakes compared to the mississippi-missouri system
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1/6th
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lengthy desert stream that drains much of arid west
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colorado river
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san joaquin system drains california
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sacromento
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starts in canada runs down to border between oregon and washington
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columbia river
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why does canada have more lakes
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due to more extensive glaciation in the past
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what is the most recent ice age in north america
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pleistocene
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huge continental ice sheets formed in northern and central canada and made at least 4 advances southward
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pleistocene
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what are direct results of glaciation
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slope, drainage, and materials of the continent
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what is a minor feature in most locations in the north american subcontinent
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ice
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what are southeastern coastal plain, applachian uplands, interior uplands, interior plains,rocky mountains, intermontane range, pacific coast region, yukon basin and plateus, northwestern higlands, canadian shield, hudson bay lowland, high arctic mountains, hawaiian islands
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major landform regions of united states and canada
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the climate is south east united states
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humid subtropical
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the climate in upper central south to around great lakes
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humid continental warm summers
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the climate in central to eastern us/ canadian border area
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humid continental cool summers
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the climate in lower parts of sw US
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desert
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the climate in southwest california coast
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mediteranean climate
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the climate in western northern parts of canada, some of alaska
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subartic-center
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the climate in very north of canada
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tundra
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the climate in northern pockets within the tundra area
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ice caps
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the climate in central washington down to central california
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highlands
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a conifer is a tree that products its seeds in cones
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coniferous forest
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temperate forests that contain oaks, walnuts, hickory trees
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eastern hardwood zone
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pine tree forests
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pineries
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spruce and fir in wetter areas;juniper and pine in drier areas, as well as aspen
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rocky mountain forest
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large trees such as the large redwoods in northern california
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pacific forest
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brushes, stunted trees, and sparse grasses, as well as cacti, mesquite, and sagebrush
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shrubland
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where would tall grasslands grow
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prairie
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where would short grasslands be more likely to grow
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steppe
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shortened form of " ecological system"
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ecosystem
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encompasses organism in an area but also their interactions with each other and the non living part of their environment
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ecosystem
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it is a biological community expressed in function terms
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ecosystem
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what does the geography literally mean?
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to describe the earth
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what are the two main subfields within geography
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cultural and physical geography
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what does physical geography focus on geography as
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earth science
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what does cultural geography focus on geography as
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social science
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examines the natural environment and how the climate, vegetation and life, soil, water, and landforms are produced and interact
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physical geography
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which sub field of geography read the landscape as a text
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cultural geography
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what does cultural geography focus largely on
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built environment
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immigrants came together, heavily influenced by English laws and traditions
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melting pot
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who are the largest immigrant group presently
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latin america, caribbean,and asian
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who are the most recent native americans to cross the siberian land bridge 1000 to 3000 years ago
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Inuit and Aluets
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the forced movement of relocating Native Americans to Indian Territory
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trail of tears
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why did native american population decimate
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by warfare
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what region was the major sender of immigrants to US in 1820 to 1880
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northern and western europe
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what region was the major sender of immigrants to US in 1880 to 1920
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southern and eastern europe
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what region was the major sender of immigrants to US in 1920 to 1960
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western europe
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what region was the major sender of immigrants to US in 1970 to today
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asian and Latin America
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where do half a million native american live today
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on reservations
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who were the first larger group of catholic immigrants to come en masse to the US
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Irish and some German
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canada votes more what than the US
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liberally
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a conservative in Canada would be considered a what in the US
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moderates
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recently about how many legal immigrants come to the US annually
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one million
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what percent of europeans recently come to the US
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10%
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what percent of hispanics recently come to the US
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50%
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what percent of asians recently come to the US
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30%
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recently about how many legal immigrants come to Canada annually
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200000
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by the american revolution how many slaves were present in the 13 colonies
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500000
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many japanese started moving to hawaii to work where starting in 1880s to end of WWII
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sugar plantations
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when and where were the first slaves brought in
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1619 and at Jamestown
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where did great majority of asian immigrants settle
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west coast and hawaii
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new orleans is nicknamed what
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second largest city of Hondurous
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where was mexicans immigrants largest source to settle
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border states
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what fraction of all americans are protestant
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1/2
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what are the largest groups of all americans that are protestants
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baptist and methodist
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maimi has a large number of immigrants of what descent
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cuban and haitian
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what is the language for canada
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english and french in quebec
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what is the language for US
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no official language and english is dominant language
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what fraction of americans are roman catholic
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1/3
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what percent of canadians are roman catholic
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45%
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how many significant political parties does canada have
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5
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how many significant political parties does US have
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2
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what are some north american cities that have characters of their own
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new orleans, cities in quebec, san francisco
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where can you find large populations and population growth as well as economic growth in canada and united states
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urban/suburban areas
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canadian urban fabric is less fragmented by what
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freeways and parking lots
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how many times more does US cities have the amount of urban expressways per capita than canadian cities
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four times
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what cities grew in 1800- 1870
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atlantic port cities
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what was purchase in 1800-1870
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Louisiana purchase
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the most important and largest port in 1800-1870
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New Orleans
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when was there no cities with over 50000 inhabitants
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prior to the 1800
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when did western movement occur in north america
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1870-1920
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how much of the population was urban by 1920
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1/2
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what was invented in 1920-1970
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automobile and interstate highways
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what was big in the 1970s to present
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counter-urbanization
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