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Developed World |
US and Canada, Japan, and Europe |
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North American Climate |
North AmericanTropical (Hawaii), Subtropical (Florida), Desert (Southwest), Midlatitude/Temperate (most of US and South Canada), Polar (Northern Canada, Alaska) |
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Two Major N. American Mountain chains |
Rockies and Appalichians |
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Glaciation |
formed Great Lakes |
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Great Lakes |
Michigan, Superior, Erie, Huron, Onterio |
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Permafrost |
Permanently frozen soil |
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Major Rivers of N. America |
Mississippi, Missouri, St. Lawrence, Arkansas, Ohio |
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Major Land Use of N. America |
Agricultural |
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Superfund Site |
a place where environmental pollution is so bad that the federal govt. has to force the offender to clean up legacy of years of pollution. |
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West Virginia Pollution primarily caused by: |
Coal Mines |
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US Polution causes ___% of worlds Greenhouse Gasses |
25% |
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Largest Concentrations of Population: |
1. Northeast US 2. upper Midwest US 3. Southern California 4. Extreme southeast Canada |
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US Population Chart shows: |
1. Aging Population 2. Declining Growth Rates |
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Immigrants 1820-1830 |
Ireland, Great Britain, France |
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Immigrants 1830- 1880 |
Ireland, Germany, Great Britain |
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Immigrants 1880-1890 |
Germany, Great Britain, Scandinavia |
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Immigrants 1890-1920 |
Italy, Austria-Hungary, Russia |
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Immigrants 1920-1930 |
Canada, Mexico, Italy |
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Immigrants 1930-1960 |
Canada, Italy, Germany |
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1960-Present |
Latin America, Asia |
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Largest developments of US economy were in: |
1890s and 1940s |
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Period of greatest economic decline: |
1970s |
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Manifest Destiny |
Idea that US was "destined" to occupy and incorporate all lands west of Louisiana Purchase |
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Year Original 13 Colonies were aquired |
1783 |
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Louisiana Purchase |
1803 |
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Northwest Boundry Gap Purchase |
1818 |
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E. Florida Cession |
1819 |
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W. Florida Seizure |
1810-1813 |
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Northern Maine Purchase |
1842 |
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Texas Annexation |
1845 |
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Oregon Country Purchase |
1846
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Mexican Cession |
1848
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Gadsden Purchase |
1853 |
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Alaska Purchase |
1867
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Hawaii Annexation |
1898 |
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Two Major Industrial Pushes |
1890-1910 1940-1950 |
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Start of Deregulation and Globilization |
1980s |
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Era of Deinsustrialization |
1990s and 2000s |
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Globilization |
spread of capitalism |
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US suffers from globalization because |
Manufacturing and Worker Wages |
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US benefits from globalization because |
Finance Sector |
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US and Canada are _____________ economies |
Postindustrial |
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Where did industry go? |
China, Koreas, Japan |
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