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39 Cards in this Set
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A city with a population of 50 thousand and the suburbs
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metropolitan area
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a self-governing country with close ties to another country
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dominion
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What country is a dominion?
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Canada
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the level of income and education of a region
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socioeconomic status
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head of state in Canada; appointed by the British monarch
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governor-general
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What are the 3 most populated areas of the U.S.?
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Northeast, West Coast, Great Lakes Region
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Who is the working head of state in Canada's government?
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governor-general
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Who are all members of the executive branch of the U.S. chosen?
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The president is elected by the country, the vice president is elected with the president, the cabinet is appointed by the president
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What is the most common religion is Canada?
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Catholic
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Where do most Canadians live?
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a narrow strip along Canada's border
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outlying communities near cities
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suburbs
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How has the U.S. population shifted over the last 30 years?
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Into the south and southwest
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List 2 things the educational systems in the U.S. and Canada have in Common
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Schools with 12 grades
State or province universities |
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What area of North America did most of the Spanish settlements occur?
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Florida and area west of the Mississippi River
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cultivating the land so that it caught and held rain water
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dry farming
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plan of government for the U.S. that was drafted in 1787
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constitution
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department heads that form the president's group of special advisers
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cabinet
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What is the largest city in the U.S. and Canada and how many people are in it?
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U.S. - New York City
Canada - Toronto |
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What U.S. state is bilingual?
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New Mexico
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the movement of people in one country from another
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immigration
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changes to the constitution made to meet the country's needs
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amendment
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government where people elect their own officials including the head of state
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republic
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What 3 technological innovation, related to farming in the Great Plains, led to the expansion and development of the U.S.?
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dry farming, stronger steel plows, steam tractors to plant and harvest the land faster
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What economic activity did the French rely on while in North America?
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fur trades
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How many people are in the U.S. and Canada and what is the total population of the two?
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total - 340 million
U.S. - 2.5 million Canada - 700 thousand |
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chain of closely linked metropolitan area
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megalopolis
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Where did the first immigrants of the U.S. and Canada come from?
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Asia
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Name 3 reasons why Europeans came to North America
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the search for farm land
valuable minerals political and religious freedom |
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What is the most popular religion in the U.S.?
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Protestant
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What area of the U.S. is referred to as the sunbelt?
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southern
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having two languages
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bilingual
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How were the U.S. colonies classified and what type of economic activity did each do?
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northern atlantic - good harbors, timber and fishing
mid-atlantic - raised cash crops to be sold southern - plantation agriculture |
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What is the difference in the health care systems of the U.S. and Canada?
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Canada has a government-run healthcare system; and in the U.S., most citizens have insurance
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American colonist that did not want to break ties with the British monarch
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Loyalist
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Why was the Louisiana Purchase important to American expansion?
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it doubled the size of the U.S.
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Why did the mid-west (Pennsylvania and Ohio) become the center for industry and business in the U.S.?
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because coal could be used to power steam engines
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Where were most French colonies in the U.S. and Canada located?
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St. Lawrence and Mississippi Rivers
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What 3 countries did most of the European settlers in the U.S. come from?
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Spain, France, and England
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the national legislature of Canada
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Parliament
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