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US/Canada Study Guide
1.
The Industrial Revolution brought people to cities in the Northeast and Great Lakes region, or the Manufacturing Belt P.135
2.
Which mountain range stretches from Alaska to New Mexico and is “younger?” How do they differ from the other major
mountain range in North America? P.128 Pacific Ranges and Rocky Mountains/They are taller (plateaus, land slants towards
the plains)
3.
Describe the United States economy since the 1950’s. p.140
Average size of farms has grown, manufacturing has evolved, manufacturing jobs have declined while efficiency and
productivity have increased for most US factories, service sector has grown, high-tech industries have grown and businesses
have turned to offshoring
4.
What explains Canada’s diverse mix of people and settlement patterns? P.170
Physical geography makes it difficult to support communities
Native/indigenous people, Immigrants who came in search of political and religious freedom, economic and educational
opportunities and refuge from wars
5.
Describe the area around the Great Lakes. What types of economic activities take place here? What major cities are located
near the Great Lakes?
They are the interior plains that are good for agriculture that are low lands, largely treeless area, producing a variety of grains
6.
The national capital of Canada is Ottawa
7.
The first inhabitants of N America were nomads that were believed to have migrated from Asia over Beringia land bridge that
once connected Siberia to Alaska.
8.
What is N America’s most important deepwater ship route? How did the construction of locks aid ships? P.164
St. Lawrence Seaway, it enabled large vessels to sail to the industrial and agricultural areas of the N America by allowing a
series of waterways to close gates so water and raise or lower
9.
What are goods sold to another country called? Exports
10. What are goods bought from another country called? Imports
11. What factors contributed to the overall success of the US economy? (think about the physical features)
Surround by two major oceans (Atlantic and Pacific) that have made it difficult for others to invade the country. It has good
harbors for trade, fishing and resources found in the waters. There are plenty of fresh water, which makes the country selfsufficient because they can grow food. There is plenty of fertile soil.
12. In free enterprise, private individuals own most of the resources, technology and businesses.
13. Why are the number of cities built on the Eastern Fall Line? Ports for oceangoing trading vessels and some have tapped
water power of many waterfalls for mills and factories
14. The US is a postindustrial economy because manufacturing no longer plays a dominant role.
15. American corporations that engage in business worldwide are called multinationals
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16. Name the mountains extend from Canada’s Maritime Provinces all the way to the state of Alabama in the southern US?
Appalachian Mountains
17. Among the ocean currents that play a major role in Canada’s climates is the warm, northward-flowing current known as the
Gulf Stream.
18. The indigenous people of the Canadian Artic are known as the Inuit
19. What factors have lead to the growth of cities in the US and Canada?
Change of agricultural labor to industrial jobs to service industry jobs, causing more people to move to the city. They move
for jobs, healthcare and education.
20. In 1994 the US, Canada and Mexico signed the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
this made trade between them easier. P.174
21. The national capital of the United States is Washington, DC
22. Which physical features have made the US and Canada economically successful.
23. How were the Great Lakes formed? When glacier basins filled with water
24. Why is it important to protect wetlands and swamps such as Florida’s Everglades? They shelter a great variety of vegetation
and wildlife
25. Which of the following is an economic activity characteristic of a postindustrial economy? High-tech, biotechnology and
service industries
26. A growing economic activity in Canada is aquaculture, which has caused controversy in the fishing industry because of the
potential health risk to consumers.
27. Today, more than one-fourth of Canadians identify themselves as being of mixed ethnic orgins
28. Emissions in the United States can result in acid rain in Canada, threating timber and water resources.
29. Canada is the world’s third-largest producer of hydroelectricity which is an inexpensive sources of renewable energy. P.172
30. Public land set aside for Native American settlements. Reservations
31. The creation of a variety of businesses and industries. Diversification
32. Large population concentration made up of several large and many smaller cities. Megalopolis
33. A manufacturing plant owned by a foreign company. Maquiladora