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US/Canada Study Guide
Chapter 5: Physical Geography (page 117):
1. What is the key resource of the Great Plains?
Fertile soil and ample supplies of water
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?
Rocky Mountains, they differ from the Appalachian Mountains because they are
higher in elevation. Appalachian Mountains have been eroded over time.
3. Which mountain range has a significant effect on the climate of the US?
Rocky Mountains, because they are higher in elevation, they are mountain
barriers that cause the rain shadow effect in the Western US
4. Around what body of water are the islands of Canada closet too? Do many
people live here? Why?
Arctic Ocean, not many people live there because the climate is too cold and
the ground is covered with permafrost so they cannot farm
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 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.
7. How did the early adjust to their new land?
They hunted, fished and gathered edible plants, adjusted to temperature and
climates
8. When did settlements become permanent?
When agriculture replaced hunting and gathering as the primary method of
food production
9. What is N America’s most important deepwater ship route? How did the
construction of locks aid ships?
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
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10. Who were N America’s first farmers?
Women
Chapter 6: United States (page 135)
11. Explain the Columbian Exchange:
Crops, animals and diseases were introduced from the New (Americas) and Old
(Europe) Worlds across the Atlantic Ocean during the time of Exploration
12. What occurred to the United States with the Louisiana Purchase?
It nearly doubled in size
13. Define Frontier: Free and open land that had been available and suitable for
settlement
14. The US Constitution was drawn up in 1787 It is a representative democracy,
where the people rule through elected representatives. It is also a federal
republic, where powers are divided among the federal (national) and state
governments.
15. What are goods sold to another country called?
Exports
16. What are goods bought from another country called?
Imports
17. 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 self-sufficient because they can grow food. There is plenty of
fertile soil.
18. In free enterprise, private individuals own most of the resources, technology
and businesses.
19. Name the products that have been associated with the following:
Detroit: Automobiles
Seattle: Aircrafts
Northern California: Computers
20. A service industry is a kind of economic activity that produces a service rather
than a product.
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21. The US is a postindustrial economy because manufacturing no longer plays a
dominant role.
22. American corporations that engage in business
multinationals
23.
worldwide are called
Review your US/Canada Graphic Organizers
24. Define megalopolis: a region in which several large cities and surrounding areas
grow together
Give examples of megalopolises in the US:
BosWash, Dallas/Ft Worth
25. 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.
26. A large city and its nearby suburbs is known as a metropolitan area.
Where are suburbs found? On the outskirts of major cities
27. In 1994 the US, Canada and Mexico signed the North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA) that made trade between them easier.
Chapter 8 (page 173)
28. What is a coalition?
An alliance
29. Define Urban Sprawl: poorly planned development that spreads a city’s
population over a wider and wider geographical area
30. Smart growth is the efficient use of land of land and other resources
31. Define sustainable communities: communities where residents could live and
work.
32. What are the federal capitals of the US and Canada and where are they
located?
US: Washington DC, Canada: Ottawa