World geography final review pt 2
Arctic Ocean, Pacific ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic ocean
Name 4 large bodies of water that surround the USA and Canada.
Wide spread use of automobiles and building of express ways
Name at least 2 factors contributing to urban sprawl.
Quebec, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, British Columbia, Yukon Territory, Northwest Territory, Nunavut, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, NewFoundLand
Name the provinces in their subregions.
Prairie provinces
Which provinces are known as Canada's "breadbasket"?
Atlantic provinces
Which provinces power Canada's economy?
North of canada like the yukon territory
What would be an area of low population density in Canada?
1931, Britain
What year did Canada gain independence and from what country?
Years of unrelenting drought, and mile high dust storms that devastated the Great Plains.
Define the Dust Bowl and its significance.
Cold winters and short mild summers
Describe the subarctic climate zone.
Britain made France surrender
How did the French and Indian war change the history of Canada?
They changed the land to meet there needs
How did the earliest inhabitants of the U.S. and Canada alter the land?
they used land bridges like the land bridge from Siberia, and canals
How did the settlers of the U.S. and Canada overcome the distances across the continent?
Appalachian Mts- extends some 1,600 miles from Newfoundland to Alabama, more than 400 million years old, peaks are between 1,200 and 2,400 Rocky Mts- extends about 3,000 miles from Alaska to New Mexico, 80 million years old, 12,000 feet high
How do the Rocky Mountains differ from the Appalachian Mountains
causes destruction and chaos
How does terrorism affect society?
Where roads are built it is more expinsive
How does urban sprawl cause housing prices to rise?
More cars more polution
How does urban sprawl contribute to air pollution?
The majority party leader in parliament becomes prime minister
How is the prime minister of Canada selected?
Service industry
In what industry are the majority of Canadians employed in?
Quebec
In which province do the majority of French Canadians live?
lies within the rocky mountain range
Where is British Columbia?
Alaska, joint border
Which parts of Canada and the USA have the most similar climate?
Air conditioner, Irrigation
What 2 inventions helped the West to grow rapidly?
Appalachian Mountains Rocky Mountains Great Plains
What 3 landforms are shared by the US & Canada?
Hunted game, fished, and gathered food
What 3 things explain how the early nomads of North America lived
Tropical climates and dry climates
What are 2 climates not found in Canada?
Break up terrorist groups, Increasing security, Preserving freedom
What are 3 actions that governments can take to fight terrorism?
bacteria and viruses that can be used to harm or kill people, animals, or plants
What are biological weapons?
The climate is affected by Pacific Ocean currents, the coastal mountains, and the prevailing westerlies
What are the factors that contribute to the marine west coast climate?
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
What are the key features of a representative democracy?
New england, Sunbelt
What are the nicknames for the Northeast and South regions?
Rugged terrain and severe weather
What challenges faces the residents of the Atlantic Provinces?
Rising political and economic tensions between an agricultural south dependent on slave labor and the more industrialized north
What did sectionalism in the 1800's lead to?
To intimidate or cause fear
What do terrorists hope to achieve?
Us turned from agricultural to industrial
What economic shift occurred in the late 1800's and early 1900's in the USA?
Cities expanded, US was being turned from a rural, agricultural nation to an urban, ihdustrialized one
What happened as a result of massive immigration in the US from 1850 to 1900
Us doubled in size
What happened as a result of the Louisiana Purchase?
was carved out of the eastern half of the northwest territories
What is Nunavut?
Soil
What is a key natural resource of the Great Plains?
To intimidate
What is a main goal of a terrorist?
American corporations that engage in business worldwide and are called multinationals
What is a multinational?
One where manufacturing no longer plays a dominant role
What is a postindustrial economy?
Migration
What is a recurring event in the development of the USA?
In this economic system, private individuals own most of the resources, technology, and business, and can operate them for profit with little control from the government
What is the free enterprise system?
Ships are raised and lowered some 600 feet by a series of locks, the seaway enables huge, oceangoing vessels to sail into the industrial and agricultural heartland of North America.
What is the purpose of the series of locks constructed to form the St. Lawrence Seaway?
To coordinate anti terrorist efforts
What is the role of the Homeland Security Office?
Poorly planned development that spreads a city's population over a wider and wider geographical area
What is urban sprawl?
Water
What major physical factor was most important to early settlers?
Boowash, Northeast
What region contains the first megalopolis and what is its name?
much of the population came from immigrants
What role did migration play in populating the U.S.?
For the soil to produce more food and feed more people
What role did water play in the development of the Midwest?
Good public transport
What system is an important component of smart growth?
Deciduous and needle-leafed evergreen trees
What type of vegetation is found in humid continental climate zones of Canada & the US?
United States
Who is Canada's main partner in trade?
Inuit ancestors, and ancestors of american Indian peoples
Who were the original settlers of Canada?
Because the US extends over such a large area north to south
Why are so many types of climates found in the United States?
Milder weather conditions
Why did most of Canada's urban and industrial growth take place close to the border of the US?
The united states is the world's biggest consumer of energy resources. Its need for these fuels is so great that it is a major importer. In fact, most of Canada's energy exports go to its neighbor to the south.
Why do most of Canada's energy exports go to the United States?
The continental divide is the line of highest points in the Rockies that marks the separation between rivers flowing eastward and westward
Why do the rivers of North America flow eastward or westward at the Continental Divide?
Multicultural
Why is Canada's cultural landscape called a "mosaic"?
The land forms of the US and Canada hold a rich variety and abundance of natural resources. Both countries are leading agricultural and industrial nations because of this wealth of resources
Why is North America the world's leading food exporter?
Us had less manufacturing
Why is the US economy called a postindustrial economy?
