SETTLEMENT AND MOVEMENT: NORTH AMERICA

What was Greenland's population in 2007?

56,000

People began arriving in North America as permanent settlers, beginning in the early 1600s. Explain the differences among the three waves of migrants -- the wave they were immigrating in, where they were coming from, reasons they chose to migrate to North America, and how they differed in the new land from previous migrants.

First wave of Immigrants: In the 1500's, the earliest Westerners, headed by the French and Spanish have originated to build the U.S by building towns. The Englishmen got their first stable establishment recognized as Jamestown in 1607. First migrants arrived in America to perform their religious duties freely. In 1620, 100 pioneers escaped from Europe from religious exile and established their colony at present Plymouth, Massachusetts. They were followed by a large number of people called puritans and lived near Massachusetts Bay. In 1620, 100 pilgrims fled Europe from religious persecution and established a colony at present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts. They were later followed by a larger group of people known as the Puritans and settled near the Massachusetts Bay. In the 1630s and 1640s, nearly 20,000 Puritans colonized to America. Second wave Immigrants: The other significant wave of colonization happened nearby 1815-1865. Maximum of those settlers originated from Northern and Western Europe. Almost one-third of them belonged to Ireland escaped of hunger. In 1840 half of settlers were from Ireland only. They mostly settled near the east coast. Till 1930 there were 4.5 million Irish in the U.s. In the 1840's about half of America's immigrants was from Ireland alone. Most of the Irish settled near the east coast. 5 million Germans migrated to present day Midwest and built their farms. In mid-1800 's 25,000 Chinese traveled to America Most of them came to America for jobs and the rest of them escaped from religious purposes. Third wave Immigrants: In 1880-1920, U.S supported further 20 million newcomers. They were mostly from central, southern and eastern Europe. In that decade 600,000 Italians alone came to America Immigrants in the 1890's were mostly from central, and southern and eastern Europe. Ashkenazim fleeing divine expulsion from Europe arrived in America in massive figures, above 2 million Jews reached the U.S. within 1880 and 1920.

Which North American country was first settled by Europeans?

Greenland

What are the three main population groups in Mexico?

Indian Mestizo Spanish

The Maya and Aztec civilizations existed in ______ before the settlement by Europeans.

Mexico

With what we know about the isthmus across the Bering Strait, why are most people of North America thought of as having European ancestry rather than Native American?

due to Native Americans leaving for warmer climates

What were the three main reasons that people immigrated to the U.S.?

economic opportunities political freedom religious freedom

Match your vocabulary word to its definition.

famine = starvation due to a shortage of food indigenous = native isthmus = thin strip of land connecting two larger land masses megalopolis = heavily populated urban area nomadic = describes people who move from one place to another linear rural settlements = pattern of settlement following a line, often along a stream, road, or canal and for ease of communication clustered rural settlements = a grouped pattern of settlement, usually around a commons or church building allowing families to live close together dispersed rural settlements = a scattered pattern of settlement of farmers living independently diffusion = the spread of a feature or idea over place and with time

Where does most of the population of Canada live?

in its cities on its southern border

Which two groups have the largest population in Canada?

the British the French

Who established the first successful European settlement in Canada?

the French

Who were the first Europeans to come to the U.S.?

the Spanish

Who created the first European settlement in Greenland?

the Vikings

How did the settlers who came to the midwestern U.S. use the land?

cattle grazing farming

Which two countries are the least populated in North America?

Canada Greenland

Which problems are likely the result of urbanization?

air pollution housing shortages overcrowding water pollution water shortages