2015 Unit 3 Review

United States & Canada

Explain where and why U.S. earliest cities were located. (12)

They were located long the Atlantic coastal ports because of easy access and nearness to water.

Who were the first people to populate North America? (19)

Inuit Indians /Native AmericansOften referred to as the American Indian

Which of the following terms refers to the basic facilities, services, and support system for a community to function successfully? (9)

Infrastructure

What is a characteristic of a rural area?

Agriculture

(17)

Command Economy

Socialism

Market Economy

Communism Capitalism

If you place economic systems on a continuum, they would look something like this.

Canada / U.S.

study

Why is the United States a wealthy nation?

• Because of rich farmlands, minerals, and other natural resources. (11)

As discussed in class, why is much of Canada’s urban and industry close to the U.S. border?

Because of climate, fertile soils, and rail systems

(10)

• Why is most of Canada’s urban and industrial growth taking place close to the border of the United States?

(10)

• of the milder climate, fertile soils, and the railway system.

(10)

What has helped the U.S. and Canada to become so prosperous?

• U.S. and Canada have large quantities of natural resources, i.e. forest, land, fuel, minerals

• U.S. and Canada have large quantities of fossil fuels and thus allowed them to industrialize rapidly

• U.S. is the biggest consumer of energy resources in the world, and Canada is largely self sufficient.

• Canada is close, transportation is easier and cheaper

(14)

Explain why they have locks on the St. Lawrence Seaway.

• Locks allow oceangoing vessels to sail into the industrial and agricultural heartland of North America

• Locks are section of a waterway with closed gates where water levels are raised or lowered.

• This access to waterways and two oceans has given the United States great influence and power in world trade.

(8)

(6)

How Locks work

How has the construction of dams and reservoirs benefited the United States and Canada?

It has provided electricity, recreation in many areas of each country.

(2)

I. Loss of Local Culture

II. Increased Occurrence of Pandemics

III. Increased Standard of Living in Underdeveloped Countries

IV. More Access and Connectivity for Information

GlobalizationNegative Effects

Positive Effects

(18)

Why do many people of Quebec want independence?

to protect their French cultural heritage

FrenchSettledIn the EasternPart OfCanada

(1)

(16)

Quebec

French settled in the eastern part of Canada.

Why do people of Quebec speak French?

(16)

What is NAFTA?

• North America Free Trade Agreement

Who is this agreement with, and what is it about?

The agreement is between the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and it allows these three countries to trade freely with

one another with limited trade restrictions.

(5)

What has allowed urban centers to grow in areas of extreme heat?

• air conditioning and insulation

(3)

Explain how Canada’s federal government is different from the federal government of the

United States

- Canada has a prime minister, and their Parliament (legislature) is appointed not elected.

- United States, the president & congress is elected.

(7)

Earthquakes• Plates moving in any

direction causes earthquakes

• The worst are caused by plates rubbing past each other as in C

• This happens along the Californian coast

• earthquakesSan Andreas Fault

(4)

• What famous international site seeing water landform is shared by Canada and the United States?

Niagra Falls

(15)

A

E

C

B

D

C

C

C

C

F

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What type of government does Canada have?

Parliamentary Government

What is the leader of Canada who is equivalent to our president called?

Prime Minister

The Erie Canal in New York originally ran about 363

miles from Albany, New York, on the Hudson River to

Buffalo, New York, at Lake Erie at the Great Lakes. The

canal contains 36 locks and encompasses a total

elevation differential of approximately 565 ft., and is

widely regarded a chief cause that New York eclipsed

Philadelphia as the largest city and port on the Eastern

Seaboard of the United States.

What theme of geography would the building of the canal be?

Canadian Government

• Canadian government is a parliamentary government

• Canada does not have a President, but a Prime Minister (PM)

• The PM serves in the legislature called parliament

• Its senate is not elected it is appointed

Canada’s Parliament

QUESTIONS

•Who were the original settlers of

Canada?

THE INUITS

(American Indian)

Differences in Government

Canada U.S. Parliament Congress

Parliamentary Government Representative Democracy

Prime Minister President

Parliament appointed Congress elected

Canada’s government leans strongly toward Socialism.

Canada’s government leans strongly toward Socialism.

What type of climate is found in the United States but not in Canada? (13)

• A nation's economy can be divided into five sectors. They are known as primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary and quinary sectors.– The primary sector harvests good from the earth.– The secondary sector consists of manufactured goods.– The tertiary sector is also known as the service industry.

e.g. professional services, salespeople, or doctors.– The quaternary consists of intellectual activities. The

quaternary sector is related to the highest level decision makers in the economy. e.g. research, management, etc.

• The quaternary level is the economy level of both the United States and Canada.

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