THE U.S. and CANADA TODAY
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THE U.S. and CANADA TODAY
THE ECONOMY: KEY TERMS
Market EconomyPost-IndustrialCentral Business DistrictRetoolingCommodityArable
MonopolyGlobal EconomyTariffTrade SurplusOutsourcing
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIESMarket Economy- people own, operate, and make
profits from their OWN businesses
MANUFACTURINGEquals 20% of total North American ProductionManufacturing Belt (Rust Belt)
Great Lakes AreaExport CentersAerospace and Aircraft manufacturing
Washington and CaliforniaMidwest- automobilesCalifornia and Northeast- food processingCanada- wood production
AGRICULTURECommodities (goods) produced for sale
1 billion acres in US167 million in CanadaIn US farming declining b/c of cost, demand, natural disaster, and too hard
Wheat BeltPrairie Provinces of CanadaGreat Plains (US)
Corn BeltOhio to NebraskaQuebec, Ontario, and Manitoba
TRANSPORTATION & COMMUNICATION
Roads- Commuting and transportation of goodsTrans-Canada Highway- 4,860 milesPROBLEM: Congestion
Air TravelHartsfield (Atl)O’Hare (Chicago)Pearson (Toronto)
RailroadsCommuting and transportation of goodsFreight
TRANSPORTATION & COMMUNICATION
(cont)Communication
Cellular and digital communication servicesTV, Internet, Radio, News Papers
TRADE & INTERDEPENDENCE
Global Economy- countries dependant on each other
USTrade deficit- import more than exportHigh tariffs on imported goods
CanadaTrade surplus- export more than importsSmall population= less energy costs
NAFTA1989- FTA bet. Canada and US1994- NAFTA- to include Mexico
Outsourcing- businesses abroad for domestic sales
CHALLENGESTerrorism
Smart Border Action PlanFlow of people and goodsSecure infrastructureSharing of info
Free and Secure Trade (FAST)Tracking of cargoIntelligence sharing
THE PEOPLE & the ENVIRONMENT
KEY TERMSCLEAR CUTTINGOVERFISHING
ACID RAINSMOG
EUROTRIPHICATION
MANAGING RESOURCES
Clear-cutting- clearing out forests for timber
Related to conversion = land for agriculture or housing
Overfishing = aquacultureWolf poaching- overpopulation of Elk
THE HUMAN IMPACTAcid-Rain- cars, power plants, factories release Sulfur Dioxide and Nitrogen Oxide
Mix w/ water vapor and falls in in the form of rainKills crops and can damage water supplySOLUTION: emission reduction
SmogSOLUTION- Clean Air Practices
Water PollutionRaw sewage and industrial waste contaminate groundwaterEurotriphication- overgrowth of algae; oxygen depletion
THE FUTURE1972- Great Lakes Water Quality AgreementUS- Clean Water ActNAFTA- monitoring pollution along Rio GrandeGlobal WarmingGreenhouse gasesInuit- In Alaska and Canada foodless b/c the seals and caribou are moving NorthSOLUTION
Less dependence on fossil fuelsLessening of emissions