Chapter 5+6 Flashcards
How many people live in the U.S. and Canada?
Over 300 million
List the three landforms in the U.S. and Canada
- towering snow cap mountains
- rolling plains
- low smoothly formed mountains
List the different mountain ranges that make up the Pacific Range
- Alaskan
- Coast
- Cascade
- Sierra Nevada
Which mountain range lies East of the Pacific Range?
Rocky Mountains
What is the area East of the Rockies?
Great Plains
What mountain range lies in the East?
Appalachian Mountains
What is the oldest mountain range in the U.S.?
Appalachian Mountains
What is the divide that separates which way the water flows?
Continental Divide
Great Divide
What is the longest river in the U.S.?
Mississippi River
What two lakes in Canada were formed due to the ice age?
- great bear lake
* great slave lake
List the Great Lakes
- Lake Superior
- Lake Huron
- Lake Erie
- Lake Ontario
- Lake Michigan
List the mineral resources in the U.S.
- gold
- silver
- nickel
- iron
- copper
- uranium
- zinc
What two minerals are found in the Rocky Mountains?
- gold
* silver
Where is coal found at?
Appalachian Mountains
Where does today’s culture come from?
- Europeans
- Africans
- Asians
What groups of immigrants populate the U.S. and Canada?
- Europe
- Asia
- African
- Latin-American countries
List the major cities along the Atlantic Coast?
- Boston
- New York
- Philadelphia
- Baltimore
- Washington D.C.
What is the largest city in the Atlantic region?
New York City
List the port cities
- Miami
- New Orleans
- Houston
What are the port cities in the Pacific Ocean?
- Los Angeles
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- Seattle
- Vancouver
Where are airplanes produced at?
- Los Angeles
* Seattle
Where did the first people come from?
Asia
How did the first people get there?
Bering strait
Where did the Inuit people live?
Cold Tundra of the Artic
What did the Pacific Coast Native Americans create?
Fiver nets and spears
How did the Native Americans in the dessert area water their crops?
Irrigation systems
What did the Native Americans on the grass lands eat?
Buffalo
What did the Native Americans hunt?
A variety of animals such as deer, turkey, geese, and squirrels
Where did most European settlers come from?
- Spain
- France
- England
What was Canada divided into?
Upper and Lower Canada
What became the main power source in the 1800’s ?
Steam
What was the purchase made in 1803?
Louisiana purchase
When did Texas become a state?
1845
What state was bought in 1867?
Alaska
What act made Canada a self-governing nation?
The British North America Act of 1867
How many providences does Canada have?
10
List the religions in the U.S. and Canada
- Christian
- Protestant
- catholic
- Judaism
- Islam
- Buddhism
List the major languages
- English
- Spanish
- French
- French
- Korean
- Japanese
- Chinese
What sports are in the U.S.?
- Football
- basketball
- baseball
What sport is most popular in Canada?
Hockey
