Kevin's Cards about North America

Question 1

Rural

Answer 1

Country/ Farmland

Question 2

Urban

Answer 2

City

Question 3

Which City is Located on a Peninsula

Answer 3

Miami

Question 4

Transportation Corridor

Answer 4

Allows travel & trade opportunities

Question 5

Transportation Barrier

Answer 5

Blocks & Prevents travel & trade

Question 6

3 Examples of Corridors in US

Answer 6

Atlantic, Pacific, Mississippi River, & Plains

Question 7

3 Examples of Barriers in the US

Answer 7

Rocky Mts., Appalachian Mts., Grand Canyon, & Deserts

Question 8

Why does Alaska have lower Population

Answer 8

The population is lower due to its mountainous terrain and frigid climate

Question 9

Canada’s History

Answer 9

Canada was once colonized by Britain & France

Question 10

Socialist Economy

Answer 10

The government plays a bigger role in Canada than in the USA. Businesses have more freedom in the USA

Question 11

Socialism

Answer 11

Economic system in which the major factors of production are controlled by a single authoritarian party which claims to be the welfare for all

Question 12

Gulf of Mexico

Answer 12

Location that allows access to ports & transportation

Question 13

Most people in the US live where

Answer 13

Along the coast, for access to waterways & transportation routes. Urban Centers!

Question 14

Great Plains

Answer 14

Location is less populated, makes international trade harder by not being near the coast, geography is flat

Question 15

US Regions

Answer 15

Northwest, Southwest, Midwest, Southeast, Northeast, Great Plains

Question 16

Canada & the US are considered

Answer 16

MULTICULTURAL societies because different cultures & ethnic groups live together within societies

Question 17

The term used to describe America

Answer 17

The Melting Pot

Question 18

Cultural Diffusion

Answer 18

The sharing and spreading of ideas, advancements, & technology

Question 19

Positives of Cultural Diffusion

Answer 19

Learning from other cultures Ex: European settlers learning to grow crops from the American Indians

Question 20

Negatives of Cultural Diffusion

Answer 20

It can cause culture traits from small groups to disappear over time

Question 21

Bill Gates & Steve Jobs were

Answer 21

Inventors

Question 22

American Culture encourages

Answer 22

Technology

Question 23

Culture Regions are Categorized

Answer 23

by langue, religion, & common geographical features that are shared by people in a region

Question 24

Word we use to remember Culture

Answer 24

HAGGERS

Question 25

Christianity

Answer 25

About 90% of people living in the western hemisphere are Christian
93% of people in south America are roman catholic vs 40% in North America

Question 26

Patterns of Immigration

Answer 26

are often described as a series of waves, due to different periods of time having an increase of immigrants coming to the US

Question 27

NAFTA Countries

Answer 27

US, Mexico, & Canada

Question 28

What does NAFTA mean

Answer 28

North American Free Trade Agreement

Question 29

What was the Benefit of NAFTA

Answer 29

To improve the standard of living through increase trade. One of the largest free trade areas in the world

Question 30

Push factor

Answer 30

Negative

Question 31

Pull Factor

Answer 31

Positive

Question 32

Most Boarders in the US are determined by

Answer 32

Rivers

Question 33

Negatives of Multiculturalism

Answer 33

Cultural Diffusion causes small groups culture to disappear over time, conflict between different groups religion, different languages make it hard to communicate

Question 34

Migration

Answer 34

Movement from one Country or Place to another