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1
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What are the State that are considered to be in the West ?

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Washington, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico ………..Alaska……..Hawaii (13)

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What are the State that are considered to be in the Soulth ?

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Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississipi, Albama, Tenessee, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Maryland and Delaware (16)

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What are the State that are considered to be in the Northeast ?

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Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachussetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island. (9)

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What are the State that are considered to be in the Midwest ?

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Ohio, Michingan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas (12)

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Where are located the Great Lakes ?

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The Great Lakes are located in the Midwest.

The Great Lakes States are Newyork, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.

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What is the Great Plains ?

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Grasslands that are very important for growing grain, raising cattle (élever le betail) and mining (exploitation minière)

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Where is Alaska located ?

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Alaska is located northwest of the lower 48 states and west of Canada. It is part of continental North America

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Where is Hawaii located ?

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Located in the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii is the only state that is not part of continental North America.

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What is the Washington district ?

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The washington District is an independant city that isn’t part of the 50 States. The City depends on the federal governement. It is also called the district of Columbia.

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Where are the Appalachians ?

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In the South

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What are the 4 main regions in the United States ?

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The West, The Midwest, the South, The Northeast.

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12
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in which of the 4 regions are the majority of the Great Plains ?

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The Midwest.

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What is a panhandle ? How many does west Virginia have ?

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Extention of territory projecting from one state into another. West Virginia has 2.

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What is a swamp ?

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Marécage.

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15
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How many people are there in the Us in 2018 ?

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328 milion people.

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What is an immigrant ?

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Someone who comes to live permenantly in a country.

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What is a minority ?

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1) Small group relative to the total popluation

2) Groups in subordinate positions (in terms of power) irrespective (=indépendamment) of their relative size.

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What will happen with the white’s people population in the us by 2045 ?

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By 2045, white people will represent a minorit in the population of the US

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Is it possible that a minority in the country represents a majority in a state ?

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Yes.

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What is a majority minority state ? Give examples

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A majority minority State is a state where the majority of the state is a minority in the country.
California, Hawaii, New Mexico, Washington city, Los Angeles, Atlanta…

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What is the fastest growing ethnic groups in the US ?

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Asian American

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What is the 2nd fastest growing ethnic groups in the US ?

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Hispanics

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In the hispanic population, what are the main origins found ?

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65% of the hispanics are mexicans, there is also a lot of Porto Ricans.

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What is the second language in the US ?

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Spanish.

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How many % does the Asian American population represent ?

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5.6%

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Where are most of the Asian American located ?

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In California, 1 out of 3 lives there.

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How many % of the population does the indian american represent ?

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1.7%

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How many % of the population does the immigrants and their children born in the US represent ?

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27% of the population

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From what origins are most of the legal immigrants in the US ?

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Indians are the 1st and the Chinese.

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30
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Are there refugees in the legal immigration ?

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Yes, but there is a limitted access of refugees.

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31
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How many are there illegal immigrants in the US ?

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It’s hard to know exactly, but there is approximatively 20 million illigal immigrants in the US.

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32
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What is a fence ?

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Une barrière

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33
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Comment dit-on une barrière ?

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A fence

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34
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Comment dit-on des marecages ?

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swamp.

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What is an act ?

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It’s a law.

36
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Give a synonyme of law

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An act.

37
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What is a burden ?

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Un fardeau

38
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Comment dit-on fardeau ?

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A burden

39
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What does the expression “well-fear state” means ?

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L’état providence (état d’aides sociales)

40
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Donnez une expression qui signifie L’état providence

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Well-fear state

41
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What is a federation ?

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“an encompassing political or societal entity formed by uniting smaller or more localized entities” (Merriam-Webster)

42
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Combien y a t-il de fuseaux horaires differents au EU et combien y a t-il d’heures de différence ?

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Il y a la partie Pacifique, la partie Mountain la partie Central et la partie Eastern, il y a une heure de décalage entre toutes en partant de gauche à droite du plus tot au plus tard

43
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What are the 2 big chain of mountains in the US ?

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In the West, the rocky mountains

In the East, the Appalachians

44
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What is there in the East of the appalachians ?

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  • The wetland regions

- The sandy beaches of Atlantic coast

45
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How do we also call the Great Plains ?

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“The breadbasket of North America”

46
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What are the 2 different things we find i n California ?

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  • The Mojave Desert: arid

- The Sierra Nevada: mountain range

47
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What is census ?

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An official count, especially of a population

48
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How many people were there in the US in 1900 ?

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76 million people

49
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Is the race mentionned in the census questionary ?

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Yes

50
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Where are african american mostly concentrated ?

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In the South

51
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How did the asian population grow since 2000 ?

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The asian population has grown 72% since 2000

52
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What is the % of major national origins in the illegal immigrant population ?

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56% are from Mexico
22% from asia, europe and africa
22% from other latin american countries

53
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What are the 2 cities with the largest number of unauthorized immigrants ?

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New York and Los Angeles

54
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What is the DREAM Act ?

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Initials : Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act
purpose: to decrease the number of deportations

55
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What is the main problem of deportations ?

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They are expensive

56
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What is the “zero tolerence policy”

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Applied by Trump in April 2018, asylum seakers crossing the southern border without a visa were charged with criminal entry.

57
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What happened to the illigal immigrant’s children if they were found (“zero tolerence policy”) ?

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They were removed from their parents and placed in detention.

58
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What are the opinion on undocumented immigrants by the people of the South and what is the reality of this immigration ?

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Tax payers in the south consider those illigal immigrants as burdens, many of them think that they take adventage of the social protection system.
In reality, they are vital to the american economy and they take jobs nobody wants to do.

59
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What is official motto of the United States from 1792 until 1956 ?

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e pluribus unum

qui veut dire “De plusieurs, un” (corrélation avec la devise L’union fait la force)

60
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How to become an American citizen ?

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  • Being born in the US (Right of birthplace)
    Apply in citizenship:
  • Resided in US for 58 years
  • Good knowledge of constitution
  • Good knowledge of basic english
  • Have “good moral character” (no criminal activity)
  • Pledge before a federal judge
61
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What is the american pledge of allgiance ?

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I pledge Allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America
and to the Republic for which it stands,
one nation under God, indivisible,
with Liberty and Justice for all.
62
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What does “melting pot” refers to ?

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People abondoning their roots to assimilate to american society

63
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What does “salad bol” refers to ?

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Acceptance of multiple cultures. keeping traditions and being american in the same time.

It has “replaced” the melting pot idea.

64
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What are the images of America created to link the population together ?

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  • The flad
  • The pledge of allegianceto the flag (young kids recite it at school and eveyone knows it by heart)
  • The national anthem (everyone knows it too)
  • The declaration of independance.
65
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What are the US demographic tendencies ?

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1) urbanisation
2) physical mobility
3) from the snow belt to the sun belt
4) an aging population
5) religion

66
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What do one has to talk about when he does an overview of the us?

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1) Federation of 50 states
2) the american regions
3) the geography of the us

67
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What do one has to talk about when talking about the us population?

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1) what is a census
2) how’s today’s population composed?
3) immigration
4) how to become an American citizen

68
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How many states are there in the US?

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50

69
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What is a federation

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A federation is a political or societal entity formed by uniting smaller or more localised entities

70
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How does a federation work?

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Power is shared between all the states under a federal (central) government.

71
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What is the oldest federation surviving today?

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USA

72
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How many contigious states are there in the us?

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48 (+ the district of Columbia) and there are 2 more states : hawaii and Alaska

73
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What is the capital of the us?

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Washington district

74
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Does American own other territories?

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Yes outside of the “big block”

  • Puerto Rico
  • American Samoa
  • US Virgin Islands
  • North Marianna Islands
  • Guam
75
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On which river is New York City located?

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New York City is located on the Hudson River

76
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Where is placed the us in the top largest countries?

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It is the 4th largest country in the world : 1 Russia, 2 Canada 3 China

77
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What can we say about the Northeast?

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  • An industrial revolution started there in the early 1990’s.
  • Large cities formed around factories
  • New technologies : improved the production of goods and transportation and communication
  • CIty of New York which is the largest city in the USA. (Other large cities in Northeast : Baltimore, Philadelphia)
78
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What can we say about the South?

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  • Mild weather : very hot and humid
  • Region devastated by the civil War (1861-1865)
  • After the abolition of slavery, they started segregation
  • Tropical : lots of hurricane 🌪
79
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What can we say about the Midwest?

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  • Very flat region with no hills
  • Mississippi river is a crucial element that was used to transport food.
  • The main city is Chicago (3rd largest city in USA) it’s the region’s hub (plateform in aeroports that reunites all the correspondences)
80
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What can we say about the West?

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  • It’s a very large region
  • Extremely dry in the east side but the West is humid.
  • National parks : Yellowstone, grand Canyon, Yosemite or the Death Valley.
  • Influenced by the Spanish
  • Los Angeles is the 2nd largest city in USA
81
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What is the distance between the east coast and the West Coast?

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About 5000km

82
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When was the first census?

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In 1790

83
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What is the second minority in us? And what is their %?

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African Americans 13% of the population

84
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What is Trump projecting to do to reduce immigration?

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He’s projecting to do a wall that covers all the border with Mexico

85
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What was the main problem with the Zero tolerance policy?

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In June 2018 it appeared that there was no reuninting measures for the families.. That created an immigration crisis

LLCERS1 Civilisation US (12 decks)

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