North America Flashcards
US/Canada both have many what?
Similar physical and cultural features.
US/Canada both have similar what?
Economies and history.
US/Canada both have the world’s largest what?
Trading relationship.
US/Canada both have the longest what?
International border.
US/Canada are both highly what?
Industrialized.
US/Canada are both considered what?
Melting pots.
US/Canada both share what?
Common languages. (for the most part)
Canada is divided into what?
10 provinces (in south), and 3 territories (in north).
US is divided into what?
50 states; 48 are known as the contiguous states, 2 are separated, making the US a fragmented nation.
There seem to have been at least three what?
Immigrations of people from Asia to Alaska.
Europeans began to immigrate to NA when?
The mid-1500s.
Who controlled most of the land after 1670?
Britain.
In 1763 who had to give up most of its NA empire to Great Britain?
France.
What was the Underground Railroad?
Network of safe houses in the US that helped enslaved people escape to freedom.
What is dry farming?
A farming method used in dry regions in which crops are grown that rely only on the natural precipitation.
What is the Manufacturing Belt?
A concentrated region of manufacturing industries in the northeastern and Midwestern US.
When did Europeans begin arriving in Canada?
1497
What is an Inuit?
A member of the Arctic native peoples of North America; once known as Eskimo.
What is a First Nation?
One of the indigenous people of Canada who are neither Inuit nor Metis.
What is a dominion?
A partially self-governing country with close ties to another country.
What are Quebecois?
Quebec’s French-speaking inhabitants.
Who makes up Canada’s federal government?
The governor-general, the prime minister, and the cabinet.
What did NAFTA do in 1994?
Eliminated all trade barriers.
What is separatism?
The breaking away of one part of a country to become a different country.
