SS Flashcards
Describe the region’s major landforms, bodies of water, and climates.
Major landforms are mountains, highlands, plains, and plateaus; bodies of water are rivers and lakes; climates range from tundra or ice to human equatorial.
What makes the Great Plains an important area for agriculture and energy?
The Great Plains has rich soil, a temperate climate, and plentiful rain, which are all good for agriculture. The Great Plains includes major deposits of oil and gas important for energy. The
What does the shortage of certain resources mean for the people who live in the West?
A shortage of water in the West means the people who live there need to find a way to conserve water and to gain access to sources in other places. The western parts of the US and Canada have an uneven distribution of rainfall and other resources.
Why is the Mexican Plateau important to the country’s economy?
The Mexican Plateau is important to the economy of Mexico because it includes the capital city and rich volcanic soil good for growing crops.
How does climate, vegetation, and the natural resources of a region impact the human activity that occurs there?
Human activity depends on what that region has to offer. For example, Corn production in the Heartland of the US, and steel production near iron ore fields in Minnesota.
How can exploring untapped resources help to solve the problem of scarce water in dry areas of Mexico?
By locating and using underground water reserves, you can create sustainable growth in the area
How did European settlement of the New World determine which languages, religions, and culture shape North America today?
All of the major religions in North America came from elsewhere. Christianity is the largest faith by membership. North America is home to hundreds of languages, but English, Spanish, and French have the largest number of speakers. European explorers brought these customs with them to the location they colonized.
Use spatial thinking to determine distributions and patterns in North America’s current human population.
Human populations are concentrated in cities, dispersed in rural areas, and form patterns based on physical characteristics of a place. For example, populations are generally more concentrated along bodies of water or low elevations. Populations are generally more dispersed in areas that are arid or mountainous.
Explain the idea of America being a ‘melting pot.’
Immigrants from all over the world have to the US, Mexico, Canada and brought their cultural influence. Immigration was a series of waves with European settlement of North America to changes in immigration laws, to most immigrants coming from Mexico, China, Philippines, and India.
Explain the idea of America being a ‘melting pot.’
Immigrants from all over the world have to the US, Mexico, Canada and brought their cultural influence. Immigration was a series of waves with European settlement of North America to changes in immigration laws, to most immigrants coming from Mexico, China, Philippines, and India.
What are push/pull factors for North America?
Push/pull factors can include- New opportunities, jobs, democratic values, land, safety, etc.
What is relocation diffusion?
Migration causes the spread of ideas and culture.
What is the difference between rural/urban/metropolitan? Be able to id on a map.
Rural-country
Urban- city
Metropolitan- suburban
What are the dominant languages, religions, and ethnicities in North America?
Spanish, English, French
Christianity is major religion
Is North America diverse?
Yes
