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United States and Canada Unit Flashcards

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Cultural Mosaic

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The mix of ethnic groups, languages, and cultures that co-exist in society

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Melting Pot

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A place where different people, styles, and ideas are mixed together

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Plural society

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A society combining ethnic contrasts

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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

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Free trade between Canada, United States, and Mexico

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Columbian Exchange

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The movement of plants, animals, and diseases between the eastern and western hemispheres during the age of exploration

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Service industry

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Any kind of economic activity that produces a service rather than a product

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Post-industrial economy

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An economic phase in which manufacturing no longer plays a dominant role

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Parliamentary Government

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A system where legislative and executive functions are combined in a legislature called parliament

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Parliament

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A representative lawmaking body whose members are appointed or elected

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Prime minister

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The head of a government; the majority party’s leader in parliament

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Standard of living

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The degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person of community

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Continental divide

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The line of the highest points in North America that marks the separation between rivers flowing eastward and westward

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Beringia

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A land bridge thought to have connected what are now Siberia and Alaska

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Migration

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The movement of people within a country or region

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Multinationals

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A corporation that engages in business worldwide

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Province

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A political unit

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Confederation

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A political union

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First Nations

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Canada’s Native American people

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What are some major landforms in the United States?

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Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Mountains, Mississippi River, Great Lakes, Great Salt Lake, and the Grand Canyon

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What type of government does the United States have?

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Democracy; Constitution-based federal republic, restricted central government

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What economy does the United States have?

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Mixed and post-industrial economy

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What are issues in the US?

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Bi-partisan Congress, Economic Crash of 2008, and urban sprawl

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What are some major landforms in Canada?

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Boreal Forest and Canadian Shield

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What is the school life expectancy in Canada?

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17 years

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What type of government does Canada have?

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Parliamentary government, federation, and Constitutional Monarchy: member of the Commonwealth of Nations

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Who is the Head of State in Canada?

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Queen Elizabeth II

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Who is the Prime Minister for Canada?

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Stephen Joseph Harper

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Who is the Governor General for Canada?

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David Johnston

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What type of economy does Canada have?

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Mixed economy, post-industrial economy

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What are the four regions for the United States?

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The Northeast, Midwest, South, and West

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What are the states of the Northeast Region?

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Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Maryland, and Delaware

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What states are in the Midwest Region?

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North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan

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What states are in the South Region?

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Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Florida, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware

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What states are in the West Region?

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New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Alaska, and Hawaii

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What are Canada’s regions?

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The Atlantic Provinces, Core Provinces, Prairie Provinces, Pacific Provinces and Territories

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What are the provinces in the Atlantic Region?

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New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador

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What provinces are in the Core Regions?

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Quebec and Ontario

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What are the provinces in the Prairie Region?

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Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta

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What is the only province in the Pacific Region?

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British Columbia

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What are the territories in Canada?

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Yukon, Nunavut, and Northwest Territories

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