United States and Canada Unit Flashcards
Cultural Mosaic
The mix of ethnic groups, languages, and cultures that co-exist in society
Melting Pot
A place where different people, styles, and ideas are mixed together
Plural society
A society combining ethnic contrasts
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
Free trade between Canada, United States, and Mexico
Columbian Exchange
The movement of plants, animals, and diseases between the eastern and western hemispheres during the age of exploration
Service industry
Any kind of economic activity that produces a service rather than a product
Post-industrial economy
An economic phase in which manufacturing no longer plays a dominant role
Parliamentary Government
A system where legislative and executive functions are combined in a legislature called parliament
Parliament
A representative lawmaking body whose members are appointed or elected
Prime minister
The head of a government; the majority party’s leader in parliament
Standard of living
The degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person of community
Continental divide
The line of the highest points in North America that marks the separation between rivers flowing eastward and westward
Beringia
A land bridge thought to have connected what are now Siberia and Alaska
Migration
The movement of people within a country or region
Multinationals
A corporation that engages in business worldwide
Province
A political unit
Confederation
A political union
First Nations
Canada’s Native American people
What are some major landforms in the United States?
Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Mountains, Mississippi River, Great Lakes, Great Salt Lake, and the Grand Canyon
What type of government does the United States have?
Democracy; Constitution-based federal republic, restricted central government
What economy does the United States have?
Mixed and post-industrial economy
What are issues in the US?
Bi-partisan Congress, Economic Crash of 2008, and urban sprawl
What are some major landforms in Canada?
Boreal Forest and Canadian Shield
What is the school life expectancy in Canada?
17 years
What type of government does Canada have?
Parliamentary government, federation, and Constitutional Monarchy: member of the Commonwealth of Nations
Who is the Head of State in Canada?
Queen Elizabeth II
Who is the Prime Minister for Canada?
Stephen Joseph Harper
Who is the Governor General for Canada?
David Johnston
What type of economy does Canada have?
Mixed economy, post-industrial economy
What are the four regions for the United States?
The Northeast, Midwest, South, and West
What are the states of the Northeast Region?
Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Maryland, and Delaware
What states are in the Midwest Region?
North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan
What states are in the South Region?
Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Florida, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware
What states are in the West Region?
New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Alaska, and Hawaii
What are Canada’s regions?
The Atlantic Provinces, Core Provinces, Prairie Provinces, Pacific Provinces and Territories
What are the provinces in the Atlantic Region?
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador
What provinces are in the Core Regions?
Quebec and Ontario
What are the provinces in the Prairie Region?
Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
What is the only province in the Pacific Region?
British Columbia
What are the territories in Canada?
Yukon, Nunavut, and Northwest Territories
