United States And Canada Vocab 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)
An important trade agreement creating a huge zone of cooperation on trade and economic issues in North America
Columbia 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 or 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
Multinationals
A proportion that engages in business worldwide
Provinces
A political unit
