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United States and Canada
Unit 5
Answer ?’s In Your Notebooks
 Where is Canada in relation to the United States?
 What three oceans border the United States?
 What are the major mountain ranges and other prominent
land features in the United States?
 What are the major agricultural products of the United
States?
Economic Characteristics of U. S. and
Canada
 Major Exports – Technology, Consumer goods, food
 Highly developed infrastructure
 Highly diverse economy – Have all levels of economic activity
 Have a rich supply of resources
 Mineral
 Energy
 Forest
 NAFTA – Canada, USA, Mexico
 Multinational Corporations
 Center of world financial markets
 (New York Stock Exchange)
 Sustained Economic Growth
 USA GDP – 17 Trillion
 Canada GDP – 1.33 Trillion
Widening Gap Between Rich and Poor
Export of U.S. Culture Via the Global
Marketplace
 Cultural Diffusion
 Weather and Climate is also dominated by
Maritime, Humid subtropical & Humid
Continental Climates- natural hazards include
hurricanes & tornadoes
 “Tornado Alley” is found in the Midwest-
especially throughout the wide fertile area
called the Great Plains.
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
There is an imaginary line of
high
elevation
that runs the
This
line follows
northwest to southeast through
Rocky
Mountains
North America. This is the
andline
isthat
called
the any
dividing
separates
water
that
flows
west
towards
Continental Divide
the Pacific and water that flows
south
to the Gulf of Mexico
.
Appalachians
Cascades/
Coastal Ranges
RAIN SHADOW EFFECT
Windward side
of the
mountains
AN
DE
S
Pacific Ocean
http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~amitp/simblob/rain-shadow.png
Leeward Side
or “protected”
side of the
mountains
Regional Labels
These are areas that share similar
characteristics and have been given
“nicknames” like the:
Dairy Belt
Corn Belt
Tornado Alley
The West
Dixie
Bible Belt
Breadbasket
Great Plains
But even with major similarities, there are cultural
differences in the region. Would any of these be
found in North America?
YES!
THEY
ALL
WOULD
Canada’s province of Quebec is French speaking
(Francophone) and wants to separate from the
rest of English-speaking Canada. This is causing a
lot of conflict with Canada’s national identity. Bilingual signs like this one make some people mad.
EVEN MAJOR CITIES HAVE DIFFERENCES
AMONG THEM…
OR COFFEE
SEAFOOD
IN
LIKE
CHICAGO’S
CAN YOU
GUESS
SEATTLE
PREPARED
PREPARED
IN SAN
DEEP
DISH
PIZZA
IN
STARBUCKS
VS.
THESE
CITIES?
FRANSICO
VS.
VS.
NEW
YORK’S
COFFEE
PREPARED
REMEMBER
YOUR
SEAFOOD
IN
DALLAS
(OKIT’S
PIZZA
PIE…
“MENTAL
MAPS”
PREPARED
IN
STILL
STARBUCKS)
WASHINGTON DC
Seattle
Chicago
San Francisco
New York City
Los Angeles
Washington DC
St. Louis
Dallas
 We are a "Melting Pot" of people
 European and Asian Immigration since 1840s
 English colonization on the east coast (orig. 13
colonies)- spread to West coast over time.
(Manifest Destiny)
 Major push in 1910s and post WWII from all
over the world
 Modern immigration from Latin America (esp.
Mexico)
Impacts of migration on the region
 Originally from overseas, foreign cultures have
migrated to the United States/ Canada.
 Language- places have become bi-lingual
 Religious freedoms and different religions enter the
areas.
 Multiple customs/traditions= blending of cultures
 Changes of the cultural landscapes (monuments,
buildings, different styles of homes, businesses, places
of worship)
Acid rain, ozone depletion
Water pollution (esp. Chicago on
Lake Michigan, Detroit with the auto
productions,
&
other
urban
centers
with
Increased population on the coasts
heavy
pollution.
There
are
even
"Eastern Megalopolis" from Boston to
industrial
spills
like
the
Exxon
Valdez
Va. Beach. Urban areas have large
along
the
Alaskan
Coast
or
the
oil
employment opportunities
refineries explosion in Texas.
The Future of the region?:We’re
Post-Industrial!! We’ll have increasing
"Clean Industries" (NAFTA labor)
Will we maintain a World presence?:
YES through UN, NATO, military
presence
 What do YOU think will happen in the future?
Cultural Landscape of the
United States
and Canada
U. S. Capitol building in
Washington, DC
Capitol building in Richmond
Golden Gate Bridge in San
Francisco, CA
Independence
Hall in
Philadelphia,
PA
Site of the
signing of the
Declaration of
Independence
St. Louis Arch in St. Louis, MO. Gateway to westward expansion
Wheat fields in north central USA
and south central Canada
Skyscrapers in larger U. S. cities
Shopping Malls are found in every large
city in the U. S. A