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Anglo-America
Chapter 5, Section 1 Summary
Vocabulary
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Prevailing westerlies
Permafrost
Nomads
Beringia
Lock
Human Perspective
• Early descriptions of North America:
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“Amazing extent of uncultivated land”
“A beautiful river, large broad and deep”
“An unbounded prairie”
“An infinite number of fish”
“[Land] strong and … beautiful all around”
Anglo-America
• 80% of North America
• Former British
colonies
• Both large countries
• Abundant resources
Landform Regions
• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal
Plain
• Appalachians
• Interior Lowlands
• Rocky Mtns.
• Western Mountains,
Plateaus and Basins
• Islands
• Which Regions are shared
by both countries, which
are unique to just one?
Resources-Waterways
Resources-Land
Resources Forests
Resources- Minerals
1. Which of the following is not one of the
Great Lakes?
A.Ontario
B.Winnipeg
C.Erie
D.Michigan
2. What is the name of the physical feature
that surrounds Hudson bay?
A. Canadian Shield
B. Rocky Mountains
C. Great Plains
D. Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain
3. Which river is the longest river in Canada?
a. St. Lawrence
b. Mackenzie
c. Mississippi
d. Yukon
Climate and Vegetation
Chapter 5, Section 2
Human Perspective
Shared Climates and Vegetation
Differences in Climate and
Vegetation
Effects of Extreme Weather
4. How do the climates of the United States
differ from the climates of Canada?
A. The United States has no tundra climate
B. Canada’s climates are in general drier
C. The US has more milder climates
D. Canada has tropical climates
5. Which of these vegetation types is found in
both the United States and Canada?
A. Mediterranean Scrub
B. Desert
C. Tropical Grassland
D. Temperate Grassland
6. What are the Everglades?
A.A forest of saguaro cactus in Arizona
B.A national park on the Great Plains
C.The great northern forest of Canada
D.A 4,000 square mile swampland in
Southern Florida
7. One type of climate that is not found in
Canada is…
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D.
Tundra
West Coast Marine
Humid Continental
Tropical Wet and Dry
Human-Environment Interaction
Settlement and Agriculture Alter
the Land
Building Cities
Overcoming Distances
Questions-matching
1. The lad bridge that
connected Asia and
North America
during the Ice Age
2. Used to raise and
lower ships
3. Describing a large
spread out city
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d.
Nomads
Beringia
Locks
Urban Sprawl