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| Pregunta | Respuesta |
| Piedmont | foot or base of mountain |
| Fall Line | rests between piedmont and coastal plain |
| Canadian Shield | located in Quebec & Ontario, south of Hudson Bay; rocky terrain with great wildlife |
| Great Lakes | created by glaciers moving south across the continent in the past |
| St.Lawrence River/Seaway | connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean |
| Rocky Mountains | taller, form peaks, newer than the Appalachian |
| Appalachian Mountains | shorter, form rounded mountaintops |
| Mt.McKinley/Denali | tallest point in the United States |
| Ring of Fire | a zone of active volcanoes in the Pacific |
| What climates are found in North America? | every single climate |
| United States | the world's largest producer of agriculture and world's 3rd largest country in land area & population |
| Canada | 2nd largest nation in the world in terms of land area |
| Theories of How the First Native Settlers reached North America | 1) Berengia Land Bridge; connected Asia & North America, followed animals 2) By Water; natives came over in small boats |
| Northern Colonies Economy (during British colonial times) | known for trade, shipbuilding, and fishing |
| Southern Colonies Economy (during British colonial times) | known for cotton and tobacco farming |
| Immigrants | Over 99% of the U.S. population descendants |
| English/No Official Language | official language of U.S. |
| English and French | official language of Canada; language of Quebec alsoss |
| Important Aspects of America | -first to build skyscrapers -first to use motion pictures -introduced several music genres; rap, country, rock n roll |
| Protestant | dominant religion in U.S. |
| Roman Catholic | dominant religion in Canada |
| Economy of Northeast | most industrialized region |
| Economy of South | fastest growing population |
| Economy of Midwest | corn, wheat, and dairy belt; Chicago is biggest city |
| Economy of Interior West | livestock ranching |
| Economy of Pacific West | technology region |
| Colony | land/territory owned by another country |
| Megalopolis Cities in U.S. | 1-Boston 2-Washington D.C. 3-New York City 4-Baltimore 5-Philadelphia |
| Grand Banks | rich fishing grounds off the coast of Canada's Atlantic Ocean |
| Gentrification | people buying-up bad parts of the city and remodeling it to sell it for a profit |
| Silicon Valley | technology region in California |
| Atlantic Provinces | the poorest region of Canada |
| Inuit | native Canadians |
| Reasons for U.S. Civil War | economic, political, and cultural differences between the North & South led to this |
| Location of Major Population Centers | on the coastline or major bodies of water |
| U.S. Population Trend | moving to the South and West |
| Louisiana Purchase | this purchase was from France and doubled the size of the U.S. |
| Potash | a mineral used to make fertilizers, found a lot in Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Parliamentary System | type of government that Canada has |
| Jacques Cartier | the French Explorer of Canada |
| Continental Divide | the high point of a ridge that determines water flow |
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