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| Question | Answer |
| Environmental geography | 1) varied natural setting 2) environment has been extensively modified a) by human settlement b) economic development |
| Population and Settlement | 1) patterns reflect diverse needs of affluent and mobile population 2) suburbs are designed around auto travel & mass consumption 3) city centers stuggle to redefine role |
| Cultural Coherence and Diversity | 1) Cultural pluralism remains strong 2) Growth of Hispanic and Asian immigrants has fundamentally reshaped cultural geography |
| Geopolitical Framework | 1) cultural pluralism shapes political geographies 2) Immigration policy remains hotly contested in US & Canada (peoples rights issues) |
| Economic and Social Development | 1) Industrial Midwest and Southeast were hit hardest in the recent economic crisis |
| What is the largest coal mine in the Powder River Basin and in all North America | Wyoming's Black Thunder Coal Mine |
| postindustrial economy - human geographies are shaped by: | 1) modern technology 2) innovative information services 3) popular culture dominating the world |
| Why do some text books call North America "Anglo America" | because of its close and abiding connections with Britain and its Anglo-Saxon cultural traditions |
| Cost of development | 1) native populations all but eliminated 2) forests logged 3) grasslands converted into farms 4) soils have been eroded 5) species made extinct 6) rivers have been diverted 7) national resources often been wasted |
| what is urban heat island effect | created in metropolitan areas; cities often produce nighttime temperatures 9 to 14 degrees warmer than rural areas |
| what is acid rain | industrially produced sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides in the atmosphere that damage forests, poison lakes and kill fish |
| where are most acid rain producers located? | Midwest and southern Ontario * industrial plants, power-generating facilities and motor vehicles contribute |
| sustainable agriculture | organic farming principles, limited use of chemicals and integrated plan of crop and livestock management |
| examples of renewable energy sources | hydroelectric solar wind geothermal |
| describe the North American landscape | dominated by vast interior lowlands and bordered by mountainous topography in the west |
| describe the eastern landscape | extensive coastal plains |
| describe the Atlantic coastline landscape | drowned river valleys, bays, swamps and low barrier islands. |
| describe the Piedmont region landscape | transition zone between flat lowland and steep mountain slopes - consists of rolling hills and low mountains that are older |
| describe the Appalachian Highlands | West and North of Piedmont Higher and rougher country |
| describe the western boarder landscape | mountainous and rain drenched coasts lowlands complex uplifts |
| boreal forest | from the Great Lakes north coniferous evergreen forest cominates |
| tundra | near hudson bay and across harsh northern tracts a mixture of low shrubs, grasses and flowering herbs that grow briefly in short growing seasons |
| prairie | dominated by tall grasslands in the East and by short grasses and scrub vegetation in the West |
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