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Chapt. 5, 6 and 7
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28
Geography
9th Grade
12/05/2006

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Term
Populations of Canada
Definition
30 million
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U.S. population
Definition
300 million
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Canada-size Rank?
Definition
2nd
Term
U.S. size rank
Definition
4th
Term
Shared coastal mt. ranges
Definition
Cascade, Alaska
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Which great lakes are shared?
Definition
Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Supierior and lake Ontario
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Great lake nor shared/only in US
Definition
Lake Michigan
Term
3 names for donut
Definition
coffee dunker, wheeler and fat pellet
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North East US/Canada-What do you call the heavy snow fall there?
Definition
Northeaster
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Dialect=
Definition
A varitity of the parent language
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Accent=
Definition
How a word sounds when it is pronounced
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Boston urban accent loses the___
Definition
"R" when speaking
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Ozark, how does their accent lead you to think?
Definition
That they are uneducated
Term
Idiolect=
Definition
The word usage of each person
Term
Jargon
Definition
Specilized language used in professional fields, medical, military
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Pigin=
Definition
Simplified language-few words as possible
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What kind of high status does Canada/US have
Definition
high socioeconomic status
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__%of Canadaians live within 200 mile of the US
Definition
90%
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__% of Americans live in urban areas
Definition
80%
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2 east cities
Definition
Boston and NYC
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2 South cities
Definition
Dallas and Houston
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2 midwest cities
Definition
ST louis, Detroit
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2 Southwest cities
Definition
Denver and Las Vegas
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2 West cities
Definition
L.A. and Portland
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Both governments keep citizens_________
Definition
involved
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Over literacy rate is __%
Definition
98%
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Who gets involved with farmers/what is it called
Definition
Government/Agribusiness
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Overcrowding causes these problems
Definition
Pollution, housing, lack of jobs and crime
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