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A fight for world dominance between the US and the Soviet Union |
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Area in North America where the Vikings lived briefly |
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Great drought experienced on the Great Plains in the 1930s |
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Year that the Dominion of Canada was formed |
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Center of the motion picture industry |
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Limited government involvement in the economy |
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Money remaining after a business pays all its expenses |
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Horseshoe shaped area around Hudson Bay |
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wide and deep enough to allow for the passage of ships |
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huge group of cities that form a huge urban area |
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power divided between national and state governments |
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joined together inside a common boundary |
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What are the major economic activities in Florida? |
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we use 3 times the oil we produce |
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area that is dry because the moist air is trapped by the mountains; occurs in the Interior West |
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How many people live in the US? |
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When do hurricans normally develop? |
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People crossed the land bridge to N. America from? |
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How did Canada gain its independence? |
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What is the Electoral College? |
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The way that the president is chosen (look at pages 142-143) |
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North American Free Trade Agreement; removed trade barriers between Mexico, US and Canada |
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What is the difference between the free market economies of the US and Canada? |
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Canada has more government involvement |
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Similarities between the governments of the US and Canada |
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representative democracies; federalism |
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Differences between the governments of the US and Canada |
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prime minister/president; how their leaders are chosen |
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