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Unit 2
United States and Canada
39
Social Studies
9th Grade
11/14/2012

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Pull Factor
Definition
Induces people to move to a new location
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Push Factor
Definition
Induces people to leave a location
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Continental Divide
Definition
Highest Point of the rocky mountains
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Service Industry
Definition
A majority of Americans work in fields such as information processing, finance, medicine, and education which are parts of what
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series of locks
Definition
this was used to form the st lawrence seaway to allow huge vessels to sail into the great lakes from the Atlantic ocean
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urban sprawl
Definition
this occurs in areas where development increases without planned growth
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rocky mountains
Definition
this mountain range is about 300 million years old and has been worn down by the elements over time
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Atlantic provinces
Definition
in which areas are populations concentrated in coastal cities, such as Halifax and st john?
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tornado alley
Definition
region refers to the area of the United states where tornadoes are most frequent
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Energy Resources
Definition
the greatest amount of canadas energy exports go to the united states because the us consumes more what?
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prairie provinces
Definition
Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
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desert, semiarid, Mediterranean
Definition
which climate zones run along the border of Mexico and the united states
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examples of the impact of immigration
Definition
language, religion customs, traditions, and cultural landscape
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rust belt
Definition
area of the united states which has many closed industrial plants is called a
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megalopolis
Definition
a region that includes several large cities their suburbs and nearby towns is called a
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sun belt
Definition
this region has a warm temperate climate with extended summers and brief relatively mild winters the extreme part has a tropical climate in Florida
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pacific provinces and territories
Definition
province located within canadas western and northern lands
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Canadian shield
Definition
land-form that borders the great plains on one side
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free enterprise
Definition
the government of the united states has a economic system that exerts little control over businesses, resources, and technology operated for profit by private individuals
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mild climate and fertile soils
Definition
canadas urban and industrial growth took place close to the border of the united states because of what
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50
Definition
how many states are in the united states
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assimilation
Definition
the belief that many cultural identities result in separation not national unity
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mississippi river
Definition
boarders states such as Minnesota, illnois, wisconsin, and louisiana
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milder, dry and tropical
Definition
climate found in the united states only and not in Canada
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pull factors
Definition
religious freedom, economic opportunity, land availability, political freedom, ethnic and family ties, arable land
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ice cap
Definition
climate found in canada but not in the united states
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arms and ammunition
Definition
along with human migration, Europeans were also involved in the Colombian exchange between the eastern and western hemispheres which included the exchange of
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core provinces
Definition
this group got their name from being the center of politics and economics for their country, they are located in quebec and ontario
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permafrost
Definition
found in the region north of the arctic circle
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great plains
Definition
region is known for its richness of soil and advantageous climate that produces an agricultural surplus
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terrorists
Definition
whos main objective is to gain territory or change government policies
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gulf coastal plain
Definition
land form not shared by the us and Canada
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elected representatives
Definition
The US is a federal republic which divides power among national state and local governments but it is also a representative democracy which means that the people rule through whom
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silicon valley
Definition
region home to the worlds largest technology companies including apple, facebook, hp etc.
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tectonic plate movement
Definition
geographic phenomenon created the ring of fire
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north west territories
Definition
the Mackenzie river flows primarily through
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examples of push factors
Definition
over population, religious persuction, lack of jobs, agricultural decline, conflict, political persecution, natural hazards, limits on freedom, environmental degradation
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Nunavut
Definition
territory established in 1999 to settle the land claims of the inuit
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st. lawrence river
Definition
this river facilitates regional interaction
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