Chapter 5/6
Define Urban, Urban Fringe, and Rural Fringe
Urban: Centers of Cities
Urban Fringe: Outskirts of Cities with large housing developments (Suburbs)
Rural Fringe: Open Land where houses are sparse
Define Consumption.
The using up of goods and services
What is the difference between emigrate and immigrate?
Emigrate is to move from a country
Immigrate is to move to a country
Why are taxes impacted by migration?
Immigrants who work pay taxes, more taxes = more tax revenue, and More Tax revenue = more public works
What is the mountain rage that is in Both Canada and the United States?
Rocky Mountains
What is a National Park?
Land set aside by the government to preserve the natural beauty and resources
What are the three types of consumption we mentioned in class?
Food, Oil, Technology
What is the largest Migration Stream in the World?
Mexico to the United States
Give one example of a cultural impact from migration.
Answers will vary.
How many States are in the United States? Name 3
50.
Answers will Vary
What are 2 reasons why cities should grow out?
1. Rural Land is Cheaper
2. Building in Rural Fringe is Cheaper
3. Housing is more affordable
4. People want to live there
5. Creates jobs
6. Provides Money to Stores
What is the difference between a Developed Country and a Developing Country?
A Developed country is a wealthy country, with an advanced economy, and provides a comfortable way of life for most of its citizens.
A Developing country is a poorer country, with a less advanced economy, and is trying to improve the quality of life for its people.
What are the 3 Push factors we mentioned? Explain one of them.
Political, Environmental, Economic
Answers will vary
Explain how jobs are effected by migration.
1. The US depends on immigrants to do jobs people don't want to do.
2. Immigrants usually have high education to take great jobs in the country (30-50% of Doctors are immigrants)
How many Provinces and Territories does Canada have? Name 2
13.
Answers will vary.
What are 2 reasons why cities should not Grow Out?
1. Rural Land is a habitat for plants and animals
2. 1000 species can be lost to urban sprawl
3. More traffic jams
4. More Air Pollution
5. Tax increases for residents
What is one Pro of living in the United States?
1. World's Most Educated Work Force
2. Strong Work Ethic
3. Strong Middle Class
What are the 3 Pull Factors we mentioned? Explain one of them.
Family, Education, Quality of Life
Answers will vary
What are the the affects of Brain Drain? Give 1 Positive and 1 Negative.
Negative:
1. Less Skilled People in a Country
2. Less Robust Economy
Positive:
1. People Often Send Money Back Home
2. Some people go off to college and then come back to their home countries (Brain Gain).
How many Great Lakes are there? Name 3
5
Erie, Ontario, Superior, Michigan, Huron
Name one of the cities that we mentioned in our Urban Sprawl Activity. Then talk about the problem they had, and the solution they found to that problem.
Portland: Worried that farms and forests could be affected by urban sprawl (affect the natural beauty of environment). To combat this the grew up and not out, made a public transit system, and created mixed use zones (houses and businesses).
Toronto: Saw the urban core as run down and traffic jams and air pollution were getting worse. To combat this they created 4 centers for growth in the cities and banned growth elsewhere. They then put in a public transit system and made mixed zones in places for small growth.
Atlanta: The problem was traffic jams and rapid air pollution. To combat this, they created a public transit system as well as creating bike trails and walking paths to reduce the cars on the road.
What is Digital Divide? What groups does this most affect?
The gap between people with access to computers and technology and those who don't. It affects people living in developing areas more than developed areas.
If you were to move to another country, what is one pull factor that would draw you to that country? Use a pull factor we mentioned in class.
Answers will vary. Must use one of the Pull factor we mentioned in class.
Who is Valdas Adamkus and what is his significance to Immigration?
Lithuanian Immigrant who fled from the Soviet Union. He then went to college in Illinois, studied Political Science, and helped clean up the Great Lakes. He then moved back to Lithuania and was elected President in 1998 and 2004.
He is significant because he is an example of a Political Impact of Migration.
What are the 3 territories of Canada
Yukon, Northwest, and Nunavut