Who became independent first Canada or the United States?
United States
The output of goods and services
What is Gross National Product?
Location, Location, Location
What are the three factors that make up a metropolitan area?
What crops did they grow in the south on a plantation?
Cotton, tobacco, and rice
Why is the Midwest known as the Nation's Bread Basket?
Fertile soil and flat lands.
Name one early explorer explored Canada/ the United States?
The Vikings
Christopher Columbus
John Cabot
Amerigo Vespucci
How long would it take to float up and down the Mississippi river in the 1800s?
What is a metropolitan area?
Comprising of major cities and its surrounding areas
The area between Boston and Washington D.C. 40 million people live in this area
What is a megalopolis?
How does gas and oil get from Alaska to other places in the United States
Pipelines
What is one ecosystem in Canada/ the United States? Bonus if you can name all 3
Warm and swampy (Everglades)
Forest Ecosystem
Grassland and Highlands (Mountains, Tundras)
What are the three sisters?
Corns, beans, and squash
Why did people migrate to the cities in the late 1800s and the early 1900s.
Jobs
Why is the Northeast not good for farming?
Rocky soil
What is another industry in the Midwest other than farming?
Coal mining in Indiana and Illinois
Steel mills in Northwestern Indiana and Ohio
Automotive industry in Michigan (Detroit)
Paper mills in Wisconsin
What is a continental divide?
A boundary that separates rivers flowing towards the opposite side of the country
When was the first smart phone made?
1994
Areas of influence by a metropolitan area and are large
What is a Hinterland?
Why did factories and other business move down south?
Newer factories
More efficient factories
Cheaper to produce
Worlds largest market for hogs, cattle, eggs and other farm products
What is the Mercantile Exchange?
Grapes
What is Canada a leading exporter in?
What replaced steamboats?
Railroads
What is the Hierarchy of Cities? Bonus if you can name them in order.
Cities rank based on population and other services it provides
Metropolis, Cities, Large Town, Villages, Farms
What is one different difference between Cajun and Creole?
Cajun: From Louisiana but not New Orleans
Creole: From Louisiana but native to New Orleans
Cajun: Heritage from French people who relocated to Louisiana
Creole: Heritage from people born in Spanish and French colonies
Cajun: Food is stewed or smoked. Spicy dishes of rice, seafood and or meat
Creole: Food is French like with multiple influences
Promontory Summit, Utah
What city and state did the Transcontinental railroad meet in?