Natural Environment 1
Natural Environment 2
United States 1
United States 2
Canada
100
The Mississippi River
What is the river that drains most of the interior plains in North America?
100
Interior Highlands
What is the landform region Tennessee lies in?
100
Indians considered land a shared resource rather than a place to be divided among individuals
What is how the American Indians and European descendants view land ownership?
100
Financial center, manufacturing industries, textiles, trade
What is the economy of the Northeast like?
100
Official documents and public signs are in French
What is how Quebec's French culture is reflected in the province's public policies?
200
Cold air masses from the north meet warm, moist air masses from the south and create storms
What is why the Great Plains have such violent weather?
200
Temperate Forest
What is the biome region Tennessee lies in?
200
Most of the region’s land is arable
What is the reason the Midwest is such an important agricultural region?
200
1) Shift away from rural economy 2) Industries based on raw materials 3) Substantial immigration from Latin America 4) Urbanization
What is how the geography of the South is changing?
200
Farmland, forests, fish, minerals, fossil fuels, metals
What is the natural resources are important to Canada's economy?
300
Humid subtropical
What is the climate region Tennessee lies in?
300
Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Colorado, St. Lawrence, Colombia, Yukon
What are three major rivers in North America?
300
Damage plants, reshape barrier islands, cause flooding
What is how do natural hazards such as hurricanes affect the environment?
300
1) Earthquakes in the west 2) Flooding in many areas 3) Tornadoes in the Midwest & South 4) Hurricanes along east coast & Gulf of Mexico
What is the natural hazards that affect the lives of Americans?
300
France & Great Britain (England, United Kingdom)
What is the two European countries that played a role in Canada's early history?
400
Rocky Mountains & Appalachian Mountains
What are the two primary mountain ranges in North America?
400
Ocean waves & currents create these long narrow islands by depositing sand in shallow water
What is a barrier island?
400
1. American Revolution – 1775 to 1782 2. Civil War – 1860 to 1864 3. 9-11 (Sept 11, 2001)
What are some important events in the history of the United States?
400
1) Shift from inner city to suburbs 2) Gentrification in inner cities 3) Immigration making major impact in South & West
What is how cities and populations patterns in the United States are changing?
400
1) Mix of British & French culture, American influences 2) Many immigrants in recent years 3) French Canadian culture in Quebec 4) British culture in Ontario & out west
What are some important features of Canadian culture?
500
Lumber, newsprint, pulp, irrigation, hydroelectricity, fisheries, soil, coal, oil, natural gas, nickel, zinc, uranium, lead, copper, gold, and silver, iron
What are three natural resources in the United States?
500
Springfield, Tennessee
What is the location of the school you attend?
500
1. Great diversity of people and languages 2. Variety of religions 3. Concentration of people in northeast 4. Broad public education 5. Distinctive forms of pop culture (movies, skyscrapers, music, holidays, sports)
What are some unique elements of American culture?
500
Reliance on world trade (globalization), shifting emphasis from tariff protections to free trade
What is how the U.S. economy is tied to other countries around the world?
500
Democratic government with prime minister & elected parliament. It is divided into provinces
What is how Canada is organized and governed?
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