Population and Settlement
The North American landscape is the product of human settlement extending back
12,000–25,000 years
UN predictions for a 2070 population of
467 million people
During the 1900, how many people were immigrating to the United States
1 Million
What is Edge City
Suburban node of activity that features a mix of peripheral retailing, industrial parks, residential land uses, office complexes, and entertainment facilities.
400 years have witnessed an extraordinary transformation as
Europeans, Africans, Asians, and Central and South Americans arrived in the region,
How many people live in Chicago
9.5 million people
What is the second most spoken language in the United States?
Spanish
What is Gentricifcation
A process of urban revitalization in which higher income residents displace lower-income residents in central-city neighborhoods.
How many people live in North America?
579 Million People
Since 1990, some of the fastest-growing areas have been in the American West
The American West, including Arizona and Nevada. As well as and in the western Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia.
What was the first solar power city
Babcock Ranch in Florida
What is Megalopilis
A large urban region formed as multiple cities grow and merge with one another. The term is often applied to the string of cities in eastern North America that includes Washington, DC; Baltimore; Philadelphia; New York City; and Boston.
How many people live in New York City?
20 million
In America, what is the most dominant land use?
Agriculture
Where do immigrants move to in the United States
West and South
What is Spanglish
A hybrid combination of English and Spanish spoken by Hispanic Americans.
Native Americans migrated to North America from
Northeast Asia
What is urban decentralization
The process in which cities spread out over a larger geographical area.
In St. Louis, what is one specific suburb?
Little Bosnia
What is the World Trade Organization
Formed as an outgrowth of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1995, the WTO is a large collection of member states dedicated to reducing global barriers to trade. The WTO currently includes 164 countries.