The US & Canada
What is diversity?
variety (of races, languages, religions, etc)
What is mass media?
communication that reacher large audiences
What are mestizos?
Mexicans of mixed ancestry
Define urban sprawl
the rapid and often poorly planned spread of cities
What is mixed use development?
combines housing and businesses in one building or area
What does indigenous mean?
Native
Global means ___
worldwide
What are artifacts?
tools and items that show how a culture lived
What are land use planning laws?
laws that promote a strategy known as smart growth
What is the urban core?
a city's downtown or business district (center of the diagram)
What is an immigrant?
a person who takes up permanent residence in another country
What is manufacturing?
using machines to make raw materials into usable products
What is a quinceanera?
a traditional 15th birthday celebration for girls
What does smart growth mean?
to control sprawl by making better use of land that has already been developed
What is the urban fringe?
an area with suburbs, shops, businesses, and parks (area of the diagram between the urban core and rural fringe)
What is tolerance?
acceptance of different views
What is a recession?
a slowdown in economic growth
What is Day of the Dead?
a celebration honoring the dead that mixes natuve and Catholic traditions
What is an urban growth boundary?
a legal border that separates urban land from rural land
What is the rural fringe?
an area with fewer people, farms, and open spaces (the outside ring of the diagram)
What does mobile mean?
it moves with the people who use it
List 3 freedoms citizens of the US and Canada both enjoy.
vote, express their opinions, live where they wish, speak the language they choose, practice the religion they choose
List Mexico's 3 economic sectors
agriculture, manufacturing, service
What is a public transit system?
a system of buses/trains that make it easy to get around without a personal vehicle
List 3 arguments supporting and opposing urban sprawl
Supporting: land is less expensive in rural areas, affordable new homes, creates jobs, spend money at local businesses, walk rather than drive, less pollution
Opposing: protect habitats, people rely more on cars, creates pollution, higher taxes for everyone