Where People Live
What is the climate like in the northern parts of Canada?
Extremely Cold, Intense Storms, etc.
What is specialization?
When individuals/countries choose to produce what they are best at
Which group of people were living in North America first?
Native Americans
Is Canada a country, continent, state, or province
country
What school did Teacher Levine attend?
How does Canada's climate affect where its people live?
Most Canadians live in the southern part of the country, where temperatures are milder.
What do the initials of NAFTA stand for?
North American Free Trade Agreement
What was the main purpose of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act?
Preventing Pollution
What are two negative effects of NAFTA?
Canadians and Americans lost jobs.
Mexican workers earned less money.
What is Teacher Levine's sister AND step-sister named
Miriam and Violet
Why did the fishermen from Newfoundland migrate to Alberta and British Columbia?
Jobs in Energy
What was the purpose of NAFTA?
To remove trade barriers between the U.S. , Canada, and Mexico
Which terms correctly describe Canada's government? (There are TWO)
Constitutional Monarchy
Parliamentary Democracy
Why did fishermen in Newfoundland lose their jobs?
Overfishing
If Teacher Levine were to do any other job, what would it be?
Librarian
What geographic feature are most populated areas centered around/near?
Bodies of Water
What are two positive effects of NAFTA?
Trade between the countries increased.
The economies of the countries grew.
In the United States, which ethnic or racial group has most frequently had conflicts with natural gas and oil companies over land use?
American Indians
Who is the head of Canada's government?
The Prime Minister
What Van Buren school did Teacher Levine work at as part of their pre-student teaching in college?
Edgemont Elementary
List at least 3 reasons for exterior migration
1. Fleeing Persecution
2. Looking for jobs
3. Natural Disaster
4. War
5. Forced Migration
How could tariffs on foreign-made goods make locally-made goods more expensive
If there is less competition from foreign companies, local companies can charge more, because the buyer has less options.
How does funding education boost the economy?
What branch of government in the United States makes the laws?
The legislative branch
Which states did Teacher Levine's mom begin and end her bike ride in 2023?
Begin - Michigan
End - California