Canadian Cities
The largest Canadian city; home to the CN Tower
What is Toronto, Ontario?
The capital of the United States of America
What is Washington, D.C.?
A very large, heavily populated city or urban complex
What is a megalopolis?
Where droughts are common
What are the Great Plains?
The form of government used in both the U.S. & Canada
What is a democratic government?
The capital of Canada
What is Ottawa, Ontario?
The largest city in the U.S.
What is New York City, New York?
The United States, Canada, and Mexico are part of this economic union which eliminates tariffs, or taxes, on imports between these three countries
What is the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) [formerly known as NAFTA, the North America Free Trade Agreement])?
A city developed at a fall line
What is Richmond, Virginia?
The continent that had the biggest impact on the political and cultural systems of the U.S. & Canada
What is Europe?
City located along the St. Lawrence river that is one of the oldest cities in North America
What is Quebec City, Quebec?
Spanish for "The Angels" and the second largest city in the U.S.
What is Los Angeles, California?
A part of the North American Great Plains where wheat is the dominant crop, making America one of the top exporters of wheat
What is the Wheat Belt?
This water feature is a famous tourist attraction on the border between New York, U.S.A. and Ontario, Canada
What are the Niagara Falls?
The phenomenon where culture spreads and mixes around the world, usually via immigration and the global marketplace
What is cultural diffusion?
This city is also an island and is home to the second largest French speaking population globablly
The third most populated city that was an important railroad hub and where the first controlled nuclear reaction was recorded
What is Chicago, Illinois?
Certain parts of the northeastern and midwestern US that are characterized by declining industry, aging factories, and a falling population; includes steel-producing cities in Pennsylvania and Ohio
What is the Rust Belt?
A plateau of semiarid grassland
What are the Great Plains?
What educational opportunities are considered; think push vs. pull
What is a pull factor?
This is a coastal site with a natural harbor situated between the Pacific Ocean and scenic mountains
What is Vancouver, British Columbia?
What is Houston, Texas?
A belt of states stretching from Virginia south through Florida, west to Texas and northwest through California; many people move here due to the warm climate, lower cost of living, growing job opportunities, and often lower taxes
What is the Sun Belt?
Where the Great Redwood Forest is located
What are the Pacific Coastal Ranges?
What the racial/ethnic groups of the United States and Canada are considered
What is diverse?