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The Cultural Geography of the United States and Canada

The Cultural Geography of the United States and Canada. Mr. Marston Dominion Christian High School Marietta, Georgia Geography Fall 2009. Chapter 6: The Cultural Geography of the United States and Canada. Objectives

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The Cultural Geography of the United States and Canada

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  1. The Cultural Geography of the United States and Canada Mr. Marston Dominion Christian High School Marietta, Georgia Geography Fall 2009

  2. Chapter 6: The Cultural Geography of the United States and Canada • Objectives • 1. Describe the peoples of the region, and explain how physical geography affected population and economic development patterns • Identify factors that led to the rise and expansion of the region • Explain how culture reflects the region’s past, and discuss present-day educational and health care systems

  3. Time for a little Canadian payback • http://video.google.com/videosearch?gbv=2&hl=en&safe=active&q=Canadians%20making%20fun%20of%20americans&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=iv&start=0#

  4. Top 5 things Canadians admire about their country • Maple leaf • Hockey • Canadian Flag • Beaver • Canadarm

  5. Population Patterns • Immigration: the movement of people into one country from another. 5% of the world’s population lives in the U.S. and Canada. 350 million U.S. 35 million Canadians

  6. Berengia Land Bridge

  7. “Indigenous peoples” • “First Peoples” in Canada • Native Americans: well, they happened to arrive a little earlier than the Europeans, but were they “native” or indigenous? Ehhh, No. • Migrated to North America

  8. Potential dates of Migration

  9. Population Density and Distribution • Canada: 8 people per square mile • U.S.78 per square mile • Most Canadians live within a few miles of the border with the United States (most of the country is uninhabitable) • Fastest growing part of U.S. is sunbelt (American south and southwest) Why??

  10. Answer • Economy • Mild climate (Hey Im tired of shoveling snow) • Why are you Yankee types here? • Retirees

  11. Hey, that looks like Bender!

  12. Additional Terms • Urbanization: the concentration of population in cities. • Most people in Canada and the U.S. live in urban areas. For what reasons? • Metropolitan area: city with a population over 50,000 and outlying communities called suburbs. • 80% of U.S. lives in metropolitan areas • 60% of Canadians live in metropolitan areas

  13. Answer • Jobs • Education • Health Care • Cultural Opportunities • Dating?

  14. Important Cities • Megapolis: super/mega city (NE United States) • California: San Francisco to San Diego • U.S. (New York, Washington, D.C., Boston, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Atlanta, Miami, Houston, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, and Seattle) • Canada: Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Quebec, Montreal, and Ottawa)

  15. Capitals

  16. Future Trends • U.S. and Canada have low birth rates • Immigration accounts for most of population increase

  17. National Anthems • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meLpuF9UMvk&feature=fvw • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNc5YldLcHs&feature=related • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBoItR59REQ&feature=related

  18. Deplorable Canada song • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWZZ-NdZheQ

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