Chapters 6 Cultural Human Geography of the United States

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Chapters 6 Cultural/ Human Geography of the
United States
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Overview/ Generalization This chapter
focuses on the features of HUMAN geography of the
U.S.
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History and Government of the United States
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• People from all over the world have come to live
  in the U.S.

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Formation of boundaries starting in the 1600s
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What was the Columbian Exchange?
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13 Colonies
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In the American Revolutioncolonists fought for
independence from
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Louisiana Purchaseimportance??
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Civil War 1861- 1865
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• Industry helped

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cities grow RAPIDLY (urbanization).
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Migration of population from farms to cities
after the Civil War.

• The United States becomes industrialized.

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• The U.S. became a world power largely because of
  its

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extensive growth and abundant resources.
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Birth of Suburban America post WWII
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Levittown
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From 1945 to the presentmost immigrants come
from Latin America
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and Asia.
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Economy and Culture of the United States
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• Natural resources

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• a stable political system

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• and skilled labor have helped the U.S. grow
  rapidly.

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• The U.S. has agricultural and industrial strength.

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• The U.S. has an ETHNICALLY DIVERSE population.

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70 European descent
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13 Hispanic
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12 African American
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4 Asian
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1 Native American
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• Overall, the U.S. has a high quality of life due
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economic growth.
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Leisure time activities/ cultural elements
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professional sports
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tv talk shows
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religion/ religious diversity
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politics
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advanced technology
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American dependence on oil
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trends/ fads
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fast food
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Other elements of American Culture
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4 Subregions of the United States
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The Northeast

• Gateway for immigrants

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megalopolis- part of NE
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covered bridges in New England
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tapping maple trees for sap to be made into syrup
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The South
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some elements of Texas culture
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Southern cuisine
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The Midwest

• What does Heartland mean?

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Big cities like Chicago and St. Louis are in the
Midwest
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cheeseheads
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Automobile manufacturing is an important industry
in the Midwest
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Regional decline in population in the Midwest
because of
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The West
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The West is sparsely populated
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but includes our most populous state- California.
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Alaska and Hawaii are also a part of this culture
region.
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Tourism is a big industry in the West.
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Alaskas Iditarod
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Iditarod route