Canada and United States of America

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VIKINGS

• Vikings were from Norway, Sweden and Denmark
• Norsemen (Vikings) colonized Iceland and parts of
  Greenland from years 800-1400

• Viking sailors attempted to colonize parts of
  Canada around the year 1000 but failed

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Natives

• First nations
• Canadas Native American population Began trading
  with Europeans along Atlantic Coast

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French Canadians

• France lost all its Canadian territories to
  Britain after losing the seven years war or the
  French and Indian wars in 1763
• The areas of Quebec today still speak French

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Canada

• Officially a bi-lingual country (English speaking
  majority and French speaking minority)

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Canada

• British government passed British North America
  Act in 1867 that established the Dominion of
  Canada
• Canada is a member of the Commonwealth of
  Nations, but autonomous
• Gained independence from Britain in 1931
• Set up a parliamentary government similar to
  England

Queen of Canada
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Canada

• Although Canada is an independent nation, the
  monarch of Great Britain is ceremoniously the
  head.
• Ottawa is the capital of Canada

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• Canada is one of the worlds richest countries
• Farming
• - only 5 percent of land is arable
• Farming only uses only 3of labor force but still
  produces large amounts of food

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• Canada is divided into 10 provinces and 3
  territories
• Provinces
• Prince Edward
  Island
• New Brunswick
• Nova Scotia
• Newfoundland
• Ontario
• Quebec
• Saskatchewan
• Manitoba
• Alberta
• British Columbia
• Most of Canadas population lives near the
  United States border because of the Mild Climate.

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• Atlantic Provinces
• Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia,
  and Newfoundland
• industries include, fishing, logging,
• mining, and ship building.
• Largest exporter of Timber in the WORLD!

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• Quebec and Ontario
• 1. Quebec is largest province in land area
  (French speaking)
• Montreal is the largest city in Quebec
• 2. Ontario is largest in population (English
  speaking)
• Toronto is the largest city in Ontario
• 60 of Canadians live in these provinces

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• Prairie Provinces
• Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta
• Canadas Breadbasket
• 50 of Canadas agricultural production
• 60 of mineral production

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• Pacific Provinces and Territories
• British Columbia, Yukon Territory, Northwest
  Territory, Nunavut
• Make up western and northern Canada

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• British Columbia
• Lies within Rocky Mountain range
• Half is forest and 33 is frozen
• Vancouver, British Columbia is Canadas largest
  port

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• Territories-Are less sovereign and completely
  controlled by the Canadian government in Ottawa
• Yukon Territories
• Nunavut
• Northwest Territories

• Mostly wilderness or frozen
• Some logging, fishing, and mining take place

Sparsely Populated
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Canada

• Canada relies on trade NAFTA opened easier trade
  between US and Mexico (85 of exports go south
  and 75 of imports come from south)
• U.S. is the main trading partner of Canada
• 85 percent of exports go to U.S.
• 75 percent of imports come from U.S.

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Canadian Demographics

• 28 British Origin
• 23 French Origin
• 15 Other European
• 2 Native American
• 6 African, Arab, Asian
• 26 Mixed Origin
• Population 34 Million

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United States

• The United States broke away from the rest of
  British North America in 1783
• The United States grew rapidly through wars and
  land purchases
• American nationalism led to wars with Mexico and
  Spain

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Americas Prestige

• Following the defeat of Spain in 1898 America
  gained world recognition
• After the end of World War 1 America became a
  major world power
• Following World War 2 America was the most
  powerful country in the world

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The end of colonialism

• Following the end of WWII America became the
  dominant power in the world
• Supplied food and manufactured goods for much of
  the world
• France, Britain, Soviet Russia, and Germany were
  destroyed and broke.

London
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• America pressured the British and the French to
  give up their colonies and open them up for trade
  with everyone
• Between 1945-1970 most colonies became
  independent and open for global trade

British Leaving India 1947
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Globalization

• increasing integration of economies around the
  world,
• the movement of goods, services, and capital
  across borders

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Benefits of Globalization

• Wider variety of goods and services
• lower prices
• more and better-paying jobs
• improved health
• higher overall living standards.

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The Great Plains

• Flat plains that makes up the central part of
  Canada and The United States
• Fertile soil and the food it produces are one of
  Canada and the U.S main resources

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Agricultural Giant

• US supplies 40 of worlds corn, 20 of cotton
  and 10 of wheat/cattle/hogs
• Different products produced in different parts of
  country
• Midwest and South have crop farming
• West has livestock ranching

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Waterways

• The St. Lawrence Seaway
• Goods can travel from the Atlantic ocean as far
  west as Duluth, Minnesota
• Through the Great Lakes

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Waterways

• The Mississippi River is one of the only
  navigable rivers in the United States
• Goods can travel from Minnesota to the Gulf of
  Mexico
• This waterway makes SHIPPING important

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The Mississippi River Alluvial Plain

• created by the Mississippi River on which lies
  parts of seven states, from southern Louisiana to
  southern Illinois.
• Alluvial Plain-largely flat landform created by
  the deposition of sediment over a long period of
  time

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American Demographics

• 80 White
• 13 Black
• 4.5 Asian
• 1 Native American
• 1.5 Pacific Islander
• Population 312 Million people

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Rocky Mountains

• Rocky Mountains stretch from the Laird River in
  British Columbia to the Rio Grande in New Mexico
• The Rocky Mountains are much younger than the
  Appalachian mountains

The sharp peaks have not weathered
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Rocky Mountains

• Continental Divide- line separating rivers that
  flow into the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico
  from those that flow into the Pacific Ocean
• Runs along the Rocky Mountains

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Appalachian Mountains

• Stretch from the CANADIAN province of
  NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR to central ALABAMA in
  the UNITED STATES

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Appalachian Mountains

• Much older Mountain Range that has eroded over
  the past 480 million years

Weathered Peaks
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Four Sub Regions of the U.S.
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Northeast (New England)

• Nations 1st megalopolis developed in Northeast
  (BosWash)
• Rust Belt - named because of the declining
  traditional industries.
• Current industries are electronics,
  communications and chemicals, steel and petroleum

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The South (The Sunbelt)

• Economy based on Manufacturing, Service, and
  agriculture
• Warmer climate makes for ideal agriculture

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• The southwestern states have an Arid to Semi-Arid
  climate and mountainous
• These areas have a large Native American and
  Mexican influence
• Santa Fe, New Mexico is the oldest capital city
  in North America

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The Midwest (Breadbasket)

• The Breadbasket of America
• known for agriculture
• main crops are corn, wheat, soybeans, meat and
  dairy goods
• industries are steel and auto-making

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The West

• The Rocky Mountains are the dominant geographic
  feature of this region of the West.
• These states are sparsely populated
• Mining and tourism are the main industries

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PACIFIC STATES

• Washington and Oregon have a Marine West Coast
  Climate
• California has a Mediterranean Climate-good for
  agriculture
• Many tech companies are headquartered in the
  Pacific states