Living in the US and Canada Today

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Living in the US and Canada Today
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1- List the 5 economic regions of the United
States see
the map on page 160 Northeast South Midwest I
nterior West Pacific
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2- All of these regions are linked by the
countrys Free Market Economy
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3- In a free market economy, people are free to
buy, sell and produce whatever they want with
limited government involvement.
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4- People who live in free market economy can
work wherever they want.
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5- A free market economy allows people to produce
what they want.
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6- Resources are needed to produce a good or
service, but some resources in a region are
more available than others.
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7- As a result, economic regions have developed
that specialize in producing products using
their available resources.
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8-The Northeast has few mineral resources and
poor soil for farming in many areas. As a
result, what has been the economic focus of the
Northeast?. Business and Trade. New York City
has many financial and media communications
companies. Boston is an important center for
biotechnology research.
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9-The Midwests rich soil enables farmers to grow
crops such as corn, wheat and
soybeans. Manufacturing towns such as Cleveland
and Detroit made steel and automobiles.
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• 10- Explain what happened to these manufacturing
  towns over time.
• The areas factories grew outdated
• Many closed down and thousands lost their jobs.

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11- With its rich soils, the South had relied on
agriculture. The South now has expanding
cities, growing Industries and diverse
populations.
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12- Workers in cities such as Houston, Dallas,
and Atlanta make textiles, electrical
equipment, computers, and airplane
parts. Texas, Louisiana, and Alabama produce
oil and related products. In Florida, tourism
and trade are major activities.
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13- For many decades mining, ranching and
lumbering were the Interior Wests main economic
activities. The cities of Denver and Salt
Lake City have growing Information technology
industries Tourism and service industries are
important to Albuquerque and Phoenix.
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14- Fruits and vegetables are important crops in
the fertile valleys of California, Oregon and
Washington. Sugarcane, pineapples and coffee
grow in the rich volcanic soil of Hawaii.
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15- California has gold, lead and copper, and
Alaska has vast reserves of oil.
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16- List the 4 economic regions of the Canada
see the map
on page 160 Atlantic Provinces Central and
Eastern West North
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17- Like the United States, Canada has a free
market economy with limited government
involvment. Canadas government, however,
plays a more direct role in providing services.
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18- Unlike the United States, Canadas national
and provincial governments provide health care
for citizens.
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19- Overfishing has weakened the fishing
industries in the Atlantic provinces of
Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince
Edward Island and New Brunswick. Today, most
people in this region hold jobs in
manufacturing, mining and tourism.
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20- The Central and Eastern Region includes the
large provinces of Quebec and Ontario. The paper
industry is important in Quebec, as is the
creation of hydroelectric power. Montreal is a
major port and leading financial and industrial
center. Ontario has the largest population and
greatest wealth of Canadas provinces. It is a
major agricultural, manufacturing, forestry and
mining center.
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21- In the West, farming and ranching are major
economic activities in the provinces of Manitoba,
Saskatchewan, and Alberta. This area produces
large amounts of wheat for export and contains
some of the worlds largest reserves of oil and
natural gas. The forests of British Columbia
make Canada the worlds largest producers of
newsprint.
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22- The North region of Canada includes the
territories of Yukon Territory, Northwest
Territories and Nunavut. The main resources
in this region are minerals such as gold and
diamonds.