Transcript The Cultural Geography of the United States and

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
• 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
Time for a little Canadian payback
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Top 5 things Canadians admire
about their country
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Maple leaf
Hockey
Canadian Flag
Beaver
Canadarm
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
Berengia Land Bridge
“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
Potential dates of Migration
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??
Answer
• Economy
• Mild climate (Hey Im tired of shoveling
snow)
• Why are you Yankee types here?
• Retirees
Hey, that looks like Bender!
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
Answer
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Jobs
Education
Health Care
Cultural Opportunities
Dating?
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)
Capitals
Future Trends
• U.S. and Canada have low birth rates
• Immigration accounts for most of
population increase
National Anthems
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Deplorable Canada song
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWZZNdZheQ