Transcript North America Cultural Characteristics PowerPoint

North America: Culture Characteristics
Colonized by the Europeans
 The Spanish colonized Florida,
Texas, and California
 The English colonized the East
Coast
 The French colonized Canada
down to New Orleans
Multicultural Society
 A society that consists of many different cultures and ethnic groups
 The population of the United States is very diverse
 People come from many different countries to live in the United States
 Most of the population are of European origin
 63% White
 12% Black
 17% Hispanic
 8% Other
 There are not as many cultures or ethnic groups in Canada
 80% Canadian by birth
 23% of French origin
 6% African, Asian and Arab
Population Distribution by Race and Ethnicity
Income Gap
 A gap between the rich and poor
based on their income.
 The United States has one of the
widest income gaps of any high
income nation today!
High Literacy Rates
 North America has a high literacy rate
 What does that mean?
 The percentage of people who are able to read and write
High Standards of Living
 What does it mean for a country to have a high standard of living?
 Factors
 Income
 Quality and availability of education
 Cost of goods and services
 Quality and affordability of housing
 Hours of work required to purchase necessities
 GDP
 Affordable/free access to healthcare
NATO
 North Atlantic Trade Organization
 28 member countries
 United States, Canada, Turkey, Greece,
Hungary, Romania, Portugal etc.
 Established after WWII as part of
the UN
 Primary purpose to defend
member nations against the large
number of troops in procommunist countries
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