Transcript The 3 Giants of North America Part 2

The 3 Giants of
North America
Urban vs. Rural Living
• URBAN means
living in a city
area.
• RURAL refers
to living life in
the country.
Urbanization
Many urban areas consist of a central city,
nearby neighborhoods, and outlying
communities called SUBURBS. Often, all of
these areas combined, are called a METRO
AREA.
Because of cars and other transportation
systems, more people live in the suburbs than
do in the central cities.
The
Salt Lake City
Metropolitan
Area
• Salt Lake City has a population of 189,314, and
ranks as the 124th largest city in the United
States.
• However, its metropolitan area made up of the
city and its suburbs, has a combined population
of 1,123,712 and ranks as the 50th largest
metropolitan area in the U. S.
• Ogden-Clearfield 612,441 Ranked #88
• Provo-Orem 550,845 Ranked #97
• St. George 144,809 Ranked #281
• Logan 128,306 Ranked #307
Woo Hoo!!! We beat Provo/Orem. YES!
This POPULATION DENSITY map shows where it is crowded.
North America at Night
• The Urban/Rural Split
is as follows:
• The United States:
81% Urban/19% Rural
• Canada:
80% Urban/20% Rural
• Mexico:
79% Urban/21% Rural
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The 10 Largest Metro
Areas Are:
Mexico City – 21.3 m
New York – 20.1 m
Los Angeles – 13.3 m
Chicago – 9.5 m
Dallas/Ft. Worth – 7.1 m
Houston – 6.6 m
Toronto – 6.1 m
Washington, D. C. 6.1 m
Philadelphia – 6.1 m
Miami – 6.0 m
Mexico City
New York
City
Los
Angeles
Chicago
Dallas
Houston
Toronto
Washington,
D. C.
Philadelphia
Miami
Language
• Languages are crucial for people to
communicate and to form a sense of group
identity and unity.
• If more than one language is spoken in an
area but one language seems to be more
dominant, conflict often results.
• In Canada, which is bilingual, there are often
clashes between the majority English
speakers, and the minority French speakers.
• Canada has two official languages. English is used
throughout, while French is used primarily in the east.
• The two languages are printed on nearly everything.
#1
Primarily
English
#2
Bilingualism
#3
Primarily
French
A STOP sign on
parliament hill in Ottawa,
an example of
BILINGUALISM at the
national government level.
The language issue has certainly divided
Canadians, with some people living in Quebec
wanting to secede and form their own country.
• Like other aspects of culture, languages have been
spread around the world in many ways. For
instance along trade routes, or when people
colonized new regions of the world.
• North America was especially influenced by
Britain, Spain, and France.
• There are at least 3,000 spoken in the world today.
• Many that are similar are put into language
families.
• For instance, Spanish, French, and Italian are
“Romance” languages, and English is part of the
“Germanic” family.
Top 10 Languages
Spoken in the World
• 1. Mandarin
Chinese
• 2. English
• 3. Hindustani
• 4. Spanish
• 5. Russian
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Arabic
Bengali
Portuguese
Malay/
Indonesian
• 10. French
*English is the most common “Second Language” people learn other
than their own. It is considered a “World Language”.
• The dominant language of the U.S. is
English. About 82% of Americans use it as
their main language.
• The United States has no official
language, but over half of the states have
designated English as their official
language.
• Almost 11% of Americans use Spanish as
their main language.
• Many people, especially in the Southwest,
are BILINGUAL, and speak both English
and Spanish.
• Other immigrant languages are heard.
The lighter the color blue, the less
dominant English is.
Dialects
• A DIALECT is a form of a language that is spoken
in a particular area and that uses some of its own
words, or grammar.
• For instance, English is spoken in England,
Canada, the U. S., and Australia, but we may use
different words for different items.
Accents
• ACCENTS are different ways of pronouncing the
same words in a language.
• In the United States we certainly pronounce some
words differently than they do in England or
Australia.
• Within the U. S. we also speak differently in our
many regions.
Agriculture
• Wheat, corn, potatoes, and rice are all major
crops grown. Tobacco, cotton, soybeans,
peanuts, and other crops are also raised and
harvested.
• Many kinds of fruits and vegetables are also
grown.
• Currently, more food is exported from the
United States and North America than from
any other region of the world.
Agriculture
• Large amounts of beef and dairy products.
Hogs, sheep, and chickens are also raised.
• Modern farming techniques have helped get
the most from the land.
Minerals and Fossil Fuels
• North America has large quantities
and varieties of minerals and fossil
fuels, including coal, oil, and natural
gas.
• These resources helped the U. S.
and Canada industrialize rapidly.
• The United States is one of the
Where we get our
biggest energy consumers in the
energy from…
world, and many people feel we
should continue working to become
ENERGY INDEPENDENT.
The #1 Export of Each
Major Country…
Who the United
States did
business with
during a typical
week in 2012…
Transportation
The three major countries of North America have
extensive highway systems. In the U. S., the
Interstate Highway system was started in the
1950s, and completed in the 1990s. It links
90% of the nation’s cities that have at least
50,000 people.
Cars, rail lines, and airplanes are also heavily
used. Rivers like the Mississippi and the St.
Lawrence Seaway are also used as highways
to move people and products.
The U.S. has about 4 million miles of roads.
Do you notice anything about how they are numbered?
Key Rail Routes of North America
Trains move both freight and people.
Freight Trains
Passenger
Trains
Major U. S. Passenger Airports
Take a look at air traffic over North America...
There are many ports on the Great Lakes.
The Great Lakes are all connected, and the
St. Lawrence River leads to the Atlantic.
The Seaway uses a series of LOCKS that
enable ships to travel the hundreds of feet in
elevation. It’s like an elevator for ships.
Clip
Since being
implemented in
the mid 90s, the
North American
Free Trade
Agreement has
had mixed results.
Trade with our
neighbors has
nearly quadrupled,
but at a cost of
hundreds of
thousands of jobs.
Why Does Canada
Matter to the United
States?
• We share the largest, nonmilitarized border in the
world with Canada.
• Culturally and historically, we
have a lot in common.
• Economically, we are quite
INTERDEPENDENT upon
one another.
• They are a key military ally
in the defense of our nation.
Why Does Mexico
Matter to the
United States?
• We share a nearly 2,000 mile border with Mexico.
• A large percentage of people born in Mexico, both
legally and illegally, live inside of the United States.
• With the dangers of terrorism, and the problems
associated with the illegal drug trade, a secure
border and a good relationship with Mexico would
be to our advantage.