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| Compare and Contrast West NA with East NA |
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WEST - higher elevation, emerging coastline
EAST - submerging coastline
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- oldest
- flat
- low soil fertility
- lots of lakes made from glaciers |
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- consists of a number of mtn systems and valleys
- highest peak in North Carolina
- rounded mtns |
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| Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain |
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- flattest part of NA
- gentle slope toward the ocean
- recently been submerged until water
- estuaries, bays, sandbars are numerous |
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- 65-100 million yago covered by shallow sea
- major mtn building |
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- complex region
- plateaus (evidence of volcanoes), mesas, buttes |
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-geologically active region
- parts of Pacific Ocean Basin and NA continent are colliding together
- volcanoes, earthquakes and mths are prominent
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| Which part of NA is volcanically active? |
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Definition
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| 2 important drainage basins in NA |
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1.) Mississippi/Missouri
- Rockies to Gulf of Mexico
2.) Great Lakes
- St. Lawerence to Atlantic |
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| What is the Continental Divide? What are 2 types? |
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Definition
Uplands that seperate drainage basins and distribute rivers to diff. bodies of water
1.) Rocky Mtns
2.) Appalachian Mtns |
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- lots of mtns
- avg. rainfall is 2.5 in
- eg. Hawaii |
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- central NA
- intermontane west
- in rainshadow
- far away from moisture source |
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- pretty warm, humid area caused by Gulf-maritime tropical
- fairly equal month to month precip. |
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- relatively warm, relies on heat from ocean
- winter precip exceeds summer precip
- eg. BC |
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- high fire rates
- winter wet and summer dry
- eg. Southern Cali |
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| Severe Mid Latitude Climate |
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Definition
- cold!
- different seasons are extensive
- eg. Northern US and Canada |
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- tree line found here
- No mths above 50 degrees
eg. Alaska |
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Term
| Factors affecting Climate |
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Definition
- latitude
- land-water heating contrast
- Lay of the land (topography)
- Air masses
- Elevation |
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Term
| How does precip and vegatation differ between CO and UT? |
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Definition
- UT - summer = driest
- CO - fall/winter = driest
more forests in CO that UT where there is more grasses |
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| How was NA originally settled? |
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Definition
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| What was the significance of Cahokia? |
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| - mounds that settled around Mississippi |
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- 100 BC and 1600 AD
- elaborate trade networkd
declined around 1300 AD |
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| Which European group was the first to settle? When and Where? |
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Definition
- French
- St. Lawrence River Valley
- 1500s |
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| 5 early European settlements in NA after 1500. Where and Who? |
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Definition
- Spanish - Florida and southwest, late 1500s
- British - Maryland, early 1600s
- British - New England, 1620
- Dutch, Swedish, British, Germans, Middle Atlantic, 1630s |
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| Increases in immigration from 1850 - 2000 |
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Definition
- European immigrants
- Industrial Revolution |
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| Decreases in immigration from 1850 - 2000 |
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Definition
- Civil War
- WW2
- Great Depression
- Restrictions to target the Europeans |
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| Phase 1 of immigration to the US |
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Definition
- before 1820, probably not more than 1 million immigrants settled in NA.
- mostly from Europe, protestant people |
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| Phase 2 of immigration to US |
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Definition
- 1820-1860
- 6 million
- mostly from Europe still but some from NW Europe, Ireland, Germany
-more catholic |
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| Phase 3 of immigration to US |
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Definition
- 1860-1890
- Canadians southward because of economy
- increased NW Europeans
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| Phase 4 of immigration to US |
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Definition
- 1890 to WW1
- 30 million
- S and E Europe and Russia
- start of restrictions |
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| Phase 5 of immigration to US |
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Definition
- WW1 - 1960
- restrictions
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| Phase 6 of immigration to US |
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Definition
- Late 1960s to present
- decline in Europeans
- increase in Latin Americans and Asid |
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Definition
| - competition for jobs in west, railroad and urban jobs |
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Term
| National Origins Quota System |
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Definition
too many Europeans from S&E Europe
- job competition |
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| Immigration and Nationality Act Ammendents |
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- pop growth (baby boomers not yet ready to work)
- cold war - needed technological skills |
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| Immigration Reform and Control Act |
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Definition
| - deter illegal migration from Mexico |
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| Why has the white/black population declined? |
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Definition
- increased immigration
- white: differences in child bearing years
-black: immigration decrease from Africa/Caribeen |
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Term
| Why are Chinese the most numerous? Why will Japanese decline? |
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Definition
-Chinese: growing race
- Japenese: older population, increased economic status |
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Pop. distribution of US currently
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Definition
- east coast
- Piedmont( transition zone)
- Megalopolis areas |
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Pop. distribution of Canada currently
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| What regiosn of the US have greatest gain/loss? |
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Definition
- gain: Florida, Georgia
- loss: Texas and Oklahoma |
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| Reasons in swing in fertility rates in US women between 1920-2010 |
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Definition
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Term
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Boom- born between 1945-64
Bust - 1965-1980
Boomlet - 1980 and after |
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| Which states are top heavy in Pop. Pyr. and bottom heavy |
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Definition
Top - Florida
Bottom - Detriot, Texas |
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| How have birth rates and death rates changed over the 20th century |
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Definition
- better health care
- degenerative diseases |
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