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The United States and Canada
US Canada
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Geography
6th Grade
10/25/2008

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The Cold War
Definition
A fight for world dominance between the US and the Soviet Union
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Newfoundland
Definition
Area in North America where the Vikings lived briefly
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Parliament
Definition
Lawmaking body in Canada
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The Dust Bowl
Definition
Great drought experienced on the Great Plains in the 1930s
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1867
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Year that the Dominion of Canada was formed
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Center of the motion picture industry
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Los Angeles
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Free Market
Definition
Limited government involvement in the economy
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Profit
Definition
Money remaining after a business pays all its expenses
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Canadian Shield
Definition
Horseshoe shaped area around Hudson Bay
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navigable
Definition
wide and deep enough to allow for the passage of ships
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megalopolis
Definition
huge group of cities that form a huge urban area
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Capital of Canada
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Ottawa
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federalism
Definition
power divided between national and state governments
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contiguous
Definition
joined together inside a common boundary
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What are the major economic activities in Florida?
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tourism and trade
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US oil production
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we use 3 times the oil we produce
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rain shadow
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area that is dry because the moist air is trapped by the mountains; occurs in the Interior West
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How many people live in the US?
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300 million
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When do hurricans normally develop?
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June to September
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People crossed the land bridge to N. America from?
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Asia
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How did Canada gain its independence?
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Without fighting
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What is the Electoral College?
Definition
The way that the president is chosen (look at pages 142-143)
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What is NAFTA?
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North American Free Trade Agreement; removed trade barriers between Mexico, US and Canada
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What is the difference between the free market economies of the US and Canada?
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Canada has more government involvement
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Similarities between the governments of the US and Canada
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representative democracies; federalism
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Differences between the governments of the US and Canada
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prime minister/president; how their leaders are chosen
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