GEOG: N. America
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kelseyalane on October 24, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Ogallala | _______ aquifer is an environmental issue because it is being depleted |
| resource | ________ management is the cause of most environmental problems in US |
| east | mean center of population of Us is moving ____ |
| wildfires | _______ are the main natural hazard of the US |
| brayton | ______ fire school @ TAMU |
| metropolitan clusters | There are _______ ________ across the US like chicago, west coast cities, Texas urban triangle |
| 10 | US population is about ___ times the size of Canada |
| low | ______ population densities |
| low | _____ TFRs |
| 80 | percent urban |
| gentrification | a process of converting an urban neighborhood from a predominantly low-income renter-occupied area to a predominantly middle-class owner-occupied area |
| sports | ____ can lure people into areas and make towns blow up ex. baltimore, houston, dallas |
| trade | Canada and N America need each other because of ______ |
| primary | The sector with substinence, fishing, logging/mining, agriculture |
| secondary | manufacturing sector |
| secondary | where you make something into things collected in first sector |
| Ohio River Valley | The industrial core is here, known as the "dust belt" |
| Tertiary | This industrial sector is known for SERVICES such as banking, insurance, and retailing |
| Quaternary | This sector is all about information. Ex. Data processing, education, and research |
| develops | As you go through the stages your economy ____________ |
| developed abandon | The problem with some _________ countries is that they _______ the first two stages when they reach the end |
| monetary | _________ policy is a big concern of N America |
| hegemonic | Issue: Will US retain _________ power? |
| complacency | The youth of America's biggest problem is ____________, taking everything for granted |
| Secondary | St. Lawrence Seaway |
| Quebec Secession | French canadian province that wants to secede |
| Drug cartels | These make the border unstable |
| Sectoral Transformation | The 4 stages |
| Megalopolis | Population concentration from Boston to D.C. |
| 350 million | population of US |
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