Test 2 Canada US Geo
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Baby Boom | Post WWII era of a dramatic rise in birth rate in US and Canada . from 1946- 1964 - 18yrs |
| Zero Population Growth | Situation in which the Population is not changing in size from year to year . It a Result of Births Deaths Migration and Immigration is at a equilibrium |
| What are Essential requirements for Human Survival? | Food -Water- Shelter - Society and Companionship |
| The Growth in Population grew rapidly in the 1950s 151 million in 1950 how much did it grow in 1960?? | 28 million in that decade following war !! 179million |
| Subsistence Socities (Food essential) | Hunters/Gathers - need to have abundant wildlife animals +plants - moved contantly -Migrated with seasons |
| Agriculture Societies | start of domestication of plants and animals 10,000 yrs ago .. People retain to one area, begin to see cultures and societys |
| Agriculture Societys need What with their lands ?? | Good Soil!! |
| What were 2 important features that were brought by Agriculture Societys? | 1- Domestication of Plants - Brought Agriculture !! and 2- This Begings to bring out Cultures and Societys |
| Water is another essential for many purposes ? | 1- Drinking 2- Sanitation water 3- Agriculture water 4- Transportation(boats etc) |
| Megalopolis | is the largest consentration of people - Western Hemisphere 150 million live along atlantic coast!! |
| United States and Canada ranked where among other Countries in total Population ? | US- 3rd 283 Million Canada - 35th |
| Population Groth Is or Is Not growing at a equal rate everywhere?? | Not all places are growing at equal rate !! |
| Natural Rate increase | Number of Births -Minus - Number of Deaths |
| Who has higher Population Growths ? Developed Countries or -Developing Countries ? | Developing!! have a higher Poulation growth bc high birth rates |
| Whats one reason population Changes | Migration - 1Rural to Urban - 2Political religious region(mormons in utah) 3Climatic Shift |
| What are a Few Current Migrations ?What were these migration of ppl in seaarch of ? | Breakdown of Soviet Union/ Eastern European Countries / Africa -- - all in search for better Heath Economic and Social Conditions |
| Post Industrial Society | is dominated by production and manipulation of information (Technologyy), Skilled services and high Technology |
| United states and Canada are leaving what type of society based country entering what type of society?? | 400 yrs of rural and agriculture based lead us to- 100 yrs of Industy based now - going to Post Industrial Era |
| Industrial Revolution began where ? | England - had alot of resourses bc they were a Imperial-powerful country 1851 crystal palace |
| North america first saw indusrty starting in east coast (small cottage industires ) but where did the mass production take off ? | Mid West - lotts of raw materials /good location for shipping and transportation |
| Basis for settlements have to do alot with what factors of our life ? | Where we work live now but before it was on the resources ex agriculture= land Industry= factories and oppurtunity |
| Westward Exploration of Oregon was motivated by ? | Patriotism-- to people seekeing Fortune Gld etc |
| Utah ? | Mormons had been persecuted for their beleifs moved west to settle home with Leader Brigham Young and came to Utah and turned it into a productive agricultural state |
| Why did people start to move out of Eastern Continent to the Mid west and then to Pacific | ppl moved out to the Midwest bc of Good location of Raw Materials so $$ and Good location for shipping and transportation rivers |
| Westward Exploration 1846 how many men migrated west ? | 8,000 |
| Great Plains were ideal for what | They were ideal for grazing caddle etc , Open range !! |
| Open Reange Grazing | Without a Fence ! Started in Texas |
| 98th Meridian what does it Seperate? | It seperates the more humid eastern Half of US from more Dryer west !! Rainfall line 20 in 500mm |
| What was one thing in past that limited peoples activities in the West past 98th merid | Water availibility always limited people going west . Water is a major force in geography economy etc |
| Main Street in Canada | has 60 % of Canada population ,, it is right near the Detroit Canadas maufacturing belt !! |
| Why Do people often live in cities(urban) bc of what | Jobs = Economic of Aggolmeration |
| Economic of Aggolmeration | the advantages (economies) that come when related buisness and other activities cluster (aggolmertion) in one place Center !!location is close to needs saves time and Money more Efficent having cities ! |
| Sun Belt | southern half of the United States// south of a east west line along North Carolina- Virgina Border extending west to the north edge of San fransisco includes hawaii too! |
| Primary Activities | enterprise that harvests or extracts something from earth.. ex farming , foerstry minerals coal |
| +Gathering industries | Like fishing and forestry are based on havesting natural bounty of renewable resourses this is a example of what industry |
| Extractive Industries | They are based on removing nonremovable metallic and non metalic minerals including mineral fuels from earths crust !!! |
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