Unit 3: The United States and Canada
This unit bundles student expectations that facilitate an examination of the physical and human geographic factors that characterize the Unites States and Canada as a region and the connections between this region and the world. As a place, the United States/Canada region is characterized by economic and political freedom, multiculturalism, and urbanization. Both have a history of colonization and immigration. Immigration to the region continues to affect human and cultural patterns of United States/Canada. Many influences from British colonization are evident in the region’s general character, yet the region is home to multiple, culturally-distinct places, such as Quebec in Canada and Acadian Louisiana in the United States.
Unit 3 Vocabulary
migration – movement from one place to another
demographics – statistical data about human populations
urbanization – the process of increasing human settlement in cities
megalopolis – a very large urban region consisting of several adjoining cities and suburbs
settlement patterns – the spatial distribution of where humans inhabit the Earth
cultural diffusion – process by which culture is spread
cultural convergence – a process of cultures becoming more alike
cultural divergence – a process in which cultural groups distinguish themselves from other culture groups
indigenous – originating in a particular region
multicultural – inclusion of a variety of cultures
demographics – statistical data about human populations
urbanization – the process of increasing human settlement in cities
megalopolis – a very large urban region consisting of several adjoining cities and suburbs
settlement patterns – the spatial distribution of where humans inhabit the Earth
cultural diffusion – process by which culture is spread
cultural convergence – a process of cultures becoming more alike
cultural divergence – a process in which cultural groups distinguish themselves from other culture groups
indigenous – originating in a particular region
multicultural – inclusion of a variety of cultures
Monday October 26th and Tuesday October 27th
Physical Features and Environmental Conditions that Have Influenced the Past and Migration Patterns and the Distribution of Culture Groups
15 Geographic Physical Features of North America to know
Mountains Rivers Bodies of Water Plains Deserts
Rocky Mountains Mississippi Great Lakes Canadian Plains Mojave
Appalachian Mountains Missouri Hudson Bay Great Plains (of US) Sonoran
Alaska Range St. Lawrence Chihuahua
Ohio
Rio Grande
Rocky Mountains Mississippi Great Lakes Canadian Plains Mojave
Appalachian Mountains Missouri Hudson Bay Great Plains (of US) Sonoran
Alaska Range St. Lawrence Chihuahua
Ohio
Rio Grande
Mountains of North America
Rivers of North America
(2019) video from CBS Sunday Morning series
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(2019) video from CBS News
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Wednesday October 28th
Bodies of Water of North America
Thursday 29 October or Friday 30 October
US Cities Presentations
November 4th
Thursday 5 November or Friday 6 November
Spatial Diffusion of Phenomena and the Effects on Regions of Contact
The Columbian Exchange resulted in the spread of disease from the Eurasian region to the Americas; spread of primarily livestock to the Americas and crops to Europe, Africa and Asia; potatoes from the Americas to Europe supported a population increase in Europe; sugar from Asia to the America’s fueled the demand for enslaved people to work the plantations
Use Wikipedia to determine whether the plant, animal or disease originated in the New World or Old World
New World (The Americas) Old World (Asia, Africa, and Europe)
apples avocado olives
blueberries
mango
papaya
malaria
cinnamon
smallpox
tobacco
pumpkins
almonds
armadillos
tamarind
New World (The Americas) Old World (Asia, Africa, and Europe)
apples avocado olives
blueberries
mango
papaya
malaria
cinnamon
smallpox
tobacco
pumpkins
almonds
armadillos
tamarind
If you want/need to do a retake of the Columbian Exchange quiz, you must use Wikipedia (or some other source) to determine whether the plant, animal or disease originated in the New World or Old World
New World (The Americas) Old World (Asia, Africa, and Europe)
avocado olives
jaguars
tomatoes
sheep
radishes
goats
oregano
strawberries
honey bees
broccoli
jicama
mustard seed
caimans
pomegranate
ginger root
New World (The Americas) Old World (Asia, Africa, and Europe)
avocado olives
jaguars
tomatoes
sheep
radishes
goats
oregano
strawberries
honey bees
broccoli
jicama
mustard seed
caimans
pomegranate
ginger root
American popular culture has resulted in a cultural landscape that is becoming more similar in commercial areas around the world
video on the menu items found in McDonald's Restaurants around the world
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video on Japanese baseball and the the how "foul-balls" are viewed as a dangerous event
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