1.  By Jack Garrity

4.  Book pages 748-750

5.  The United States of America is Republic and
collection of 50 diverse states. The vast majority of
Americans are immigrants from Europe, Asia,
Africa, the Pacific Islands and South America.
People trace there heritage from every country in
the world and practice every know religion, making
it the worlds most diverse country.
 Canada is a Constitutional Monarchy with 10
territories. During the American Revolution, people
remaining loyal to the British King fled north,
founding this sparsely populated country.

6.  Less than 5 percent of the world’s population lives in
the United States and Canada, yet have 37.5% of the
world’s wealth.

7.  The vast majority of the 329.2 million people of the
United States and the 35 million people of Canada all
are immigrants or descendants of immigrants.

8.  Immigrants: People that move from one
country to another.

9.  Some arrived only recently. Others belong to families
whose ancestors came to North America 1-4 centuries ago.

10.  The first immigrants moved into the region from
Asia tens of thousands of years ago.

11.  Today, Native Americans number 2.5 million in the
United States and 700,000 in Canada.

12.  European, Asians, African, and Latin Americans
continue to immigrate, making , the populations
among the world’s most diverse.

13. Some immigrants came seeking political and religious
freedom and to find better economic opportunities.

14.  Others fled wars or natural disasters.

15. Economic opportunity, personal freedom attracts
immigrants.

16. In the 1800’s, popular European songs sang “where the
streets are paved with gold” of the US.

17. Chinese immigrants nicknamed the US “Gold
Mountain.”

18. The rumors of gold were exaggerated, but the
opportunities are real.

19. Immigrants faced discrimination and prejudices
at first, but they offered hard work, talent, enthusiasm.

22. Second generations become Americanized, and discriminate the
next wave of immigrates.

23. Third generations tend to celebrate their ancestry.

24. Like all the great civilizations of history, the United
States and Canada benefit greatly from diversity.

25. Canada has an average population density of only 8 people
per square mile (3 people per sq. km).

26.  Population density is the concentration of individuals
within a species in a specific geographic locale.
 Population density= Number of people per
square mile.
 Our class 400 square feet. 400 square feet =
0.000014348025711662075 square miles
 2090880 students per mile2 =30 students divided by
0.000014348025711662075 miles

27. 90 percent of Canadians live in a narrow strip of land
along Canada’s border with the United States.

28.  38.01 million people
 1.643 trillion USD GDP
 43,241.62 USD GDP per Household (2020)

29.  Official Languages English and French
 Constitutional Monarchy
 Has an elected Parliament that elects Prime Minister Justine
Trudeau.

30.  Head of State is British Monarch that appoints a Governor
General Mary Simon.

31.  Canada was settled by the French then English loyalists during
the American Revolution against British King George III.

32. Canada has 10 Provinces and Territories each with its own capital.

33. The highest population density is along the St Lawrence
River, the traditional trade water trade route to the world.

34. Canada’s 25 metropolitan areas are home to about 60 percent of
the Canadian population.

35. The harsh climate of the Canadian Shield pushed settlement toward
the fertile land and industrial resources of Quebec and Ontario.

36.  metropolitan area includes a city with a
population of at least 50,000 people and outlying
communities (suburbs).

37.  Metropolitan Area : a city and its surrounding
area (suburbs)
 Henderson is a suburb of Las Vegas in the
Vegas Metropolitan Area.

38. Ottawa, the capital of Canada, is located in Ontario Province.

39. Ottawa, the capital of Canada, is located in Ontario Province.

40.  Ottawa population 994,837 (2.227 million Las Vegas and
Henderson Area)

41.  Ottawa sits on the Ottawa River, and has at its center Parliament Hil
with grand Victorian architecture and museums such as the National
Gallery of Canada.

42.  The park-lined Rideau Canal is filled with boats in summer and
ice-skaters in winter.. ―

43.  The park-lined Rideau Canal is filled with boats in summer and
ice-skaters in winter.. ―

44. Museums such as the National Gallery of Canada display noted
collections of indigenous and other Canadian art.

45. Museums such as the National Gallery of Canada display noted
collections of indigenous and other Canadian art.

47. Museums such as the National Gallery of Canada display noted
collections of indigenous and other Canadian art.

51. Museums such as the National Gallery of Canada display noted
collections of indigenous and other Canadian art.

53. Museums such as the National Gallery of Canada display noted
collections of indigenous and other Canadian art.

54. Toronto also in Ontario Province has the largest population.

55. Toronto

56. Toronto with a population of 2.7 million is the economic
hub of East Coast Canada.

57. Toronto its most famous landmark the CN tower at 1,815
feet , LV Stratosphere 1,149′.

59. The harsh climate of the Canadian Shield pushed settlement toward
the fertile land and industrial resources of Quebec and Ontario.

60. Quebec is a city and a province name.

61. Quebec

63. Quebec (French), dating to 1608, has a fortified colonial core,
Vieux-Québec and Place Royale, with stone buildings and narrow
streets.

64. Quebec (French), dating to 1608, has a fortified colonial core,
Vieux-Québec and Place Royale, with stone buildings and narrow
streets.

65. The Petit Champlain district’s cobblestone streets are lined with
bistros and boutiques.

66. Other population centers include the farming and
ranching areas along the southern sweep of the prairies.

67. Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta and
the Pacific coast of British Columbia.

71. Winnipeg, on the Red River, and Saskatoon and Edmonton, on the Saskatchewan
River, are inland population centers in western Canada.
..

72. Winapeg

73. Winnipeg, on the Red River, and Saskatoon and Edmonton, on the Saskatchewan
River, are inland population centers in western Canada.
..

74. Edmonton

75. Vancouver 675,218 is the largest census metropolitan area by population in western Canada..

76. Vancouver

77. Vancouver is the major port city for trade with Asia.

78. Vancouver is the major port city for trade with Asia.

79. Vancouver is the major port city for trade with Asia.

81. The US has an average population density of 77 people
per square mile .

82. Outside large urban areas, the population is widely
distributed.

83. The Northeast and the Great Lakes regions are the most densely
populated areas and the historic centers of American commerce
and industry.

84. The Pacific coast has another population center with pleasant
climate, abundant natural resources, and economic opportunities.

85. The least populated section of the country are Alaska, the desert
parts of Great Basin, and the arid parts of the Great Plains.

86. California has the highest population of any state 39.35 million.

87. Wyoming has the lowest population of any state 581,348

88. Since the 1970s, the American South and South-west have become
the country’s fastest growing areas,, nicknamed the Sunbelt.

89. The tourism industries and retirees choose the Sunbelt
for its mild winters.

92. The area’s geographic closeness to Mexico and the Caribbean also
draws immigrants from those two regions.

94. Both the U.S. and Canada began as agricultural societies, yet they
have become highly urbanized.

95. Cities grew during the Industrial Revolution (1800-1900’s) as cities built
factories and large commercial agriculture replaced family farms.

96. During the late 19th Century, people moved from rural areas to
urban areas looking for jobs, education and fun.

97. Today most people live in metropolitan areas, including a city
with a population of at least 50,000 and surrounding communities
called suburbs.

98. Today most people live in metropolitan areas, including a city
with a population of at least 50,000 and surrounding communities
called suburbs.

104. More than 80 percent of the population of the United States lives
in the country’s 276 metropolitan areas.

105. Along the northern Atlantic coast of the United States, a chain
of closely linked metropolitan areas forms a megalopolis, or
“great city.”

106. The geography of a region often shapes the culture that
develops in the area.

107. 42 million people live in Boswash, the nickname combining
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C.

108. Four of the cities—Boston,

110. Boston population is 689,326 (4.9 Metropolitan Area) was settled by
English in 1630.

125.  Boston began the American Revolution against
the British in the 1770’s, and considers itself the
birth place of the Republic.

130. Four of the cities—Boston, New York,

134.  The total market capitalization of all publicly traded
companies in 2020 was approximately US$93 trillion

142. The Harlem Renaissance, a cultural, social, and artistic explosion
took place in Harlem, New York spanned the 1920s.

143. The international dance sensation Josephine Baker set
fashion trends from Paris to NYC.

144. Poets like Countee Cullen ( The Black Christ and Other Poems (1929) ) and
novelists Claude McKay wrote expressions of African American America.

149. Four of the cities—Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
and Baltimore—are important world trade centers.

152.  Philadelphia was the largest city in colonial times,
and the colonists met and published the Declaration
of Independence on July 4th 1776.

158. The planned city of Washington, D.C., established on the
Potomac River near the Chesapeake Bay, is the country’s capital.
Benjamin Banneker
the genius that completed the
design of the Nations Capital

169. Miami enjoys a pleasant climate and colorful Hispanic/ Caribbean
cultures.

175. Trade on the Mississippi combine with French and African Americ
culture makes New Orleans one of the gems of cultural diversity in
the USA.

184. Houston, connected to the Gulf of Mexico by the Houston Ship
Channel.

185. Houston is the southern end of a developing megalopolis that
stretches north to the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area.

191. 1 Saudi Arabia (OPEC) 10,625,000
2 Russia 10,254,000
3 United States 8,744,000
4 Iraq (OPEC) 4,415,000
5
China, People's
Republic of
3,938,000
6 Iran (OPEC) 3,920,000
7 Canada 3,652,000
8
United Arab
Emirates (OPEC)
3,188,000
9 Kuwait (OPEC) 3,000,000
10 Venezuela (OPEC) 2,316,000

192. On the Pacific coast, San Francisco has been the major link to the
economies of Asia since the late 19th Century.

193. On the Pacific coast, San Francisco has been the major link to the
economies of Asia since the late 19th Century.

197. A growing megalopolis stretches from San Francisco south
through Los Angeles to San Diego.

198. To the east, Silicon Valley remains the center of the computer,
internet, and space travel industry.

203. Hollywood in Los Angles, has been the center of the movie
industry since the early 20th Century.

217. Seattle is the most northern west coast port, and grunge culture.

221. Inland cities grew up along rivers, lakes, and waterways.

230. Detroit, the center of the United States automobile industry, uses
the Great Lakes for shipping goods.

236. A megalopolis links the U.S. Great Lakes cities of Chicago,
Milwaukee, and Cleveland with Pittsburgh, a freshwater port on
the Ohio River.

239.  Frank Lloyd Wright ( 1867 – 1959) Prairie Style

247. In the desert Southwest, cities survive the climate with good
conservation and water management.

248. Salt Lake City, Utah

249.  Founded by Mormons escaping religious
persecution.

254. Las Vegas, Nevada

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