Day 3&4 US & Canada

When people build a settlement, village, town, or city what is one major factor that must be found nearby?

• Water source
• Dense forest
• Desert area
• Mountain range

What are some of the NEGATIVE issues found in urban sprawl?

Select all the correct answers.

• Air pollution from cars and airports

• Creating clean air

• Human’s harmful effects on the environment

• Reducing the development of housing

• Stopping the flow of heavy traffic

Where is the San Andreas Fault located on the map?

Transcontinental Railroad

• Connect the U.S North to South, help westward expansion, move people and goods quicker, promote the economy, and help national unity. (Diffusion)

• Connect the U.S to Mexico, help westward expansion, move people and goods quicker, promote the economy, and help national unity. (Diffusion)

• Connect the U.S East to West, help westward expansion, move people and goods quicker, promote the economy, and help national unity. (Diffusion)

• Connect U.S. and Canada, help westward expansion, move people and goods quicker, promote the economy, and help national unity. (Diffusion)

Immigration, is people moving from one country to another. Select the correct example of immirgation.

• A man moving from East Texas to Southern California.

• A family moving from Canada to France.

• A women moving from Las Vegas (USA) to Lyons Kansas (USA)

• A family moving from Midland Texas to San Antonio Texas

The United States was being transformed from a rural, agricultural nation to an urban, industrialized one.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Migration, is when people moving within a country. Select the correct example of this.

• A family moving from Canda to Mexico.

• A man moving from the United States to Peru.

• A women moving from Japan to Charleston, South Carolina (USA)

• A family moving from Los Angeles, California to Austin, Texas.

During the expansion of the United States, ethnic groups settled in specific areas of the country. What influenced that movement?

• Cultural traditions and family ties.
• The history of government decisions.

• Religious beliefs and practices.
• The geography of the land.

One strength of the U.S is its political system.

• The U.S. political system is outdated.
• The strength of the U.S. is its political system of representative democracy.

• The strength of the U.S. is its economic system.
• The U.S. has a weak political system.

Vocabulary: Match the pictures to the correct term.

• Cultural Convergence

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• Cultural Diffusion

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• Free Enterprise

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• Urbanization

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• Cultural Divergence

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