Unit 3 Study Guide: U.S. and Canada

A member of a tribe of people that live in Northern regions of Canada.

• Inuit

• Maori

• Zulu

• Apache

The uncontrolled expansion of urban areas.

• Urban Sprawl

• Urban Planning

• Rural Development

• City Management

Characterized by a severe lack of water or precipitation, which leads to a lack of plant growth.

• Arid Climate

• Tropical Climate

• Temperate Climate

• Polar Climate

A system that elects a leader and representatives to make political decisions for the masses.

• Republic

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

The movement in Quebec to separate from Canada threatening the unity.

• Quebec Separatism

• Alberta Independence

• British Columbia Secession

• Ontario Autonomy

Part of the economy where raw materials are obtained.

• Primary Sector

• Secondary Sector

• Tertiary Sector

• Quaternary Sector

Free trade agreement between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

• NAFTA/ USMCA

• EUFTA

• ASEAN

• MERCOSUR

When humans change their environment to suit their needs.

• Modification

• Adaptation

• Conservation

• Preservation

An American policy that was implemented in the 1920s to limit the number of immigrants coming from Europe based on the idea of nativism.

• Immigration Law

• Prohibition Act

• New Deal

• Civil Rights Act

Countries that have experienced one of these tend to be more developed.

• Industrialization

• Colonization

• Isolation

• Deforestation