1. The Cultural Geography of the United States and Canada Mr. Marston Dominion Christian High School Marietta, Georgia Geography Fall 2009

2. Chapter 6: The Cultural Geography of the United States and Canada Objectives 1. Describe the peoples of the region, and explain how physical geography affected population and economic development patterns Identify factors that led to the rise and expansion of the region Explain how culture reflects the region’s past, and discuss present-day educational and health care systems

3. Time for a little Canadian payback http://video.google.com/videosearch?gbv=2 &hl=en&safe=active&q=Canadians%20maki ng%20fun%20of%20americans&ie=UTF- 8&sa=N&tab=iv&start=0#

4. Top 5 things Canadians admire about their country Maple leaf Hockey Canadian Flag Beaver Canadarm

5. Population Patterns Immigration: the movement of people into one country from another. 5% of the world’s population lives in the U.S. and Canada. 350 million U.S. 35 million Canadians

6. Berengia Land Bridge

7. “Indigenous peoples” “First Peoples” in Canada Native Americans: well, they happened to arrive a little earlier than the Europeans, but were they “native” or indigenous? Ehhh, No. Migrated to North America

8. Potential dates of Migration

9. Population Density and Distribution Canada: 8 people per square mile U.S.78 per square mile Most Canadians live within a few miles of the border with the United States (most of the country is uninhabitable) Fastest growing part of U.S. is sunbelt (American south and southwest) Why??

10. Answer Economy Mild climate (Hey Im tired of shoveling snow) Why are you Yankee types here? Retirees

11. Hey, that looks like Bender!

12. Additional Terms Urbanization: the concentration of population in cities. Most people in Canada and the U.S. live in urban areas. For what reasons? Metropolitan area: city with a population over 50,000 and outlying communities called suburbs. 80% of U.S. lives in metropolitan areas 60% of Canadians live in metropolitan areas

13. Answer Jobs Education Health Care Cultural Opportunities Dating?

14. Important Cities Megapolis: super/mega city (NE United States) California: San Francisco to San Diego U.S. (New York, Washington, D.C., Boston, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Atlanta, Miami, Houston, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, and Seattle) Canada: Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Quebec, Montreal, and Ottawa)

15. Capitals

16. Future Trends U.S. and Canada have low birth rates Immigration accounts for most of population increase

17. National Anthems http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=meLpuF 9UMvk&feature=fvw http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=meLpuF 9UMvk&feature=fvw http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=JNc5YldL cHs&feature=related http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=IBoItR59 REQ&feature=related

18. Deplorable Canada song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWZZ- NdZheQ