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US and Canada
Population Patterns and
Movement
US/Canada Characteristics
Why are Canadas climates generally so much colder than the climates of the United States?
Higher latitude farther from the equator than the US
Where do populations in US and Canada cluster?
Along coasts, rivers, and other bodies of water
Canada and the United States differ in their: (choose all that apply)
Population Density
Government Health Programs Types of Government

Climate

Which French speaking province is interested in gaining independence from Canada? Quebec
TRUE T/F Most people of the United States and Canada are immigrants or their descendants.
Migration/Push-Pull Factors
What is the most important pull factor for people moving to the United States? economic
Immigration policies in the US and Canada:
True Allow refugees from countries with political conflicts and wars
True Invites technicians and scholars from every part of the world
False Discourage a diverse culture
False Does not welcome immigrants under any circumstances
Classify the PUSH/PULL factor as: POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, CULTURAL, or
ENVIRONMENTAL
POL
POL
POL
POL
POL
ENV
CUL

Civil War in Sudan

Communist Dictatorship in Cuba
Apartheid in South Africa
Genocide in Rwanda
Political Freedom
Irish Potato Famine
Religious freedom in the New World

ENV
ENV
ECO
ECO
POL
ECO
ECO

Earthquakes in Ring of Fire

Drought kills all crops
Sugar Mill closing in Sugar Land
Food and Housing Shortages
Persecution of Jews in Germany
Healthy economy & job opportunities
Poverty in Less Developed Countries

Given what you know about settlement patterns:

Describe the ideal place for a permanent settlement.
Flat, plains. Near water. Mid Latitudes. Access to natural resources and trade routes
List factors that would hinder settlement.
Extreme temps (hot or cold), mountains, no access to water, too little rain

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Population Pyramids

Using the population pyramids above, explain the difference education of women would make in the
shape of the pyramids (what would it look like before and after the education of women). Why?
Before C, after B
What shape do most countries of the world look like? C
Which of the above represent more developed countries? A, B, D
Which of the above represent less developed countries? C
Physical Features
Identify the following on the map. Explain the significance of each. LOOK AT ATLAS OR
TEXTBOOK
Rocky Mountains

Pacific Ocean

Appalachian Mountains
mts in eastern US barrier
to westward migration

Gulf of Mexico

Atlantic Ocean

Ohio River

Mississippi River very

important for transporting
food an goods to market in
early 1800s.

Continental Divide
Mt. McKinley highest pt
in N.America
Continental United
States
Alaska not
part of continental US
Hawaii not part of
continental US

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Regions
What is a formal region? has one or more shared characteristic, such as plant life or can be cultural,
economic or political.
What is a functional region? made up of different places that function together as a unit (movement)
such as a metropolitan area such as Dallas-Ft. Worth
Define: urban; rural urban city, rural - country
What is urbanization? The shift of people from countryside to cities
A megalopolis is an urban area made up of
adjoining cities and their suburbs. Using
the map, describe what they all have in
common.
They all start near bodies of water and
spread from there.

Migrations in US History
For each of the different migrations that we read about in class, identify the push/pull factors that caused
the migration for each. Where did each group go? (Use the maps and diagrams to help). What was the
impact (financially, socially,)?

The Triangle Trade and Safe Passage

Transportation: The Rail and Canal Era

Pull economic opportunity (jobs). Growth of industrial production in NE states
The California Gold Rush
Pull economic opportunity (hope of getting rich). Mining downs popped up quickly where
ever gold was found.
Settlers on the Frontier

African-American Migration and Population, 1900-1940

Push escape unfair treatment from whites in south.
The Mexican Immigration Boom, 1910-1929
Push land taken. Pull family and established Latin American Communities
Internal Migration During World War II

Transportation: Interstates and Airplanes

Routes of Illegal Immigration from Latin America

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What does the graph above tell you about agriculture in the US? What would cause this decline in
agriculture? Agriculture decreased over time. Urbanization and industrialization. People were
moving from rural to urban areas.
The Columbian Exchange
Use the graph below to answer the following questions.

What products were brought from the Old World (Europe, Africa, &Asia) to the New World (Americas)?
Onions, olives, turnips, coffee beans, peaches, pears, grains, livestock, disease
What are some positive results for the Americas from this exchange? Negative results for the Americas?
It diversified agriculture and helped the later Americans economically. Native Americans were
infected with European diseases and had no immunity.
What products were brought from the New World to the Old World? Squash, pumpkins, turkeys,
peanuts, potatoes, tomatoes, corn
What are some positive results for the Old World from this exchange? Encouraged economic growth
through the transfer of new products and ideas.

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Demographic Indicators
Decide whether each indicator describes a more or less developed country. List them in the t-chart below.
Higher GDP per capita
Lower GDP per capita
High % of population in agriculture
High literacy rate
Short life expectancy
Agricultural society
High tech jobs
Many factories
Low infant mortality

High number of children/woman

Modern technology
Efficient transportation system
Low % of population in agriculture
Low number of people/physician
Subsistence agriculture
Large working age population
Rural population
High number of people/physician

Oppressive government
Urban population
Long life expectancy
Low birth rate
High birth rate
High infant mortality
Land locked
Unfavorable climate

More Developed (Wealthy)

Less Developed (Poor)

Higher GDP per capita

Low % of population in agriculture
High literacy rate
Long life expectancy
High tech jobs
Many factories
Low infant mortality

Lower GDP per capita

High % of population in agriculture
Low literacy rate
Short life expectancy
Agricultural society

Modern technology
Efficient transportation system
Low number of people/physician
Commercial agriculture
Large working age population
Urban population
Low birth rate

High infant mortality

High number of children/woman
High number of people/physician
Subsistence agriculture
Rural population
Oppressive government
High birth rate
Land locked
Unfavorable climate

What is the single most effective thing a country can do to lower birthrate?
Education of women.