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Learning ObjectivesWhy North America first?
Begin applying concepts from first two chapters in a familiar setting.Identify similarities in cultural, political and economic development.Develop a base of understanding to build upon with other world regions.
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Key ConceptsBoreal Forest, Prairie, TundraAcid RainPostindustrial EconomyMegalopolisCounterurbanizationGentrification
Concentric Zone Model vs. Urban Realm ModelCultural AssimilationNAFTAFederalismSectoral Transformation
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Setting the BoundariesNorth America
Region composed of two countries:• Canada• The United States
Highly mobile, industrialized and urbanized
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Figure 3.1
North America
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A Diverse Physical SettingLandforms in the Colorado Plateau
Illustrate linkage between landforms and climatic characteristics in shaping the physical geography of North America.
Figure 3.8
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Physical Diversity: LandformsGulf-Atlantic Coastal PlainPiedmont, Appalachian Mountains and Interior HighlandsInterior LowlandsRocky MountainsPacific Mountains and Valleys
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Figure 3.6
Physical Geography
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Physical Diversity: ClimateRegion’s size, latitudinal range and varied terrain contribute to diversity in climate and vegetation patterns.
Coastal Zones: Maritime climateInterior Zones: Continental climateWestern Zones: Highland climate (elevation complicates climatic pattern)
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Climate MapFigure 3.9
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Figure 3.4
EnvironmentalIssues
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Human-Environment Interaction: Costs of Human Modification
Soils, Vegetation and WaterAgricultural TransformationsUrban Transformations
AtmosphereAcid RainAir Quality
Resource Consumption
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Population: CurrentModern Spatial and Demographic Patterns
Uneven pattern of distribution.Metropolitan clusters dominate landscape.
• Megalopolis
Figure 3.11
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Population: HistoricEuropean Settlement Expansion
1st Stage (1600-1750)2nd Stage (1750-1850)3rd Stage (1850-1910)
Figure 3.12
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North Americans on the MoveWestward MigrationAfrican-American Migration from the SouthRural-to-Urban MigrationMigration to the Sunbelt SouthCounterurbanization
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Figure 3.19
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American City Growth
Changing Transportation Technologies
Evolving from Concentric Zones to Urban Realms
Figure 3.16
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Settlement Geographies: UrbanUrban Realms Model
Highlights new suburban growth.Edge Cities
• Tysons Corner, VA is an example of this form.
Figure 3.2
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Settlement Geographies: Urban (cont’d)
GentrificationBoston’s Harborplace is an example of an urban revitalization project that rehabilitated a deteriorated inner-city landscape.
Figure 3.17
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Settlement Geographies - Suburban
Sprawl in Las Vegas, NVRapid pace of change in suburban Henderson, NV between 1990 and 2000
Figure 3.14
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Settlement Geographies: RuralRepeating geometric patterns are a hallmark of rural North American landscapes
Township and Range
Figure 3.18
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Figure 3.22 Figure 3.24
Patterns of Ethnicity: Regional and Local Scales
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Culturally Diverse Landscapes-Miami
Figure 3.4.1
Figure 3.4.3
Figure 3.4.2
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Globalization of CultureCultural Diffusion: Two-way process
North America Other World Regions• Language• Tourism• Internet• Media
Forms of Connectivity
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Geopolitical FrameworkExpansion of Political Space: U.S.
The Ordinance of 1787Louisiana Purchase in 1803Texas, Pacific Northwest and Southwest by mid-19th CenturyAlaska in 1867Hawaii in 1898
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Geopolitical Framework (cont’d)Expansion of Political Space: Canada
Quebec Act of 1774Constitutional Act of 1791Act of Union in 1840British North America Act in 1867Nunavut in 1999
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Geopolitical IssuesFigure 3.26
Challenges to Federalism:Quebec SecessionNative Land Claims
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Creating A Continental EconomySectoral Transformation
Evolution from primary sector to quaternary sector
Map illustrates spatial concentrations of these transformations
Figure 3.28
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Sectoral Shifts
Figure 3.31
Figure 3.32
Gulf Coast Petroleum Refining
Silicon Valley
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Continental Neighbors: NAFTA
Figure 3.33
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Persisting Social Issues
Figure 3.34
Figure 3.35
Figure 3.36
Wealth and PovertyAging Landscapes