The U.S.A. & CanadaCanadian Shield--horseshoe shaped area around the Hudson Bay where glaciers have scrapped away the topsoil, but it is rich in minerals

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• energy reserves--U.S. & Canada have lots of them

• Intermountain Basins & Plateaus--The Columbia Plateau up in Washington, the Colorado Plateau in to the south, and

a great basin in between

• Interior Lowlands - (central lowlands) Ohio, Illinois, etc., sort of a continuation of the Great Plains, only with trees and some hills, east of the Mississippi

• Continental Divide - High ridge in the Rockies separating the waters which flow to the west & the Pacific Ocean, from those that flow east to the Atlantic Ocean.

• Mineral Resources--we have a rich supply• Timber reserves - we have a rich supply

(they cover about a third of each nation)

• Climate - varied, included are both the Tundra and Tropical and everything in between--the only thing we don’t have is ice cap.

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• Origins of our people - both the U.S. and Canada were once British Colonies, some of the U.S. was a Spanish Colony, part of the U.S. & Canada were also claimed by France

• Multi-Cultural - we are increasingly a multi-cultural country.

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• Sunbelt - the South and Southwest--California, Texas, Florida, etc. the states people are moving to.

• Suburbs - outlying communities around central cities.

• Metropolitan areas - a central city and its suburbs, the U.S. & Canada are both highly urbanized

• centers of culture and trade - New York, Washington D.C., Houston, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City, Ottawa, Chicago.

Los Angeles

• Bilingual Signs - part of our cultural landscape, seen in French Canada, northern Canada, and you will find bilingual labels in every department or grocery store in America.

• Democratic - a label loosely applied to the governments of Canada and the U.S.

• Arts - reflect the cultural heritage of our multi-cultural societies.

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• Mobility - we are a highly mobile society, one in five Americans moves every year.

• Standard of living - the U.S. & Canada have a high standard

of living.Literacy rate - 96 & 97 percent - very high

• Agricultural Activity - we grow a wide variety of crops and animals

• we export a wide variety consumer goods - we export a lot of cars and other consumer goods and foodstuffs.

• information systems - we are a world center of information systems, as well as financial markets and multinational corporations.diversified - describes our economy

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• Canada’s struggle - to maintain a national identity NAFTA - the North American Free Trade Agreement – agreement between the U.S., Canada, and

Mexico that there would be no tariffs between us.

• Infrastructure - pipelines, electric lines and plants, bridges, waterways, communications satellites, etc., our infrastructure is highly developed.

The Cultural Landscape of the U.S. & Canada

San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge

Independence Hall

St. Louis’ Gateway Arch

Flat Iron Building

Old & New Skyscrappers

The influence of Cars

• Gas Stations, motels, interstate highways

Shopping Mall in Omaha

The Canadian Capital Building in Ottowa

The Liberty Bell

Niagara Falls

Mount Rushmore

The Statue of Liberty