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Piedmont/Fall line impact on settlement

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Small ships could easily get to the fall line but couldn’t pass it so many settled there. Also the fall line created a water fall ( fresh water and hydropower)

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Continental divide

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Divides North America’s major rivers and streams into those flowing eastward and those flowing westward. It is important because continental ice sheets created all the lakes

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Consequences of population growth in SW

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Less water, drought in aquifers, more wildfires

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Locks and canals impact on Chicago

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Allow an easy entrance for boats to transport goods from chicago

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Ring of Fire

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Makes the Western US rugged with mountains, basins, and plateaus bc the ring is full of volcanoes and earthquake faults

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Where did the Spanish settle

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Florida to California

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Where did the English settle

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East Coast

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Where did the French settle

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By major river systems and great lakes

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How did the economics of the northern English colonies differ from the Southern colonies

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South-farming

North- trade

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Westward Expansion

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People moved out west because of cheap land

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What effect did the Westward expansion have on the American Indians

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Pushed Indians further west and on reservations

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Agricultural growth of the Great Plains

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Irrigation and better plows

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Heartland definition

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Central and most important part of country

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What was the Heartland

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Ontario and Quebec

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Hinterland definition

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Region that lies far away from major political centers

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Regionalism

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Feelings of strong political and emotional loyalty to ones own region

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Separatism

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Believe in certain parts of the country should be independent
Ex: Quebec

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How do landforms in the Eastern US differ from the Western US

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The eastern landforms are older so they are more weathered than the western landforms

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Average American gender

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Female

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Average American race

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White

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Average American religion

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Protestant

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Average American language

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English

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Average American living place

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East coast

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Megalopolis Boswash

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Boston-Washington DC

Collection of big cities (one gigantic urban center)

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Megalopolis (San San)
San Diego to San Fransisco
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Megalopolis's
Most of them are on the fall line
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Canadian population distribution
- 90% of them live on border of US bc north is too cold | - most in SE (heartland)
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Canadian Languages
1) most speak english 2) SE and heartland is where the french are 3) Ontario is Bilingual
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Corn Belt
Stretches from Nebraska to Ohio | 👉🏻 Illinois to Iowa
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Dairy Belt
Includes Wisconsin, most of Michigan, and Minnesota
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Rust Belt
Area where a bunch of companies shut down. It is located in the Northeast to midwest along fall line and Great Lakes
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Center pivot irrigation
Pulls water up from water table/aquifer | Sprinklers rotate around slowly from center
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Ogallala Aquifer in Great Plains
- Supply 30% of irrigated ground waters - Some zones have been emptied - Fills up through rain fall
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How did Rust belt change the population
The population distributed throughout the whole US bc more jobs opened up in the US
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Deindustrialization
Decline in industrial activity in a region or economy
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How has Detroit been affected by deindustrialization SOCIALLY
- 2/3 of population moved - lots of crime, and cops aren't reliable - houses were abandoned
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How has Detroit been affected by deindustrialization ECONOMICALLY
- Bankrupt | - fireman didn't have money to put out fire
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Free trade
Exchange of goods with no restrictions
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Tariff
Tax on imported goods
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Quotas
Fixed amount of imported goods allowed
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Subsidy
Aid to business in support of that industry Allows you to lower price
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NAFTA
Eliminates many tariffs on products flowing between US, Canada, and Mexico in 1994
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Results of NAFTA
Allows American companies to move factories to countries with lower wages and business costs (unemployment), but it allows American companies to sell more products (more jobs)
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Trade deficit
Imports(buy) exceed exports(sell)
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Trade surplus
Exports(sell) exceed imports(spend)
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Canada's natural resources
- by border it is mostly mining - a lot of minerals - #2 leader in oil (oil sands)
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Great American dessert
Described Great Plains east of the Rockies
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Drainage basin
Area of land drained by a river and its tributaries
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which force has made the Easter US so flat
glaciers
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Piedmont
rolling hills and fast flowing rivers
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Where is the Ring of Fire located
pacific region
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what are Quebec people called
Quebecois
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why was there a recent shift in population
population moved out west for jobs and cheaper land
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In what region of the Western US do rivers not reach the ocean
Great Basin
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Where is the Wheat Belt located
Great Plains
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positives of oil fracking
- Allowed US to become a leading oil exporter | - drove oil prices down
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negatives of oil fracking
- increase contamination in water supply | - more earthquakes
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Manifest destiny
In the 19th century, Americans were going to stretch across the whole US
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balance of trade
the difference in value between a country's imports and exports.

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