What biome is located in the subarctic? Taiga The taiga supplies a large portion of the U.S. and Canada’s lumber

Air Conditioning What is the invention that helped lead to population growth in the south?

Advancements in medicine, education, and economic situation What are some of the reasons that infant mortality has declined?

They trade products and services with one another What happens when two countries produce things the other needs?

Any activity that is located at the natural resource (Farming, Fishing, Mining, Logging, etc.) What is primary economic activity?

They influence the cultures of the region they go to What happens when one country develops an establishment in another land?

It encourages competition Producers determine the supply and availability Consumers determine the demand Making a profit drives people to risk their own money What are some characteristics of a free-market economy?

An area or location which people believe exists as a section of their cultural identity What is a perceptual region?

Europe brought animals, slaves, and crops to the new world. Europeans brought new diseases back home with them, leading to massive deaths Impacts of the Columbian Exchange

They both have very high literacy rates and education systems, both have urban populations over 75%, and they both have religious tolerance with no official language What are some of the common characteristics between the U.S. and Canada?

A traditional economy is a historical economic system in which traditions, customs, and beliefs shape the goods and products the society creates. Countries that use this type of economic system are often rural and farm-based What is a traditional economy?

Cities develop along these points between high and low elevations What is one of the consequences of having a fall-line?

A practice that attempts to establish a political advantage for a particular party or group by manipulating district boundaries to create partisan advantaged districts A practice that attempts to establish a political advantage for a particular party or group by manipulating district boundaries to create partisan advantaged districts What is gerrymandering?

The government owns the major economic sectors of the country, provide education and health care for it’s people Private individuals own some of the means of production What are some characteristics of a socialist economy?

What years did the Irish potato famine affect immigration to the U.S.?

The second wave of immigration to the U.S. brought people of Ireland and Germany to the New World. This wave brought the first real poor class of immigrant What did the second major wave of immigration to the U.S. bring?

Glacial Erosion What created the Great Lakes?

It allowed for faster travel among travelers to other states Allowed for faster and easier transportation of goods between states Allowed people to drive through areas that were once tough to pass What were some of the results of the interstate highway system?

North American Free Trade Agreement It allows for trade without tariffs and encourages trade between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico What is NAFTA

Humid Subcontinental What climate is Houston located in?