1. The United States and Canada

2. Cultural Geography
Chapter 6

3. The United States
Section 1

4. Population 318.9 million people live in the U.S. as of 2014
97% literacy rate
13% is Foreign born
~More than half of that is from Latin America

5. Sunbelt

6. Urbanization…
Metropolitan area…
Suburbs…
Urban Sprawl…
Megalopolis…

7. America-A Federal Republic

8. Terrorism – the modern challenge

9. Canada
Section 2

10. Maritime Provinces and Prairie Provinces
~90% of Canada’s population lives along the US-Canada border
Maritime Provinces and Prairie Provinces

11. Canada- A constitutional monarchy

12. Nunavut and the Inuit people

13. Language conflicts… Separatism…
~French-speaking Quebec & other provinces seek greater protection as well as independence
Separatism…

14. The Region Today
Chapter 7

15. Economy
Section 1

16. The US and Canada have Market Economies
Postindustrial…

17. The Manufacturing Belt becomes the Rust Belt

18. Agriculture
Surplus… Commodities…

19. Wheat Belt … Corn Belt…

20. United States interstates

21. The Economy
Monopolies…
Global economy…

22. Trade deficit… Trade Surplus…

23. NAFTA

24. The People and the Environment
Section 2

25. Managing Resources
Clear-cutting… Overfishing…

26. Human Impact
Acid Rain…
Smog…
Pollution…

27. Future challenges