1. 1.1 | Environment and Politics RECIPES pages 117 – 173
The United States
1.1 | Environment and Politics
RECIPES pages 117 – 173

2. Environment
Variety of landscapes (mountains, plains, river valleys, deserts, and tropics)
Concentrations of cities
Megalopolis
Rocky v Appalachian Mountains
Interior lowlands
The Great Plains
Western mountains and plateaus
Sierra Nevada, Cascade Range, Alaska Range
Canyons

3. Environment The Great Lakes, major rivers, and bays Natural resources
The Continental Divide
Natural resources
The US has many resources: oil, natural gas, et cetera
Demand of oil
Iron and other minerals are abundant
Hydroelectric, solar, and wind power
Soil, timber, and fish
California and the Great Plains
Oregon and the Northwest
Maine and New England

4. Environment The Pacific Coast The West The Great Plains The East
Mild year-round temperatures and plenty of rain
California has a Mediterranean climate
Earthquakes
The West
Hot summers and mild winters
Mountains block moist winds and create deserts
The Great Plains
Moisture from the Gulf and Arctic make for a humid climate
Dust bowl and tornados
The East
Humid and rainy year-round, further south is warmer
Tropics (Florida/Hawaii) and hurricanes

5. Politics First human migrations across the Bering Strait
Thousands of Native American cultures
First Europeans and the Great Plague
75-95% mortality rate
Colonies, expansion, and the United States
Representative democracy, federalism, and the Constitution
Emerging world power
WWI and WWII
The Cold War and the rise of capitalism
9/11 and the Age of Terror
American global presence