1. Agenda 1. Warm-Up 2. Discuss Population Patterns
3. CLOSE Reading- Immigration

2. Warm-Up
1. How would you describe the climate of the Great Planes region?
2. What affect did Hurricane Katrina have on the Gulf Coast region?

3. Population Patterns: North America
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4. The People Immigration constant theme in history of U.S. and Canada
Contain 5% of world’s population
Native Americans immigrated from Asia 1000’s of years ago
European came for economic, religious, social freedom
Most recent wave is from Asia and Latin America

5. Population Density and Distribution
Canada has density of 8 peo./sq. mile U.S. 78
90% of Canada’s pop along boarder with U.S.
U.S. and Can. Dense along great lakes b/c of poor soil of Canadian Shield
Other areas of high density in U.S.: Northeast, Sunbelt, Pacific Coast
American Southwest fastest growing part of country

6. The Cities N. America has become urbanized in recent history
Most people live in metropolitan areas and their suburbs
80% of Americans live in 276 metro areas & 60% of Canada lives in 25

7. Coastal Cities Port of New Orleans Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Most population centers in coastal areas
Megalopolis of Boswash has 42+ million people
Port cities important to econ include Miami, New Orleans, Houston
Pacific Coast cities gateway to Pacific Rim
Vancouver handles vast majority of Canadian trade with Asia

8. Inland Cities Rivers, lakes waterways promoted settlement
Helped fuel region’s rapid industrialization
St. Lawrence River used by Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal
Great Lakes home to Detroit, Megalopolis of Chicago, Milwaukee, Cleveland
St. Louis major city along Mississippi River
Dallas was agriculture/trading center