Our North American Neighbors
Corresponds to QuickReads Level D, book 2, Geography and Economics, Our North American Neighbors
Le? Photo: North America map. Unknown date.©2007 by El bart089 in en:Wikimedia. Some rights reserved CC‐BY‐SA‐3.0 (www. creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by‐sa/3.0/deed.en).Top right: Canada flag. August, 1988.©1988 by I am I.A.M. in en:Flickr. Some rights reserved CC‐BY‐NC‐2.0 (h\p://creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by‐nc/2.0/deed.en). Middle right: American Flag. December, 2008. © 2008 by Chuck Coker. Some rights reserved CC‐BY‐ND‐2.0(h\p://creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by‐nd/2.0/deed.en). Bo\om right: Mexican Flag. September, 2010. © 2010 by MarSn D. Some rights reserved CC‐BY‐NC‐ND‐2.0(h\p://creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by‐nc‐nd/2.0/deed.en).
Canada
Le? Photo: Canada flags. September, 2008.©2008 by Kyle Pearce. Some rights reserved CC‐BY‐SA‐2.0 (www. creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by‐sa/2.0/deed.en). Middle: Vancouver. September, 2010.©2010 by Dolphin Jedi in en:Wikimedia. Some rights reserved CC‐BY‐NC‐2.0 (h\p://creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by‐nc/2.0/deed.en). Right: Canadian street sign. October, 2008. © 2008 by Meagan in en:Flickr. Some rights reserved CC‐BY‐NC‐SA‐2..o (\p://creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by‐nc‐sa/2.0/deed.en). Top right: Map of Canada. October, 2008. © 2010 by Ssolbergj in en:Wikipedia. Some rights reserved CC‐BY‐3.0 (h\p://creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en).
Mexico
Top Le?: Map of Mexico. September, 2011.©2011 by Addicted04 in en:Wikipedia. Some rights reserved CC‐BY‐SA‐3.0 (h\p://creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by‐sa/3.0/deed.en). Le? Photo: Acapulco, Mexico. March, 2007.©2007 by JSF306 in en:Flickr. Some rights reserved CC‐BY‐2.0 (h\p://creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en).: Top right: Basilica de Nuestra Senora. January, 2005.©2005 by ::d:: in en:Flickr. Some rights reserved CC‐BY‐NC‐ND‐2.0 (h\p://creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by‐nc‐nd/2.0/deed.en). Middle right: Ballet Folklorico. February, 2009. © 2009 by Al_HikesAZ. Some rights reserved CC‐BY‐NC‐2.0 (h\p://creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by‐nc/2.0/deed.en). Bo\om right: Spanish stop sign. February, 2011. © 2011 by Ben Hoyt. Some rights reserved CC‐BY‐2.0 (h\p://creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en).
Prime Minister DefiniSon: the leader of the government in countries that have parliament.
Example: England has had many prime ministers, but Winston Churchill is one of the most famous for his role in the second World War.
Le? Photo: BriSsh House of Commons. 1834. Uploaded by Lord Elmsworth. Released into public domain because its copyright has expired. Right: Sir Winston. 1950s). Taken by Toni Frissell. Released into public domain because it was gi?ed to the United States Library of Congress by Toni Frissell.
Popular
DefiniSon: liked by a lot of people
Example: The Golden Gate Bridge is a very popular place for people to visit when they come to San Francisco.
Photo: Golden Gate Bridge. January, 2007.©2007 by Rich Niewiroski Jr. Some rights reserved CC‐BY‐2.5 (h\p://creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/deed.en).
Popula:on
Photo: Where’s Waldo. March, 2008.©2008 by Jan Miller. Some rights reserved CC‐BY‐NC‐SA‐2.0 (h\p://creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by‐nc‐sa/2.0/deed.en).
Professional
DefiniSon: someone who works in a job that needs special educaSon and training.
Example: Doctors are professionals in medicine and know how to make people feel be\er. Photo: Doctor. September, 1998. Taken by Val Gempis, U.S. Air Force. Released into public domain by the United States Air Force.
Pyramids
Photo: All Giza Pyramids. June, 2006.©2007 by Ricardo Liberato. Some rights reserved CC‐BY‐SA‐2.0 (h\p://creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by‐sa/2.0/deed.en).
Representa:ves DefiniSon: someone who is chosen to act, speak, vote, etc for someone else.
Example: President Obama speaks with representa:ves of the United States Trade department about future plans.
Le? Photo: President Barack Obama. November, 2010. Taken by the White House from Washington, D.C. Released into public domain by the ExecuSve Office of the President of the United States. Right: President Obama at a meeSng. May, 2009. Taken by Pete Souza, White House. Released into public domain by the ExecuSve Office of the President of the United States.
Hockey
Le? Photo: Johansson keeps in front. March, 2011.©2011 by Clyde in en:Flickr. Some rights reserved CC‐BY‐NC‐2.0 (h\p://creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by‐nc/2.0/deed.en). Right: Capitals crashing. March, 2011.©2011 by Clyde in en:Flickr. Some rights reserved CC‐BY‐NC‐2.0 (h\p://creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by‐nc/2.0/deed.en).
Se\lers DefiniSon: someone who goes to live in a new place, usually where there were few people before
Example: Early se<lers had to build their homes on the new land.
Top Le? Photo: The BriSsh Se\lers. 1853. Painted by Thomas Baines. Released into public domain because its copyright has expired. Bo\om le?: Igner tager island. 1850. Painted by Johan Peter Raadsig. Released into public domain because its copyright has expired. Right: Mulberry Street. August, 2007. Uploaded by Debivort in en:Wikimedia. Released into public domain because its copyright has expired.
Aztecs DefiniSon: one of the tribes who lived in and controlled Mexico from the 14th century unSl the 16th century.
Example: Many of the buildings that Aztecs built by hand sSll stand today in Mexico.
Le? Photo: Aztec warriors. Unknown date. Unknown author. Released into public domain because its copyright has expired. Right: Meso‐american step pyramid. March, 2008.©2008 by Fcb981 in en:Wikimedia. Some rights reserved CC‐BY‐SA‐3.0 (h\p://creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by‐sa/3.0/deed.en).