Introduction to North America

The US and Canada occupy 4/5 of the continent.

What country

occupies the other

1/5?ANSWER:

Which country is BIGGEST?

Canada: 3.9 million

square miles

US:3.2 million

square miles

ANSWER:

Who has the largest population?

Canada: 32 million

US:300 million

ANSWER:

Although they are about the same size, Canada

has a much smaller population. Why?

Think about our discussions on

population distribution and

why people settle in certain

areas.ANSWER:

What large bodies of water surround North America?

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Physical Regions of the United States

Check out some of the states in the Great Plains.

What are the two mountain ranges??

ANSWERS:

APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS

List 4 states touching the old Appalachian Mts.

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1.

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4.

ROCKY MOUNTAINS

List 3 states touching the Rocky Mountains.

ANSWERS:

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3.

Which are the older mountains?

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Which are the highest mountains?ANSWER:

What islands form a state?ANSWER:

What type of map is this?Political or Physical?

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Which state has the longest border with Canada?

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Which state has the longest border with Mexico?

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Where is Canada’s greatest population density?

ANSWER:

Where is the U.S.’s greatest population density?

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What do you think is responsible for the population pattern?

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What is the majority climate region of Canada? ANSWER:

What is the majority climate region of the US?

ANSWER:

Could climate have anything to do with the population density of the regions?

ANSWER:

Have you ever heard of Old Faithful?It’s in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming…

What about Niagara Falls?It’s just north of Buffalo, New York(Home of the Buffalo Bills )