ADVISORYD: 10/11/12A: College & Career Vision BoardS: How will you achieve the goal to get to college/career?H: None

D: 10/11/12A: Notes on the culture of U.S.S: How is the culture of the U.S. unique?H: None

w.o.d: textiles

Warm-Up: Answer questions 1 – 2 under Connecting to Technology. Write the answer and question.

Word of the DayWORD

textiles

DEIFINTION

Cloth

products

SENTENCE

Textiles

Include

clothing,

bedding,

towels, rugs,

bags.

PICTURE

US Religious Freedom

• All religions allowed

• Most are Christian

Languages

• English

• 17 million speak Spanish

• Many Bilingual

The Arts• Writers - Mark Twain, Emily

Dickenson & Langston Hughes

• Music – Blues, Jazz & Rock ’n’ Roll

• Art – Georgia O’Keeffe

Education

• Free public education begins age 5 to 8 until 14 - 18 depending on the state

• Private education can be paid for• Alternative methods like online

offered• No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

Mobile Society• Most people life in urban areas

like New York, Chicago & Los Angeles

• Life in each region varies greatly• American culture influences

other places world wide

Standard of Living

• Life expectancy is 78

• 99% literacy

• GDP - $48,100

Health Care• Private sector though payments

–Insurance

–Access to the best

• Public health care provided by the government like –Medicare, VA, Medicaid

Sports & Recreation• Professional sports - NFL, MLB,

NBA, PGA, NHL, MLS, WNBA, LPGA, NASCAR, PBR

• Music, TV and Movies influence globally

Celebrations• July 4 – Independence Day

• Typical religious holidays–Christmas, Hanukkah

• Weddings & Anniversaries

• Birthdays

• Cultural Celebrations–St. Pat’s Day, Cinco de Mayo

Government• Constitutional Democratic Republic

–Constitution is higher law

–People vote for leaders

–3 branches of government

–Separation of local, state and federal powers

–Separation of church and state

Political Divisions• 2 party system

–Democrats

–Republicans

• Other Parties

–Green

–Independents

Transportation• Planes Subway

• Trains Metro

• Cars

• Ferry

• Boat

• Bikes

• Bus

• Sky Train

Communication• Speech• Phones• Internet - Skype• Radio• Newspaper• TV• Written Works

Pollution• Acid Rain• Fossil Fuels creating smog

• Mining damaging water• TRASH

Overused Resources• Water – Great lakes are below normal

• Fossil Fuels• Minerals – Gold, Silver, Uranium

• Trees

Economics

• Free Market Economy–Capitalism – anyone can become rich

–Governments regulate big businesses

Agriculture• Corn Belt – Ohio to Nebraska

–Produce 41% of all in the world

• Wheat Belt – Great Plains• Dairy Belt – Minnesota to

Michigan• Cotton, Tobacco & Citrus Fruits• Ranching – Cattle & Sheep

Technology Boost to Agriculture

• Industrialization and machinery allows for commercial farming

Manufacturing• Textiles

• Steel & Iron – Cars

• Chemicals

• Processed Foods

• Fossil Fuels – OIL OIL OIL

Services

• Financial

• Tourism

• Communications

• Entertainment

• Construction

Foreign Trade• Most trading is done with the

Canada, China and Mexico

• $1.5 trillion of trading done with these three countries in 2011

Interdependence

• North America Free Trade Agreement – Open trade in North America