Introduction to North America. As we read take notes using a tree map Introduction to North America...

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Introduction to North America

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Page 1: Introduction to North America. As we read take notes using a tree map Introduction to North America PoliticalPhysicalPopulationClimate.

Introduction to North America

Page 2: Introduction to North America. As we read take notes using a tree map Introduction to North America PoliticalPhysicalPopulationClimate.

As we read take notes using a tree map

Introduction to North America

Political Physical Population Climate

Page 3: Introduction to North America. As we read take notes using a tree map Introduction to North America PoliticalPhysicalPopulationClimate.

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

What country

occupies the other

1/5?

Mexico

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Which country is largest?

Canada: 3.9 million

square miles

US:3.2 million

square miles

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Who has the largest population?

Canada: 32 million

US:300 million

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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.

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What large bodies of water surround North America?

•Atlantic

•Pacific

• Gulf of Mexico

• Arctic

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Physical Regions of the United States

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Identify some of the states in the Great Plains?

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What are the two mountainous regions?

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What are the oldest mountains?

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What are the highest mountains?

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What islands form a state?

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What type of map is this?Political

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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?

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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?

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What is the majority climate region of the United States?

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