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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