United States and Canada United States and Canada United States and Canada United States and Canada United States Abundant natural resources Major exporters of Colonized by the Europeans Canada Continental Divide technology, information Multicultural societies Rivers systems, and foodstuff Increasingly diverse Mississippi Highly developed populations Cities as centers of culture and St. Lawrence infrastructures High literacy rate trade Toronto Colorado Highly diversified High standards of living Montreal Columbia economies Highly urbanized Ottawa Rio Grande Rich supply of mineral, Canada’s struggle to Québec Other water features energy, and forest resources maintain a national identity Vancouver, British Gulf of Mexico American Free Trade Highly mobile populations Columbia Great Lakes Agreement (NAFTA) World’s longest unfortified Washington, D.C. Arctic Ocean Multinational corporations border between the United Chicago Pacific Ocean Center of financial States and Canada New York City Atlantic Ocean markets (New York Stock Democratic forms of Los Angeles Hudson Bay Exchange) government Houston Land forms Sustained economic growth Arts that reflect the cultural Appalachian Mountains Widening gap between rich heritage of multicultural Pacific Coastal Ranges and poor societies and Range Export of U.S. culture via North Atlantic Treaty Rocky Mountains the global marketplace Organization (NATO) Great Plains (e.g., McDonald’s, Interior lowlands music, blue jeans) Cultural landscape Atlantic and Gulf Coastal U.S. Capitol Plains Golden Gate Bridge Canadian Shield Independence Hall Canyon St. Louis Gateway Arch Columbia Plateau Wheat fields Colorado Plateau Skyscrapers, shopping Varied climatic regions: malls Ranging from tundra in Bilingual signs Alaska to tropical wet in Influence of the automobile Hawaii (e.g., gas stations, motels, interstate highways, services) Countries Physical Characteristics Economic Characteristics Cultural Characteristics
United States and Canada United States Canada Cities as centers of culture and trade Toronto Montreal Ottawa Québec Vancouver, British Columbia Washington, D.C. Chicago New York City Los Angeles Houston United States and Canada Abundant natural resources Continental Divide Rivers Mississippi St. Lawrence Colorado Columbia Rio Grande Other water features Gulf of Mexico Great Lakes Arctic Ocean Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Hudson Bay Land forms Appalachian Mountains Pacific Coastal Ranges and Range Rocky Mountains Great Plains Interior lowlands Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains Canadian Shield Canyon Columbia Plateau Colorado Plateau Varied climatic regions: Ranging from tundra in Alaska to tropical wet in Hawaii United States and Canada Major exporters of technology, information systems, and foodstuff Highly developed infrastructures Highly diversified economies Rich supply of mineral, energy, and forest resources American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Multinational corporations Center of financial markets (New York Stock Exchange) Sustained economic growth Widening gap between rich and poor Export of U.S. culture via the global marketplace (e.g., McDonald’s, music, blue jeans) United States and Canada Colonized by the Europeans Multicultural societies Increasingly diverse populations High literacy rate High standards of living Highly urbanized Canada’s struggle to maintain a national identity Highly mobile populations World’s longest unfortified border between the United States and Canada Democratic forms of government Arts that reflect the cultural heritage of multicultural societies North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Cultural landscape U.S. Capitol Golden Gate Bridge Independence Hall St. Louis Gateway Arch Wheat fields Skyscrapers, shopping malls Bilingual signs Influence of the automobile (e.g., gas stations, motels, interstate highways, services) Countries Physical Characteristics Economic Characteristics Cultural Characteristics
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