Geography, Nov 4, P7
* school geography1. Daily
- The united states is strong because:
- Flanked by two oceans
- Many ressources
- Friendly neighbour in the north (Canada) and nonthreatening southern neighbour(Mexico)
- The us has about 10x the canadian population. This makes it a global powerhouse
2. Human Geography Intro (pp. 45-47)
- Human geography concerns the relationships between humans * their surroundings
- This unit places a heavy emphasis on the indigenous people
2.1. Key Terms
- The birth rate is the amount of annual births per 1000 people. It is known as the fertility rate
- The death rate is the annual deaths in a population per 1000 people.
- The natural increase rate is the difference between the birth & death rate
2.2. The indigenous people were first to come to Canada
- They came through a land bridge near alaska
- The land bridge covered the bering sea
- The diomede slands were located between alaska and siberia. The big is russian and the other is american.
- The us bought alaska in 1867 which was the same year canada was established.
- The United States purchased Alaska in 1867 (the same year Canada became a country) for $7.2 million (note: historically, not $40 million. see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase; related: Opinion on wikipedia).
- They later discovered oil in alaska
3. Elsewhere
3.1. References
3.2. In my garden
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