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Canada and the United StatesGLOBAL STUDIES 8

Mr. Schiebel

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MAPPING LAB

Global Studies 8 Name_____________________________________________________________ Hour________________

Unit 3: United States and CanadaPreview

Making a Mental Map of the RegionIn the space below draw an outline map of the United States. Add a compass rose to your map, showing where north, south, east, and west are. Then draw and label these features where you think they are located: (Remember, I am not your art teacher!)

□ the Mississippi□ two large bodies of water that are not oceans□ two mountain ranges□ Minnesota (draw its shape to the best of your ability)□ St. Charles□ Minneapolis/St. Paul□ political boundaries for any other states you think you know

United States and Canada Introduction and Mapping LabRead pages 42-49 and Use Geography Alive Canada and the United States maps (p.558-563) or other stated resources to answer the questions below.

Thematic Mapping

1 A. Where is (N, S, E, W) the most denselypopulated area in Canada and the United States(over 250 people per square mile)?

B. What are four cities in that area?

C. Which Canadian island has a population densitythat ranges from under 2 people to as many as250 people per square mile?

D. Name a Canadian city near this island with a population between 1 and 4 million people.

2 A. In which state in the United States can youfind all of the following climates: arid, semiarid,Mediterranean, highlands and marine west coast?

B. In what climate zone is Minnesota located?

C. Describe where in the U.S. you can find the tropical wet and dry climate zone.

3 A. Which resource is most abundant in Texas,Alaska and Alberta?

B. Which state or province appears to have the most of that resource?

C. In which half of the United States would you find nomadic herding?

4 A. Which five lakes together make up thelargest body of fresh water in Canada and theU.S.?

B. Name four large cities located on the shores of these lakes.

C. Which two Canadian cities are located near theSt. Lawrence River?

5 A. What is the most common type of vegetationin the central area of southern Canada and theUnited States?

B. Which country has more land with this type of vegetation?

6 A. In which U.S. city would you find a population of over 8 million people, petroleum and chaparral vegetation?

B. California is the most populated state in this region. Nunavut is the least populated. How do climate and vegetation help explain why this is so?

Thematic Mapping Cont.

7 A. What is the population density in most of Canada?

B. How might climate and economic activity help explain why this is the case?

C. Which of Canada’s cities has the largest population?

8 A. Which five Canadian provinces or territories are entirely covered in forests?

B. Which kinds of forest are found here?

9 A. Identify each of the following that the Rocky Mountains run through:

one Canadian territory-

two Canadian provinces-

two U.S. states-

10 A. What types of land use occur along both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of Canada and the U.S.?

B. In which part of the U.S. is there a lot of trade and manufacturing?

11What separates Canada and the United States?

What do you notice about this line?

Why do you suppose it is different in the east and west?

12 Write a mapping lab question that requires the use of at least two different maps. The answer for your question should be the Mississippi River.

13 What state(s) contain an area of land that has little or no activity?

Why do you think there is little or no land use activity in this area?

14 A farmer grows sugarcane, a crop that does well only in a humid subtropical climate with other tropical grassland vegetation. In his free time, he loves to go sailing on the ocean year-round. His farm is near a densely populated city that lies on a very large river.

Where does the farmer live?

Why do you think so?

Physical Geography

15 Briefly describe the physical geography of the region (p. 43).

What helped form much of this landscape?

16 Define:

Shield –

Plains -

17 How were the Great Lakes formed?

What connects the Great Lakes to the ocean?

18 Label each of the Great Lakes on the map

below.

19 What is the highest point in North America?

How high is it?

What mountain range is it part of?

20 The Appalachians Mountains in the east are a “gentle range of rounded peaks...”, why do you think they are so different than the Rockies?

Human Geography

21 How much bigger is the population of the United States compared to Canada?

Describe the common cultural characteristics of the people in the United States and Canada.

22 How long ago and why did the first people possibly come to this region of the world?

23 What country was first to colonize Canada?

When did Canada earn the right to govern themselves?

From who and when did the United States and Canada gain their freedom?

24 Describe the relationship between Canada and the United States today?

Population

25 Which religion is dominant in this region?

What is the fastest growing religion?

26 How many people live in this region?

What percent of the world’s population is this?

27 What parts of this region are mostly uninhabited? Why?

28 Where do most Canadians Live?

Why do you think this is the case?

29 Explain the trend that this graphic is trying to show you.

30 What percent of the total population of the United States and Canada is urban?

Define urban:

Economic Activity

31 Define Commercial farming:

Define Forestry:

32 What parts of the U.S. and Canada is wheat primarily grown?

About how much of the World’s wheat is produced in these regions?

33 Other important natural resources found in the U.S. and Canada include:

resource location

34 Where does trade and manufacturing take place?

What parts of the U.S. does manufacturing play an especially big role?

35

The dark places on this map are best defined as:

What would help explain the distribution?

36

Write a brief summary of the graphic above.

Personal Reflection

37 If you could visit any one (1) single location in the United States where would it be?

Why?

38 In the space below list as many National Parks as you can think of.