Cultural Patterns of the United States and Canada

Cultural Patterns of the United States and CanadaChapter 6

Population PatternsPeople5% of Earth population live in the U.S and CanadaUS = 300 millionCanada = 33 millionAll are immigrantsNative Americans thousands of years agoWaves of Europeans/Asians/Africans in past 400 yearsSought political/religious freedomImproved economic opportunityEnslaved Africans

Population PatternsPopulation Density and DistributionUS and Canada are vastly differentUS = 78 people per sq mi.Canada = 8 per sq. mi.Canada90% live along US borderRugged terrain and brutal climate make most of Canada inhospitable to human inhabitationCanadian Shield has poor soilWho lives there?

Population PatternsPopulation Density and DistributionUS and Canada are vastly differentUS = 78 people per sq mi.Canada = 8 per sq. mi.United StatesPopulation CentersNortheast and Great LakesPacific CoastSunbeltSparsely populated areasAlaskaGreat Basin and Great Plains

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How physical geography effects human geographyPopulation PatternsCitiesUS and Canada have experienced urbanizationThe concentration of population in citiesJobs, education, health care and cultural opportunities draw people to citiesMetropolitan areas = city with +50,000 people and its outlying communities called suburbs80% of the U.S.

Population PatternsCities (cont.)Coastal CitiesPeople tend to live along the ocean coastMegalopolis great cityCombines Boston-New York-Philadelphia-Baltimore-Washington DC

Over 42 million residentsOther coastal cities include: Miami, New Orleans, Houston, Los Angeles, VancouverAll are major port cities

Population PatternsCities (cont.)Inland CitiesPeople tend to live along inland lakes and rivers as wellGreat Lakes and St. Lawrence River CitiesQuebec, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee, ChicagoMississippi River System CitiesWinnipeg, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, New Orleans, Memphis, NashvilleOther inland cities grew from being commercial hubKansas City, Dallas, Atlanta, Charlotte, Calgary, Edmonton, Phoenix, Oklahoma City, Las VegasHow is each city represented by professional sports?

New YorkCharlotteMiamiMontrealVancouverClevelandPittsburghBostonKansas CityLas VegasTorontoMemphisNew Orleans

Section 2History and Government!HistoryNative AmericansNative peoples traveled across a land bridge from Asia to North America thousands of years agoBy 10,000 years ago people lived in across what is now the USA and CanadaNative Culture varied by locationSubarctic & tundra hunt caribou, seals, and wear thick fursMaritime Northwest hunt whales, salmon; carve totemsSouthwest irrigation farmersPlains migrant huntersLower Mississippi mound builders, farmersNortheast farmers, hunters

History and Government

HistoryEuropean ColoniesMigration began in the 1500sMostly from Spain, France, and EnglandFrench in the North, Spain in the South, England in the middleCame for God, Gold, and GloryReligious zeal/freedom, seeking wealth, and personal adventureSet up coloniesEnglish and Spanish imported African slaves to work cash crop plantationsEuropean disease and warfare decimates Native populations

History and Government

HistoryTwo New Countries1754-1763 French & Indian War (French/Indians vs. British/Americans)France losesgives territory to BritainFrench in Quebec region of Canada keep French culture/language1775-1783 American RevolutionAmericans tire of British taxesWin IndependenceBritain keeps control of Canada until 1982!

History and Government

From 1812-1815 the US tried to conquer Canada?

And lost!Did you know?

HistorySea to Shining SeaBoth USA and Canada expand westward to the Pacific1803 Louisiana Purchase1845 Texas1846 Mexican Cession & Oregon Territory1867 Alaska and Hawaii

History and Government

EconomicsGrowth, Division, Unity1800s Industrial RevolutionTurns the northeast USA and southeastern Canada into manufacturing hubsMassive Eastern and Southern European immigrationAgriculture in the southeast USARelies on slave laborLeading cause of the American Civil War 1861-186520th CenturyTechnology and expansion help USA and Canada become world leadersHistory and Government

GovernmentUSAFederal Government with a ConstitutionBill of Rights lists out basic freedomsLegislative (Senate & House of Representatives) make lawsExecutive (President and Cabinet) enforce lawJudiciary (Supreme Court) interpret lawsHistory and Government

GovernmentCanadaWas a Dominion until 1982 Only partially independent from United Kingdom (Great Britain)Parliamentary GovernmentTwo houses legislature (Senate & House of Commons)Prime Minister acts as the executiveSupreme Court interprets lawHistory and Government

How law is really made in Canada?

Section 3Culture and Life StylesCultural CharacteristicsReligious FreedomAmericans and Canadians both enjoy protected religious freedomUSA 1st AmendmentMost Americans and Canadians are Christiansbut both countries have many Jews, Muslims, Buddhists and nonreligious peoples

Culture and Lifestyles

LanguagesEnglish is the primary languageFrench is spoken in QuebecSpanish is spoken by millions in America as wellLocally Chinese, Korean, Viet, etc are spokenCulture and Lifestyles

The ArtsMusicNative American, Folk, Country, Rock, Jazz, Blues, Hip-Hop, Rap, all originated in North AmericaCulture and Lifestyles

The ArtsVisual ArtsPaintings, architecture, sculpture all thrive in North AmericaCulture and Lifestyles

Art DecoPollackWrightThe ArtsLiterature thrives across US and CanadaCulture and Lifestyles

The ArtsPop CultureHollywood New YorkCulture and Lifestyles

LifestylesAmericans and Canadians enjoy a high socio-economic statusBoth are developed countriesHealthcare and Education are available to people Leisure activities are popular sports, outdoors etc.

Culture and Lifestyles