WEEK 9 VOCABULARY

Region-an area with distinctive features

Populated-number of people living in a given place
Geographic Place-natural features that set a region apart
Breadbasket-area of a nation that produces food supply
Climate-the average or general weather conditions of an area over a
long period of time
Parliamentary-type of government in which legislative and executive
branches are combined
Democracy-type of government in which legislative, executive, and
judicial are separated powers and are equalized by an established
system of checks and balances
Regionalism-divisions based on commonalities (similarities of a group
of people)
Bilingual-speaking 2 languages
Provinces-political divisions of Canada
State-political divisions of the United States
Resources map-map to show minerals of a region
Population map-map to show human settlement patterns
Climate map-map to show weather patterns for a region
Political map-map to show governmental divisions

WEEK 9 CONTENT

Major climate zones of Canada: Arctic, Taiga, Cordilleran,

Maritime, Boreal, Prarie, Southeastern

Major climate zones of the United States: Northwest Coastal

Region, High Plains, Midwest, MidAtlantic, Southeast, South

Important landforms and waterways in U.S. and Canada: Rocky

Mountains, Appalachian Mountains, Great Lakes

Largest city in U.S. is New York City and the largest city in
Canada is Toronto (Most populated)