Chapter 5 Section 2

In your groups, I want you go answer the following questions, post them, and then I want you to take a quiz on Canadian geography (go to the link below the questions).

1) Which parts of Canada and the United States have the most similar climate?
2) What areas in Canada and the U.S. have areas of permafrost?
3) What kind of climates do not exist in Canada?
4) Which two states in the U.S. have tropical climates?
5) Where are the Everglades located?
6) Within which climate would you most likely find a rain forest?
7) What kids of extreme weather occur often in the Great Plains?
8) What areas are most at risk for flooding?
9) What areas suffer hurricanes?
10) What climate regions do the U.S. and Canada share?
11) What climate regions are found in the U.S. but not in Canada?

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Chapter 5 Section 3

Objective: Be able to discuss factors that make sites suitable for building cities and examine how settlement and agriculture have changed the land in both Canada and the U.S. 

Terms: Beringia, St. Lawrence Seaway

What factors affect the choice of location of a city?  How did methods of moving people and goods across the continent change over time?