English Speaking North
America
Major Physical Features:
 Rockies (longest in N. America, west)
 Appalachians (east)
 Cascades (northwest)
 Sierra Nevada (Pacific West)
 Mississippi R. (longest in N. America)
 Colorado R. formed Grand Canyon
(erosion)
 Pacific Ocean (west), Atlantic Ocean
(east), Gulf of Mexico (south)
Distinctive Cultural Traits: (Food, Clothing,
Ceremonies)
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Important Locations:
Native American Reservations (mostly western
US)
NYC (fashion center of US)
Hollywood, Los Angeles (center of US film
industry)
Leaders in sports, advertising, popular culture
Major Resources and/or Products
produced:
Rust Belt, Midwest US (automobiles
and steel industries)
Oil Industry, TX, AK, Canada
Wheat and Corn (Midwest and
Great Plains called the Breadbasket
of US)
Major Language(s):
 English
 French (Quebec,
CAN.)
 Spanish (fastest
growing)
Major Religion(s):
 Christianity
(mostly
Protestant)
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Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, C.A.)
Wall Street, Manhattan in NYC (financial center of
U.S.)
Statue of Liberty (NY Harbor, symbol of freedom and
tolerance, gift from France)
Washington, D.C. (political center of U.S.)
Sears Tower, Chicago, I.L. (tallest building in U.S.)
World Trade Center Memorial, NYC (site of 9/11
terrorist attacks, former Pres. Bush “war on terror”)
Important History: (wars, who colonized the area…)
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Colonized by European Countries: England, France, Spain
American Revolution (fought primarily in NE)
Slavery in South (US Civil War fought over this issue)
Western US obtained in American victory over Mexico during
1800s
US involved in WW1 & 2, Vietnam Conflict, Desert Storm (1st
Iraq War), “War on Terror” –Afghanistan and 2nd Iraq War