What do I Need to Know from DeBlij?

North American Regions, Chapter 3B

General Background
What are the regions of the realm? In which region are the cities below?
Canada
What are the sub-national administrative units in the Canadian Federal
system?
Which Provinces are included in "Atlantic Canada"?
Which Provinces are included in the "Prairie Provinces"?
Which Territory was created to settle the land claims of the Inuit people?
What is the largest divisive cleavage in Canadian Society?
United States
In what year was that part of the US known as the "lower 48" finalized?
From which country did the US obtain Oregon, Washington, and Idaho?
Which US territorial acquisition prompted the Lewis and Clark
expedition?
Which territory did we purchase from Russia?
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and how did it add to US
territory?
North American Core
What characteristics make this the core of the realm?
What do Bosnywash and Main St. have in common?
Maritime Northeast
What characteristics define this region?
French Canada
What is the most important city of French Canada?
Which Province other than Quebec is included in French Canada? What
French-speaking ethno-linguistic group is found in this Province?
What are the contemporary foundations of Quebec's economy?
What type of energy production is important in Quebec?
Southeast
During what time period did the Southeast's growth spurt begin?
Why does DeBlij refer to Miami as a "world city"?

Southwest
What two characteristics define this region?
What triangle of cities defines the Texas technopole?
What is the least developed state in this region?
Which state in this region is larger than France?
How are age and ethnicity related in this region?
Pacific Hinge
Which state's economy makes it the tenth largest "national" economy in
the world?
Why are the eastern parts of Oregon and Washington not included in this
region?
Which two cities anchor the ends of this region?
Which city in this region has the highest percentage of Asians?
What economic activities are the basis for the economic strength of this
region?
Western Frontier
Which mountain ranges form the western and eastern borders of this
region?
What are the physiographic characteristics of this region?
The southern portions of which two Canadian Provinces are included in
this region?
Which city anchors the hub called "Software Valley"?
Continental Interior
What economic activities are associated with this region?
What are some of the region's prominent cities?
Northern Frontier
What makes this the largest region in the North American realm?
What are the region's mineral and fossil fuel resources?
How large are Alberta's oil reserves?
Which Province is the fastest growing in this region?
How have environmental issues been important in this region?
Concepts
Nunavut
Technopole
Farm Resource regions
Pacific rim

Tar sands
Megolopolis
Bosnywash
Main St.

Maps
Major US territorial acquisitions
Cities
New York
Los Angeles
Chicago
Dallas-Ft. Worth
San Francisco
Washington, D.C.
Detroit
Denver
Minneapolis
Seattle
Ottawa
Toronto
Montreal
Vancouver
Calgary
Winnipeg