Climograph

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Climograph

• A graph showing annual average temperature and
  precipitation data, by month and season

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Megalopolis

• A large urban region formed as multiple cities
  grow and merge together
• Often applied to the area stretching from Boston
  to Washington, D.C.

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Americans on the Move

• Westward, Ho!
• African American Exodus from South (reversed
  since 1970s
• Rural-to-urban Migration
• Growth of Sunbelt South (especially after 1970)
• Counterurbanization selectively since 1970s

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Federal State

• A state where a considerable amount of political
  power is allocated to governments below the
  national level
• U.S. evolved into a fairly powerful central
  government
• Canada shifted toward more provincial autonomy
  and a relatively weak national government
• Contrasted with a UNITARY STATE, where power is
  centralized at the national level

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• Settlement of Lower Canada (now Quebec) by French
  , 1600-1750
• Area came under British control after 1763
• Upper Canada (now Ontario) opened to extensive
  English-speaking development after 1791
• 1867 Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New
  Brunswick united into Canadian Confederation
• French language and culture given some
  protections in the Canadian constitution