GEOG 1700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Urban Sprawl, Soil Fertility, Maternal Death
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1/6/18: canada and the u. s, environmental regions b. Population regions: cultural regions, political regions, economic and social regions, environmental regions. Cascades/pacific coast range: the two countries share the great lakes, two major climate distinctions, 1) north-south latitudinal effect, 2) east-west precipitation, also a pronounced maritime effect, especially on the, pacific coast. In the 1990s, the mountain west became a major destination for internal migrants: another type of internal migration in the us has been from central city to suburb and (cid:271)e(cid:455)o(cid:374)d i(cid:374) a pro(cid:272)ess (cid:272)alled (cid:862)ur(cid:271)a(cid:374) spra(cid:449)l(cid:863) International migration free and forced has always played an important role in both. Canada and the us: recent immigration has led to increasing hispanic and asian populations in particular states. Immigrant groups vary in educational level and associated family income: the us has always attracted a lot of smart people from other countries beneficial flow for both origin (remittances>brain drain) and destination. H- 1b visas are for people with special knowledge/talents.
