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    This region, anchored by North America's largest metropolis, New York, is the economic heart of the United States and Canada and home to more than a third of each country's population. The megalopolis —the built-up area from Washington, DC, to Boston—is part of this region. The core region contains the Manufacturing/Rust Belt, which was ...
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    When Britain began to dominate the eastern coast of North America in the 1680s, they entered into a series of wars with France. ... This would have caused the French separatist region of Quebec to lose major hydroelectric dams and important mineral and timber reserves. Other regions of Quebec that did not hold a French majority would then have ...
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    Jan 1, 2024Book Description: World Regional Geography: People, Places, and Globalization provides students with a working knowledge of world geography in an easy-to-read format. Basic geographic concepts of world places are presented in concise chapters, and each chapter provides a foundational framework for understanding the development patterns of world regions.
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    The North American region is highly urbanized—about 80 percent of the population lives in cities—but other vast areas, especially in Canada, are sparsely populated. Although some natives remain, most of North America's diverse population consists of immigrants or descendants of immigrants from other world regions.
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    The United States is the world's largest economy, and it has a history of spreading its culture, ideas, and military prowess around the globe. North America is made up of various regions with distinct cultural or physical features. Each region has majority and minority populations based on immigration or native heritage.
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    To the north is the Canadian Shield, geologically the oldest part of North America, and a sparsely populated area with poor soils. At the southern and eastern edge of the continent is the Gulf-Atlantic Coastal Plain, a relatively flat zone that extends from New York to Texas. Figure 4.2 The Physical Region of the United States and Canada
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    The regions studied in world regional geography can be combined into larger portions called realms. Realms are large areas of the planet, usually with multiple regions, that share the same general geographic location. Regions are cohesive areas within each realm. ... Middle America (Caribbean, Mexico, Central America) South America North Africa ...
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    Middle America is a more accurate term for the region between the United States and South America, and South America is the appropriate name for the southern continent in spite of the connection to Latin-based languages. European colonialism impacted Middle America in more ways than language and religion.
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    4.5 Regions of the United States and Canada. ... Chapter 5: Middle America. 5.1 Introducing the Realm. 5.2 Mexico. 5.3 Central America. 5.4 The Caribbean. 5.5 Tropical Cyclones (Hurricanes) 5.6 End-of-Chapter Material. Chapter 6: South America. ... This book is an adaptation of the open textbook World Regional Geography: People, Places, and ...
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    South America is the realm consisting of the southern portion of the New World. This realm includes the entire continent of South America, which is smaller in physical area than North America. As a continent, South America is larger in physical area than Europe, Antarctica, or Australia but is smaller in physical area than Africa or Asia.

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