Geography GEO 1310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: North American Free Trade Agreement
16 May 2018
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Peopling in North America
• Cultural Assimilation (bigger community absorbs smaller sub-units) – American
Indians forced to adopt white culture
• Five phases of US immigration
1. Northwestern Europeans – UK, Germany
2. Irish – left homeland bc of potato famine
3. Southern/Eastern Europeans – Italians, Slovaks, Polish
4. Latin American/Asian/African
• Migration to US
1. Largest migration groups are Hispanic and Asian (Mexico and China)
• The Canadian Pattern
Canadian Immigration – strict vetting process. Country looks for people that can fit job
molds. Pre-departure services for citizens coming in. (how to become a Canadian)
Minimal yearly income required
Culture and Place in North America
• Cultural homelands – French Canadian (Quebec) //
• Native American signatures - pueblos
• Mosaic of ethnic neighborhoods (little Tokyo, little Italy, Chinatown,
Patterns of NA Religion
• Protestantism dominant in the US
• Catholic majority in Canada bc of French immigration
Geopolitical Framework: Patterns of Dominance and Division
• Two States
• Mutual economic and political interdependence – NAFTA
• Different political roots
• Historical growth and expansion
Legacy of Federalism
• Federal States – United States
• Unitary States – one government covers all matters (France)
• Quebec’s political status – Canada is still part of UK commonwealth
• Native people and national politics – Nunavut is a self-governing territory
The Policies of US Immigration -
• Four key issues
1. Number of legal immigrants allowed
2. Border security
3. Drug-related violence – cartels rule
4. Undocumented workers
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Document Summary
Peopling in north america: cultural assimilation (bigger community absorbs smaller sub-units) american. Country looks for people that can fit job molds. Pre-departure services for citizens coming in. (how to become a canadian) Culture and place in north america: cultural homelands french canadian (quebec) /, native american signatures - pueblos, mosaic of ethnic neighborhoods (little tokyo, little italy, chinatown, Patterns of na religion: protestantism dominant in the us, catholic majority in canada bc of french immigration. Geopolitical framework: patterns of dominance and division: two states, mutual economic and political interdependence nafta, different political roots, historical growth and expansion.
