GEOG 1001 Study Guide - Final Guide: Sun Belt, Yuppie, Rust Belt
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N/a contains the second and third largest countries, us and canada. Megalopolis- cities with own identities, but can"t tell when one city stops and the other begins. Climate is good for products- fossil fuels, lumber, animals while n/as consumer a lot of resources, they also pump out as much. Us generates 5x more hazardous waste than the eu. Affluence is not shared, but we think it is. 19% of americans think they"re in the top 1% (we think we"re more wealthy than we actually are) Social economic gap between rich and poor is widening- we have the largest gap on record currently poverty in inner city urban and some rural areas (south and southwest) This is linked to health care, education, some racial determination (black, latino) Agriculture was dominant at one time industrialization made it drop. 1880- agri at 50% of american labor force now it"s less than 2% however the us is still understood to be agricultural.
