GEOG 1001 Chapter : GEOG 1001 Chapter #1 - North America Notes
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Greatest cause is industrial and auto emissions. The northeast is most effected by acid rain due to dense population. East: the atlantic coast: lowlands at almost sea level. Fall line cities : located in between coastal plains and appalachian mountains, created on sturdy ground: trenton, new jersey, philadelphia, pennsylvania, wilmington, delaware. Mountain-building processes: alpine, glaciations, erosion processes. Coastal ranges of california, oregon, and washington are covered with lowlands. Climate: north america has a highly varied climate. Global warming: long term: glaciers are melting, agricultural practices and patterns changing, weather patterns changing, animals migrations changing, species becoming extinct, etc. Cap-and-trade energy policy : bill"s limiting the carbon emissions on certain industries, helping clean the earth. Current population growth is primarily by immigration. 90% of canadian population lives within 100 miles of the united states: due to cold weather, not much geographical diversity. Native american"s occupied north america 12,000 years before the arrival of.
