Chapter 6 homework

Chapter 6, Section 1

1. The Northeast and the Great Lakes regions are densely populated because they are historic centers of American commerce and industry. There is a population cluster along the Pacific coast because it attracts people looking for a mild climate and economic opportunities. The subarctic region of Alaska, the Great Basin, and parts of the arid Great Plains are the least densely populated areas of the county. The Sunbelt area, California, Arizona, and New Mexico, draws people to its growing manufacturing, service, and tourism industries and draws immigrants from Mexico and the Caribbean.

2. Language, religion, education, and the arts have been influence by the immigrant roots of the United States.

Creative Writing:
After arriving in the New York harbor Bill traveled South to begin a job in agriculture. At first he was just a worker at a cotton plantation but soon owned his own land. He started his own plantation with his wife growing corn and wheat and became a wealthy man. As he aged he became more sympathetic to his African American workers and treated them as family. As soon as he became too weak to run his plantation he handed it over to his oldest son who ran it as efficiently as his father.

Chapter 6, Section 2

1. The discovery of oil and natural gas encouraged people to move west to the Prairie Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta.

2. Immigrants from Great Britain brought the English language to most of Canada. In Quebec French is the dominate language, brought by French settlers. Other languages spoken include German, Italian, Chinese, and many native languages such as the language of the Inuit. Christians make up the largest religious group in Canada. Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, and Sikhism reflect the nation’s diverse immigrant populations.

Creative Writing:
Canada would probably also be part of the British Empire along with the American colonies and would not have become a dominion. Canada would not have expanded and become as diverse as it is now because immigration would be less welcome.