1	North America The United States and Canada Global Superpowers
2	Map of North America Politically, North America only includes: Canada 3,849.7 million sq. miles in area (2^nd largest country) United States 3,717.8 million sq. miles in area (3^rd largest country)
3	Population: Urban Hierarchy New York City (8,039,000) Los Angeles (3,829,000) Chicago (2,926,000) Toronto (2,572,000) Houston (2,043,000) Montreal (1,846,000) Philadelphia (1,519,000) Phoenix (1,410,000) San Diego (1,269,000) Dallas (1,243,000) 100°W longitude meridian divides the dry west from the moist east; notice how the number of inhabitants drops on the western side of the line
4	Population The population of the North American region is now over 310 million. Specifically: 281 million in the US (4.5% of world's population) as of the 2000 Census 31 million in Canada Canada's population is: 60% English speakers 24% French speakers 4% Amerindian and Inuit 12% other (mainly from the Pacific Rim) The United States' population is: 68% European ancestry (excluding Hispanics) 12% African ancestry 12% Hispanic (eclipsing African-Americans in the 2000 census; in 2004 surpassing all other minorities at 13% of the population) 8% other (mainly from the Pacific Rim)
5	Population Means Political Power
6	Major Minorities, US
7	Major Minorities, US
8	North American Physiography
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11	Gulf-Atlantic Coastal Plain The Gulf-Atlantic Coastal Plain is a low-lying, agriculturally productive land. It is subject to nutrient deficient soils due to frequent rainfall, especially in the winter. It has a good subtropical climate that is known as the eastern flank of the "Sunbelt." Transportation links like air, road, and rail are important to the area, especially Memphis, Tennessee and St. Louis, Missouri. Coastal Biloxi and New Orleans are vital ports-of-call, and Miami is the “gateway to Latin America”.
12	Piedmont: Foot of the Mountain Piedmont means the "foot of the mountain," a reference to its proximity to the Appalachian Highlands to the west. The fall line, the transition point of rivers coming from the Appalachians to the Atlantic Coastal Plain, is where dams and waterwheels were constructed and used for an energy source in the early gristmills. Water helped run the looms in the textile mills whereby cotton was woven into marketable garments. Today the Piedmont area is still a textile area, although it is no longer powered by these mills from an age long past. Other fabricated goods produced in this area are furniture from the surrounding hardwood forest (almost 100% of US stock) and carpets made in Dalton, Georgia and the surrounding area. The manufacturing capacity of the region is why you will see a large influx of cheap labor (i.e. immigrant Mexicans).
13	Appalachian Mountains
14	Interior Lowlands: Great Lakes Region