Chapter 6 Homework

Chapter 6, Section 1

1. Population patterns depend greatly on the region physical geography because people live in areas depending on the surrounding weather patterns, natural vegetaion, and resources. People also move to areas for industrial reasons if they need jobs or are looking for better or usually cheaper bennefits.

2.The four cultural elements influenced by immigrant roots are language and religion, Education and Healthcare, the Arts, and Family life.

Creative Writing:
An early settler would have had to work very hard to move and adapt to a new life in the united states. Assuming they did not come from an english speaking countrym they would have to try and learn the language as soon as possible or otherwise would be helpless amoug all the other different people. They would also have to find a job which was not always desireable in order to make money. The settler would probably get married and have childern as he began to get older. He would hopefully send his childern to school in order to get an education even thoght it probably was expensive for them. As his lifetime goes by he will slowly transfer his cultural beliefs and customs to his family and possibly to other people in the area causing cultural diffusion amoung the United States.



Chapter 6, Section 2

1. Physical advantages and canadas law system attraced many people to west canada. Its soil was very fetile near the prarie provences and canada did not punnish the united states criminals who had escaped.

2. Canada has 2 official languages, english and french. This reflects the history of power sturggles between Britan and French settlers and theyre decendents. Most of Canada follows Christianity which is the most praticed religion in the world.

Creative Writing:
If the British colonies did not seperate from Great Britan then Great Britan might not have granted full independence to Canada. If they did not pass the Constitution act then Canada might not be ruled by a Constitutional monarchy today.