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Cree First Nation,”Québec extends north into areasaround Hudson Bay that are rich intimber and mineral deposits (iron ore,copper, and oil) and are also thehomelands of many First Nationgroups (see Figure 2.41B).• Although these are the native lands ofthe Algonquin-speaking First Nations(primarily Cree), the Québecprovincial government has legalcontrol of resources in order to runmineral-processing plants.• The First Nation people protested theclear-cutting of their forests for paperproduction, the diversion of pristinerivers for hydropower dams
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Read moredo they take our jobs?,”The least-educated, least-skilled American workers aremost likely to end up competing with immigrants for jobs. Professionals in the United States occasionally competewith highly trained immigrants for jobs, but suchcompetition occurs where there is a scarcity of native-bornpeople to fill these positions. The computer industry in theUnited States recruits abroad heavily, particularly fromIndia where there is a surplus of highly trained workers. Undocumented, or illegal, immigrants are less likely topartake of social services and less likely to participate incriminal behavior. Migration has in fact decreased as of 2012
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Read moreloss of economic dominance,”The Old Economic Core is less than five percent of the North American land area,but as recently as 1975, its industries produced more than 70% of thecontinent’s steel, and the subregion was a leader in motor vehicle production.• The industrial economy of this region has gone into severe decline. Cities likeDetroit and Cleveland have suffered near economic collapse due to a decline inmanufacturing.• Some of the region’s largest cities, such as New York, Toronto, and Chicago,continue to prosper because of their strong service industries that connect themto regional and global economies.• After World War II, industrial jobs drew millions of rural men and women, bothblack and white, from the South to the industrial core. Many of their sons anddaughters, now without work and without funds to retrain or relocate
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Read moreethnicity,”- is the cultural counterpart to race and many people alsoascribe overwhelming and unwarranted significance to culturalcharacteristics. Race and ethnicity are important sociocultural factors not becausethey have to be, but because people make them so! African-Americans, Native Americans, and Hispanics experienceovert and covert discrimination that affects them economically,socially
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Read moreNorth Lawndale: Impact of Economic Decline on People,”In 1960, there were 125,000 people living in North Lawndale, with two largefactories employing 57,000 workers, and a large retail chain’s corporateheadquarters supporting thousands of secretaries and office workers.• One by one, the employers closed their doors, and by the 1980s North Lawndalewas disintegrating.• By 2003, North Lawndale had shrunk to just 50,000 people, and over 50 percentof the adults were unemployed.• Despite the importance of industry in this region it would be wrong to think ofthe economic core as solely grounded on factories and mines.• The thousands of miles of shoreland around the Great Lakes and oceanfrontalong the Eastern Seaboard provided both winter and summer recreationallandscapes
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Read morecultural poverty,”Some social scientists suggest that Americans of all ethnicbackgrounds may suffer from this, meaning thatpoverty forces coping strategies that hinder social advancement. For example, 23% of children in Euro-American and 17% of children inAsian-American families lived in low-income, single-parent homeswhile 65% of African-American, 49% of Native American
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Read morereligion and politics,”Christianity is the majority religion in the United States (76%)and in Canada (70%). About 15% of North Americans report no religiousaffiliation. Minority religions, including Judaism, Islam, Hinduism,Buddhism and others, are relevant and influence NorthAmerican culture. There is a varied geography of Christianity across theUnited States
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Read moreMultiple Images characterize the south,”The American South is dominated by acomplex of features that many peoplewould identify as Southern: dialects,cuisine, white and African-Americantraditions, sports, and music, as well aspolitics of gun ownership, patriotism, andthe more prominent role of religion inpublic life.• Some places located in the South havefew recognizable Southern qualities. Partsof Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas havestrong ties to the Great Plains. Miami, onthe far southern tip of Florida
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