1. Discuss the ways in which North American culture is adapted to the high rate of spatial (geographic) mobility engaged in by Americans.
2. North American family types are changing. Explain the general patterns and discuss whether or not the nuclear family is or should be the sought-
3. The influence of globalization is now felt in small, even isolated, places in North America. Pick an example from the text or from your own experience and explain at least four ways in which this place is now connected to the global economy or global political patterns.
4. Some say that North Americans profit from having undocumented workers produce goods and services. Explain why this may be the case and discuss how the situation should be changed or left as is.
5. How do you think life in North America would differ if the United States was no longer the world’s “superpower”? How might U.S. attitudes toward the rest of the world be modified? Will these modifications will be useful or destructive in the long run?
6. When you compare the economies of the United States and Canada and the ways they are related, what are the most important factors to mention?
7. When U.S. farmers or producers get subsidies from the federal government, what is intended? Why do farmers and other food producers in poor countries say that this practice hurts them?
8. The United States and Canada have quite different approaches in their treatment of citizens who experience difficulties in life. Explain those different approaches and the apparent philosophies behind them.