1) Using examples, please explain how natural hazards in North America have been magnified by the economic affluence of the region’s population.

2) Write an essay in which you first discuss the three main stages of settlement of North America and then discussion of migration patterns within the United States.

3) Which was the cause and which was the effect in the Demographic Transition? Did declining birth rates encourage urbanization and industrialization, or did industrialization and urbanization cause birth rates to decline? Provide evidence to support your view.

4) Describe the strengths and weaknesses of Federalism.