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Geography
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- 1What are the 5 themes of geograpy?Place, Location, Human / Environmental Interaction, Regions, Movement.
- 2What is cartography?the study of maps / map making
- 3Why do we study geographyto understand the problems we may face such as:
too many people overusing the earths resources
lack of natural resources
failure to education
death, disease, cancer
strong relationships to the enviornment - 4How many ordinal and cardinal points on a compass are there?Ordinal = 12
Cardinal = 4 - 5What are the points on a compass roseN NNE NE ENE E ESE SE SSE S SSW SW WSW W WNW NW NNW
- 6What are the provinces and territories and their capitalsOntario - Toronto
Quebec - Quebec City
New Brunswick - Fredricton
Nova Scotia - Halifax
Newfoundland - St. John
British Colombia - Victoria
Saskatchewan - Regina
Manitoba - Winnipeg
Alberta - Edmonton
PEI - Charlottetown
Nunavut - Iqaluit
Yukon - Whitehorse
NWT - Yellowknife - 7What is latitudeLine going -----, separates the N & S hemispheres
- 8What is longitudeLine going l separates the E & W hemispheres
- 9What elements should be on a maplabel, border, compass rose, scale,
- 10What are some types of graphsbar graph, pie graph, double bar graph, line graph, plot graph
- 11what is a small scale map?a map that shows a large area with a small amount of detail
- 12what is a large scale map?Map that shows a large amount of detail in a small area.
- 13Define Pangeaa supercontinent that existed 200 - 300 million years ago
- 14define plate tectonicstheory that says earths outer layer is made up of plates which causes earthquakes, volcanoes etc
- 15define continental driftthe shifting of the continents to create and dismantle pangea
- 16define geosciencea term used to describe a range of fiels within geology and resource management
- 17define convectional precipitationprecipitation on hot summer days causes ground to heat which causes air to rise by convection when it cools precipitation occurs
- 18define relief precipitationwhen an air mass rises to cross a mountain barrier precipitation occurs
- 19What are the different eras and their major geological contributionsCenozoic - recent life - era of humans and mammals
Mesozoic - middle life - age of reptiles birds and flowering plants
Paleozoic - ancient life - era of fish amphibians and insects
Precambrian - earliest life - first single and multicelled organisms - 204 main parts of the rock cycleMetamorphic, Sediments, Magma, Igneous
- 21how many landform regions are there7
Innuitian mountains
Hudson bay - Arctic lowlands
Western Cordillera
Interior Plains
Canadian Shield
Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Lowlands
Appalachians - 22What affects climateLLatitude
Ocean currents
Winds and air masses
Elevation (Altitude)
Relief
Near water - 23What is continental climatewarm to hot summers, cold winters, winnipeg manitoba
- 24what is maritime climatecool to warm summers, cool winters, halifax nova scotia
- 25how many climate regions are there8
Arctic
Taiga
Cordillera
Pacific Maritime
Boreal
Prairie
Southeastern
Atlantic Maritime - 26what are climographs?climographs show monthly average precipitation and temperature
- 27what are the 4 main parts of soil1. Minerals
2. Bacteria
3. Air
4. Moisture - 28what are the 4 soil regions of canadaTundra Soils
Wet climate soils
Dry climate soils
Complex soils of mountain areas - 29how many natural vegetation regions are in canada7
Tundra
West Coast Forest
Cordilleran vegetation
Boreal and taiga Forest
grassland
mixed forest
deciduos forest - 30how many ecozones are there?15
Taiga Cordillera
Boreal Cordillera
Pacific Maritime
Taiga Plains
Boreal Plains
Prairie
Taiga Shield
Southern Arctic
Northern Arctic
Arctic Cordillera
Boreal Shield
Mixwood Plains
Hudson Plains
Atlantic Maritime - 31define ecosysteman ecosystem is a distinct region determined by physical, biological, and human factors.
- 32Describe the Boreal PlainsLandforms ar elevel to rolling plains
Climate : long cold winters, short warm summers
Vegetation : black spruce coniferous trees white birch
Soils: Rich
Human Activities : Population; 771 205, forestry, farming, oil
Major Urban areas: Hinton and La Ronge - 33Name a few types of natural disastorsTornadoes, Hurricanes, Earthquakes, Tsunamis
- 34What are the 7 \continentsNorth america
south america
africa
australia
antartica
europe
asia - 35define population densityfound by dividing the population by area
- 36define prime meridiana line that joins the N and S poles, goes through greenwich England)
- 37Define GDPgross domestic product, total value of goods and services produced in a country per person
- 38Define gpsglobal positioning system, uses longitude and latitude to pin point an exact location anywhere on the earths surface
- 39Define GISgraphic information system software package for input maanagement analysis and display if spatial information
- 40what is a population pyramida graph that shows population distribution by sex and age
- 414 stages of population change1. high birth rate, high death rate
2. high birth rate, drop in death rate
3. birth rate drops, death rate is still low
4. birth rate and death rate are almost even - 42Describe some moments in canada's immigration historyhigh number of immigrants in good economic times and post war.
low number of immigrants in poor economic times, depressions and wars - 43What are some examples of push factorsWar, poor economics and education, natural disasters
- 44What are some examples of pull factorsrelatives, friends, climate and jobs
- 45what are the 3 types of immigrants1.Business
2.Family
3.Refugee - 46What are the 3 key factors affecting rrrural settlement1.resources
2.transporation
3.government - 47what are the 6 major land groups- residential
- recreational
- institutional
- industrial
- transportational
- commercial - 48what are the 4 factors affecting land use patterns1. zoning
2. technology
3. land value
4. climate - 49Define economic baseeconomic activities that allow a community to exist
- 50define greenbeltpreserved undeveloped land protected from urban development
- 51define zoninglaws controlling the amount of development in an area
- 52what is UNICEFUNITED NATIONS CHILDRENS FUND
promotes role of children - 53what is FAOfood and agriculture orgaization, raise nutrition and distributes food
- 54what is WHOworld health organization. promotes research, provides medicine and supplies
- 55What are the 4 principles of CIDA1. ddeal with poverty first
2. build partnerships
3. promote developent
4. help people help themselves - 56what are canadas main importstechnology
goods from armer climates
low cost goods
motor vehicle parts - 57What are canadas main exports1. products based on our natural resources
2. plastics
3. motor vehicles
4. manufactured goods - 58what is protectionismhaving high tariffs to protect companies
- 59whatare 3 resons why canada must exportto pay for stuff we import
to keep a healthy economy
lower the price of canadian made good for canadians - 60define foreign aidfiniancial assistance provided to developing countries
- 61define globalizationfree movement of goods and services
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