CGC1W - Unit 1 - Physical Geography of Canada - Test - Desmond Lam Flashcards
Geography
The study of places and the relationships between people and their environment.
Human Geography
The interaction of humans towards the environment, and how they change and interact with it.
Physical Geography
The study of the environment, from the history of its formation and features, and its natural phenomenon and the features of the Earth
Spatial Significance
Importance of a place or region to the issue occurring (WHERE)
Patterns & Trends
Characteristics or events that are ongoing, similar and/or repeating in a place or region
Interrelationships
Connection between human and physical environments
Geographic Perspective
Analyzes an issue using many different perspectives to get a full picture of the issue
SPEEC
Social, Political, Economical, Environmental, Cultural
Social
Impacts the well-being of a community
Political
Involve the government and their party leaders
Economical
Impacts wages, jobs, and businesses
Environmental
Impacts physical landscape and natural resources
Cultural
Impact people’s traditions, beliefs, and customs
First Era
Precambrian
Second Era
Paleozoic
Third Era
Mesozoic
Fourth Era
Cenozoic
Crust
Continental and Oceanic
Mantle
Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mesophere
Continental Plate Theory
(The guys name)
Alfred Wegener
4 reasons for Continental Plate Theory
Puzzle, fossil correlation, geologic evidence, ancient climates
Plate Tectonic Theory
John Tuzo Wilson
Divergent
Divide
Convergent
Collide - Subduction and Collision
Subduction
Oceanic and continental plates OR oceanic and oceanic plates crash into each other and go downward
Collision
Continental and continental plates crash into each other and go upward
Transform
Touch - Two plates move alongside each other in opposite directions
Convection Currents
Cycle - In the mantle, hot material rises and when it reaches the top it cools and sinks back down
Pacific Ring of Fire
This is the place where the most amount of volcanoes and earthquakes are located - Surrounds the Pacific Ocean
Forces that Shape Land
Glaciation, Weather, Erosion, Deposition
Glaciation
A giant sheet of ice or glacier moves across the land and as a result, creates new landscapes
Weathering
Breaking down of rocks and minerals in one place and it is caused by wind, water, and ice
Erosion
movement of rocks and minerals from one place to another and it is caused by wind, water, ice, and gravity
Deposition
Dropping of rocks and minerals into a new place and this can create sand dunes or new islands
Weather
Daily - Difficult Predict
Climate
Long-term pattern - Easy to predict - Continental or Maritime
LOWERN
Latitude, Ocean current, Wind and Air Masses, Elevation, Relief, Near Water
Natural Vegetation
Plants grow without human intervention
Tundra
This is an area where large plants and trees do not grow well due to it’s extremely cold climate
Grassland
Covered by grass because land is too dry for tree growth
Forest
High Amount of trees - Coniferous and Deciduous
Coniferous
Survive in cold - Cone and needle leaves - Pine
Deciduous
Need warm climates and good soil - lose leaves in winter - Oak
Province
BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, NFL
Territories
Yukon, NWT, Nunavut
Landform Regions
Canadian Shield, Interior Plains, Hudson Bay Lowlands, Great Lakes St Lawrence Lowlands, Arctic Lands, Western Cordillera, Appalachian Mountains
Canadian Shield
Poor Farming (Thin soil); Natural Resources; Ottawa, Montreal, Winnipeg; “Storehouse of Canada’s Metallic Minerals”
Interior Plains
Fossil Fuel, Agriculture, Calgary, Regina, Saskatoon, “The Bread Basket of Canada”
Hudson Bay Lowlands
Swampy Forests; Hunting and Fishing; Churchill and Moonsonee; “The Arctic Archipelago of Canada”
Great Lakes St Lawrence Lowlands
Trade and commerce area; Agriculture; Toronto, Quebec City, & Niagara Falls; “The Manufacturing Heart of Canada”
Arctic Lands
Natural Resources; Tourism; Nunavut
Northwest Territories; “The Superior North”
West Cordillera
Natural Resources; Tourism; Vancouver, Victoria & Whistler; “The Great Wall”;
Appalachian Mountains
Natural Resouces; Tourism and Agriculture; Charlottetown, Fredericton & St. John’s; “The Green Tunnel”; Oldest and shortest of the three highlands in Canada