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Continental Climate

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areas far from an ocean. The annual temperature range is large and precipitation is low.

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Maritime Climate

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climates in areas near an ocean. The annual temperature range (summer to winter) is small and precipitation is high.

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What is Geography

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It is the science that tries to understand how the Earth works and how humans change it.

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What are the 3 main questions in Geography

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What is Where? Why There and Why Care?

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How does relief precipitation occur?

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Places on the windward side (the side facing the wind) get substantially more rain and snow than places on the leeward side (the opposite side, away from the wind’s direction)

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Primary Industry

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An industry that focuses on producing/extracting natural resources. (agriculture, mining, fishing, etc.)

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Secondary Industry

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An industry that focuses on making things using products from primary industries. (manufacturing, construction, etc.)

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Tertiary Industry

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An industry that focuses on providing services. It includes “everything else” that is not included in the primary and secondary industries.

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What are the three main Canadian regions?

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The Canadian Shield, The Lowlands and Highlands

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Push Factor

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a reason that encourages people to move away from their current country

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Pull Factor

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a reason that makes a particular country seem attractive to potential immigrants

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Renewable Resources

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resources that can be regenerated if used carefully

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Non-Renewable Resources

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resources that are limited and cannot be replaced once they are used up

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Residential Land Use

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Land that is used to provide for residents.

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Transportation Land Use

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Land that is used to make vehicles easily move from one place to another

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Open space and recreational land use

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Land that is publicly owned for recreational uses

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Industrial Land Uses

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Land that focuses on manufacturing products

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Commercial Land Uses

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Land that is used for goods and services for financial profit

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Intensive Farming

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Involves relatively small land, Involves a large amount of labor, and is located near urban areas and produces dairy products

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Extensive Farming

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Involves a large amount of land, Involves a small amount of labor, Produces products such as wheat and cooking oil

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What is Urbanization

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it is the percentage growth of a country’s population that lives in cities and towns

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What is Urban Growth

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growth in the number of people who live in cities and towns

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What is Urban Sprawl

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uncontrolled expansion of cities onto nearby rural lands

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Differences between immigrants and refugees

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An immigrant is a person who chooses to settle permanently in another country. Refugees are forced to flee.

25
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How to find the doubling time

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Divide 70 by the annual growth rate

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What is Dependency load

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the percentage of the population that is non-working.

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renewable resources

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Resources can be regenerated if used carefully

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non- renewable resources

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resources that are limited and cannot be replaced once they are used up

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flow resources

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resources that are replaced by natural actions and must be used when and where they occur or be lost

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other resources

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resources that do not fit into the other three categories

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Why are mountains that are formed by the same processes look different?

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factors like rock type, tectonic activity, climate, and erosion can affect the shape and appearance of mountains.

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Why do people migrate to Canada?

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The main reasons are better job opportunities, safety, and access to healthcare and education. Many people settle in Vancouver or Toronto, hoping to find better economic opportunities.

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How does sedimentary rock turn into metamorphic rock?

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sedimentary rock turns into metamorphic rock through heat and pressure

34
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How do all rocks turn into magma

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they turn into magma by melting

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How do igneous rocks turn into metamorphic rocks

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Igneous rocks turn into metamorphic rocks by heating and pressure

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how do all rocks turn into sediment

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they turn into sediment by weathering, erosion, and deposition

37
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What is Latitude

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The closer you are to the equator, the warmer it gets. As latitude increases, the temperature decreases

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What do Ocean currents do?

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The temperature of an ocean affects the air passing through it.

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Winds, air masses and jet streams

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It is when the direction and strength of winds can affect temperature. They are categorized by moisture and temperature.

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Elevation

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As the elevation increases, the temperature decreases. This is due to the air’s density lowering at high altitudes due to gravity.

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Relief

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the set of geographic features present on the surface of the Earth

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Near Water

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Bodies of water have a moderating effect on land temperatures because they heat up and cool down much slower than land.

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