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1
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British Columbia

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Victoria

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Alberta

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Edmonton

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Saskatchewan

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Regina

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Manitoba

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Winnipeg

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Ontario

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Toronto

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Quebec

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Quebec City

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New Brunswick

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Fredericton

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Prince Edward Island

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Charlottetown

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Nova Scotia

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Halifax

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Newfoundland

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St. Johns

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Yukon

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Whitehorse

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Northwest Territories

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Yellowknife

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Nunavut

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Iqaluit

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What province is Whitehorse in

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Yukon

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15
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The three major oceans that surround Canada

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The pacific in the west, the Atlantic in the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north.

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What is the most eastern province

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Newfoundland

17
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Most western Province

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British Columbia

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How many provinces and territories does Canada have

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10 provinces and 3 territories

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What does GIS mean

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Geographical Information System

20
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What does GPS mean

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Global Positioning System

21
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Who created the theory of plate tectonics and continental drift

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Alfred Wegener

22
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What is the name of the supercontinent

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Pangea

23
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Different type of plate boundaries

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Convergent, Divergent, Transform

24
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Convergent plate

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Tectonic plates moving towards each other. It’s typical for one plate to descend under another, which is known as subduction.

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Divergent

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Tectonic plates move away from each other

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Transform

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Two plates scrape against each other while moving in opposite directions,

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What are patterns

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This concept involves recognizing characteristics that are similar and that repeat themselves in a natural or human environment (patterns)

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What are trends

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characteristics or traits that exhibit a consistent tendency in a particular setting over a period of time (trends).

29
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What type of plate boundary is found between the Nazca plate and South American plate?

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Convergent boundaries

30
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4 Major components of Earths structure

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Inner core, outer core, mantle and the crust

31
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  • 8 to 64km thick
  • Cold and fragile
  • Granite and basalt
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The Crust

32
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-1800 km thick
- hot and molten
- Magnesium and Silicon

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Mantle

33
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2000 km thick
3000 - 4000 degrees C
liquid nickel and iron

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Outer Core

34
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1400 km thick
5000 - 6000 degrees C
Solid Nickel and iron

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Inner Core

35
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Capital of Nova Scotia

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Halifax

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