Social Studies Chapter 3 Test Flashcards
a group of islands, this analogy refers to Canada’s pockets of settlements as islands
Archipelago Effect
people distributed in different places across the country
Population Distribution
The Five Regions
- Nothern
- Praries
- Atlantic
- Central
- West Coast
A measure of how closely together people live in a given country or area
Population Density
Are features of land that attract people to an area (Ex: flat land)
Site Factors
Are sites that grow in towns that attract people to that area (Ex: aviation)
Situational Factors
Landholding that led to a settlement pattern of long, narrow lots facing rivers and roads
Seigneurial System
Settlement system based on square blocks of 100 acres of land each
Township System
Largest agriculture area in Canada because of its fertile soil and favourable climate
Great Lake- St. Lawrence Lowlands
Developed fishing, lumbering and shipbuilding industries. They promoted the growth of other communities
Atlantic Canada
Rugged coast and mountains promoted fishing and lumbering as major industries/huge trees
West Coast (Western Cordillera)
The economy of the Great Lakes, St.Lawrence lowlands area was at first based on __________
Agriculture
A change in economy from one based on agriculture and resources to one based on manufacturing
Industrial Revolution
Unfairly applying an idea or attitude to an entire group of people based on one example
Stereotype
The most densely populated province in Canada
Prince Edward Island
When a city becomes so large that it becomes difficult to sustain a comfortable lifestyle
Megacity
When rural areas gradually turn into large cities/towns
Urbanization
When a town no longer exists because the main source of employment has shut down
Ghost Town
The ________ include Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
Prairies
The ________ includes Yukon, Northwest and Nunavut territories
North
One of the negative effects of megacities
Pollution
The name used by geographers to describe our population patterns that resemble islands
Archipelago Effect
The most developed and populated area of a region
Core
The economy of ______ was first based on fishing, farming, and forestry
British Columbia
When people decide to leave their small, rural homes to find opportunities in larger cities
Rural to Urban Drift
The farthest one can travel using a particular means of transportation
Head Of Navigation
The _______ region includes the provinces of Ontario and Quebec
Central
______ boundaries are decided by governments and do not rely on the physical features of the land
Political
The economy of the ________ region was first based on fishing, forestry, and shipbuilding
Atlantic
The areas which surround the most populated and developed areas in a region
Periphery
One of the categories used in classifying regions of Canada
Locations
An example of a ________ boundary is a river or mountain
Physical
Canada is the _______ largest country in the world in terms of its land mass
Second
