The Search for Truth in Social Sciences Flashcards

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is a thing certainly known to have occurred or to be true; what is true or existent and present in reality

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a fact

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is the property of being real, or actually existing as a tangible thing or occurring in fact

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reality

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means in accordance with fact or reality; not false or erroneous.

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the word true

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The term for the irregular shape of the Earth is called a

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geoid

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5
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is an example of how bias and error in interpretation paired with illogical reasoning (and in this case, fraud) that can lead to a faulty hypothesis.

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The Piltdown Man

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is what you believe it to be, based on your evaluation of the evidence (what your mind tells you)

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the truth

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is an area of the Earth’s surface with distinctive characteristics

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a region

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8
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How many provinces does Canada have?

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10

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Atlantic Canada, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada, BC, and the Territorial North.

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Individual provinces, and combinations of provinces/territories make up the 6 region

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10
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lies on the eastern coast of Canada.

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Atlantic Canada

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Provinces making up Atlantic Canada:

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Newfoundland and Labrador, PEI, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.

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It is generally viewed as a hinterland region of Canada; a slow growing region that supplies resources to the economic cores of Ontario and Quebec.

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Atlantic Canada

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13
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A defining characteristic of the Atlantic provinces is their

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proximity to the sea

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Atlantic Canada covers roughly ___ % of Canada’s area, without Labrador

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2

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15
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what are the 3 major Census Metropolitan Areas in Atlantic Canada?

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Halifax, Nova Scotia

St. John’s, Newfoundland St. John, New Brunswick.

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16
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__ is the most rural of Canada’s regions

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Atlantic Canada

17
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The main primary economic sector activities in Atlantic Canada include:

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mineral and petroleum exploration, fishing and forestry.

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lies overtop of what is now the eroded roots of an ancient mountain chain; the Taconic mountains.

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Atlantic Canada

19
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Atlantic Canada features 3 major climate zones:

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Atlantic
Arctic
Subaractic

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This region has generally cool and wet summers, and short mild winters with heavy snowfall and rain.

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Atlantic Canada

21
Q

is a small fishing village famous for the __ Point Lighthouse, as well as the beautiful landscapes that meet the ocean.

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Peggy’s cove

22
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  • located between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia

- known for having the highest tidal range on Earth

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Bay of Fundy

23
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overlooks the capital city of St. Johns, Newfoundland, and has been a strategic defensive site since the 1700s.

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Signal Hill

24
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located on the east coast of Newfoundland, is the easternmost point in Canada!

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Cape Spear

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What were the main objectives of the National Policy?
- build a railway across Canada | - impose tariffs on imported goods from the US in order to protect Canadian manufacturers
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The National Policy caused ....
the region to lag behind the economic growth of central Canada in the Industrial Heartland of Ontario and Quebec