canadian geography 1202 - final exam review sheet-2

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Canadian Geography 1202 Final Exam Review

Glossary Terms

System

Natural System

Ecosystem

Human System

Dynamic

Synergy

Atmosphere

Lithosphere

Hydrosphere

Biosphere

Water Cycle

Aquifer

Decomposers

Decay Cycle

Technology

Economic System

Transportation System

nfrastructure

Systems thin!ing

Sustaina"le

Salmon Stoc!

#eystone Species

Clear Cutting

Spa$ning

Climate

%aritime Climate

Continental Climate

Air %ass

&olar 'et Stream

Westerlies

(ront

Warm (ront

%eteorologist

Weather

Biome

Boreal

Coniferous

Deciduous

Natural )egetation

Tree Line

Tundra

Temperate *ainforest

Temperate

Wetland

*unoff

Drainage Basin

Watershed

Drainage Di+ide

(ertili,er

&esticide

Soil &rofile

Humus

&od,ol

Cherno,em

Eco,one

Biodi+ersity

Ha"itat

Ecology

Terrestrial Eco,one

%arine Eco,one

Boundary

Transition -one

Boreal Shield

%i.$ood &lains

&rairie

%ontane Cordillera

%us!eg

Taiga

Tim"erland

/rographic &recipitation

Wind$ard

Leed$ard

Alpine Tundra

%ountain &ine Beetle

&otholes

Sloughs

Drought

Badlands

0rasslands

Shelter"elt

Wind"rea!

Chinoo!

Di+ersity

&opulation

&opulation Density

Cultural

Cultural mprints

%ulticulturalism

Demography

Birth *ate

Death *ate

mmigration

Emigration


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Natural ncrease *ate

&ush (actors

&ull (actors

/ut %igration

n1%igration

Census %etropolitan Area

2r"an

*ural &opulation Centre

2r"ani,ation

Accumulation of Capital

Business Cycle

Land 2se

Su"ur"s 2r"an Spra$l

Smog High1/ccupancy

)ehicles Smart 0ro$th

ndustry

)alue Added

Natural *esources

*ene$a"le *esources

Non1*ene$a"le

*esources

(lo$ *esources

Sustaina"le *esource

System

*esource Consumption on

a 0lo"al Scale

Continental Shelf

0rand Ban!s

0roundfish

&elagic fish

Shellfish

/re "odies

/pen pits

(orest management plans

%odel forests

Water ethics

Wetlands

Water di+ersion

0round$ater

Co!e

0lo"al )illage

0lo"ali,ation

nternational Non1

go+ernmental

organi,ations 3N0/4s5

2NESC/

Human De+elopment

nde. 3HD5

De+elopmental Status

Tourism

Domestic tra+el

nternational tra+el

%ultiplier effect

NA(TA

mporting

E.porting

mport Su"stitution

(ree Trade

2nited Nations

CDA


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Unit One !at"ral and #"man $ystems

Exam %ar&s 2'( )1* %+C , 2 Constr"-ted Response with parts . and /

!at"ral and #"man $ystem

1 Difference "et$een Natural and Human Systems 3Characteristics6E.amples5 7777

1 The layers of the earth 3Atmosphere8 Lithosphere8 Hydrosphere8 Biosphere5 7777

1The Water Cycle 3p9 :;5 7777

1 The Decay Cycle 7777

Climate and eather

1 Differences "et$een climate and $eather 7777

1 Ho$ the sun4s energy is distri"uted around the planet 7777

1 (actors that affect climate 7777

1 Canada4s climate regions 7777

1 /cean Currents of Canada 7777

1 Air %asses of Canada 7777

1 &olar 'et Stream and its effect on Climate 7777

1 Ho$ to dra$ a climate graph6 Components of a climate graph 7777

Canadas !at"ral 3egetation

1 Canada4s natural +egetation regions 7777

1 (actors that affect +egetation 7777

1 The Tree line 7777


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1 Three categories of population centres 7777

1 The ten fastest gro$ing C%A4s in Canada and the three largest population centres 7777

1 *esource "ased communities4 7777

1 The "usiness cycle 7777

1 2r"an land use 3; main types of ur"an land use5 7777

1 Canada4s "ooming ur"an centres 7777

1 Smart 0ro$th Solutions and 0reen technologies 7777

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1 %ining To$ns and the Economy7777

1 The %ineral Trade 7777

1 %ining4s impact on Natural systems7777

1 Acid *ain7777

Forestry

1 Canada4s forests7777

1 Economic )alues8 Ecological )alues8 Cultural )alues7777

1 Who o$ns Canada4s forests?7777

1 (orest Har+esting %ethods7777

1 Sustaina"le (orests7777

ater

1 )ie$s on Water7777

1 Where is Canada4s Water?7777

1 The importance of $etlands7777

1 The 0reat La!es Watershed7777

1 Di+erting Water7777

1 Who controls $ater?7777

1 0round$ater Contamination7777

Canadas Energy Reso"r-es

Coal Energy

1 2ses for Coal7777

1 Three $ays of coal mining7777

1 Coal as a dirty source of energy7777

Oil Energy

1 2ses for /il7777

1 /il production7777

!at"ral Gas Energy

1Where Natural 0as is found7777

1 2ses for Natural 0as7777

#ydroele-tri- Energy

1 The generation of hydroelectricity7777

1 Benefits of hydroelectricity7777

1 Dra$"ac!s of hydroelectricity7777

!"-lear Energy


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1 Characteristics for nuclear energy7777

1 Dra$"ac!s to nuclear energy7777

1 Nuclear energy in Canada7777

> Energy Reso"r-es and 5oliti-s

Glo8al arming

1 0lo"al Warming and Climate Change7777

1 The Car"on /.ygen Cycle7777

1 The 0reenhouse Effect7777

1 Who creates 0lo"al Warming?7777

1 Consequences of 0lo"al Warming 3The effects on Canada4s Wildlife and people5 7777

Energy =or the F"t"re

1 The three types of solar po$er 7777

1 Wind &o$er7777

1 0eothermal po$er7777

1 Biogas 7777

1 Ethanol &o$er7777

1 The Hydrogen (uel Cell 7777

1 Tidal &o$er7777

1 What go+ernments8 industries and you can do to sa+e energy?7777

Unit Fo"r Glo8al 6ss"es in Canadian Geography

)? %+C, @( in Constr"-ted Response

1 0lo"ali,ation and its impact on the $orld7777

1 0lo"al ssues 3child la"or8 s$eat shops8 en+ironmental issues8 etc59 7777

1 The t$o factors that define a World Heritage Site7777

1 E.amples of World Heritage Sites 7777

1 The three factors that determine a country4s Human De+elopmental nde. 3HD5 7777

1 The three classifications of de+elopmental status 3De+eloping8 De+eloped8 Ne$ly

ndustriali,ed5 7777

1 Negati+e and &ositi+e impacts on tourism 7777

1 Successes and Challenges of NA(TA 7777

1 #no$ $hat a fa+ora"le "alance of trade is 7777

1 Canada4s imports and e.ports 7777


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1 Trade issues $ith import su"stitution 7777

1 2nfair 0lo"al Trade and the use of su"sidies 7777

1 Canada4s role in the 2nited Nation 7777

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