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Gr 9 - Definition Set SS - Unit 1
Definition Set SS - Ash
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Social Studies
9th Grade
10/23/2012

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Term
culture
Definition
the beliefs, values and traditions of a group of people
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aboriginal people
Definition
Metis, First Nations people in Canada
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permanent resident
Definition
a person who can live and work in Canada but is not a Canadian Citizen
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Identity
Definition
your beliefs, values, religion
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immigration
Definition
to move into a country from another country
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refugees
Definition
people who have fled persecution from another country
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naturalization
Definition
the process of becoming a Canadian citizen
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deportation
Definition
to leave Canada not by choice
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rights
Definition
claims to which all people are entitled by moral or ethical principles or by legal guarantees
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responsibilities
Definition
things for which one is accountable
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pluralism
Definition
a shared belief in mutual acceptance and respect for diverse ethnic, racial, religious and social groups within a society
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values
Definition
qualities that someone considers important
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human rights
Definition
absolute rights for all people everywhere; the rights you have simply because you are human
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denaturalization
Definition
the act of taking away the rights of citizenship
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demography
Definition
the study of population with emphasis on size, births, deaths, etc.
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natural increase
Definition
the numerical difference between the number of births and the number of deaths in a population
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rate of natural increase
Definition
the overall rate at which a population increases
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birth rate
Definition
the number of live births per 1000 population in a given year
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fertility rate
Definition
the average number of child births per woman in a given population
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push / pull factors
Definition
reasons why a person is pushed out of their country or reasons to move into a new country.
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Equity
Definition
justice and fairness
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indigenous people
Definition
the original inhabitants of an area
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Constitution
Definition
the central law of a country
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Name the six physiographic regions in Canada
Definition
Cordillera
Prairies
Canadian Sheild
Great Lakes / St.Lawrence Lowlands
The Arctic
The Atlantic / Appalacian Region
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