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- Theory by German scientist, Alfred Wegener stating that 300 million years ago all of Earth's land masses collided to form one supercontinent called Pangaea. |
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Difference between the birth rate and death rate of a country. |
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Number of people per 1000 population in one year who emigrate. |
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Number of new Canadians who have immigrated here from another country. |
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Difference between people immigrating to a country and people emigrating from the same. |
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Figure calculated by dividing the population of a region by the region's area. |
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Distance east and west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees. |
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Distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees. |
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Region based on its ecological characteristics. |
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The study of Earth's physical and human systems, and the relationship among them. |
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Representation of Earth's features drawn on a flat surface. |
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From 1 to 7 name all of the landform regions. |
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1) Western Cordillera 2) Interior Plains 3) Canadian Sheild 4) Hudson Bay/Arctic Lowlands 5) Appalachians 6) Great Lakes/St-Lawrence River 7) Innuitian |
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Name the compasses Cardinal and Ordinal points. |
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How many parts does true soil consist of? |
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What's the difference between a coniferous tree and a deciduous tree? |
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A coniferous tree has pine needles and is never bare, and a deciduous tree has leaves and is bare during the winter. |
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How is average annual monthly temperature calculated? |
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All the temperatures from the months divided by 12. |
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Ground that does not completely thaw in summer. |
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What does G.I.S. stand for? |
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Geographic Information System |
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What does G.P.S. stand for? |
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Global Positioning System |
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Lines drawn on a map so that every point along that line is the same elevation above sea level. |
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What is the difference between weather and climate? |
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Climate refers to average or typical weather conditions for a long location, while weather is what is actually going on. |
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What is demography the study of? |
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Study of population numbers, distribution, trends, and issues. |
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Explain the difference between a rural area and an urban area. |
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Urban is surrounding cities and populated areas, and rural is surrounding farmland. |
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What are the three types of industry? |
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Natural Resources
Manifacturing
Services |
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What are the time zones of Canada starting from west. |
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Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern, Atlantic, NFLD |
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