CGC1D Mr. Rajala study for exam
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
|
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geography | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - a figure calculated by dividing the population by the area
- cities tend to have a larger pop. rate than towns
🗑
|
||||
| show | - Different types of technology that is used to find out more about the earth
- has revolutionized the field of geography
- include remote sensing, GPS, and GIS
🗑
|
||||
| Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita | show 🗑
|
||||
| Map | show 🗑
|
||||
| The Six Essential Features of A Map | show 🗑
|
||||
| Scale | show 🗑
|
||||
| Small-Scale Map | show 🗑
|
||||
| Large-Scale Map | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - a map that contains many different types of information
- can contain: bodies of water, parks, roads, elevations, political boundaries, latitude and longitude, railway lines, towns and cities, and national and provincial parks.
- wall maps, atlas maps
🗑
|
||||
| Thematic Maps | show 🗑
|
||||
| Topographic Maps | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - the distance, in degrees, north or south of the equator
- the equator is 0* and every other line is North or South of there
- the lines are approx. 111 km apart
🗑
|
||||
| Longitude | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - a direction on a compass, such as North or South
N,S,E, and W are cardinal points, then it goes to the ordinal points (NE, SE) and then to the NNE and ESE, etc
🗑
|
||||
| Compass Rose | show 🗑
|
||||
| Compass Bearing | show 🗑
|
||||
| Alphanumeric Grid | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - a series of lines on a map that can be used to locate any place on the map (topographic)
- the easting line is on the bottom and the northing line is on the top
- the easting numbers are first, then the northing numbers
🗑
|
||||
| show | - the first three figures in a map reference giving the east/west location
- along the bottom of the map (increase from east to west)
🗑
|
||||
| Northing | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - a meridian of longitude on maps that runs from the north pole to the south pole
- located at 0*
- runs through Greenwich, England
🗑
|
||||
| Equator | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - a parallel of latitude at 23.5*N
- the summer solstice occurs when the sun is directly over the tropic at ~ June 21
🗑
|
||||
| show | - a parallel of latitude at 23.5*S
- the winter solstice occurs when the sun is directly over the tropic at ~ December 21
🗑
|
||||
| show | - a parallel of latitude located at 66.5*N
- marks the southern-most point of a polar day (a period of 24 hours of sunlight) < summer solstice
🗑
|
||||
| Antarctic Circle | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - words are used to explain the relationship between distance on a map and distance in the real world
- ex. 1 cm = 10 km
🗑
|
||||
| Line Scale | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - a scale on a map given as a ratio to distance on the map to distance on the ground
- ex. 1:1,000,000
🗑
|
||||
| Continental Drift | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | 1) Similar fossils have been found in SA and Africa
2) SA and Africa look like they once fit together
3) The Appalachian and Caledonia mountain ranges are similar in age and pattern
4) Glaciation in SA an Africa where there shouldn't be
🗑
|
||||
| show | - means all-land
- the supercontinent that existed from 300 mill. to 200 mill. years ago
🗑
|
||||
| show | - a theory by J. Tuzo Wilson that states that Earth's outer shell is made up of different plates
- these plates are responsible for earthquakes, volcanoes, etc.
🗑
|
||||
| Convection Currents | show 🗑
|
||||
| Erosion | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - eroded material deposited by wind, water, or ice
- eventually become sedimentary rock
🗑
|
||||
| Glaciation | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - the process by which collision of the earth's crustal plats result in one being drawn down be the other
- localized along the juncture (Subduction zone)
- ex. when an oceanic plate meets a continental one
🗑
|
||||
| show | - the earth's crust is made up of many different plates
- There are 8 continental plates that are not submerged in water (Earth's major)
- There are 6 oceanic plates
🗑
|
||||
| Ice Age | show 🗑
|
||||
| Canadian Shield | show 🗑
|
||||
| Weather | show 🗑
|
||||
| Climate | show 🗑
|
||||
| Latitude (factor) | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - when air passes over water it gets warmer
🗑
|
||||
| Wind and wind Direction/ Air Mass (factor) | show 🗑
|
||||
| Elevation (factor) | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - When an air mass meets a mountain barrier, then it loses precipitation to go above it (as rain or snow on the windward side)
- on the leeward side there isn't a lot of rain or snow so it has a dryer climate and/ or a rain shadow
🗑
|
||||
| show | - Areas located closer to large bodies of water have a maritime climate and areas that are located further away have continental climates
🗑
|
||||
| Air Mass | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - winds that are formed from high and low pressure belts that have created well established patterns
- flow from west to east or from high to low pressure
- they move air masses that effect our weather
🗑
|
||||
| show | - the boundary between the cold polar air and the warm tropical air
- above the polar front is the jet stream
🗑
|
||||
| show | - a west to east movement of air in the mid-latitude flowing at up to speeds of 400 km/h at an altitude of between 8000 and 15000 m.
- it controls the location of the polar front
🗑
|
||||
| Condensation | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - precipitation crated when an air mass rises to cross a mountain barrier an loses some precipitation to get over
- Causes a rain shadow on the leeward side of the mountain
🗑
|
||||
| Convectional Precipitation | show 🗑
|
||||
| Maritime Climate | show 🗑
|
||||
| Continental Climate | show 🗑
|
||||
| Moderating Effect | show 🗑
|
||||
| Soil | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - a dark upper layer of soil made up of partially decayed plant material
- Helps make soil more fertile
🗑
|
||||
| Soil Profile | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - a process where water carries minerals upward through the soil(dry).
- The water evaporates and leaves the minerals behind(topsoil is calcified)
🗑
|
||||
| show | - a process where minerals are removed from the soil by water moving downward (wet climates)
🗑
|
||||
| show | - the northernmost vegetation region in Canada
- Too cold for trees. Its above the tree line
- There are lots of grasses, bushes, shrubs, etc.
🗑
|
||||
| show | - an area where the characteristics of one vegetation region gradually change to those of another
🗑
|
||||
| Permafrost | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - a coniferous forest that stretches from east to west across Canada
- South of the Tundra, North of the Grasslands + Mixed Forests
🗑
|
||||
| Coniferous Trees | show 🗑
|
||||
| Deciduous Trees | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - a distinct ecological region determined on the basis of physical, biological, and human factors
🗑
|
||||
| Immigrate | show 🗑
|
||||
| Emigrate | show 🗑
|
||||
| Demography | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - The number of births/deaths per 1000 people
🗑
|
||||
| show | - a rate that shows the natural increase in a population
- Birth Rate - Death Rate
🗑
|
||||
| Immigration/ Emigration Rate | show 🗑
|
||||
| Net Migration Rate | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - a rate that shows how much a population has grown overall
- Natural Increase + Net Migration
🗑
|
||||
| Doubling Time | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - when a countries population growth rate is divided by 70, it shows how long the countries doubling time is
- shows an estimate (no hard math)
🗑
|
||||
| Dependency Load | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - a graph that shows the percent of the population in an age group and sex
🗑
|
||||
| Aboriginal Peoples | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - agreements made between the First Nations people and the Europeans (now Canadian government)
- Signed to accomplish goals (and unfair)
🗑
|
||||
| show | - economic activities that allow a community to exist
- The First Nations people had to retain access to enough and to secure a stable economic base
🗑
|
||||
| First Nations | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - a small area given to the First Nations people by the Canadian government so they could fish and hunt
🗑
|
||||
| Royal Proclamation of 1763 | show 🗑
|
||||
| Indian Act, 1876 | show 🗑
|
||||
| Band | show 🗑
|
||||
| Self-Government | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - to lose your culture and adopt the culture of the large group
- ex. The Residential Schools
🗑
|
||||
| show | - a claim available to the FN people who haven't signed a treaty before
- deals with lots of issues: land, self-G, ownership, resources, hunting, financial compensation
🗑
|
||||
| Comprehensive Treaty | show 🗑
|
||||
| Specific Claim | show 🗑
|
||||
| Multicultural | show 🗑
|
||||
| Push/ Pull Factors | show 🗑
|
||||
| Intervening Obstacles | show 🗑
|
||||
| Economic Immigrant | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - brought in to reunite with family
- must be sponsored by someone in Canada
🗑
|
||||
| Refugee | show 🗑
|
||||
| Interprovincial Migration | show 🗑
|
||||
| Rural | show 🗑
|
||||
| Population Distribution | show 🗑
|
||||
| Population Density | show 🗑
|
||||
| Rural Settlement | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - river frontage for transportation
- farmers would divide lots for children
- soon roads were added and second row of lots
🗑
|
||||
| Township System (Concession) | show 🗑
|
||||
| Section System | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - towns and cities of 1000 people or more
- high pop. density and a clustered settlement pattern
🗑
|
||||
| Hinterland | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - an industry that sells it's products outside the community, bringing money into the community
- also establishes an economic base
🗑
|
||||
| show | -an industry that sells its products inside the community
- most- jobs in a community are non-basic
- money is going out of a community
🗑
|
||||
| Multiplier Effect | show 🗑
|
||||
| Central Place | show 🗑
|
||||
| Threshold Population | show 🗑
|
||||
| Urban Growth | show 🗑
|
||||
| Urbanization | show 🗑
|
||||
| Residential Urban Land Use | show 🗑
|
||||
| Transportation: Urban Land Use | show 🗑
|
||||
| Urban Sprawl | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - refers to the characteristics of the land on which a city is built
🗑
|
||||
| High Order Goods and Services | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - a product or service that people buy from time to time
- clothing, shoes, office supplies
- larger threshold pop then low order goods and services
🗑
|
||||
| show | - a product that is purchased frequently
- requires a small threshold pop.
🗑
|
||||
| show | - how urban, suburban, or rural land is and can be used
- parks, housing, industries, etc.
🗑
|
||||
| show | - a measure of the number of housing units per hectare
🗑
|
||||
| show | - laws usually passed by city government, controlling the kind and amount of development in an area
🗑
|
||||
| Suburban | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - an industry that deals with the production or primary products such as minerals or an agricultural product (harvested, mined, etc.)
🗑
|
||||
| show | - an industry dealing with the manufacturing or construction
- resolute mill
🗑
|
||||
| Tertiary Industry | show 🗑
|
||||
| Quaternary Industry | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - an Idea that the world is becoming like one large village because of improvements in communication
🗑
|
||||
| show | - a country with a poorly developed economy
- citizens have low incomes, shortages of food, poor housing, and they cannot afford luxuries
- often referred to as third world countries
🗑
|
||||
| Newly Industrialized Nations | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | - a country with a highly developed economy
- the citizens have high incomes, abundant food, good housing, and can afford many luxuries
- often called first world countries
🗑
|
||||
| Globalization | show 🗑
|
||||
| Maquilas | show 🗑
|
||||
| Sweatshops | show 🗑
|
Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Created by:
Katelyn_McKenna
Popular Geography sets