British Columbia

Question 1

what are the two physiographic regions in BC

Answer 1

Cordillera, and interior plains

Question 2

what are the two climatic zones

Answer 2

pacific and cordillera

Question 3

what are human activities that effect the environment

Answer 3

Mismanagement and waste:
resource loss
and enviro degradation: oil spills etc

Question 4

What are natural causes

Answer 4

global warming

increase in forest fires and pine beetles etc..

Question 5

in 1846 Britain was concerned by what

Answer 5

that too many americans would arrive along the Oregon Trail coast

Question 6

in 1858 there was an influx of Americans due to what

Answer 6

the gold rush

around 25,000 californians came to BC (the fraser river)

Question 7

The british government established BC when and why?

Answer 7

To ensure sovereignty, in 1958

Question 8

when did BC join confederation

Answer 8

1871, BC government was ready to join whole nation by confederation tho

Question 9

when did the CPR reach BC and why was it promised?

Answer 9

Ottawa promised to build a railway to the pacific as a means of unifying the country (a british policy) BC however had to wait till 1885

Question 10

How did WW2 effect BC’s economy

Answer 10

world war II called for full production in Canada which brought BC out of depression. Military production (aircraft and manufacturing) greatly expanded BC’s output.
When the war ended BC’s natural resources were still in high demand.

Question 11

BC’s US export reliant economy has turned into what

Answer 11

Into an Asian-Oriented one

including things like energy, natural gas etc..

Question 12

BC is turning from a resource economy to what and what does this new economy include

Answer 12

An urban-Based economy

which includes:
high tech
filmmaking
innovative manufacturing
tourism
and global trade

Question 13

How has the relationship between BC and Ottawa changed

Answer 13

increase population (higher than other provinces) in BC means more seats in parliament, which in turn changes the influence BC has.

Question 14

where does the leading edge of BC’s economy lie?

Answer 14

urban clusters,
BC becomes more advance meaning tech and innovation become intertwined with old practices ( this is why the core/ periphery doesn’t apply)
Because economy is developing rapidly the service industry booms with it meaning tertiery sector is becoming more dominant.
As it continues BC becomes a knowledge based economy

Question 15

what are the two conditions of the Pacific Rim Trade

Answer 15

1) Asian customers must offer fair price for BC natural gas in order to build pipelines
2) The controversial Northern Gateway Pipeline must be approved and built

Question 16

What is the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor

Answer 16

A highway/ rail corridors from western Canada to BC,
being funded by cp and cn.
federal program to expand BC transport systems, increase container traffic imports from Pacific Rim countries etc..

Question 17

BC fishery is in which place of value when it comes to natural production

Answer 17

4th

Question 18

Tragedy of the commons

Answer 18

Because fish migrate when fish (salmon) move into US waters they’re fished by americans and when they’re in Canadian water their fished by canadians- because both group commonly fish the same fish they’re is no way to track or regulate fishing

Question 19

Pacific Salmon Treaty

Answer 19

The Pacific Salmon Treaty (PST), signed by Canada and the United States (U.S.) in 1985, provides the framework through which the two countries work together to conserve and manage Pacific salmon.
Is a means of regulating

Question 20

BC is Canada’s largest _______ producer

Answer 20

Coal

Question 21

what is the importance of Natural Gas contingent on

Answer 21

the asian commerce deals in natural gas

Question 22

what percentage of BC’s electrical power is hydro?

Answer 22

80% because of elevations and grand source of water

Question 23

aluminum production in BC is dependent on BC’s

Answer 23

low cost electrical power

Question 24

Forests cover what % of BC

Answer 24

60%

Question 25

Forestry was originally central to emergence but now is diminished due to

Answer 25

Low US demand

Question 26

Vancouver is canada’s ____ largest city and CAN’s largest _____

Answer 26

3rd largest and largest port

Question 27

Greatest population losses in BC

Answer 27

kitimat and prince rupert

Question 28

US forestry demand fell because of

Answer 28

housing crash 2006

Question 29

Centralism fault line in BC

Answer 29

BC’s perceived lack of power in confederation

Question 30

what about the North Gateway Pipeline stirs the indigenous/ non indigenous faultline

Answer 30

Christy Clarke (BC premier) suggests that BC be fairly paid for project, while Alberta argues about sharing. Indigenous land would be taken, so even suggesting that money would compensate fuels faultline.