geography unit 2 Flashcards
(59 cards)
on average Canadians move every / years
dozen or 12
what are the factors that make a place desirable to live
jobs,weather,housing prices,cost of living,saftey and healthcare
what are the top 5 Canadian cites to live in ranked by money sence
Ottawa,Halifax,Quebec city,Guelph and Fredericton
Canadians who migrate the the southern USA every year have a nickname what is it and is it a sutable nickname
snowbirds,it is a sutable nickname cause snowbirds leave colder places in the winter to go to hotter places
what are some places seasonal workers come from and what jobs do they do when they come to canada
they come from the carabian region and mexico to harvest fruit and veggie crops in the summer
is Canadian society more rural or urban
urban
what do u like about living in Canada,what do u dislike
I like the freedom and free healthcare I dislike the weather and prices of everything
shelter cost
the cost of owning or renting a home
discretionary income
part of the family budget that can be used on non essentials
migration
the movement of people from one place to another for settelment
seasonal migration
moving from 1 place to another according to the seasons
rural-urban shift
the pattern of movement from rural areas to urban areas
Why were farming families in rural Canada large? In general why did families leave their farms in rural areas and move to urban settings. Give 5 reasons.
there were largeso kids could help out with the farm , they left there farms for better access to schools, and hospitals. five reasons for moving are bbad roads, no healthcare,no conveniences,farm housing and isolatoon
Most resource- based communities which rely on primary industries are either just holding on or slowly dying. Why is this?
technolagy has replaced human labour with more efficient machines as a result there are less jobs aveliable
Why are many young people today attracted to cities give 4 reasons
college and university
good jobs/ better job oppertunities
entertainment attractions
there lively multricutrural places
. Why are toronto, Montreal and Vancouver growing so quickly?
they are probalbly growing quickly cause people are going there for economic opportunities,better living conditions and better pay
Why is Alberta a good place to live? What is the multiplier effect?
it’s a good place to lie cause there are a lot of jobs in the oil industries the multiplier effect is the effect on national income and product of an exogenous increase in demand
dormantory town
a communaty from which people comute to jobs or shopping In another community
interprovincial migration
moving from 1 provence to another
what has enabled the growth of canadas railways highways and air routes
technological improvements
today what has largely replaced trains as the primary passenger carriers why do u think that travel has dropped
cars and airplanes have largely have replaced trains probably cause cars are more convenient and if u do have the money planes are faster
when was the first satellite launched in space, what was it called and what country launched it
it was launched in 1957 and was called Sputnik it was launched by russia
toaday we have hundreds of satlites why are they there
that monitor weather and transmitting television, radio and other communication signals
what does gps stand for
global positioning systems
