grade 9 geo exam (unit 1) Flashcards

1
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what are canada’s top trading partners?

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usa, china, india

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2
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what is foregin aid?

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foregin aid is a way that developed countries can support developing countries. foregin aid can be given in money, survival supplies, or food.

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3
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what is education?

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how good a person in a country can read/write (literacy rate)

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4
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What is Canada’s rank on largest country (land mass size)

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second

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5
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What are the prairies provines and their captials

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Manitoba: winnipeg
alberta: edmonton
saskatchewan: regina

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6
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What are the 3 territories and their captials

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Yukon: whitehorse
Nunavut: iqaluit
Northwest territories: yellowknife

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7
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what is food supply?

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how good a country’s food/drink supply is. not everyone gets the same amount

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8
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What are the maritime provinces and their captials

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new brunswick: fredericton
nova soctia: halifax
prince edward island: charlottletown
newfoundland: st. johns

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9
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what are cash crops?

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crops that people can sell/trade to make money.

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10
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what does NAFTA stand for? and what did it change to?

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North american free trade agreement. it changed to the USMCA

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why is foregin aid important?

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foregin aid is important because it helps many developing countries have the supplies necassary to survive.

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12
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what is GDP?

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stands for “gross domestic product”. how rich/wealthy a certain country is

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13
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what is healthcare?

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how many doctors there are per person in a country

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14
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what is population growth?

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how much a country’s population grows over a certain amount of years

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15
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what is import?

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an import is a product/service is brought in a country for sale in another country

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16
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What are the 3 oceans that touch Canada

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Arctic, Pacific, and Atlantic

17
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what is life expentancy?

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how long people live in a certain country

18
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what are the 6 factors of HDI

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life expentancy, GDP (gross domestic product), population growth, food supply, education, healthcare

19
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what is a developing country? examples?

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a developing country is a country with low economic status. ex. ethiophia, somalia, peru

20
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what is export?

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an export is a product/service is produced in a country and brought to another country

21
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what are the 2 types of foregin aid?

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bilateral= direct country to country aid
multilateral= aid given to organzations to then help developing countries

22
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what is a developed country? examples?

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a developed country is a country that has high economic status. ex. canada, usa, england

23
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what are the 3 most populated provinces and their captials

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ontario: toronto
quebec: quebec city
british columbia: victoria