S.s Quiz Ch 10 Flashcards
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What is a renewable resource?
A resource that can be replaced
What is hydroelectricity?
Electricity produced by water
What is a nonrenewable resource?
Resource that cannot be replaced
What is a kayak?
A water vessel with an opening for one person
What is a Parka?
A warm, hooded coat 
What is cooperative?
A group of people who share the work of running a business
What is the second largest nation on earth?
Canada
What landforms do Canada share with the United States?
Appalachian Mountains, Canadian shield, The Rocky Mountains, Niagara Falls
Why do very few people live in the northern part of Canada?
Because it is very cold in the north part of Canada
What type of biome is the Arctic Canada?
It is a tundra biome
What is the central plains climate?
Long cold winters and hot dry summers
What does the central plains have a lot of?
They have a lot of prairies and wheat fields
What are some natural resources Canada has?
 lumber, fish, and farmland
What does Niagara Falls produce in Canada and the US?
Niagara Falls produces hydroelectric power
What is the largest city in Canada?
Toronto
Who are the Inuit?
 indigenous people who live in Arctic Canada
How did the Inuit stay warm in Arctic Canada?
They stayed warm by making igloos out of snow
What is the Inuit religious leader called?
A shaman
Since Inuit towns are far apart how did they get supplies?
Delivery by boat trucks or airplane
Where did the Inuit live year round?
Igloos in the winter tents in the summer
What jobs did the men and women do in Inuit society?
Men hunted and fished, ice fishing.
Women cooked and made clothes
What was their society like?
Very close family structure and it included extended family.
What is an extended family?
Aunts, uncles, grandparents, Cousins etc….
Family members outside of immediate family like father mother brother sister.
What was the Inuit economy like?
The Inuit and businesses, a government, mining, selling hand crafts and art.
