Unit 0 Flashcards

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What is Geography

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Geography is the study of places and their interactions with the environment

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What are the four key questions Geographers ask

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1 What is where?
2 Why there?
3 Why care?
4 What to do?

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Spatial Significance

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Places are significant in different ways to different groups of people animals and plant life

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Patterns and Trend

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A pattern is a repeating event characteristic effect of the natural and human world

A trend describes how a pattern occurs over time

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Trends are…

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often described as data

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Interrelationships

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Can be positive or negative
E= environment H=human arrow= impact

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Geographic Perspective

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The lens through which you view an issue, social, environmental, economic, political

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Definition of a Map

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A 2D drawing of the earths feature

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Large scale vs. Small scale map

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Maps zoomed in to show substantial amounts of detail:
1cm on the map = 1km on the ground

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General Purpose Map

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Can be both large and small scale map

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Thematic Map

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Usually focuses on one theme or topic
A map that reveals the geographic patterns of statistical data

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Features on a Map

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Todals
tittle’
orientation
date
author
legend
scale

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Winkle Triple Map

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Pro: a good balance between size and shape and land areas
Con: neither conformal nor equal area

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Mercator Map

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Pro: good for navigation
Con: conveys a distorted perception of the overall geometry of the planet

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GIS

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Global Information System

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GIS

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application include hardware and software technologies that use any data set connected to a location

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GPS

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Global Positioning System

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GPS

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Satellite based navigation system consists of 24 well placed satellites that orbit earth

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Remote Sensing

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Images of earth taken from far away by drones, satellites, aircrafts

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Closed Question

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Yes or no
simple list
one word
one idea

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Open Questions

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Lead to other questions
Causes
Consequences
Changes
Lead to further info/investigation

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Why is it important to protect Canadas Physical Diversity

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for keeping ecological balance and supporting biodiversity, especially in the face of climate change

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Physical processes that shape the earth

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weathering erosion and deposition

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Alfred Wegner's Continental Drift
Coastal fit Fossil fit Geologic fit Evidence of past glaciers Evidence of past climate
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Define Pangea
A huge landmass that existed a long time ago. Combining almost all of the earths continents
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Define Striation
the movement of glaciers that scratched the underlaying rock
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Total stock
All parts of natural environment
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Natural Resources
things found in the natural environment, that humans have made use for
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Renewable resources
resources that are limited and cannot be replaced within a human lifetime
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Flow resources
Resources to be used when and where they occur
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Other resources
resources that do not fit into other categories
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GDP
Gross domestic product
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Most Canadians work in...
Tertiary industry
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where are fossil fuels made formed
trapped during formation of sedimentary rock overlong periods of time
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Why invest in fossil fuels
Because of job opportunities and fossil fuels contribute 110 million $ to GDP
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Linear or circular economy
We want a circular economy
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Challenges of Growing Cities
Urbanization brings challenges: Social: Overcrowding, inequality, social unrest. Economic: Strains resources and infrastructure. Environmental: Pollution, habitat loss.
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Characteristics of a Population
Demographers study: Size Age structure Sex ratio Fertility Mortality Migration
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CMA Definition
Census Metropolitan Area (CMA): A Canadian statistical unit representing a large urban core with a population of at least 100,000.
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Demographic Age Groupings
0-14 (young) 15-64 (working-age) 65+ (elderly)
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Dependency Load
The proportion of a population economically dependent on others (under 15 and over 65).
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Population Pyramid Shapes
Expanding: Wide base, high birth rates, young population. Stationary: Stable birth and death rates, column shape. Contracting: Narrow base, declining birth rates, aging population.
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Natural Increase Rate
Birth rate minus death rate. Shows natural population growth or shrinkage without migration.
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Net Migration Rate
Immigrants minus emigrants. Shows migration's effect on population size.
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Population Growth Rate
Combines natural increase and net migration to show overall population change.
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Definition of Immigrant and Emigrant
Immigrant: Comes to live permanently in a foreign country. Emigrant: Leaves their country to settle in another.
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