Chapter 6 Geography Flashcards

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Urbanization

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Refers to a process in which an increasing proportion of an entire population lives in cities and the suburbs of cities.

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Suburb

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The area composed of such districts

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Urban Sprawl

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A multifaceted concept, which includes the spreading outwards of a city and its suburbs to its outskirts to low-density and auto-dependent development on rural land, high segregation of uses, and various design features that encourage car dependency.

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Megapolis

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Large city or urban area.

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Underground Railroad

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A network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century black slaves in the United States to escape to free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause.

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Loyalists

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Is someone who maintains loyalty to an established government, political party, or sovereign, especially during war or revolutionary change.

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Maritime Provinces

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A region of Eastern Canada consisting of three provinces, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.

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Prairie Provinces

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The provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, as they are largely covered by prairie.

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Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Edmonton

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Most Popular cities in Canada

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Parliament

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A legislature whose power and function are similar to those dictated by the Westminster system of the United Kingdom.

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Quebec

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a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level.

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Nunavut

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The largest and newest federal territory of Canada.

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NAFTA

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The North American Free Trade Agreement or NAFTA is an agreement signed by the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America.