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75 Cards in this Set
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What is the capital of the Yukon Territory? |
Whitehorse |
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What is the capital of the Northwest Territories? |
Yellowknife |
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What is the capital of Nunavut? |
Iqaluit |
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What is the capital of British Columbia? |
Victoria |
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What is the capital of Alberta? |
Edmonton |
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What is the capital of Saskatchewan? |
Regina |
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What is the capital of Manitoba? |
Winnipeg |
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What is the capital of Ontario? |
Toronto |
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What is the capital of Quebec? |
Quebec city |
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What is the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador? |
St. Johns |
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What is the capital of New Brunswick? |
Fredericton |
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What is the capital of Nova Scotia? |
Halifax |
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What is the capital of Prince Edward Island? |
Charlottetown |
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What is the capital of Canada, and what province is it in? |
Ottawa, Ontario |
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Where is the Yukon river? |
Alaska/ Yukon |
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Where is the Mackenzie river? |
Northwest Territories |
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Where is Great Bear Lake? |
northern Northwest Territories |
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Where is Great Slave Lake? |
southern Northwest Territories |
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Where is Fraser river? |
Southwest British Columbia |
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Where is the Saskatchewan river? |
Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba |
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Where is the Nelson river? |
Northern Manitoba |
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Where is Lake Manitoba? |
Western Manitoba |
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Where is Assiniboine river? |
Southern Manitoba/Saskatchewan |
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Where is Red river? |
Southern Manitoba (heading into the US) |
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Where is Lake Winnipeg? |
Eastern Manitoba |
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Where is Winnipeg river? |
Southeast Manitoba |
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Where is St. Lawrence seaway/river? |
Eastern Quebec |
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Name the 5 "main" lakes |
Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario |
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Which lake is this? |
Lake Superior |
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Which lake is this? |
Lake Huron |
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Which lake is this? |
Lake Erie |
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Which lake is this? |
Lake Ontario |
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What are the 2 types of geography? |
Physical and human |
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Define Geography |
"Science dealing with the earth with elements such as climate, elevation, soil, vegetation, population, land use, industries, etc" |
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List some things physical geography covers |
Landforms, processes, rock types, minerals, soil types,water, weather, climate, vegetation, wildlife |
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List some things human geography covers |
Human presence, impact on environment, population, migration, distribution, economic activities, resource extraction, industry, agriculture, settlement patterns, political geography |
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Which way does latitude run? |
Side to side (↔) |
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What does latitude measure? |
How far north/south |
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Which way does longitude run? |
Up and down (↕) |
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What does longitude measure? |
How far east/west |
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How is latitude numbered? |
90°-0°-90° |
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How is longitude numbered? |
180°-0°-180° |
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What feature is at 90°n? |
North pole |
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What feature is at 90°s? |
South pole |
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What feature is at 66.5°n? |
Arctic circle |
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What feature is at 66.5°s? |
Antarctic circle |
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What feature is at 23.5°n? |
Tropic of cancer |
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What feature is at 23.5°s? |
Tropic of Capricorn |
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What feature is at 0°n/s? |
Equator |
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What feature is at 0°e/w? |
Prime meridian |
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What feature is at 180°e/w? |
Antimeridian/ international date line |
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What are some advantages of using a globe? |
Easier to visualise, accurate sizes and shapes |
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What are some advantages of using a map? |
Can see everything at once |
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What is a map projection? |
The process of transforming the 3d earth onto a 2d map |
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Describe a Mercator projection |
Straight lines, good for navigation, accurate shapes, unrealistic sizes |
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Describe a Winkel- Tripel Projection |
An oval projection where the lines curve, fairly accurate shapes and sizes |
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Which lake is this? |
Lake Michigan |
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Define weather |
Short term atmosphere conditions, (day to day) |
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Define climate |
Long term (average) atmosphere conditions |
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What causes precipitation? |
•air cools as it rises •moisture from cold air falls as rain/snow/etc. |
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What are the 2 main parts of climate? |
Temperature and precipitation |
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List the 5 main climate controls |
•latitude •elevation •continental/maritime climates •ocean currents •mountain barriers |
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What is the rule about latitude and climate? |
Far north/south its cold, near the equator its hot |
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Which climate control is the most powerful? |
Latitude |
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Show a diagram of how latitude affects climate |
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What is the rule of elevation and climate? |
It gets colder as your elevation increases |
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Show a diagram of elevation and climate |
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What happens as your elevation increases? |
The air expands and cools, creating colder and thinner air (less particles to heat up) |
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What is the relation between continental/maritime climates and climate? |
Bodies of water help regulate temperature (maritime) Less water= more extreme weather |
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How does water regulate temperature? |
Water cools/heats slower than land, so water helps regulate temperature |
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What is the relation between ocean currents and climate? |
Warm currents= more precipitation Cold currents= less precipitation |
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Why do warm ocean currents cause more precipitation? |
Warm water evaporates more, so there is more moisture in the air |
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What is the relation between mountain barriers and climate? |
Mountain barriers create relief (orographic) precipitation |
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Why do mountain barriers cause relief precipitation? |
As air rises up the mountain, it expands and cools, and more water droplets gather. They fall as rain/snow/hail |
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Show a diagram of relief precipitation |
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