Geography : Chapter 3 To 4

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Define 'Prairies'

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A large stretch of undulating form of land covered with grasses

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Important activity in prairies

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Farming

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3 Canadian Provinces/Prairies

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1. Alberta
2. Saskatchewan
3. Manitoba

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Climate of Prairies

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Cool Temperate Continental

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Area of the Prairies

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Rain Shadow Area

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Natural Vegetation(s) in the prairies

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1. Short grassland
2. Coniferous forest in Northern Part

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Define 'Humus'

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Black soil & Good for Growing Crops

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Important crop grown in the prairies

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Cereal

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3 Climatic hazards in the prairies

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1. Frost
2. Drought
3. Hailstones

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Size of the farm in the prairies

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260 ha.

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2 reasons for the use of large machines to do agriculture activities

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1. Vast areas of land
2. Flat land

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6 machines used

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1. Tractors
2. Ploughs
3. Seed Drill
4. Dusting Machine
5. Combine Harvester
6. Truck

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Define 'Extensive Farming'

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Farming in large area using small amount of inputs but the outputs are still high

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5 Reasons why wheat grows well on the prairies

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1. Ideally suited to the climatic condition
2. Undulating ground of the prairies
3. Prairies soil is very fertile
4. Good transporting network
5. Good demand world for wheat

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Main way of transporting wheat in the prairies

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Railway

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Define mixed farming

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Both crops and animals farming practised in the same piece of land

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Reason(s) for the introduction of mixed farming

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To reduce the risk of climatic hazards

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3 crops grown in mixed farming

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1. Oil seed
2. Sugar beef
3. Barley

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Animal(s) reared in mixed farming

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1. Dairy
2. Sheep
3. Cattle
4. Poultry

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Most important farm product in Saskatchewan

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Wheat farming

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Most important farm product in Alberta

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Cattle ranching

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Most important farm product in Manitoba

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Mixed farming

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3 types of forest in North America

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1. Coniferous Forest
2. West Coast Forest
3. Mixed Forest

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Area/location of coniferous forest

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Cold Temperate Climate Area

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4 characteristics of coniferous trees

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1. Tall and straight
2. Evergreen
3. Leaves are tiny and shaped like needle
4. Softwood

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3 important species of coniferous forest

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1. Pine
2. Spruce
3. Larch

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2 uses of Coniferous Tree

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1. Construction industry
2. Make Paper & Pulp

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3 Common Species in West Coast Forest

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1. White Pine
2. Douglas Fir
3. Giant Redwood

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Location of Mixed Forest

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South-eastern Canada & Eastern USA

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4 Coniferous species in Mixed Farming

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1. Pine
2. Fir
3. Spruce
4. Larch

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3 Broadleaved deciduous species in Mixed Forest

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1. Larch
2. Maple
3. Beech

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4 moving south broadleaved deciduous species in mixed forest

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1. Oak
2. Beech
3. Ash
4. Elm

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1 Moving South Coniferous species

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Long-Leaved Yellow Pine

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4 Broadleaved deciduous tree characteristics

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1. Not tall & not straight
2. Lose their leaves during winter months
3. Broad Leaves
4. Hardwood

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Define Timber

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Wood extracted from forests

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Define Lumbering

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Cutting of trees

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2 important forest-based industry

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1. Sawnwood Timber Industry(STI)
2. Pulp & Paper Industry(PPI)

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Uses of timber in STI

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To make ships, houses, furniture, boxes, matches

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3 Products produced from timber in STI

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1. Planks
2. Boards
3. Beams

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3 By-Products of the sawn timber

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1. Plywood
2. Shipboard
3. Hardboard

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Reason for the production of by-products in STI

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To prevent the wastage of trees

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Woods that are used mainly for construction

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Deciduous Hardwoods

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Reason for the use of Deciduous Hardwood for construction

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Hard & High Quality

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3 Reasons for the use of coniferous trees the most

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1. Easy to cut
2. Light
3. Easy to transport

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4 Most important areas for the production of the sawn timber

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1. Pacific North-West
2. Northern California
3. Washington
4. Oregon