Geography Unit 1 Test

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-Provincial and Territorial Capital

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Whitehorse

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-Provincial and Territorial Capital

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Yellowknife

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-Provincial and Territorial Capital

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Iqaluit

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-Provincial and Territorial Capital

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Victoria

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-Provincial and Territorial Capital

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Edmonton

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-Provincial and Territorial Capital

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Regina

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-Provincial and Territorial Capital

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Winnipeg

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-Provincial and Territorial Capital

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Toronto

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-Provincial and Territorial Capital

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Quebec

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-Provincial and Territorial Capital

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St. Johns

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-Provincial and Territorial Capital

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Charlottetown

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-Provincial and Territorial Capital

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Halifax

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-Provincial and Territorial Capital

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Fredericton

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-National Capital

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Ottawa

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Geography-Define

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the study of the Earth's physical and human systems and the relationship between them

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Population density-Define

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a figure calculated by dividing the population of a region by the region's area

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Geographical systems-Define

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various interconnected systems that shape our world

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Global connections-Define

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economic, social, political and geographic connections between countries around the world

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Geo technologies-Define

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new geographic technologies such as remote sensing, GPS etc., that have revolutionized geography

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Gross Domestic Product-Define

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the total value of goods and services produced within a county per person excluding transactions with other countries

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Human Development Index-Define

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an index that includes measures of health, education and wealth to indicate a county's level of human developement

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Gender Empowerment Measure-Define

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an index designed to indicate the amount of economic and political power that a country's women have

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Environmental Sustainability Index-Define

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a measurement devised by the World Economic forum of current and future levels of environmental sustainability in 146 countires

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Human features-Define

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anything that is created by humans and is not natural

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Natural features

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anything that is natural and was not created by humans

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Map-Define

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a representation of the Earth's features drawn on a flat surface

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Scale-Define

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a measurement on a map that represents an actual distance on Earth's surface

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Small scale map-Define

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a map that shows a small amount of detail of a large area (1:250,000)

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Large scale map-Define

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a map that shows a large amount of detail of a small area (1:50,000)

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General purpose map-Define

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a map that contains many different types of information

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Thematic map-Define

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a map containing information on only one topic or theme

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Topographic map-Define

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a large scale map showing both natural and human made features though symbols

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Digital mapping-Define

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when the location of geographic data is digitalized and placed in databases and used in various combinations to create maps

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Latitude-Purpose

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Measure distances North and South

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Latitude-Appearance

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Lines crossing a maps from East to West

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Latitude-Length

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Various lengths, longest as equator and shortest at the poles

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Latitude-Numbering

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From 0 at the equator and 90 at the poles

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Latitude-Special Lines

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Arctic Circle 66.5 N

Tropic of Cancer 23.5 N

Equator 0

Tropic of Capricorn 23.5 S

Antarctic Circle 66.5 S

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Latitude-Hemispheres

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The equator divides South and North Hemispheres

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Latitude-Parallelism

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Yes, lines of latitude are parallel

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Longitude-Purpose

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Measures distances East and West

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Longitude-Appearance

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Lines crossing a map from North to South

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Longitude-Length

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All the same

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Longitude-Numbering

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From 0 at the Prime Meridian to 180 W/E

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Longitude-Special Lines

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Prime Meridian 0

International Date line 180 W/E

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Longitude-Hemispheres

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Prime Meridian divides East and West Hemispheres

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Longitude-Parallelism

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Meridians of longitude are not parallel and meet at the poles

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Canada's Area

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9,992,000

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Canada's Population

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35,000,000

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Canada's Population Density

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3.5/km2

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Canada's Wealth/GDP

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$31,500 in US dollars

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Canada's life expectancy

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80 years

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What is a Mercator Projection Map?

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the shape is preserved but it distorts size (good for navigational purposes)

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What is a Equal Area Map Projection?

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it has the correct size of countries in relation to each other

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What is a Winkel Tripel Map?

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it still has distortions but has the best balance between size, shape distance and direction

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Latitude-Define

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the distance north or south of the equator measured in degress

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Longitude-Define

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the distance east and west of the prime meridian measured in degress

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Compass point-Define

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a direction on a compass, ie S and N

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Compass Rose-Define

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a diagram showing directions and bearings to indicate directions on maps

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Compass Bearing-Define

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degrees on a compass, measured in clockwise direction from 0 to 360

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Alphanumeric grid-Define

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a grid that uses letters and numbers to identify squares of a grid pattern on a map

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Map Grid-Define

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a series of lines on a map that can be uses to locate any place on the map

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Easting-Define

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the first 3 figures in a map reference giving the E-W location

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Northing-Define

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the last 3 figures in a map reference giving the N-S location

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Prime Meridian-Define

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the line of longitude on maps/globes that joins the N and S poles and runs through Greenwich, England.

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Waypoint-Define

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a fixed location with coordinates that a GPS stores

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Telematics-Define

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GPS technology that is intergrated with computers and mobile communications equipment

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Geocaching-Define

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a hobby based on the use of a handheld GPS unit and maps to find a hidden cache

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Cardinal signs-Examples

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N,S,E,W

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Ordinal points-Examples

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NE, SW

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Intercardinal points-Examples

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NNE, WNW

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Direct statement scale-Define

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words that are used to describe the relationship between a distance on a map (1cm:10km)

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Line scale-Define

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a line divided into units of distance that represent the actual units on the ground

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Representative Fraction Scale-Define

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a scale on a map given as a ration of distance on the map to the distance on the ground

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Name this water body

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Mackenzie R

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Name this water body

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St Lawrence R

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Fraser R

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Arctic Ocean

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Atlantic Ocean

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Pacific Ocean

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Hudson's bay

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James bay

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Bay of Fundy

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Gulf of St. Lawrence