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29 Cards in this Set
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Cultural pluralism in Canada is based upon which factors?
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-varied cultures and traditions
-mutilingualism -ethnic diversity |
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Cultural pluralism in the USA is based upon which factors?
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-range of ethnic backrounds
-ethnic clustering and self segregation -major income gap |
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4.What is a physiographic region?
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each region has uniformity in relief, climate, vegetation,soils, scenic sameness
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5.What and where is the Canadian shield?
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- the geologic core of north americas oldest rocks
-around the hudson bay |
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6.What and where are the intermontane basins and plateaus?
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- colorado plateau in the south with thick sediments and grand canyon
-lava covered columbia plateau in the the north, -central basin and range country (great basin) of nevada and utah -imtermontane (position between the rocky mountains to the east and the pacific coast mountains to the west |
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7.What is continentality?
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interior remoteness from the sea
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8.Why is 500 mms.(20 inches) of precipitation per year a critical value
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irrigation and agricultural potential
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9.Arid America is the _________ portion.
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western
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10.Humid America is the ________ portion.
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eastern
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11.What three Fall line cities are mentioned in the text? p. 110
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-washington dc
-baltimore -philidelphia |
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13.What are two examples of push factors as they relate to migration?
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-tightened economic controls
-decline in jobs |
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14.What are two examples of pull factors as they relate to migration
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-new frontier
-place to aquire land -countless opportunities |
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15.Which 4 cities form the corners of American Manufacturing region?
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-boston
-milwaukee -st louis -baltimore |
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16.Fig 3-13 Note the location of the 4 major ethnic groups in the USA?
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-native american
-black -hispanic -asian |
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17.Which part of the USA is the leading oil producing region?
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texas louisiana gulf coast
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18.Primary activities include_______________ and _______________.
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-mining
-agriculture |
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19.Manufacturing is a __________ activity.
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secondary
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20.Economies of scale refer to?
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when industrial centers save from large scale production with assembly lines or specialized workforces or purchased raw materials in massive quantities
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21.What is the basis of the Von Thunen model? p 122
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spacial regularities
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22.Canada is composed of ___ provinces and ___ territories.
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10 provinces and 3 territories
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23.Which province has the largest population
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onterio
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25.Which two cities mark the ends of Mainstreet?
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quebec city
windser |
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26.Canada is the leading exporter of which agricultural products?
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wheat and other grains
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27.About 70% of Canada’s total workforce is employed in which sectors of the economy?
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tertiary and quaternary
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28.Which part of Quebec wanted to secede in 1995? See Fig. 3-17
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southern
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29.The Core region is synonymous with the ___________. Belt.
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american manuafacturing
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30.Which city in this region is based upon the quaternary and quinary sectors?
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washington dc
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31.Which 3 states compose the Maritime Northeast?
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vermont
new hampshire maine |
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32.What are longlots? p.
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narrow rectangular farms in quebec introduced by the french
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