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industries make finished products
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secondary
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industry that has the highest %of workforce in Canada
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tertiary/ service
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industry that uses insecticide and pesticides
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primary
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human impact on settlements means that it was made by
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humans
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When we are talking about "economic influences" we are talking about...
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making money/ making a living
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restaurants, jobs, sports
what is common to these three things? |
These are human characteristics.
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industry that makes wheat to flour
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secondary
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dying trees, sterile soil, dead fish are result of
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acid rain
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environmental interaction involves: land, air and
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water/ rivers and lakes
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the imaginary line that runs north and south through Greenwich England is
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prime Meridian
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the imaginary line that runs east and west, through Brazil is
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Equator
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the imaginary line that runs north and south directly opposite Greenwich
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international date line
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degrees latitude never
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meet
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Where in north America would one find the Cordillera system
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near the Pacific Coast
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Where in north America would one find the interior plains
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in the center running north and south including Alberta
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the large area from the Arctic ocean down to the great lakes and back up to Newfoundland in known as
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Canadian Shield
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using the grid of degrees latitude and longitude is finding the
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absolute location
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important when determining climate in relation to the equator is
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latitude
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referring one place in relation to someplace else is known as
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relative location
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What type of industry makes appliances, automobiles, aircrafts and electronics?
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secondary
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interdependence means that countries rely on
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each other
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are oceans and rivers, glaciers landforms
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no
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Are mountains plateaus, hills, plains landforms?
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yes
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Is loam good for growing crops?
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yes
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What happens to the temperature when elevation increases?
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It gets cooler
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None
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A break in the crust of the earth because of tension is a ________ line?
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fault
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None
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In the Rockies the Great Divide is where some water runs east and ....
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some runs west
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describing how an area is usually warm and dry is talking about
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climate
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which does not belong: wind, glaciers and Oceans acid rain
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acid rain
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which area in Canada has the largest concentration of population
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Ontario/ central Canada
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true or false: higher places are drier
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FALSE
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The Cordillera region is mostly made of: Therefore traveling can be difficult
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mountains
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two political regions in North America are:
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Canada/ USA or Ottawa/Washington
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language, customs and religion make up ones:
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culture
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Economics reflect how people
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make a living (money)
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physical regions are those that show how
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the land looks
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the earliest proven arrival of Europeans to North America is
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1000 AD
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Where did John Cabot land?
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Newfoundland
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Three reasons why European set up colonies were...?
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for cheap raw materials, market to sell goods, place for people to settle
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The first Europeans were interested in Canada because they could get
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fish
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First French person to claim Canada for France
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Cartier
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The Iroquois depended on what for 70% of their food?
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farming
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before Europeans, how did the natives on the Interior plains survive
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by hunting and gathering
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What does colonization mean?
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a country sending people to a new land to take control of it and its people
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What were three ways that intendant Jean Talon tried tried to build up New France?
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encourage soldiers to stay, bringing women from France, encourage trade people to come
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When primary products from New France are traded for finished products form France this is known as....
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mercantilism
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What battle gave New France to Britain?
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Battle of the Plains of Abraham
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after fishing, why was Canada explored?
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for furs
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the Acadians were people who refused to swear an oath of loyalty to
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Britain/ British King
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Assimilation of the French into British laws and customs was the goal of which document
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Proclamation of 1763
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The ruling group in Lower Canada later Quebec was known as
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Chateau Clique
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Where was Louis Joseph Papineau from
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Lower Canada
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Where was William Lyon Mackenzie from
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Upper Canada
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Who suggested the "Great Coalition"
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George Brown
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The first Prime Minister was
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John A Macdonald
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Warm air from the Pacific forcing the cold Arctic air in southern Alberta and northern Montana is:
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a chinook
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When a river meanders from side to side in a large snake like fashion what age is it?
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old age
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True or false: landforms are physical characteristics
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TRUE
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Who did Britain want to keep loyal with the passing of the Quebec Act was?
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Canadiens/ French-speaking settlers
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The Constitutional Act divided Quebec in to two colonies, what were they?
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Upper Canada and Lower Canada
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Question: in Lower Canada in 1830's the colonists wanted a responsible governement and the protection of French culture and language. This resulted in which rebellion?
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The Rebellion of 1837
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The Bill that Lord Elgin signed because it passed tin the Legislative Assembly was
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rebellion losses bill
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Who got control of the colonies when Britain signed the Act of Union 1841
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English speaking people
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Sir. John A. MacDonald was the first what?
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Prime Minister
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Who was George Brown?
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leader of Canada West
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Who was George Etiene Cartier?
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He was the leader of Canada East
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What was the result of the political deadlock in the assembly of the Province of Canada?
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No important bills could be passed
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A trans-continental railway is important because….
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small railways went broke, to trade goods, and to move troops
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Why did Canadian leaders feel it was necessary to unite the country?
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American troops were moving to Western Canada
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Americans in the 1860's were scary because…..
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Many Americans believed North America belonged to them.
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Which meeting worked on details for the new Confederation?
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Quebec Conference
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How could the people of British North America increase trade?
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They could unite
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How did the Fenians affect the Union of Canada?
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The people of New Brunswick were scared of the Fenians who attacked them and thus wanted to unite with others who could provide protection.
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When was confederation?
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1867
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What was the BNA (British North America Act)?
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The act that made Canada an independent nation.
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What were the first 4 colonies to join confederation?
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New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec.
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Banking and Currency was a _________ responsibility.
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Federal
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Indians and land reserved for Indians was a _________ responsibility
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Federal
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Education is a _____________ responsibility.
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Provincial
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BACK OF TEXT
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The group of elected members who are elected but not in power are the ….
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Opposition
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Judiciary is another name for …
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the courts
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If you are the head of a government department then you are the …
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Cabinet Minister
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The Governor General is the …
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Queen's representative in Canada.
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Two reasons that the Metis were angry were…
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Death of buffalo and land was not given out in a fair manner.
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None
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How was British Columbia convinced to join Confederation?
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A railway would be built to British Columbia with 10 years
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Why did more people move to the Prairies after 1885?
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The Railway was complete which made travelling easier.
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Why was the Northwest Mounted Police formed?
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The wanted to make sure that the land was claimed for Canada and to stop the whiskey traders.
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Why Prime Minister MacDonald want to put Native people on reserves?
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He wanted the land in the west for the Railway and European settlers
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What happened to the Native people on the Prairies?
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1000's died due to food shortages and European diseases
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During the 1885 Metis rebellion who was the leader of the Metis?
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Louis Riel
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What was the effect of the Northwest Rebellion on the C.P.R? (Canadian Pacific Rail)
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Government gave money to complete the railway
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What happened to Louis Riel after the North-West Rebellion?
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Riel was hanged
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When did Alberta and Saskatchewan become Provinces?
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1905
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The Selkirk grant is in the province of …
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Manitoba
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What were the ideas of John A. Macdonald's National Policy did not include?
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fair settlement for lands of Metis and First Nations
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How was Canadian Pacific Railway financed?
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Government gave money and land grants
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Why were Edmonton and Regina chosen as provincial capitals?
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Edmonton was on the main rail line, Regina was the headquarters of the North West Mounted Police (NWMP)
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Brazil is located in the __________ hemisphere?
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Southern
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Nearly all the regions of Brazil a ________ climate.
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tropical
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Unlike the Europeans the agriculture of the Brazilian Indians did not…
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do long term damage to the land.
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Be able to locate the Amazon rain forest on a map
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Be able to locate the Amazon rain forest on a map
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What are the 2 most important uses of the rivers of Brazil?
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Transportation and Hydroelectric power.
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Most people in Brazil live where?
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Close to the coastline
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Who was brought to Brazil to work on sugar plantations?
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African Slaves
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One difference between the colonization of Brazil and New France was …
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Home country of Portugal wanted to conquer rather than trade with Native people.
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The Portuguese settlement in Brazil did what to the environment
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loss of soil fertility
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Question on a chart
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Question on a chart
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Question on a chart
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Question on a chart
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What is infant mortality?
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Infant mortality is the number of babies that die under 1 year of age. It is a good indicator of nutrition, housing conditions, sanitation and health care.
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If your population increases rapidly what is likely to happen?
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increase the amount of poverty
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What skills did the immigrants who came over after 1890 have?
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Business and agriculture
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It was important for Brazil to open up the interior because…
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The wanted to reduce crowding in the coastal areas and get some of the valuable resources that are in Brazil's interior
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What has been the reaction of the Indians in the rain forest to development on Brazil's rainforest?
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The have fought with the gold miners and ranchers over land
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Defoliants are used to
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kill plants and trees
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Why do Brazilians move to the cities?
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To get a job and make money
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Why did people move to Rhodonia
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free land
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What is urbanization?
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Moving to the city
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graph
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graph
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Reading question
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Reading question
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If Brazil is so big why does everyone not have land?
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Most land is owned by a small group of wealthy landowners
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What percentage of wildlife is at risk as a result of rain forest destruction?
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25%
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When vast amounts of the rain forest are burned what is the result?
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increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere leading to global warming
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Environmentalists are concerned with what?
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The development of Brazil's rainforest
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The settlement and development activity that has been responsible for the most deforestation is
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Cattle ranching
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What is selective logging?
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Taking only certain trees and leaving the rest.
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What is selective logging?
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The soil loses its fertility within 3-5 years
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When you live in a favela you are most likely…
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impoverished and unhealthy
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Reading question
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Reading question
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studying land use and population distribution helps you to understand what?
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Settlement patterns
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