Canada Human Geography
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- Who are the inuit?
- eskimos from asia that came by way of beringia
- where did the inuit's ancestors reside in North America?
- canadian arctic and alaska
- when did the european explorers begin arriving in canada?
- 15th century, 1497(John cabot)
- what two main factors defined the differences among canadians by the end of the 18th century?
- religion and ethnicity/ancestry
- what canadian provenc or territory was once called upper canada?
- ontario
- what canadian province or territory was once called lower canada?
- quebec
- what are the core provinces?
- ontario and quebec
- which european power won control of canada?
- great britain
- what factor was essential in the development of western canada?
- transpotation
- betweem what two cities did the first trancontinental railroad in canada extend?s
- Montreal, quebec, and vancouver, british columbia
- how did canada change after the building of rail ra]oads and disoceries of copper, zinc, and other resourse?
- agricultural to industrial
- when did canada gain indepenence from brittain?
- 1931
- how is canada's government similar to britain's?
- structure- parlamentary govesrnment, loyal to the crown
- what aer some of canada's leading industries?
- farming, mining, logging, fishing
- where in most manufacturing done in canada?
- southern quebec-ontario
- name two groups of people who settled in canada
- inuit, first nations
- what are the official languages of canada
- english, french,
- what are the perdominant religions of canada
-
protestant, roman catholic
christianity - what factors have most affecded the settlement patterns of canada?
- harsh environment, transportation
- who makes up the majority of canada's work force
- men-55%
- within what industry sector domost canadians work?
- service-75%
- who greatly influenced the arts in canada?
- inuit, first nations
- which are the atlantic provinces?
- prince edward island, new brunswick, nova scotia, newfoundland
- what factors have kept the population small in the atlantic provinces?
- rugged terrain, severe weather
- what cultures are associated with quebec and ontarion
- frech, english
- near what natural landforms are the larger cities located in quebec and ontario
- great lakes, st. lawrence river
- which are the prairie provinces?
- manitoba, saskatchewan, alberta
- what resources are in the prairie provinces?
- agruculture-wheat, minerals, coal, oil, natural gas
- which prairie province is home to the metis?
- saskatchewan
- which province and territories are included in the pacific province and territories?
- British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest, nunavut
- which part of the northwest territories became nunavut?
- eastern half in 1999
- how do the inuit make their living in nunavut?
- mining, fishing, logging, hunting
- what are the people of canada with mixed french and native heritage?
- metis
- what are canada's native american peoples known as/
- first nations
- what % of people live in the core provinces?
- 60%
- How was the dominion of canada created?
- British North America Act in 1867
- what is a parlamentary government?
- parlament=executive+legislative, prime miniser
- what is canada the #1 exporter in?
- wood and paper
- what % of the people live in atlantic provinces?
- 8
- why are there territories?
- b/c they don't have large enough pop to be provinces
- what is the capital?
- ottawa, ontario
- how much oil does alberta produce?
- 90%
- what % do the territories have?
- 41% land, less than 1% people
- who arrived and in what year
- John Cabot, 1497
- upper
- ontario
- lower
- quebec
- officially become a country
- 1867
- pop
- 30 mil
- area
- 3.8 mil squ mi
- constitution
- 1982
- Dominmion of canada
- 1867, british north america act
- prime minister
- head of gov
- native people live
- on reserves
- confederationb
- loose political union of provines
- terrorism
- surprise use of violence by an individual or civilian pop to achieve social or political ends
- global network
- world wide inter connected group
- islamic terrorist group that blew up world trade centers
- al Qaeda
- coalition
- a group of nations working together to fight terrorism
- ok bombing
- 1995 highest casualties
- assassination
- political leader being targeted for killing
- urban sprawl
- poorly planned development grw geo than ppl
- 75%
- live in cities
- infastructure
- basic facilities services
- smart growth
- efficient use of land
- sustainable communities
- live and work
- big prots
- Montreal, Vancouver
- cultural mosaic
- term to describe society compromising different cultural traditions that surviv acculturation
- emigration
- away
- immigration
- into
- French Englishs
- francophones, algolophones
- separatist movement
- secede, independent entity,
- treaty of paris
- 1763, french and indian war
- terrorists
- 19
- died
- 3,000 350firefighters
- disaster ares
- 16 acres
- office of homeland security
- organize measures
- bedroom community
- sleep only
- suburban housing
- 25% higher