Vocabulary
These are resources that are natural to Earth and not created by humans.
Natural resources
This region was known for its fishing economy until the oceans became over-fished & government bans were placed.
The Atlantic Region
This horizontal line is located at 0 degrees latitude.
The Equator
To deal with this term, cartographers created map projections.
Distortion or the changing of size & shape on certain maps
The government answers the 3 fundamental questions in this economic structure.
A command economy
This is the process of buying and selling goods and services. There are many systems.
Economics
French and English are the national languages of this region.
The Core Region
This vertical line is located at 0 degrees longitude.
The Prime Meridian
This projection shows continents accurately but distorts oceans.
The Goode Projection
The traditions and culture of society answer the 3 fundamental questions in this economic structure.
Traditional economy
This is the traditions, beliefs, arts, and values of a society or group of people.
Culture
This region borders the Pacific Ocean.
The Pacific Region
The Prime Meridian splits the world into these two hemispheres.
The Western & Eastern hemispheres
This type of map projection accurately shows direction but distorts size.
The Mercator Projection
Societies must deal with this problem by answering the 3 fundamental economic questions.
Scarcity or a lack of high-demand resources.
This refers to how a society or group of people use the natural resources in their area.
Land use
Farming is a large part of this Canadian Region's economy.
The Prairie Region
The Equator splits the earth into these two hemispheres.
The Northern & Southern hemispheres
This type of projection accurately shows size but distorts shape.
The Eckert IV Projection
The people (and the demand & supply of products) answer the 3 fundamental questions in this economic structure.
Market economy
This government system is only influenced by the national or central government.
A unitary government system
This region has the smallest population of all of Canada's regions.
The Northern Region
Latitude and longitude coordinates show us this term for an exact place.
Absolute location or the exact location of an area.
Distortion takes place on all maps of this type.
Flat maps
A command economy prioritizes these two economic goals.