World Geography
Latitude lines are measured
North and South
What is the largest river in Canada?
Mackenzie
What are Canada's primary industries?
Farming, Logging, Mining, and Fishing
Canada is divided into how many provinces?
10
Refers to a group of people with a common culture living in a territory
Nation
Is the total knowledge, attitudes, and behavior shared by the passed on by the members of a specific group
Culture
The study the distribution and interaction of physical and human feature on the earth.
Geography
Large treeless area located in the central and western part of Canada and US
Great Plains
People of mixed French and native heritage
Me'tis
One of Canada's Core Provinces
Quebec
Citizen hold political power, wither directly or through elected representatives.
Democracy
A group that shares a geographic region
Society
The center of the earth and is made up of iron and nickel
Core
Rocky flat region encircling the Hudson Bay in Canada
Canadian Shield
Canada is officially a ____ country
Bilingual
What accounts for the variety of lifestyles with a country's subregion?
Location, Climate, and Local Industry
An individual or group holds complete political power
Dictatorship
Refer to a group that shares a language, customs and a common heritage.
Ethnic group
Surrounding the earth is a layer of gases
Atmosphere
Both Alaska and Canada have ____________ climate and vegetation
Minerals and Fossil
____ of Canadians work in manufacturing
Canada's westernmost province is..
A ruling family headed by a king or queen holds political power and may or may not share the power with citizen bodies.
Monarchy
Site of innovation from which basic ideas, materials, and technology diffuse to many cultures
Cultural hearth
Occurs when weathered material is moved by the action of wind, water, ice, or gravity
Erosion
Is a section of a waterway with closed gates where water levels are raised or lowered.
Lock
Canada's native people are know as the....
First Nation
Canada's three territories make up of ____ percent of the country landmass
41%
When a nation and a state occupy the same territory
Nation-state
Is one of the most important aspects of culture because it allows the people within a culture to communicate with each other.
Language