Vocab
The definition of "climate"
The average course of weather conditions for a particular location over a period of time
The definition of "geography" in simple terms
The study of people and places
The total amount of Canadian provinces and territories
13
The largest Canadian physiographic region
Canadian Shield
A capital city on the West coast, named after a British queen
Victoria
The study of weather and its causes
Meteorology
The imaginary line that goes around the Earth, separating the North and South hemispheres
The equator
Canada has ___% of the world's renewable fresh water
7
Most northern region
Arctic Lands
Manitoba's provincial bird
Great gray owl
The science of making maps
Cartography
The two main branches of Geography
Physical Geography and Human Geography
The last residential school in Canada operated until this year
1996
This region follows a large river
St. Lawrence Lowlands
Rock type that are formed from molten materials (magma) that come from the depths of the Earth.
Igneous rock
A greenhouse gas with the chemical formula CH₄
Methane
The Interior Plains has this type of climate
Continental climate
Region known for tall jagged mountains
Cordillera
Language the word "Yukon" derives from
Gwich’in
The year in which the term "sustainable development" was outlined in the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development as part of the Brundtland Report.
1987