Climate
What is the difference between weather and climate?
weather is day-to-day and climate is an average over 30 years
A person/group moving INTO a country
What does the land look like in Canada's Western Cordillera region?
tall mountains, lots of trees, rocks, etc.
What is a primary industry?
(aka extractive) These are the industries that take the natural resources from the environment (the land, underground or water)
Add bike/walk lanes, build up, more greenery, green roofs, etc.
Name two factors that influence climate?
Any of LOWERN (latitude, ocean currents, wind, elevation, relief, near water)
What is a push factor?
A reason why people leave their country
What big cities do the interior plains cover?
Calgary & Regina
What are tertiary industries?
(aka services) Any industry that provides goods or services to the population.
What does it mean to live zero-waste?
How does latitude affect climate?
The further you get from the equator, the cooler it gets
What does the rule of 70 tell us?
How long it will take for a population to double
Which landform region covers Kitchener-Waterloo?
Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Lowlands
What is an example of a renewable resource?
trees, fish, water, etc.
What bin does a styrofoam container go in?
garbage
What do the blue bars show on a climate graph?
precipitation
Why do most Canadians live along the U.S.-Canada border?
milder climate, fertile land, historical settlement patterns, etc.
What are convection currents?
Created as heat energy released from natural Earth processes rises and falls. The current pulls and drags the plates.
What are oil sands AND where are they?
Huge deposit of sand coated in oil. In Alberta, north of Edmonton (Fort McMurray is the only city in the oil sands)
What is Earth Overshoot Day?
The day when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year
What is a rainshadow?
The leeward side of a mountain is dry because warm air can hold on to more moisture
What are the three types of growth of population pyramids?
Rapid, slow, stable/declining
What is Wegener's theory of continental drift?
The continents were once connected and have drifted apart over time.
What is our largest forest region?
How many UN Sustainable Development Goals are there?
17