GEOGRAPHIC THINKING
What is a Pattern?
Something that repeats over time or space.
What is The largest landform region in Canada.
The Canadian Shield.
What is the ancient supercontinent called.
Pangaea.
What is Weather?
Day-to-day atmospheric conditions.
What is Population?
Number of people living in an area.
What is a Trend?
A gradual change over time.
What is the region with the largest population and best farmland.
The Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Lowlands.
What is Alfred Wegener known for?
Scientist who proposed continental drift.
What is Climate?
Long-term pattern of weather.
What is Demography?
Study of human populations.
What is a Region?
An area that has similar physical or human characteristics.
what is the mountain region containing the Rocky Mountains.
The Western Cordillera.
What is the name of the boundary where plates slide past each other.
Transform Boundary.
What is Elevation?
Height above sea level
What is Natural Increase?
Difference between birth rate and death rate.
What does SEEP stand for?
Social, Economic, Environmental, and Political.
what is the flat prairie region known for agriculture.
The Interior Plains.
What is the circular movement of heat in the mantle called.
Convection Currents.
Where is a Maritime Climate?
Climate found near large bodies of water.
What is a Population Pyramid?
Graph showing age and gender structure of a population.
What is Spatial Significance?
Importance of a location based on where it is.
What is the wetland region surrounding Hudson Bay.
The Hudson Bay Lowlands.
what is the boundary where plates move apart creating new crust.
Divergent Boundary
What is the Anthropogenic Greenhouse Effect?
Human-caused increase in greenhouse gases.
What is Urbanization?
Movement of people from rural areas to cities.