Government & Citizenship
This level of government handles national defense, immigration, and currency
Federal government
These unwritten rules guide how people are expected to behave in a society
Norms
This region includes the Quebec and Ontario
Canadian shield or Central Canada
This term means leaving one's home country to live somewhere else
Emigration
Housing, transportation, and food prices all influence this
The cost of living
This representative is elected to the provincial legislature
An MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly)
these unwritten rules guide how people are expected to behave in a society
Norms
This term describes the number of people living per spare kilometer
population density
This group faced strict restrictions and discrimination through the head tax
Asian immigrants
This index measures changes in the cost of goods and services over time
CPI (consumer price index)
This term describes Canada's system where the monarch is head of state and elected officials run government
A constitutional monarchy
This effect describes how Canada's geography creates separated pockets of population
The archipelago effect
This term describes the growth of cities as people move from rural areas
urbanization
This term describes someone fleeing danger or persecution in their home country
A refugee
This is a major economic driver in the Atlantic region
Fishing/Fisheries
These are the three branches of government
The executive, legislative, and judicial branches
This term refers to the ideas and beliefs a society considers important
Values
These are the four major climate zones in Canada
Polar, temperate, dry, and continental
During early immigration policies Indigenous people were displaced to these lands in order to gain their land
small reservations in poor environments, and gained their untouched land with fertile soil and many resources
This term refers to human-made features on the land, such as buildings, roads and trails
human landscapes
This type of nationalism is based on shared values to follow the same laws and citizenship, rather than shared ethnicity or language
Civic nationalism
Name 5 elements of culture
symbols, language, values, traditions, beliefs, social structures, food, art
These are the five geographical regions of Canada
Atlantic, Central Canada, Prairies, West Coast, and the North
During early immigration, Canada preferred newcomers from these countries as they were seen as desirable
Britain, U.S., Northern Europe (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland)
This is an economic challenged experienced by many Canadians
food insecurity, access to clean drinking water, housing