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Maps
Analogies
Canada
Hodge-Podge
Odds& Ins
100
Which map rojection shows sizes and shapes and is best used for data representation?
Robinson Projection
100
Prime Meridain :longitude::____________: latitude
Prime Meridain : longitude :: Equator : latitude
100
What are the bilingual people in Canad speaking?
English and French
100
What is it called when a country has two official languages?
Bilingual
100
Landforms What is physical region based on - religion, climate, or landforms?
Landforms
200
What kind of location does latitude and longitude define?
Absolute Location
200
Virginia : _____________ ::California: Pacific Ocean
Virginia : Atlantic Ocean ::California: Pacific Ocean
200
What is the Canadian Shield good for?
mining/minerals
200
What is a system of transportaion & communication networks on which an economy depends on to "run"?
Infrastructure
200
What do we call an area's weather pattern over a long period?
Climate
300
What is the scale on the map used to measure?
Distance
300
North:South :: __________ : West
North:South :: East : West
300
What are the two main problems facing Canada?
lack of a national identity pollution Economics Quebec would like to break away to form its own country
300
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
Mountains located in the eastern part of the USA
300
What does a star symbol on a map represent?
the Capital City
400
Why is a flat map always distorted?
It is difficult to show the round surface of earth on a flat map
400
automobile assembly: ____ :: Farming : primary economic activity
automobile assembly: secondary economic activity :: Farming : primary economic activity
400
Where do most French speaking live in Canada?
Quebec
400
What is the river that seperates the USA from Mexico?
Rio Grande
400
What does a political map always show?
Boundaries
500
When the lines of latitude and longitude cross each other what do they form?
a grid system
500
Parlimentary Democracy : Canada :: _________: USA
Parlimentary Democracy : Canada :: Democracy : USA
500
What do you call areas that share the same characteristics?
Regions
500
Nearly half the people in the world work in what industry?
Service industries
500
What is a push factor?
A factor that makes you want to leave your home and permentaly move somewhere else