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Fun Facts
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The scale of a map shows the relationship between the size of an object in real life and its size drawn on a map. A word map in your atlas might have a scale of something like 1:17500000. This map shows a small amount of detail for a large area. These generally show physical, political and economic information. A map used for something like your house would want to show many details. It would have a scale of 1:500 approx. This type of map shows more detailed features like residential planning and military operations.
What is Large and small scale maps.
100
When migration occurs between the provinces of Canada.
What is Interprovincial Migration.
100
A tax on imports.
What is a Tariff.
100
Study of population numbers, distribution, trends, and issues.
What is Demography.
100
Acronym for the great lakes.
What is HOMES. -Huron -Ontario -Michigan -Eerie -Superior
200
This type of map uses symbols to show a variety of features. Two important features are contour lines, wich show elevation, and a grid system that is used for locating places on a map. These maps are useful if you want to locate small areas on the earths surface.
What is a topographic map.
200
In southern Canada there are a number of eco-zones in which the presence of resources has been the cause of isolated rural settlement: the Atlantic Maritime, Boreal shield, Boreal Plains, the Montane Cordillera, and the pacific Maritime Eco-zones.
What is Resource-Based settlement.
200
It occurs when water is used without removing it from lakes and rivers.
What is instream use.
200
Theory by German scientist Alfred Wegner stating that 300 million years ago all of earth's land masses, which were in constant motion, collided to form one super continent called Pangaea. About 200 million years ago Pangaea broke apart and the continents have drifted apart to their present locations. According to his theory only continents drifted.
What is continental drift.
200
Canada's tallest tower's height.
What is 553m.
300
It uses letters and numerals to identify squares in a grid system. It is often used in road maps.
What is the alphanumeric grid.
300
The functions that bring money into a community, and on which the city depends for its existence and some that do not contribute to the community's economic base for example: recycling.
What is Basic and Non-Basic Industries.
300
Canada's recently pursued free trade with the US and other North American Countries.
What is the North American Free Trade Agreement(NAFTA).
300
Index designed to indicate the amount of economic and political power that a countries women have.
What is Gender Empowerment Measure(GEM).
300
Part of Canada named after a Icelandic Viking.
What is Newfound land.
400
Used to link geographic location, create maps with many different pieces of spatial information, to help users analyze spatial information.
What is GIS.
400
Industries that take raw materials from the environment. Industries that process raw materials into finished goods. Industries that provide a wide range of services.
What is Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary industries.
400
It covers 20% of Canada's area.
What are lakes, rivers and wetlands.
400
Rainfall caused by lighter, warmer air being forced to rise over colder denser air.
What is frontal rainfall.
400
Canada's city with the highest population.
What is Toronto(approx. 2.615 million people)
500
The acronym for the six major factors that affect climate.
What is LOWERN.
500
Energy that is finite and energy that's infinite.
What is Renewable and Non-Renewable energy.
500
After world war 2 major trade countries, to avoid protectionism that proved so disastrous during the depression of the 1930s, agreed on a set of rules to govern and encourage trade. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, or GATT came into effect and now includes more than 120 countries. It was created after 1995 when the latest additions to GATT were created.
What is the World Trade Organization(WTO).
500
Long narrow inlet of sea with steep sides.
What is a fjord.
500
Average temperatures of Nunavut winters(in degrees celsius).
What is 50'C.