Natural Disasters
Volcanoes are mountains that open to a pool of ___________ below the Earth's surface
molten rock/lava
What is climate?
Average weather of a region
What is an import?
A good that a country buys from another country
What are human rights?
Rights that belong to every person in the world
What is a landform?
A natural feature of the earth’s surface
Earthquakes are caused by ___________
Shifting tectonic plates
Describe the climate of Sault Ste Marie
Hot summers, cold winters, four seasons
What is an export?
A good that a country sells to another country
Give an example of a human right
Freedom of speech, right to water, right to education, right to safety, etc
A topographic map is mainly used to show
Elevation and land shape
Giant tropical storms that form above water. Katrina is a famous example of one
Hurricane
Which month has the highest temperature on the climate graph?
July
What is a global community?
Countries connected through trade, communication, and cooperation
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects _______________
Individual freedoms and equality
A landform that rises above the surrounding terrain and is at least 600m tall.
A mountain
Tornados
Which month has the lowest precipitation on the climate graph?
March
Name one item that Canada would import
Cars, computers, fruits, plastics, etc
What is an example of an ongoing human rights violation
Child labour, lack of access to clean water, lack of living wages, unsafe working conditions
A landform that is a large moving body of ice that can carve valleys and break rock.
A glacier
What impact does natural disasters have on humans?
What is one consequence of climate change?
More natural disasters, loss of biodiversity, increased temperatures, rise in sea levels, etc
What is something that Canada would export?
Maple syrup, lumber, oil, wheat, etc.
What was one of the ways that Canada responded to the Holocaust?
Restricted immigration, turned away refugees
A landform that is a raised area of land that is flat on top, often found in mountainous areas
A plateau