Definitions
This is the definition of what?
How far North & South a place is from the Equator
Latitude Lines
What treaty land are we located on?
Treaty 4
Name 3 possible reasons why people choose to live where they live
-Location
-Land is good
-Easy access to jobs/resources
-Cost of living
-Family live there
-Cultural connections
How did residential schools negatively impact Indigenous children? Name 2 reasons
-Children were abused and neglected
-Trauma (intergenerational)
-loss of language
-loss of culture
-forced to leave families/home
This is the definition of what?
How far East & West a place is from the Prime Meridian
Longitude Lines
The burning of what causes climate change?
Fossil Fuels
How long are treaties meant to last?
As long as the sun shines, the grass grows, and the river flows.
What are three ways humans negatively impact the environment?
-overpopulation
-burning fossil fuels
-deforestation
-pollution
This is the definition of what:
When a person enters a country to live there permanently
Immigrant
What can affect the air, land and water on the planet?
Pollution
What circumstances led to treaties being signed between Indigenous Peoples and Europeans?
The buffalo were killed off and they had no way to live on the land anymore
Who is Canada's largest trade partner?
The United States
This group of people was forced to leave their land in Nova Scotia because of tension with New Englanders
The Acadians
The current population of Canada is? *Need to just know the proper million (not .25)
41 million people
What was promised to First Nations People when they signed treaties? Name 3 things
-Education
-Health care
-Farm tools/resources
-Hunting/fishing/trapping rights protected
What international organization does Canada belong to that is a group of countries that protect each other?
NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization - a defense agreement where its members promise to protect each other
This map is most commonly used for navigation
Mercator Map
What is the quickest route from Europe to Asia?
The Northwest Passage