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100
The Residential School System was the Canadian Government’s attempt to assimilate which peoples?
Indigenous peoples.
100
What are considered the "indicator species" of the inner city?
Cyclists and pedestrians
100
Which of Canada’s provinces or territories produces the most hydroelectricity?
Quebec
100
What is the leading cause of deaths in developing countries
Cardiovascular Disease
200
What is the term used to describe the number of live births per year for every one thousand people?
Crude birth rate
200
What is the minimum population of a megacity?
Population of 10 million or more
200
What agricultural techniques are designed to not disrupt the soil?
No-till
200
What are the two primary factors that result in poor health in Maquiladora workers
Low wages and poor working conditions
300
What is the primary reason of exporting labour overseas?
To reduce costs in production
300
Where’s (province) the majority of wheat farming in Canada?
Saskatchewan
300
In what Canadian province are 82% (2012) of automotive industry jobs located in?
Ontario
300
Which is considered the most well-known sacred place in the contemporary world?
Jerusalem
400
What is considered the greatest indicator of health of a population?
Life expectancy
400
After deforestation, more fertile elements of soil are removed by what process?
Erosion
400
What extraction process uses large quantities of water and can poison groundwater?
Fracking
400
What is the term to describe the persistent attachment of individuals to a specific location?
Territoriality
500
What theory argues that fertility and mortality rates are directly tied to the level of economic development of a country, region, or place?
Demographic Transition Theory
500
Guano, urine, and manure are organic sources of what?
Phosphorus
500
Name the international agreement to reduce emissions initially signed in Japan in 2005.
Kyoto Protocol
500
The spread of modernity to peripheral regions can be seen as another aspect of ...
Globalization