Chapter 6 (Canada)
What are lighthouses used for?
To prevent shipwrecks
A geographic area that includes all of the land and waterways that drain into a body of water
Watershed
a wealthy country with an advanced ecomoy
Developed Country
The gap between people with access to computers, mobile devices, and the internet and those without access
Digital Divide
Loss of well-educated people is called
Brain Drain
What region of Canada has the most people?
Core Region
A series of plants and animals, each of which depends on the one below it for food
Food Chain
A poorer country with a less advanced economy
Developing Country
The total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year?
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
What is one push factor?
Politics
Environment
Economic
What language is the second most spoke in Canada?
French
Why are the Great Lakes called the "fourth seacoast"
The Great Lakes are so large that they look and act like oceans
What are the reasons for Urban Sprawl?
Land less expensive, building costs lower, homes affordable
Belief that suburbs are better to live and raise a family
Jobs for construction workers
Benefits local economy
The using up of goods and services
Consumption
What is one pull factor
Family
Education
Quality-of-Life
Britain/British
What is the difference between point-source and non-point source pollution?
The source that the pollution comes from
What are the reasons against Urban Sprawl
Habitats get destroyed
Endangered species could die out
Traffic Jams/Air Pollution
Water Scarcity
by or for each person
Per Capita
Spreading cultural features from on place to another is called
Diffusion
Why do not many people live in the northern region of Canada?
It is very expensive to get goods into your town.
What is an invasive species? AND give me an example in the Great Lakes?
Non-native species that causes harm to an ecosytem
Sea Lamprey
a major population center made up a large city and the smaller suburbs and towns that surround it
Metropolitan Area
What is the main reason for hunger in the world?
Poverty
Immigrants sending money to their families via payments is called
Remittances