Canadian Geography 1202 - Final Exam Review Sheet-2

Canadian Geography 1202 Final Exam Review
Glossary Terms
System
Warm Front
Boreal Shield
Natural System
Meteorologist
Mixwood Plains
Ecosystem
Weather
Prairie
Human System
Biome
Montane Cordillera
Dynamic
Boreal
Muskeg
Synergy
Coniferous
Taiga
Atmosphere
Deciduous
Timberland
Lithosphere
Natural Vegetation
Orographic Precipitation
Hydrosphere
Tree Line
Windward
Biosphere
Tundra
Leedward
Water Cycle
Temperate Rainforest
Alpine Tundra
Aquifer
Temperate
Mountain Pine Beetle
Decomposers
Wetland
Potholes
Decay Cycle
Runoff
Sloughs
Technology
Drainage Basin
Drought
Economic System
Watershed
Badlands
Transportation System
Drainage Divide
Grasslands
Infrastructure
Fertilizer
Shelterbelt
Systems thinking
Pesticide
Windbreak
Sustainable
Soil Profile
Chinook
Salmon Stock
Humus
Diversity
Keystone Species
Podzol
Population
Clear Cutting
Chernozem
Population Density
Spawning
Ecozone
Cultural
Climate
Biodiversity
Cultural Imprints
Maritime Climate
Habitat
Multiculturalism
Continental Climate
Ecology
Demography
Air Mass
Terrestrial Ecozone
Birth Rate
Polar Jet Stream
Marine Ecozone
Death Rate
Westerlies
Boundary
Immigration
Front
Transition Zone
Emigration
Natural Increase Rate
Out Migration
Push Factors
In-Migration
Pull Factors
Census Metropolitan Area
Rural Population Centre
Resource Consumption on
a Global Scale
Urbanization
Accumulation of Capital
Business Cycle
Continental Shelf
Grand Banks
Urban
International Nongovernmental
organizations (NGOs)
UNESCO
Groundfish
Human Development
Index (HDI)
Pelagic fish
Developmental Status
Shellfish
Tourism
Ore bodies
Domestic travel
Open pits
International travel
Forest management plans
Multiplier effect
Model forests
NAFTA
Water ethics
Importing
Wetlands
Exporting
Water diversion
Import Substitution
Flow Resources
Groundwater
Free Trade
Sustainable Resource
System
Coke
United Nations
Global Village
CIDA
Land Use
Suburbs Urban Sprawl
Smog High-Occupancy
Vehicles Smart Growth
Industry
Value Added
Natural Resources
Renewable Resources
Non-Renewable
Resources
Globalization
Unit One: Natural and Human Systems

Exam Marks: 27% (15 M/C , 2 Constructed Response with parts A and B)
Natural and Human System
- Difference between Natural and Human Systems (Characteristics/Examples) ____
- The layers of the earth (Atmosphere, Lithosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere) ____
-The Water Cycle (p. 56) ____
- The Decay Cycle ____
Climate and Weather
- Differences between climate and weather ____
- How the suns energy is distributed around the planet ____
- Factors that affect climate ____
- Canadas climate regions ____
- Ocean Currents of Canada ____
- Air Masses of Canada ____
- Polar Jet Stream and its effect on Climate ____
- How to draw a climate graph/ Components of a climate graph ____
Canadas Natural Vegetation

- Canadas natural vegetation regions ____
- Factors that affect vegetation ____
- The Tree line ____
- Canadas Temperate Rainforest (The Recipe for a Temperate Rainforest) ____
Canadas Water Systems

- Canadas Drainage Basins ____
- Describe a Watershed ____
Canadas Soil Systems

- How Soil is formed ____
- Soil Profile ____
- Podzols v.s Chernozems ____
- Canadas soil regions ____
Ecozones
- Characteristics of an Ecozone ____
- Terrestrial Ecozones/ Marine Ecozones ____
- Charts for Canadas Ecozones (Natural Systems and Human Systems) Boreal Shield,
Montane Cordillera, Prairie, Mixwood Plains, Southern Arctic, Atlantic Marine ____
- Orographic Precipitation ____
Unit Two: Human Population Issues in Canada

Exam Marks: 30% ( 15 M/C, 1 selected response with parts A, B and C)
Population
- Canadas Population Density ____
- Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism in Canada ____
- Formula for Population Change (Birth Rates, Death Rates, Immigration, Emigration) ____
- Population Change ____
- Population Pyramids ____
Immigration
-The four types of Immigrants (Economic, Family, Refugee, Other) ____
- Factors of Immigration ____
- Migration Patterns in Canada ____
Urban vs. Rural
- The communities in Canada (hamlet, village, town, city, census metropolitan area) ____
- Three categories of population centres ____

- The ten fastest growing CMAs in Canada and the three largest population centres ____
- Resource based communities ____
- The business cycle ____
- Urban land use (6 main types of urban land use) ____
- Canadas booming urban centres ____
- Smart Growth Solutions and Green technologies ____
** Unit 3 & 4 43% of Exam**
Unit Three: Economic Issues in Canadian

Geography
(12 M/C, Constructed Response 14% - Part A, B, C)
- The Four Economic Sectors (Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary). Be able to give an example
from each. ____
- The factors that a healthy economy and lifestyle depend upon. ____
- Gross Domestic Product (including the Natural Resources % of GDP) ____
- The three factors you must consider when developing sustainable resources ____
Agriculture
- Factors affecting agriculture ____
- Challenges farmers face ____
- Trends in agriculture ____
- Factory Farms vs. Sustainable Farms ____
Fisheries
- Reactions to declining fish stocks ____
- Reasons for declining fish stocks ____
- Ways to resolve the fishery crisis ____
- Sustainable fisheries ____
Mining
- Mining Towns and the Economy ____

- The Mineral Trade ____
- Minings impact on Natural systems ____
- Acid Rain ____
Forestry
- Canadas forests ____
- Economic Values, Ecological Values, Cultural Values ____
- Who owns Canadas forests? ____
- Forest Harvesting Methods ____
- Sustainable Forests ____
Water
- Views on Water ____
- Where is Canadas Water? ____
- The importance of wetlands ____
- The Great Lakes Watershed ____
- Diverting Water ____
- Who controls water? ____
- Groundwater Contamination ____
Canadas Energy Resources
Coal Energy
- Uses for Coal ____
- Three ways of coal mining ____
- Coal as a dirty source of energy ____
Oil Energy
- Uses for Oil ____
- Oil production ____
Natural Gas Energy
-Where Natural Gas is found ____
- Uses for Natural Gas ____
Hydroelectric Energy
- The generation of hydroelectricity ____
- Benefits of hydroelectricity ____
- Drawbacks of hydroelectricity ____
Nuclear Energy
- Characteristics for nuclear energy ____

- Drawbacks to nuclear energy ____
- Nuclear energy in Canada ____
- Energy Resources and Politics
Global Warming
- Global Warming and Climate Change ____
- The Carbon Oxygen Cycle ____
- The Greenhouse Effect ____
- Who creates Global Warming? ____
- Consequences of Global Warming (The effects on Canadas Wildlife and people) ____
Energy for the Future
- The three types of solar power ____
- Wind Power ____
- Geothermal power ____
- Biogas ____
- Ethanol Power ____
- The Hydrogen Fuel Cell ____
- Tidal Power ____
- What governments, industries and you can do to save energy? ____
Unit Four: Global Issues in Canadian Geography

(8 M/C, 9% in Constructed Response)
- Globalization and its impact on the world____
- Global Issues (child labor, sweat shops, environmental issues, etc). ____
- The two factors that define a World Heritage Site____
- Examples of World Heritage Sites ____
- The three factors that determine a countrys Human Developmental Index (HDI) ____
- The three classifications of developmental status (Developing, Developed, Newly
Industrialized) ____
- Negative and Positive impacts on tourism ____
- Successes and Challenges of NAFTA ____
- Know what a favorable balance of trade is ____
- Canadas imports and exports ____
- Trade issues with import substitution ____

- Unfair Global Trade and the use of subsidies ____
- Canadas role in the United Nation ____

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Mountain Pine Beetle

Polar Jet Stream

Natural Increase Rate

Census Metropolitan Area

Rural Population Centre

Forest management plans

Unit One: Natural and Human Systems

Canadas Natural Vegetation

- Canadas Temperate Rainforest (The Recipe for a Temperate Rainforest) ____

Canadas Water Systems

Canadas Soil Systems

Unit Two: Human Population Issues in Canada

- Three categories of population centres ____

** Unit 3 & 4 43% of Exam**

Unit Three: Economic Issues in Canadian

- Mining Towns and the Economy ____

- Characteristics for nuclear energy ____

Unit Four: Global Issues in Canadian Geography

- Trade issues with import substitution ____

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Unit 3 & 4 43% of Exam