GEOG 2225 OCT 31 2023 with complete solution questions and answers

Geography the study of the earth's physical and cultural features Regional Geography The study of geographic regions. Canada's Geographic Regions Arctic, Cordillera, Interior Plains, Canadian Shield, St. Lawrence River, Appalachian Sense of Place "Canadas Fault Lines" ... Friedman's Core Periphery Model As a country becomes wealthier, the core of a country's wealth will spread. International Boundary commission Solves Boundary conflicts regional consciousness Identification with a place or region, including the strong feeling of belonging to that space and the willingness to advocate for regional interests Sense of place nationalism ... drainage basin the area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water Canadas 3 oceans Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic Permafrost permanently frozen ground climate change a change in global or regional climate patterns Climograph A plot of the temperature and precipitation in a particular region. marine climate The climate of some coastal regions, with relatively warm winters and cool summers continental climate The climate of the centers of continents, with cold winters and warm or hot summers Denudation any process that wears away or rearranges landforms Erosion Processes by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away Depostion Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations. Topography A description of surface features of land. relief the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area plate tectonics A theory stating that the earth's surface is broken into plates that move. Folding the bending of rock layers due to stress Faulting process of cracking that occurs when the folded land cannot be bent any further Weathering The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface. Glacial Lake Agassiz 12,000 years ago, covered much of manitoba Winnepeg Manitoba Meanders A winding, looping curve in the course of a river on soft, flat flood plain long lots A system of farming where lots up to a half mile or more extend back from a river. DLSS Land distribution systems based on township grids Latitude Distance north or south of the equator Longitude Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees Maps an illustration of land or other geografic, political, or historical features absolute location Exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates relative location The position of a place in relation to another place Air masses large bodies of air that have uniform temperature, humidity, and pressure orographic precipitation precipitation that develops when warm, moist air cools and condenses as it rises against mountains Chinooks dry warm wind on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains windward side side of the mountain where rain and other weather are expected leeward side side of mountain that gets very little precipitation and can be desert like rainshadow effect A location of little rain on the leeward side of a mountain range due to descending air. Culture Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people. cultural landscape Fashioning of a natural landscape by a cultural group. Paleo-Indians the first Americans who crossed from Asia into North America indigenous people native people homesteaders Settlers who acquired free land from the government settlers people who travel to a little known area and make a home Manifest Destiny A notion held by a nineteenth-century Americans that the United States was destined to rule the continent, from the Atlantic the Pacific. Residential Schools Institutions that were part of the assimilative policies that the Canadian government directed at aboriginal peoples from the 1880s onward. Status Indian A First Nations person who is registered according to the provisions of the Indian Act and is therefore eligible to receive specific benefits. Non-status Indians although they have Indian ancestors, have lost their special rights for a variety of reasons. Treaty Indian A Status Indian who belongs to a First Nation that signed a treaty with the Crown. Metis People of mixed Native American and French Canadian descent Inuit a member of the Arctic native peoples of North America; once known as Eskimo Treaty Rights Aboriginal Peoples agreed to share their land in exchange for specific rights. Red River Rebellion a movement of national self-determination by the MÉTIS of the RED RIVER COLONY in what is now Manitoba, 1869-70. The settlement was after 1836 administered by the HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY and populated mainly by people of mixed European and Indian blood. Demographics statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it. birth rate the number of births in a population in a certain amount of time death rate The number of deaths in a population in a certain amount of time total fertility rate The average number of children born to a woman during her childbearing years. Natural Rate of Increase the difference between the birth rate and the death rate life expectancy A figure indicating how long, on average, a person may be expected to live Immigration Movement of individuals into a population Ecumene Canadians live near the US border Urbanization An increase in the percentage and in the number of people living in urban settlements. Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) An area that encompasses all rural and urban areas that are linked to a city's urban core, either socially or economically. Baby Boomers people born between 1946 and 1964 Multiculturalism A perspective recognizing the cultural diversity Ethnicity Identity with a group of people that share distinct physical and mental traits as a product of common heredity and cultural traditions. Assimilation interpreting our new experiences in terms of our existing schemas Northwest Company A second fur trading company which rivalled the HBC. The British East Indian Company 1600 Hudson's Bay Company founded in 1670 in London, England, by a group of British merchants eager to exploit the resources of northern Canada. The Dutch East Indian Company 1602 Reserves areas that have been set aside for a specific purpose The National Policy Nineteenth-century Canadian policy designed to attract migrants, protect industries through tariffs, and build national transportation systems. Doctrine of Manifest Destiny was used to justify U.S. expansion southward and westward. urban sprawl The process of urban areas expanding outwards, usually in the form of suburbs, and developing over fertile agricultural land. weather The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place. climate Overall weather in an area over a long period of time