Geo 2010 Final Exam Questions and Correct Answers
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Dutch Disease Ans: Economic gains in one region and losses in another
region were attributed to this
Hobson's Choice Ans: Accept large wage decrease or face plant closure
Regionalism Ans: Division of large area into different parts
British North America Act Ans: 1867, gave power to provinces
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Ways to identify Regions Ans: Provincially defined or categorization by
land surface
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Types of Regions Ans: Uniform, Functional, Cultural
4 Major Faultines Ans: 1) Centralist/Decentralist
2) English Speaking/French Speaking
3) Aborginal Peoples/Non-Aboriginals
4)Newcomers/Old-timers
Sense of Place Ans: Involves a psychological bond between people and
their location
6 Regions of Canada Ans: 1) Territorial North
2) B.C.
3) Western Canada
4) Ontario
5) Quebec
6) Atlantic Canada
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Core/Periphery Model Ans: Both depend on each other, but core
dominates relationship
Regional Exploitation Theory Ans: Wealthy core exploits natural wealth
of periphery leaving it impoverished
Modernization Theory Ans: Core invests in periphery by government
equalization payments
Staples Thesis Ans: Proposed by Harold Innes in 1930s, eventually
diversification will lead to peripheries becoming less reliant on cores
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Progression of Staples Ans: 1) Fish
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3) Timber
4) Agriculture
5) Oil
Economic Linkages for Growth Ans: 1) Backward Linkage
2) Forward Linkage
3) Final Demand Linkage
Backward Linkage Ans: Supplies for Staple Industry
Forward Linkage Ans: Processing before export
Final Demand Linkage Ans: Service needs of workers and families
National Policy Ans: 1879, contributed to location of Canada's core,
prevented importing cheaper goods
Canada-US Free Trade Agreement Ans: 1989, helped peripheries
5 Different Features Ans: 1) Geology
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2) Physiography
3) Climate
4) Vegetation
5) Soil
3 Rock Types Ans: 1) Igneous
2) Sedimentary
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3) Metamorphic
Major Geologic Elements of Canada Ans: Canadian Shield, Platform
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3 Major Canadian Mountain Ranges Ans: 1) Appalachian
2) Innuitian
3) Cordillera
7 Physiographic Regions of Canada Ans: 1) Canadian Shield
2) Cordillera
3) Interior Plains
4) Hudson Bay Lowlands
5) Arctic Archipelago
6) Appalachian Uplands
7) Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Lowlands
Glaciation Ans: Major shaping force of Canada
How long ago was all of Canada covered by an ice sheet Ans: 18,000
years ago