Geography Final Part 1

Total of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed on by members of a specific group.

Process whereby a society uses existing technology and resources to create something new to meet a need.

The location on Earth of something in relation to something else.

Regions that have 1 or more common features that make it different from surrounding areas. (Ex: states)

What do we call the tectonically active region around the edges of the Pacific Ocean?

Where was the first permanent settlement in Canada located?

Soil deposited by streams and rivers.

The way people interact with the world around them.

Which of the following cities is the capital of Canada?

What major river drains most of the interior plains?

Which of the following mountain ranges is the oldest?

Long, narrow islands that form along coastal plains.

What imaginary line divides Earth into two equal halves - Northern and Southern hemispheres?

What do we call the area of ancient rocks that covers half of Canada?

The exact location of something on Earth.

What theory explains how forces within the planet create landforms?

Dry area on the leeward (without wind) side of a mountain.

When weathered material is moved by wind, water, ice or gravity.

What are warm, low-latitude areas called?

Regions made of places that are linked together and work as a unit. (Ex cell phone service area)

Who were the first people to visit Canada from Europe?

Average number of people who live in a measurable area.

What are the conditions of the atmosphere at a given time and place?

Low area of land, generally surrounded by mountains.

They physical and human characteristics of a given area on Earth.

Geographers study the patterns and ways that people move.

Regions that reflect human feelings and attitudes. (Back home)

One elliptical orbit of the Earth around the Sun.

What is the geographer's method of looking for patterns in where things are located on Earth and how they are arranged?

Geographers study the way in which information and ideas travel.

What country eventually gained control over all of Canada?

Group that shares language, customs, and common heritage that is a separate identity from the region where they live.

Version of a language that reflects changes in speech patterns related to class, region, or other cultural changes.

What is the study of the physical, biological, and cultural features of Earth's surface?

What the imaginary line which runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through Greenwich, England?