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Flashcards by Mary Chvatal, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Mary Chvatal
about 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Physical Geography | The study of non human parts of the Earth. |
| Physical Region | An area of similar characteristics and landscapes. |
| Major Lakes/Rivers | The St. Lawrence River, Great Lakes, Great Slave Lake, Great Bear Lake, Hudson Bay. |
| Nunatak | Another name for a microenvironment. |
| Microenvironment | Smaller areas with the same surroundings/conditions inside of areas with similar surroundings/conditions. |
| Pika | Small rabbit/rat like animals that live on mountaintops. |
| Permafrost | Perminantely frozen soil under the ground. |
| Climate Region | The weather conditions over a long period of time in an area with similar characteristics. |
| Natural Resources | Things that God gave humans to use. |
| Potash | Mineral they use to make fertilizer and the top export of America. |
| Wood Pulp | Softened wood fibers that are used to make paper. |
| Bering Land Bridge | A landmass that connected one continent to another and the Paleo Indians walked across it. |
| Paleo Indians-First Nations- | The group of people who came to Canada through the bering land bridge. Cree. Dene, Mohawk, Objibwa, Oneida, and Kwakiutl. |
| Vikings- | A group of men who traveled on ships to discover land and steal from it. |
| Erik the Red- | The leader of a group of Vikings who discovered Canada, but wasn't the first. |
| Leif Eriksson- | Erik the Red's son who discovered Greenland. |
| Samuel de Champlain- | The Father of New France, founded Quebec, and was an explorer. |
| Colony- | Territories controlled by people of foreign lands. |
| 7 Years War- | Another name for the French and Indian War and was France v. Great Britain. |
| Dominion- | To have influence over something. |
| Transcontinental Railroad- | Type of Transportation that involved a train which transported people from one side of a landmass to another. |
| Federation- | A group of people/states/nations that have something in common. |
| Province- | Regions that respond to a Central Government. |
| Urbanization- | Moving to the city. |
| Standard of Living- | The degree of wealth and material comfort. |
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