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| is precipitation generated by a forced upward movement of air upon encountering a physiographic upland |
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| The act or process of conveying; transmission. |
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| Delivered directly on the front, not the side or back. |
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| weather averaged over a long period. |
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| state of the atmosphere, to the degree that it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy. |
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| difference between the minimum and maximum values of temperature observed in a system, such as atmospheric temperature in a given location. |
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| is a type of climate typically found along the west coasts at the middle latitudes of some of the world's continents. |
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| arctic climate is found in northern regions |
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| is a climate characterized by important annual variation in temperature due to the lack of significant bodies of water nearby. |
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| The "mean" is the "average" you're used to, where you add up all the numbers and then divide by the number of numbers. |
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| is a dry area on the lee back side of a mountainous area. |
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| usually consisting of relatively flat terrain. |
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| a plain is land with relatively low relief, that is flat or gently rolling. |
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| are geographically defined as gradual increases in elevation at the base of a mountain range |
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| is a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area usually in the form of a peak. |
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| was a Manitoba politician. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1882, a Senator from 1882 to 1888, and the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1888 to 1895. |
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| was the first Prime Minister of Canada |
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| executed by Riel for murder. |
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| How was the potash industry of the 1830’s an example of a staple product and how did it benefit the development of Canadian colonies? |
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| When the people came to Canada they cut and burned down the trees to make potash, which can be used as fertilizer. It helped them out because they could sell it and make good money off the product. There were many trees around so it was easy to make more. |
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| Compare and contrast the Rebellions of 1837 in Upper and Lower Canada. |
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| Representative government does what the people want, whereas responsible government does the right thing, whether the people want it or not. |
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| What was the importance of the Rebellion Losses Bill? |
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| The bill was enacted to compensate Lower Canadians who lost property during the Rebellions of 1837 and was modeled on similar measures, which provided compensation in Upper Canada. Those who had participated in the Rebellion were to be compensated with taxpayer's money except for those who had been tried and convicted of high treason. |
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Confederation resulted in the creation of the Dominion of Canada
i. House of Commons
ii. Senate
iii. Governor General
iv. Prime Minister & Cabinet (Executive)
v. Supreme Court of Canada
vi. MPs vs. MLAs |
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| - The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. |
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| Outline the causes of the Red River Rebellion of 1870 and the Northwest Rebellion of 1885. |
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Red River Rebellion:
-Invading their land without consulting them
-they wanted to be part of the confederation
-they wanted to have a voice in the Canadian government
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-Manitoba became a province
-Riel had to flee to Montana to escape the English people trying to kill him
-Thomas Scott was executed by the Provisional government set up by the metis
North West Rebellion:
-Same thing was happening all over again with the metis
-they were getting pushed farther west because of the settlers
-the Canadian government was trying to abolish the metis way of life
-aboriginals were treated unfairly by the agents sent by government to take care of them
-Canadian government cheated aboriginals out of their land
-Aboriginals felt that they were not treated fairly by the government
-When Riel came back and tried to use peaceful methods, all he got was more police hanging around his area
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-Canadian government put down the rebellion by force
-riel was executed for high treason
-Indian chiefs such as pound maker and other people were sentenced to jail
-Conservatives lost a lot of support from French and metis
-tension between French and English increased
-tension between aboriginals and English increased
-Aboriginals were in the rebellion lost their land and annuity |
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Confederation had many opponents throughout the British Colonies. For each of the following regions identify the source of discontent.
a. Ontario
b. Quebec |
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Ontario-the population grew making more slums
Quebec-the language barrier split French Canadians from english |
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For each of the following identify the region represented and his position on Confederation.
a. John A. MacDonald- Toronto
b. Joseph Howe-nova scotia
c. A.A. Dorion- montreal
d. George Etienne Cartier-montreal
e. George Brown-quebec
f. D’Arcy McGee-montreal west
g. Charles Tupper-nova scotia |
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| Identify the three components of MacDonald’s National Policy |
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| 1) the building of the transcontinental 2) strong immigration policy to fill the west 3)high tariffs |
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Timeline the following events:
a. Completion of the CPR
b. Confederation
c. Establishment of the Selkirk settlement
d. Immigration of large numbers of non-British settlers to the west.
e. Creation of the North West Mounted Police Force
f. Discovery of gold along the Fraser River |
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Define:
a)suffrage
b)branch
c)nationalization
d)free trade
e)extraterritoriality
f)Manifest Destiny |
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a. suffrage: the right to vote in political elections
b. branch plant economy: used to describe the phenomenon of us companies building factories
c. nationalization: the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason.
d. free trade: a trade without tax
e. extraterritoriality: out of territorial limits or jurisdiction
f. Manifest Destiny: The 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable |
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