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| an activity that maintains an ecological balance by avoiding the depletion of a natural resource |
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| Type of landscape in which the human activity are visible (ex clearing of land for roads, removal of bark from trees, fish and trees removed from their environment) |
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| formal, functional, perceptual |
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| Geographers organize information about different areas into these regions types. |
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| The process by which the economy, technology, and political and cultural force comes together in our world society. |
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| This type of region is defined by its geological features, landforms, climate and vegetation. |
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| This physical region of Canada was once an ancient, now eroded mountain range. |
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| This region of Canada is not suitable for farming as its landscape contains flat bare rock, lakes and wetlands. |
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| The Innuitian Mountains of the Arctic region are similar to the mountains in this region. |
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| expansion of economic exploitation of this northern area may lead to increases in global warming |
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| The smallest most populated region of Canada that was formed from glacial activity. |
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| this physical region contains an ideal agricultural area found around Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River, which has sandy well drained soils |
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| Millions of years ago this physical region had a tropical climate and was covered by water. |
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| This physical region of Canada contains large deposits of fossil fuels, grasslands and boreal forests, many cattle ranches and vast farms. |
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| This mountainous regions was formed by the collision of continental plates. |
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| The youngest landforms in Canada are found in this physical region. |
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| The most seismic province in Canada. |
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| Activity which relates to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth's crust |
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| Temperature extremes and low precipitation are characteristics of this climate type. |
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| mild temperatures and high precipitation are characteristic of this climate type. |
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| Altitude affects climate because temperature drops with _______________ in altitude. |
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| As latitude increases ______________ climatic variations increase |
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| The farther a place is from a large body of water the larger the variation in _______________________ |
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| West coast communities are known for their _________ temperatures. |
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Prevailing winds in western Canada generally come from this
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| temperature, topography, masses of warm and cold air |
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| Precipitation patterns are affected by these characteristics: |
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Climate change seem to be most pronounced in
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| Plants, animals, and the environment are all part of an: |
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| When one element of an ecosystem is altered a chain _____________ is set in the remainder of the ecosystem. |
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| The natural region of Canada that is defined as a "treeless landscape" with the coldest temperatures. |
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| The Natural Region of Canada that is defined as being dominated by evergreens, with many fur-bearing animals and not very fertile soils. |
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| The Natural Region of Canada that is defined as being made up of softwood trees, as well as hardwood trees |
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| The Natural Region of Canada that is defined as an area of short grasses with not enough moisture for trees and the most fertile soil. |
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| The Natural Region of Canada that is defined as a transition zone between prairies and coniferous forest |
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| Coast and Interior Forests |
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| The Natural Region that is principally found in British Columbia. |
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| The forested region that is identified as having the least fertile soils |
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| Farming in Alberta has affected the quality of: |
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| Oil and gas development affects both: |
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| fish mutations and cancer |
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| Water pollution from the Alberta Oil Sands has caused both: |
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| Canada, Russia, Denmark, United States, Norway |
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| Countries that have territorial claims in the Arctic. |
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| These type of towns are dependent on one resource, develop rapidly and can fail when that resource is depleted. |
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