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28 Cards in this Set
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What are the five themes of Geography?
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Place, Region, Interaction, Location, Movement
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Latitude
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horizontal lines that wrap around the Earth, measured north to south
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Longitude
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vertical lines that wrap around the Earth, measured east to west
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Equator
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horizontal line that wraps around middle of Earth, 0 degrees
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Prime Meridian
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The zero meridian, measured east to west
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Summer Solstice
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Occurs when the sun is at its northernmost point in the sky
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Winter Solstice
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appears around December 22 in northern hemisphere
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What influences climate?
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Latitude, Oceans, Winds, Elevation/Altitude, Relief
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British Columbia
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Victoria
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Alberta
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Edmonton
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Saskatchewan
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Regina
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Manitoba
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Winnipeg
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Ontario
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Toronto
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Quebec
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Quebec City
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Newfoundland and Labrador
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St. John's
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Nova Scotia
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Halifax
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New Brunswick
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Fredericton
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PEI
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Charlottetown
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Nunavut
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Iqaluit
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Yukon
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Whitehorse
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Northwest Territories
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Yellowknife
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Frontal Precipitation
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Cold front mixes with warm air mass, or warm front mixes with cold air mass
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Orographic Precipitation
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mountain precipitation
moist maritime air is pushed towards mountain where it rides up windward side. As air rises, it cools and condenses, forming clouds and producing rain. |
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Convectional Precipitation
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Thunderstorm. sun heats up ground, ground heats air causing it to rise rapidly, cools as it rises, air condenses and enormous thunderstorm clouds develop
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Primary Industries
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extract resources from the earth ex. fishing, mining, forestry
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Secondary Industries
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industries that manufacture or transform natural resources ex. pulp and paper mills
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Tertiary Industries
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provide services (such as advertising) which bring the product to the customer ex. retail, food services
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Greenhouse Effect
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Carbon is trapped in the Earth's atmosphere and causes climate change
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