Geography Exam Study Notes
Summary:
The text covers various topics related to geography, economics, and demographics. It discusses concepts such as goods and services, fair trade, intensive farming, and the multiplier effect. Different scales used in mapping and plate tectonics (divergent, convergent, and transform) are mentioned. The text also includes information on the landform regions of Canada, climate statistics, major bodies of water, the rock cycle, and the Niagara Region.
Various terms related to resources, industries (primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary), and demographics (aging population, newly industrialized countries) are explained. The text provides insights into Nunavut, erosion and mountain-building, tariffs, and urban settlement patterns (dispersed, linear, nucleated). It mentions different types of urban settlements and basic and non-basic industries.
Additionally, the text explores urban land uses (residential, transportation, commercial, industrial, institutional, recreational, and open space), the factors affecting land use values in a city, and Canada’s population distribution influenced by climate, landform, and access to the U.S. The concepts of low, middle, and high-order goods and services and Canada’s ranking as one of the best countries to live in are also covered.
Excerpt:
Geography Exam Study Notes
Goods & Services- What consumers are consuming and spending money on.
Fairtrade- Trade that lets both parties know exactly what they are getting into. It includes contracts, tariffs, etc…
Intensive farming- Farming that uses a lot of machinery, labour, chemicals, etc., in order to grow as many crops or keep as many animals as possible on the amount of land available.
Multiplier effect- How a city grows or declines with the creation or elimination of jobs.
Scales:
● Direct Statement Scale
● Linear Scale
● Representative Fraction
Plate Tectonics:
● Divergent
● Convergent
● Transform
Mapping
Map of Canada provinces, territories, and major cities- Yukon(Whitehorse), Northwest Territories(Yellowknife),
Nunavut(Iqaluit), British Columbia (Victoria), Alberta(Edmonton), Saskatchewan(Regina), Manitoba(Winnipeg),
Ontario (Ottawa, Toronto), Quebec(Québec City), Newfoundland And Labrador (St. John’s), New Brunswick
(Fredericton), Prince Edward Island (PEI, Charlottetown), and Nova Scotia (Halifax).
Landform Regions:
● Innuitian Mountains
● Arctic and Hudson Bay Lowlands
● Western Cordillera
● Interior Plains
● Canadian Shield
● Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowland
● Appalachians
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