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# Unit 2: Interactions in the Physical Environment
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> ```(Chapters 1-4, pgs 18 - 100)```
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> ```Population Density```:The number of people living in each unit of area (such as a square mile)
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> ```CMA (Cemsus Metropolitan Areas)```: Area where alot of urban or people live (don't know correct def)
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> ## Types of Populations
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>> |Type of Population|Description|
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>> |:-----------------|:----------|
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>> |Dispersed|The population is very spread out acorss the land|
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>> |Linear|The population is on some sort of striaght line, could be people all living across a river line|
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>> |Concentrated|Alot of people in a small area, like ```Toronto```, very ```concentrated``` and has a very ```high population density```|
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> ## Theory of Continental Drift
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>> Plates move due to hot magma below it moving it
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>> It was theorized by German scientist ```Alfred Wagner```
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>> |**Canadian Shield**|- Northwest Territory<br>- Nunavut<br>- Saskatchewan<br>- Manitoba<br>- Ontario<br>- Quebec<br>- Labrador|in progress|
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>> |**Hudson Bay - Arctic Lowlands**|- Ontario<br>- Quebec|```Lowland```|
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>> |**Appalachins**|- New Brunswick<br>- Newfoundland<br>- Nova Scotia<br>- PEI|```Highland```|
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>> |**Great Lakes - St.Lawerence Lowlands**|- Ontario<br>- Quebec|```Lowland```|
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> ## Terms
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>> ```Climate```: The weather condition prevailing in an area in general or over a long period
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>> |Deciduous|- The trees that ```drop their leaves``` during the winter to survive<br>- Found in ```tropical``` climates|- Oak<br>- Maple<br>- Hickory trees|
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>> |Coniferous|- The trees that ```do not drop their leaves``` during the winter<br>- Found in rather ```cooler``` climates|- Cedar<br>- Douglas-fir<br>- Fir|
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# Unit 3: Managing Canada's Resources and Industries
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> ```(Chapters 5-9, pgs. 101-201)```
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> ```Total Stock```:
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> ## Resources
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>> |Type of Resource|Definition|Examples|
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>> |:---------------|:---------|:-------|
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>> |Renewable|```Resource that replaces itself unless badly mismanaged, are constantly being replenished by nature at a rate fast enough/faster than we are using.deplenishing them```|- Trees<br>- Fish<br>- Soil|
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>> |Non-Renewable|```Resource that can be used only once, they are created so slowly by nature that the stock today is all that there will always be```|- Oil<br>- Iron Ore<br>- Fossil Fuels|
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>> |Flow|```Are constantly being produced by nature. Their supply cannot be damaged by human activity```|- Sunlight<br>- Water<br>- Wind|
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>> ### The 3R's
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>>>|The R|Description|
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>>>|:----|:----------|
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>>>|**R**ecycle|Recycling ```recyclable``` items|
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>>>|**R**euse|Reusing ```reusable``` items|
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>>>|**R**educe|Reducing the things that can be ```reduced```|
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> ## Farming
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>> Problems
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>> - ask ms lagis
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>> ### ```Intensive``` v.s ```Extensive```
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>>>|Type|Definition|
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>>>|:---|:---------|
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>>>|```Intensize```|```Large amounts``` of ```labour, machinery and fertilizers``` used on ```small``` farms. ```High yields``` per hectare
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>>>|```Extensive```|```Small amounts``` of ```labour, machinery, and fertilizers used on ```large``` farms. ```Small yeilds``` per hectare
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> ## Forestry
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>> Problems
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>> - Poor forestry practices
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>> - Soil Erosion
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> ## Fishing
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>> ### East Coast Fisheries
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>>> #### Reasons why it collapsed
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>>> - ```Uncontrolled Foreign Fishing```
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>>> - ```Overfishing```
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>>> - ```Improved Fishing Technology```
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>>> - ```Destructive Fishing Practices```
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>>> - ```Changes in Natrual Conditions```
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>> ```Offshore``` vs. ```Inshore``` Fishing
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>>> |Type of Fishing|Description|Pros|Cons|
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>>> |:--------------|:----------|:---|:---|
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>>> |<img width=50/>|<img width=100/>|<img width=350/>|<img width=400/>|
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>>> |```Inshore```|```Commerical fishing``` carried out ```close to shore``` in ```small, independently-owned``` boats|- ```Traditional```<br>- Less ```Destructive``` than offshore|- Less ```Productive``` compared to offshore<br> |
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>>> |```Offshore```|```Commercial fishing``` carried out ```far from shore``` in ```larger company-owned``` boats|- Very ```productive```<br>- ```high profit```<br> &ndsp;|- Less ```Traditional```<br>- More ```Destructive``` than inshore|
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> ## Water
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>> ```Fresh Water```: ```3%``` of the worlds water is freesh water
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>> ### Water Issues
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>> - ```Unclean``` and ```unsafe``` water
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>> - We are ```running out``` of ```fresh water```, or ```drinkable``` water
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>> ### Aboriginals and Water: Life on The Reserves
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>>> The abroginal people had to take water from nearby water sources
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>>> There wasn't any water ```Treatment plants``` in their area
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>>> Had to ```hunt``` their own food most of the time (i.e ```fish```)
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>>> ```unsafe``` and ```unclean``` water
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>>> ```Grassy Narrows``` and ```Mercury Poisoning```
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> ## Energy
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>> |Type|Description|Issues|
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>> |:---|:----------|:-----|
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>> |Fracking|By pumping chemicals deep underground to generate fossil fuels|It damages the environment and contaminates nearby water and land|
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>> |Fossil Fuel|Non-renewable resources extracted deep underground|```Non-renewable resource```|
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>> ```Conventional``` v.s ```Alternative``` Sources
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>>> |Energy Source|Description|Advantages|Disadvantages|Type|
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>>> |:------------|:----------|:---------|:------------|:---|
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>>> |Coal|Coal formed from decayed plant and organic matter, extracted and produces electricity using steam (```thermoelectricity```)|- Plants can be built near urban areas<br>- Keeps transportation costs low<br>- Low-cost plants|- Fossil fuels prices rise<br>- non-renewable resource<br>- creates a lot of air pollution<br> |Conventional|
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