Chapter 1: An Introduction to Canadian Identity

• Be prepared to give a personal definition of Canadian Identity, what it includes and what it is affected by.  Feel free to include anything you have learned in this course.

• ART= French, British, Aboriginal.  How does their art reflect Canadian identity?  What affected or influenced their art?

• CRTC=What is it? What is its role?  Is it still relevant/needed?

Chapter 2: Canada’s Physical Geography

• What is topography?  What are the elements of topography (elevation, relief, gradient, geology)

• How are landforms shaped? (weathering, erosion, deposition, mountain building)

• Eight Landform Regions = How are Canada’s geographic regions classified?  What are the 8?  Be able to place them on a map.  Be able to describe them or give a detail of each.

• Climate = what are the Global and Regional factors that effect climate.  Global are:  latitude, air masses & winds, ocean currents; Regional are: altitude, bodies of water, mountain barriers.  Be able to explain how all these factors affect climate.

• What are the climate regions in Canada? 

  • A. Tropical

  • B. Dry Climate

  • C. Warm, Moist

  • D. Cool, Moist (also known as temperate continental)

  • E. Polar

Chapter 3: Canada’s People

• Pop.Density & Pop. Distribution:  What are each?  Be prepared to define and explain w/ reference to Canada.  Population Distribution = why have we chosen to live where we have to live? (near the border, around lakes & rivers, near natural resources)

• Site vs. Situation factors.  Define each.  Be prepared to discuss w/ real life Canadian examples. P.43 in your textbook

• Canadian settlement patterns = In different regions of Canada, what occurred? The regions of Atlantic Canada, New France(Quebec), Ontario, Prairies, British Columbia and the North

• Decline of rural population –

  • Know percentages know the dates

    • 1881 = 75% rural

    • 1961 = 62% urban

    • 2001 = 81% urban

  • Industrial revolution…what was it?  What effect would it have on pop. distribution?

• What are the 5 political regions of Canada?  Be able to name and describe them or give details about them.  P.52 in textbook.

• Where is the core?  What is it the core?

Chapter 4: Migration

• Know the different ways that it is believed First Nations came to Canada.

• Know the difference between Push & Pull factors.  Be prepared to explain or give an example that is clear and understood.

• What is “multiculturalism”?  Has Canadian immigration always promoted a multicultural society?  If not, explain specifically how not.

• What is the difference between Canada’s acceptance of immigrants pre-1945 and post-1945?

• What are the three classes of Canadian immigrants?  Be prepared to explain each.  How many immigrants does Canada accept a year?

• What is emigration?  What is the “brain drain?”  Why should we be concerned about a brain drain?   Why shouldn’t we be concerned about a brain drain?

Chapter 5: Responses to Geographic Influences

• Know the location of Australia.  How does it compare/contrast to Canada?

• Know the climate zones of Australia.  How do they compare/contrast to Canada?

• Know the landforms of Australia.  How do they compare/contrast to Canada?

• Know Australia’s population, population density, population distribution, and land area size.  How do these compare/contrast to Canada?

Chapter 6: Prosperity & Depression

• What was life like in Canada post World War I?

• Why was the Maritime economy so particularly depressed just post-WWI? (think about rail/freight costs, tariffs, lack of capital investment)

• Be prepared to explain the importance of electricity in boosting the economy.  How did lifestyles begin to change in the 1920’s?

• Era of Prosperity = 1920’s; but not everybody enjoyed prosperity.  Who didn’t and why?  What was life like for them?

• Tues. Oct.29^th, 1929 = Black Tuesday.  What were the root causes of the Depression? (this is on my webpage; for the love of God and all that is holy look it up…for your sake and my sanity)  What was the Depression?

• What was life like during the Depression?  Be prepared to describe it in detail.

• Who was Bennett?  Be prepared to discuss him and his importance/legacy.

Chapter 7: Canada at War

• Be prepared to explain the four phases of WWII and more specifically what Canada’s role was in each of these stages?

• At war’s end, where did Canada stand in the ranks of world powers?