Geography Ch 5-6

what are the area divisions of Canada called?

• sections

• states

• provinces

• countries

what type of government does Canada have?

• democratic system

• republican system

• parliamentary system

• monarchy

what is the head of the Canadian government called?

• monarch

• king

• prime minister

• parliament

define acid rain

• weather changes that create warmer winter weather and more rain

• wind that causes sudden warm weather during winter storms

• sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide combined with water that falls as rain

• underground rock or soil that holds water

define aquifer

• weather changes that create warmer winter weather and more rain

• wind that causes sudden warm weather during winter storms

• sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide combined with water that falls as rain

• underground rock or soil that holds water

define chinook winds

• weather changes that create warmer winter weather and more rain

• wind that causes sudden warm weather during winter months

• sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide combined with water that falls as rain

• underground rock or soil that holds water

define El Nino

• weather changes that create warmer winter weather and more rain

• wind that causes sudden warm weather during winter months

• sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide combined with water that falls as rain

• underground rock or soil that holds water

define clear-cutting

• total removal of trees

• haze that results from smoke or other pollutants in the air

• using scissors that are clear to cut something

• cutting hair

define smog

• total removal of trees

• haze that results from smoke or other pollutants in the air

• using scissors that are clear to cut something

• cutting hair

List the 3 cities with the greatest immigration populations in the US.

• New York City

• Miami

• San Antonio

• Los Angeles