Five Themes of Geography (MRHELP) & Canadian Regions

Movement

How are people and places linked by communication and the flow of people, products, information, and ideas?

  • People: Immigration, migration, refugees
  • Products: Cars, trucks, planes, trains
  • Information/Ideas: Phones, computers, social media, TV, radio, newspapers

Regions

What are regions and how are they useful?

Formal Regions

Based on official boundaries, such as cities and provinces (e.g., St. Lawrence Lowlands, Greater Vancouver Regional District).

Functional Regions

Based on connections created

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Agriculture and Aquaculture Terminology

Aquaculture

A technique for cultivating aquatic organisms.

Agricultural Market

A market whose production is oriented towards sales.

Organic Farming

Farming that uses natural resources rationally and balanced to produce food.

Extensive Agriculture

Agriculture practiced in regions with low population density.

Intensive Agriculture

Agriculture that produces large quantities of products continuously in small spaces.

Mediterranean Agriculture

Agriculture practiced in both rainfed and irrigated conditions, with

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Early Modern Europe: Society, Politics, Economy (17th-18th C.)

17th Century Europe: Society and Economy

Population Challenges: Epidemics and Starvation

Europe’s population growth in the 17th century was poor, largely due to recurring epidemics and periods of starvation.

Social Hierarchy: Privileged vs. Non-Privileged

Society was strictly stratified, divided into privileged (nobility and clergy) and non-privileged classes. The bourgeoisie emerged as a rich and important sector within the non-privileged group.

Trade Expansion: New Routes and Atlantic Shift

New trade

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Deforestation, Sustainable Agriculture, and Biodiversity

Deforestation and Its Impact on Land Resources

Deforestation refers to the cutting, clearing, and removal of rainforests or related ecosystems, transforming them into less bio-diverse ecosystems such as pasture, cropland, or plantations. The impact on land resources occurs when humans introduce harmful substances into the soil, water, or air through activities like surface mining, mineral resource extraction, underground mining, and agriculture.

Five Consequences of Deforestation:

  • Loss of Biodiversity:
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FDR’s New Deal: Campaign, Hundred Days & Key Programs

The Campaign

Roosevelt realized people wanted action. During his campaign, he made sixteen major speeches promising a ‘New Deal.’ His policies and personality attracted support. He inspired confidence, made personal contact with Americans, and offered hope during a terrible situation. He won, and the Democrats won a majority of seats in Congress.

The New Deal

The Hundred Days

During the first 100 days of his presidency, Roosevelt implemented an enormous range of measures:

  • The main problem affecting

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Understanding Rural Movement: Demographic Transition Explained

The Evolution of Rural Movement

Demographic transition is a model that explains the shift in population growth through four phases: the old demographic regime, the first transition, the second transition, and the modern demographic regime.

The Old Demographic Regime

In Europe and Spain, the rural society predominated until the end of the 18th century. The population was characterized by slow vegetative growth, with a high number of births offset by a high mortality rate due to epidemics, war, hunger,

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