Accessibility refers to access. If something is accessible it means that people have equal access to it. L’accessibilité fait référence […]
Read MoreContinental climate – Climat continental
Continental climateContinental climate is a climate with winter temperatures cold enough to support a fixed period of... is a climateClimate is the average and normal weather in a specific place or region. with winter temperatures cold enough to support a fixed period of snow cover each year, and it is not arid (dry) or even semi-arid (a bit dry). Summers in continental climates are hot or warm.
Read MoreChief – Chef
Chiefs Definitions: The leaders of the clans and tribes were called chiefs. These men were elected or chosen by the […]
Read MorePolitical Structure – Structure politique
Political structure refers to the way people, groups and institutions interact with each other, within a political system. And by political system we are talking about who is in power!
Read MorePopulation density – Densité de population
Population density is how many people live in a specific area. Usually, we compare populationPopulation comes from the Latin populus, meaning “the people.” We say population when we talk about a group... densities of one place and another by calculating how many people live in a square area, like a square kilometre.
Read MorePopulation – Population
Population comes from the Latin populus, meaning “the people.” We say populationPopulation comes from the Latin populus, meaning “the people.” We say population when we talk about a group... when we talk about a group of people living in a particular area, such as a city, country, region, continent, or even the world.
Read MoreClimate – Climat
Climate is the average and normal weather in a specific place or region.
Read MoreBoreal forest – La forêt boréale
Boreal ForestBoreal Forest – This kind of forest has coniferous and deciduous trees. It covers about 60%… – This kind […]
Read MoreTerritory – Territoire
A territory is an area of land, or sometimes of sea, that we can say “belongs” to a particular country or person or group of people. But we can also talk about how a territoryA territory is an area of land, or sometimes of sea, that we can say "belongs"... is “used for something” like hunting or farming, or as a place where “actions take place”. In this sense, one could also say that a people occupied or used or even claimed that territoryA territory is an area of land, or sometimes of sea, that we can say "belongs"....
Read MoreLinguistic Family – Famille linguistique
A linguistic familyA linguistic familyA linguistic family (or language family) is a group of languages related through descent from a... (or language familyA language family is a group of languages related through descent from a common ancestral language...) is a group of languages related through descent from a… (or language […]
Read MoreCensus – Recensement
A questionnaire or survey of an area to find out how many people live there
Read MoreVegetation – Végétation
Vegetation means all plants and trees collectively, and often typically to those in a specific region. For example, when we refer to the vegetationVegetation means all plants and trees collectively, and often typically to those in a specific region. For... in the St. Laurence LowlandLowland is an area where the land is at, near, or below the level of the... area.
Read MoreTransportation routes – voies de transport
A transportation route is the path that is followed by a movement of people or goods.
Read MoreSustainable land use – Utilisation soutenable des terres
Sustainable land useSustainable land use means when people and ecosystems can both do well, but by respecting nature’s... means when people and ecosystems can both do well, but by respecting nature’s limits, and while lessening the harmful impacts on the land, air and watershed caused by humans
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