1
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Plate tectonics
A
earth’s outer shell. The individual plates move causing earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, and terrain.
2
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multiplier effect
A
the increase in total wealth/ income that occurs when new money is injected into economy
3
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weathering
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the breaking down of rocks -from weather
4
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globalization
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the process by which something is done at a global level (not national / local)
5
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tariffs
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Tax put on foreign goods to encourage buying local
6
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grand banks
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- shallow parts of a continental shelf that makes good fishing grounds
- grand banks all around newfoundland
7
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pelagic
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fish that are caught near the surface
8
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leaching
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when water that takes nutrients and topsoil down so that plants cant get to it
9
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CMA
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- Census Metropolitan Area
- urban area in canada with over 100,000 ppl
Geo (Gr 9)
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