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primary sources. Artefacts and oral, print, media, or computer materials created during the period of time under study.
prime meridian. Longitude zero degrees; an imaginary line running north and south, which by international agreement runs through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England.
See also longitude.
prime minister. The head of the government in a parliamentary democracy, including Canada. The prime minister is the leader of the party that is in power and that normally has the largest number of the seats in the House
of Commons.
proportional representation. A voting system in which the number of seats held by each party is in proportion to the number of votes each party received, rather than, as in the first-past-the-post system, the number of ridings won by each party. See also first past the post; voting system.
pull factors. In migration theory, the social, political, economic, and environmental attractions of new areas that draw people away from their previous locations.
push factors. In migration theory, the social, political, economic, and environmental forces that drive people from their previous locations to search for new ones.
quality of life. Human well-being, as measured by social indicators, including education, environmental well-being, health, and living standards. See also Human Development Index.
quaternary sector. See knowledge-based industries.
Quiet Revolution. A period of rapid change that occurred in Quebec in the 1960s. During these years the church-based education system was reformed, hydroelectric utilities were nationalized, the Quebec Pension Plan was created, and
new ministries for cultural affairs and federal/ provincial relations were formed.
refugee. A person who is forced to flee for safety from political upheaval or war to a foreign country.
region. An area of Earth having some character- istic or characteristics that distinguish it from other areas.
rehabilitation. A process in which people attempt to restore land damaged by a natural event or by human activity, such as primary industry, back to its natural state (e.g., an old quarry being turned into a park).
relative location. The location of a place or region in relation to other places or regions (e.g., northwest or downstream).
remote sensing. The gathering of information about Earth from a distance (e.g., through aerial photographs or data collected by instruments aboard satellites or aircraft).
renewable resource. A resource that can be regenerated if used carefully (e.g., fish, timber).
reserves. Lands set aside by the federal govern- ment for the use and benefit of a specific band or First Nation. The Indian Act provides that this land cannot be owned by individual band or First Nation members.
residential school system/residential schools. A network of government-funded, church-run schools for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children, the goal of which was to eradicate Indigenous languages, traditions, knowledge, and culture and to assimilate Indigenous peoples into mainstream settler society.
resource recovery. The extraction of resources from materials that have been discarded (e.g., from recycled materials or mine tailings).
resources. The machines, workers, money, land, raw materials, and other things that can be used to produce goods and services.
responsible government.* A government that is responsible to the people, based on the principle that governments must be responsible to the representatives of the people.
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