The Quiet Revolution Refers to What

question 41

Multiple Choice

The Quiet Revolution refers to what?

• A)The merging of French and British Canada in 1841
• B)The victory of the British over the French in 1763
• C)The 1987 accord signed by provincial leaders which assured official protection for Quebec's culture and language
• D)The rise of Quebecois nationalism and the Parti Quebecois in the late 1960s

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Definitions:

Perched Water

Groundwater that sits above the main water table and generally is underlain by a layer or lens of impermeable rock that blocks the downward flow of groundwater.

Water Table

The level below which the ground is saturated with water, marking the boundary between the unsaturated zone above and the saturated zone below.

Groundwater

Water that occupies the pores and fractures in underground rock and soil, a critical source of freshwater for drinking, agriculture, and industry.

Spring

A place where groundwater flows out of the ground onto the surface.