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Unit 2 of Geography
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1Check all 7 landform regions of Canada
- AWestern Cordillera
- BSuperior Plains
- CSt. Lawerence Lowlands
- DHudson Bay-Arctic lowlands
- EWestern Mountains
- FAppalachians
- GCanadian Shield
- Hinterior plains
- IThe innuitian mountains
- JHighland plateaus
2Alpine glaciers are found in mountainous regions
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3What are the 3 basic ocean currents?
- ALabrador Current from the East Coast
- BAlaskan Current from the West Coast
- CNova Scotia Current from the East Coast
- DGulf Stream Current from the Gulf of Mexico
- EAntarctic Current from Antarctica
4LOWER-NW, which is an acronym for a factors that affect climate, stands for [blank_start]Latitude[blank_end], [blank_start]Ocean Currents[blank_end], [blank_start]Wind[blank_end], [blank_start]Elevation[blank_end], [blank_start]Relief,[blank_end] and [blank_start]Near Water[blank_end].
- ALatitude
- BOcean Currents
- CWind
- DElevation
- ERelief,
- FNear Water
5As you increase in elevation, you decrease in temperature.
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6Continental glaciers cover large land masses.
- ARichtig
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7Continental climates develop under the influence of an ocean or a large body of water.
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8Maritime climates have:
- Ahigh temperature range (>25 degrees) and low precipitation
- Blow temperature range (<25 degrees) and high precipitation
- Cmoderate temperatures and an equal distribution of precipitation
- Dnone of the above
9The three types of precipitation are [blank_start]orographic[blank_end], [blank_start]frontal[blank_end], and [blank_start]convectional[blank_end].
- Aorographic
- Bfrontal
- Cconvectional
10What is climate?
- AWhere weather takes place
- Brain, hail, snow, or freezing rain
- Cthe day to day characteristics of weather which include wind direction, humidity, temperatures, pressure, etc.
- Dlong term patterns of the day to day characteristics such as wind direction, humidity, temperatures, pressure, etc.
11in a high pressure atmosphere, the sky is dark and cloudy.
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
12Where can orographic (relief) precipitation be found in Canada?
- AGreat Lakes- St. Lawerence Lowlands
- BWestern Cordillera
- CHudson Bay- Arctic lowlands
- DInterior plains
13What is frontal precipitation?
- AThe meeting of cold and warm air where warm air is forced to rise and thunderstorms occur
- BWhere really hot air rises into spontaneous vertical drafts
- CWhen moist air from the ocean condenses and drops onto one side of a mountain and creates a rainshadow on the other side
14What is the polar front jet stream?
- AAn ocean current that moves moisture into an area
- BFast moving air that divides cold and warm air
- CA certain area in which airplanes travel to the Arctic
15What are the 4 main components of soil?
- Ahumus (organic materials)
- Bdead animal
- Cminerals
- Dsunshine
- Eair
- Fcarbon monoxide
- Gmoisture/water
16What is permafrost?
- Apermanently frozen soil that does not thaw out in the summer
- Ba layer of thin ice that covers the Great Lakes in the winter
- CThe top layer of snow
- DA type of ice
17A tree line is a boundary between the Tundra and the Boreal Forest. North of this line, it is too cold for trees to grow.
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18A deciduous tree is a tree that stays green all year and does not have leaves that fall off
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19What is natural vegetation?
- AVegetables grown in a garden without the use of GMOs
- BTypes of plants that would grow in an area without human interference
- CPlants grown without the use of humus
20What are the 4 pieces of proof that Alfred Wegener used to prove his theory about Pangea and its continental drift?
- AThe same traditions were found on continents in similarity
- BSouth America and Africa aligned together perfectly like a "jigsaw fit"
- Cice sheets similar in characteristics were found on continents that could have possibly been closer to the south pole at one point
- DNew Zealand and Mexico fit together perfectly like a "jigsaw fit"
- ESimilar fossils of species were found on different continents
- FThere were mountains similar in structure found on different continents.
- GAll the continents were similar in size and age at the time
21What is the theory about plate tectonics?
- Aconvection within the earth caused plates underneath the earth's mantle to move
- Bvolcanoes erupted and developed land
- Cearth's moving plates stopped moving
22What are the 2 main types of rock found in the Canadian Shield?
- Aigneous
- Bsedimentary
- Csediments
- Dmagma
- Emetamorphic
23After the condensation level begins, the rate of temperature dropping in a rising air mass in an elevated area is:
- A1° C/100m
- B0.8°C/100m
- C0.6°C/1000m
- D0.6°C/100m
24Prevailing winds are winds that are commonly found in an area. What is the name of Canada's prevailing winds?
- AEasterlies
- BWesterlies
- CPolar Easterlies
- DPolar jet stream
25Igneous rock, Sedimentary rock, and metamorphic rock can all [blank_start]melt[blank_end] into magma.
- Amelt
- Bcool
- Ccompress
- Derode
- Eget pressured or heated
26Sedimentary rock, igneous rock, and metamorphic rock can all [blank_start]erode[blank_end] into sediments.
- Acompress
- Bmelt
- Ccool
- Derode
- Eget heated/pressured
27What temperature represents the growing season?
- A3°C
- B5.6°C
- C10°C
- D8.3°C
28How do I calculate average yearly temperature?
- Amultiply all temps. together then subtract 12
- Badd all temps. together then divide by 12
- Cadd all temps. together then subtract 12
- Ddivide 12 by the total annual temperature
29Leaching is a continual downward movement of water through soil which dissolves the chemical nutrients out of the soil. It causes poor soil and happens in wet climates.
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30calcification happens in dry climates and is the upwards movement of water that happens because of evaporation at the soil surface. It leaves behind minerals and good, thick soil.
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- BFalsch
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