Physical Geography Human Geography Natural Resources Human Interactions Extra

Question How many provinces and territories does Canada have? And list them

Answer 1 – Newfoundland and LabradorAlberta Nova ScotiaBritish Columbia PEIYukon New BrunswickN.W Territories QuebecNunavut OntarioSaskatchewan Manitoba

Question What are the Ordinal Points on the Compass Rose?

Answer 1 – 20

Question What is the difference between a large scale map and a small scale map?

Answer 1 – 30 Large Scale: Large detail in a SMALL area – Very detailed Small Scale: small detail in a LARGE area – Gives general information

Question List the types of maps and give an example or explain each of them – Hint: There are 3 types

Answer 1 – 40 Topographic: contour lines to show change in elevation – Grid system to locate places Thematic: very specific, on one particular topic General Purpose: broad understanding of the location – Road Maps- location of major highways

Question List the Geologic Eras in order from oldest to newest and give the years that each of them lasted.

Answer 1 – 50 Precambrian- earliest life mya Paleozoic: mya Mesozoic: mya Cenozoic: 66 mya- NOW

Question What is a push factor? If someone leaves a country to live in another country, what are they considered as in the new country?

Answer 2 – 10 Push Factor: reason why someone would leave their country to move to another country – Family, job, safety,… Immigrant

Question How do we classify immigrants?

Answer 2 – 20 Working (Economic) Immigrants Family Immigrants Refugees

Question What percentage of Canadians live within 600 kms of the US border?

Answer 2 – 30 90%

Question Please describe what this graph is telling us

Answer 2 – 40 First Nations have a very young population The population decreases rapidly after age Canada’s average has more elderly population than the First Nation population

Question What is the Natural Increase Rate

Answer 2 – 50 Natural Increase Rate: The difference between the birth rate and the death rate of a country Natural Increase Rate = birth rate- death rate Often given as percentages

Question What are Canada’s Primary Industries?

Answer 3 – 10 Agriculture Fishing Forestry Mining

Question These commercial fishing operations typically make day trips and are privately owned.

Answer 3 – 20 Inshore

Question List the types of Forestry

Answer 3 – 30 Clear Cutting Shelterwood Cutting Selective Cutting

Question Renewable vs. Non- Renewable resources

Answer 3 – 40 Non-Renewable: resource that can only be used once – Oil, iron ore Renewable: resource that replaces itself – Trees, fish..

Question What are the 4 levels of Industries and please explain each level.

Answer 3 – 50 Primary- remove raw resource Secondary- processing raw materials Tertiary- services (transportation, education..) Quaternary- Ideas (consulting, research, design)

Question What is the definition of Urban Sprawl?

Answer 4 – 10 Unplanned growth which leads to cities growing outward Using land that was originally used for agriculture

Question What is the definition of Sustainability?

Answer 4 – 20 Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs Maintains well-being of current and future generations

Question Tell me about a Megaproject in Canada – Where is it located? – What does it do?

Answer 4 – 30

Question What is Global Warming and what is causing it?

Answer 4 – 40 Global Warming: the rising of the average temperature of Earth Caused by an increase in green house gases like Carbon Dioxide..

Question Draw me what the Greenhouse Effect looks like NOW

The Greenhouse Effect - Now Sun’s rays More rays are held in, warming up the Earth A thickened atmosphere, caused by pollution

Question What is a Map?

Answer 5 – 10 Representation of Earth’s features drawn on a flat surface – Simplifies the real world – Cannot show what land actually looks like

Question Describe Latitude and Longitude

Answer 5 – 20 Longitude: East-West position of a point – Measured from the Prime Meridian Latitude: North-South position of a point – Up and down from the equator

Question What are the factors that affect Climate

Answer 5 – 30 L- Latitude: how far away from the equator are you? O- Ocean Currents: warm vs. cold ocean currents W- Wind and Air Masses: is it originating over the ocean or over land E- Elevation: as elevation increases, precipitation decreases but condensation increases R- Relief: dependent on which side of the mountain N- Near Water: climate is more moderate near oceans

Question What are the 4 components that make up soil?

Answer 5 – 40 Air Moisture Minerals Organic Materials

Question What is an Ecozone? How many ecozones are in Canada?

Answer 5 – 50 An area of the Earth’s surface that has a unique combination of plants, wildlife, climate, landforms, and human activities 15 Ecozones in Canada