1. Plate tectonics is caused by: convection currents gravity wind waves

2. Which type of soil would likely be found in Vancouver? leached calcified soil with a thick layer of topsoil soil with a thin layer of subsoil

3. Which of the following is not evidence used to support to theory of continental drift? similar fossils on Africa and S. America Europe and North America seem to fit together Mountains on Europe and North America are similar Evidence of ice sheets appear on the southern tips of the continents and Antarctica.

4. The acronym we used to remember the factors that affect climate is: LOWER North LOWER Near Water HIGHER Equator GEOROCKS

5. The type of precipitation that results when a cold air mass meets a warm air mass is: convectional frontal relief contact

6. Latitude affects climate because: changes in latitude mean changes in the angle of the sun’s rays being closer to the equator means its warmer northern climates are more affected by the Jet Stream it doesn’t: longitude affects climate

7. Which soil level contains most of the organic material? subsoil parent material bedrock topsoil

8. Air moves from: high to low pressure low to high pressure both a and b none of the above

9. On a climate graph, which of the following shows temperature? red line blue line red bars blue bars

10. As air rises, it expands because: of higher air pressure of lower gravity of lower air pressure of shorter distance to the sun

11. When air rises over a mountain: evaporation decreases, condensation increases evaporation increases, condensation decreases evaporation increases, condensation increases evaporation decreases, condensation decreases

12. Which of the following cities would be least likely to have a maritime climate? Victoria Edmonton Toronto St. John’s

13. A city has 1200 mm of precipitation a year, its highest temp. is 22 o C and its lowest temp is -2 o C. maritime continental neither

14. Which type of vegetation would be found in the Yukon? grassland tundra taiga forests mixed forest

15. T/F Earth’s plates are made of ice. False

16. T/F A tsunami is caused by plate tectonics. True

17. T/F The process of plates moving is called convection. False

18. T/F Rain, water and ice can all caused erosion. True

19. T/F The Interior Plains lie east of the Canadian Shield. False

20. T/F The most southerly landform region is the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands. True

21. T/F Air masses are categorized by moisture content and direction of origin. False

22. T/F Lower latitudes receive less direct sunlight. False

23. T/F Condensation occurs after the dewpoint. True

24. T/F Maritime climates have lots of precipitation because they are close to water. True

25. T/F A region that has leached soils also most likely has mostly trees. True

26. State the definition. Continental climate. 25 o C temp. range

27. State the term. Two levels of land separated by a sharp rise in elevation. escarpment

28. State the definition. Convectional precipitation. Precipitation caused by heating of the ground and air above the ground.

29. State the definition. Windward slope. side of a mountain that faces the wind and receives the rainfall

30. State the term. The landform region that contains many important metallic minerals. Canadian Shield

31. State the term. The landform region that contains many important metallic minerals. The assumption that the rates at which things occur today have always occurred at the same rates.

32. State the definition. Rain shadow. on the leeward side of the mountain; dry conditions

33. State the definition. Condensation. when water vapour turns into a liquid

34. State the definition. Prevailing winds. winds that blow in the same direction the majority of the time

35. State the definition. Frontal rainfall. precipitation caused by two air masses (warm + cold) meeting together

36. State the term. Earth time. geologic time

37. State the definition. Climate. precipitation and temperature averaged over long periods of time

38. State the term. The circular movement of liquid rock under the earth’s surface. convection current

39. State the term. the temperature at which air cannot hold anymore water dew point

40. Draw a diagram: Showing why temperatures increase as you approach the equator.

41. Draw a diagram: Showing how convectional precipitation occurs.

42. Draw a diagram: Showing how plates move.

43. Draw a diagram: Showing why the Chinook occurs in Alberta.

44. Draw a diagram: Showing a leached soil profile.

45. Short Answer What causes wind?

46. Short Answer List two pieces of evidence for continental drift.

47. Short Answer What is one difference between the Western Cordillera and the Appalachians?

48. Short Answer How are the Canadian Shield and the Interior Plains similar?

49. Short Answer Explain why the Canadian Shield is not usually good for farming.

50. Short Answer Why does Newfoundland’s coast experience so much fog?

51. Short Answer Why do places with maritime climates experience so much rain?

52. Short Answer Why do prevailing winds not travel either straight north or straight south?

53. Short Answer Why does air get cooler when it is forced over a mountain?