One reason on how Urban Sprawl affects the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands

Reducing the amount of farmland, Jeopardizes the Green Belt, Produces algae blooms in lake Erie that grow at an fast rate

When did the first glacier recede?

At the end of the ice age,14,000 years ago

Pick 2 biographic zones in the region?

Carolinian forests, deciduous forests, Mixed food forests, mid boreal and high boreal forests.

Which endangered reptiles live in the St.lawrence lowlands?

fox snake,box turtle,eastern spiny soft shelled turtle

What are algae blooms?

Main causes for toxic algae in western lake Erie

What is a continental climate?

A dry climate with very hot summers and very cold winters.

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1
The Thousand Island is made up of how many islands?
1865
100
1000
1895
2
One reason on how Urban Sprawl affects the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands
It is making the trees die at a rapid rate
Reducing the amount of farmland
Jeopardizes the Green Belt
Produces algae blooms in lake Erie that grow at an fast rate
3
When did the first glacier recede?
At the end of the ice age,17,000 years ago
At the end of the ice age,14,000 years ago
At the end of the ice age,9,000 years ago
At the end of the ice age,700 years ago
4
Pick 2 biographic zones in the region?
Carolinian forests, deciduous forests
Carolina forests,dense forests
Mixed food forests, mid boreal and high boreal forests.
Rain forests,mixed forests
5
Which endangered reptiles live in the St.lawrence lowlands?
box gecko,blue spiny lizard,southern snake
western spiny rough- shelled turtle,box turtle,toad
fox lizard,komodo dragon,giant pond turtle
fox snake,box turtle,eastern spiny soft shelled turtle
6
Which city's are in the white belt?
hamilton,toronto
guelph,hamilton
halton,toronto
toronto,belleville
7
Which natural resources can you find there?
gold,iron,silver,jade
jade,iron,zinc,gold
clay,zinc,iron,copper
oil,clay,silver,rock
8
What are algae blooms?
is the flow of too many nutrients from the farm into ponds
that gross stuff on top of the ocean that plankton eats
Main causes for toxic algae in western lake Erie
In lake erie caused by the pollution in the air
9
Urban sprawl is the expansion of human populations.
true
false
10
What is a continental climate?
A dry climate with very cold summers and very hot winters
A moist climate with very hot summers and very cold winters
A dry climate with very hot summers and very cold winters.
A dry climate with very neutral summers and neutral winters

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