Grade 9 Geography Exam Review

The Canadian Shield is best described as:

What type of precipitation occurs when air masses are uplifted until saturation is occurs on the windward side?

Over 50% of Canada's population lives in the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Lowlands.

What layer of the earth is thin, and rocky?

The physical geography across Canada is relatively the same

Canada has three highland regions.

The Arctic Circle is a line of latitude

Urbanization is the process of:

The area around the Great Lakes can be called modified Maritime climate

This way of thinking helps explore the connections between natural and human environments.

Which one is NOT one of Wegener's proofs?

The Innuitian landform region has rolling hills and many rivers

There are four main soil regions in Canada

It snows every winter in this region of Ontario. This is called:

Looking at an issue from the viewpoint of an economist, a social worker and a city planner is called:

Temperature decreases as elevation decreases

What causes earthquakes?

How many time zones are in Canada?

The L in BOLTSS stands for

Who is the better teacher?

2 examples of igneous rock are

What is the northernmost point in Canada?

In a Maritime climate, the temperature range is quite small

Lines of latitude measure distance _________

Clear-cutting is a method of:

Which of the following is NOT a type of plate boundary?

Vancouver is located in the Pacific Maritime climate region

What type of precipitation occurs when layers of moist air are uplifted due to excessive heating?

Thinking about the connections between natural and human environments is called:

Metamorphic rock transforms to sediment by _________

BOLTSS is a reference to

Paleozoic is the geological age we are currently living in.

Weather is the day to day characteristics of the atmosphere

When drawing a conclusion on a geographical issue, you should base it on

The soil region we live in is a dry-climate soil

What is the capital of BC?

Soil has different horizons

sedimentary rock transforms to metamorphic rock by __________________

This way of thinking determines the importance of a place or region

What type of precipitation occurs when different temperatures come into contact?

Toronto is located in the Boreal climate region

The soil region we live in is a dry-climate soil

Which term best describes the average weather conditions over a long period of time?

When asking and researching a geographical issue, you should make sure your information is

Which of these is an example of physical weathering?

The B in BOLTSS stands for

What does a topographic map show?

Lines of longitude run

The top layer of a soil profile is the parent material

The Rockies are newer mountains than the Appalachians.

A field of wheat is an example of natural vegetation

Canada has a very small deciduous forest region

Vegetation regions have distinct boundaries

What plate movement occurs when plates collide and crumple?

What layer of the earth is solid metal

The lithosphere is

The Canadian Shield landform region is predominantly igneous and metamorphic rock.

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

Which of the following is a primary industry?

What plate movement occurs when plates slide past each other?