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Geography Exam Quiz!
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The measurement that examines how successful a country is at solving environmental problems
Human development index
Environmental performance index
Ecological footprint
2
Used to measure the demands that individuals place on the environment
Happy planet index
Ecological footprint
Environmental performance index
3
The characteristics that contribute to a community's quality of life
Carrying capacity
Sustainability
Liveability
4
Which of the following is
NOT
one of the 3 landform regions?
Arctic highlands
Highlands
Lowlands
Canadian shield
5
Which of the following is
NOT
a push factor?
Absence of human rights
Economic wealth
Tsunami
Terrorism
6
What causes the earth's plates to move?
Convection currents
Moon's gravitational pull?
Sun's gravitational pull
Ocean water currents
7
Which sector provides the most jobs in Canada?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
8
The dependency load of a population consists of those aged 0-15 and 40+
True
False
9
Which of the following are 2 important lines of longitude?
North Pole and South Pole
Equator and International Dateline
Prime Meridien and International Dateline
Equator and Prime Meridien
10
Lines of longitude
measure _________ and _________ of the prime meridian.
east, west
north, south
up, down
horizontal, vertical
11
Conservation
is the wise use of resources
False
True
12
What plate boundary does
subduction
happen at?
Transform
Convergent
Divergent
13
The Rocky Mountains, Niagara Falls, and Aurora Borealis are
Non-renewable resources
Flow resources
All of the above
Other resources
14
The
rule of 70
is used to calculate doubling time
False
True
15
Which of these is an example of
intensive farming
?
Canola farm in Saskatchewan
Cattle ranching in Central B.C.
Grape farming in Niagara Falls
Wheat farming in Manitoba
16
Example of a country in the Post-Transition stage
Japan
Chad
Most of the developing world
No country is at this stage
17
Start up Visa immigrants must want to start a business in Canada
False
True
18
Weather
is the daily conditions of a place over a long period of time
True
False
19
Who came up with the idea of
continental drift
?
Christopher Columbus
Albert Einstein
Alfred Wegener
J. Tuzo Wilson
20
What is the 7th factor that affects climate?
Longitude
Urban areas
Rural areas
Temperature
21
The average number of children born to a woman in her lifetime is
Total fertility rate
Birth dearth
Birth rate
22
Reusing
provides the most resource savings
False
True
23
Urban sprawl places pressure on our limited supply of water
False
True
24
The proportion of the population that must be supported is known as the
Rule of 70
Labour force
Doubling time
Dependency Load
25
Which era takes up the longest amount of time?
Cenozoic era
Paleozoic era
Precambrian era
Mesozoic era
26
A
census metropolitan area
has a population over _______
50 000
100 000
1 000 000
500 000
27
Which of the following is an example of a
tertiary
sector job?
Assembly line worker
Miner
Nurse
Construction Worker
28
Immigrants move to rural areas because of the supports available there
True
False
29
Commercial fishing that is carried out in small, independently owned boats
Offshore fishing
Inshore fishing
30
The ecological footprint is used to measure
Foot size
Earth's carrying capacity
Resource use per person
31
Economic immigration status can be given to pro athletes
True
False
32
What does
Pangaea
mean?
No water
Island
All land
Big land
33
How many
time zones
does Canada have?
6
8
7
5
34
What is the correct order (starting from oldest to most recent) of eras?
Precambrian, Cenozoic, Paleozoic, Mesozoic
Paleozoic, Precambrian, Mesozoic, Cenozoic
Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic
Precambrian, Mesozoic, Cenozoic, Paleozoic
35
Igneous rocks
can be formed intrusively or extruisvely
True
False
36
A threat to productive farmland
Urban growth
Urbanization
Urban sprawl
37
The average number of people living in a particular place
Census metropolitan area
Population demographic
Population density
Population distribution
38
A measurement of the overall quality of life in a country
Human development index
Gross domestic product per capita
Environmental performance index
39
What could a
climate graph
tell us?
Daylight
Elevation
Wind
Precipitation
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Improving the quality of life while living within the carrying capacity of the ecosystem
Carrying capacity
Sustainability
Liveability
41
Which of the following is a
pull factor
?
Political stability
Poverty
War
Famine
42
Which of the following is
TRUE
about small scale maps?
Show a small area
Show few specific details
Example: residential map
Is zoomed in
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Fossil fuels and minerals are
Non-renewable resources
Other resources
Renewable resources
Flow resources
