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Grade 10 #MB #Geography #Exam #Review
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1
Which of the following does not have a coastline on saltwater?
Manitoba
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Ontario
2
Events that could lead to a flood could be all of the following except for:
A severe amount of rainfall
High amounts of snowfall in the winter months
Saturation of the ground
Very hot and humid summer
3
A country with a BR of -0.001%, a literacy rate of 99%, + per capita income of $38k is...
Newly industrializing
Developed
Developing
Pre-industrial
4
Which one of the following best describes a developing country?
Service sector is poorly developed
Primary industries are least important to the economy
Citizens have a high standard of living
Education and healthcare are well developed
5
All of the following are characteristics of physical geography EXCEPT:
Natural resources
Weather and climate
Population density
Canadian ecozones
6
An increase in global temperatures due to increased levels of CO2 in the atmosphere is called..
coreolis effect
ozone depletion
richter effect
greenhouse effect
7
An example of an abiotic resource would be:
Fish
Trees
Agriculture
Water
8
A resource that is used once and cannot be used again is a:
infinite resource
renewable resource
vertical resource
nonrenewable resource
9
A general-purpose map shows:
The elevation of the area
Various types of useful information about a place
Location of capital cities
One type of information about a place
10
A large body of water that is enclosed by land on three sides:
A fjord
A bay
A gulf
A strait
11
This map projection has the best balance between all types of map distortions
Robinson
Mercator
Peters
Small scale
12
This form of agriculture uses large amounts of land with limited amounts of labour + capital.
Cash-crop farming
Intensive farming
Strip farming
Extensive farming
13
Which of the following points of a compass rose is correct?
NNW
ESW
WSS
NES
14
This health condition is caused from a diet that includes too much or too little nutrients.
Malnutrition
Starvation
Famine
Undernutrition
15
Which countries have long life expediencies?
Singapore, Australia, and Japan
Thailand, Bangladesh, and Iran
Congo, Zimbabwe, and Brazil
China, Nigeria, and Chile
16
Farmers who specialize in producing a few products for sale locally and internationally are:
Intensive farmers
Extensive farmers
Cash-crop farmers
Subsistence farmers
17
Tropical climates will usually be found:
Between 30-60° South
Between 30-60° North
Between 23.5-23.5°
Between 30-30°
18
Canada uses most of its water for:
Hydro Power
Industry
Kiddie-pools
Agriculture
19
A line where two tectonic plates meet is called a:
Crack
Earthquake
Fault
Juan de Fuca
20
Populations in developed nations generally:
Work primarily in the secondary sector of the economy
Work primarily in the tertiary sector of the economy
Have a poor standard of living
Have large populations
21
Distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees
longitude
tropic
latitude
meridian
22
When a country has a lower standard of living, usually it will also have which of the following
High birth rate and low death rate
Low birth rate and low death rate
High death rate and high birth rate
Low birth rate and high death rate
23
A small scale map shows:
Limited detail for a large area
Limited detail for a small area
Details about the elevation of an area
Large amount of detail for a small area
24
The general rule for latitude as it relates to climate is:
the avg temp decreases as latitude increases
avg temp increases as latitude increases
it is calculated from east to west
avg temp decreases as latitude decreases
25
Infant Mortality Rates are generally higher in the developing world due to:
Poor nutrition of mothers and babies
General lack of medical knowledge and health facilities
Dirty water supplies
Undeveloped economies
26
Which of these is an example of extensive farming?
Eggs producing farm near Vancouver
Dairy farm near Montreal
Wheat farm near Regina
Vegetable farm near Toronto
27
Which of the following would be categorized as part of "human geography"?
Trees
Volcanoes
Population
Soils
28
The value of a resource depends on:
How much is available
How much is available and the demand for it
The country in which it is found
The demand for it
29
All of the following are physical features found on a topographic map EXCEPT:
Forests
Beaches
Rivers
Hydro Lines
30
All of the following jobs belong to the service sector of the Canadian economy except:
Pulp and paper factor workers
Cashiers
Service station attendants
Garbage collectors
31
An isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top is:
Butte
Canyon
Archipelago
Fjord
32
Canada's capital city is...
Ottawa
Toronto
Vancouver
Montreal
33
Which day of the year do we have the most amount of daylight in the northern hemisphere?
December 21, solstice
March 21, solstice
Sept 21, solstice
June 21, solstice
34
Which of the following is considered to be an alternative energy source in Canada?
Natural Gas
Wind
Coal
Hydro
35
Oil is a resource that is:
Non-renewable and biotic
Non-renewable and abiotic
Renewable and abiotic
Renewable and biotic
36
The general rule for elevation as it relates to climate is that:
Temp will increase as you move close to the equator
Temp will decrease as elevation increases
Temp will increase as elevation increases
Precipitation will increase as elevation decreases
37
The most amount of fresh water in the world is found within:
Canada
Brazil
Indonesia
Russia
38
Which country is likely to experience a population decline?
Canada
USA
India
Russia
39
All of the following are currently classified as developed countries EXCEPT:
France
New Zealand
Germany
Sudan
40
The best measure for the education level of a country is:
School age average
Literacy rate
Total teacher/student ratio
otal number of school aged children
41
Natural change of a country is not established by:
Death rate and emigration
Birth rate and death rate
Birth rate and immigration
Immigration and emigration
42
All of the following are related to clear-cut logging EXCEPT:
Pine, spruce and fir are harvested this way.
Only a barren landscape remains after they're done
Involves only harvesting trees of a desired type/size
It is the fastest and cheapest method to remove timber.
43
At its current rate of use, oil is expected to last for around another...
100 years
60 years
10 years
25 years
44
Which of the following does not border on the United States?
Northwest Territories
Ontario
British Columbia
Yukon Territory
45
A country with a total pop. of 6,276,900 and an area of 995,450km
2
would have what pop. density
6.3 people / km2
7.8 people / km2
11.4 people / km2
119.2 people / km2
46
What trend are we noticing in the world's population growth rate?
Pop. is only increasing in developing countries
Pop. is decreasing everywhere
Pop. is increasing everywhere
Pop. is decreasing, especially in developed nations
47
If it is spring in Australia, what season would it be in Canada?
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
48
Form of agriculture commonly found in developing countries which focuses on feeding families.
Extensive farming
Intensive farming
Cash-crop farming
Subsistence farming
49
Lightning is an extreme weather event caused by:
The rings of Saturn
Liquid and ice particles colliding
Aliens
Static electricity in the clouds
50
A resource management policy to ensure a continuing supply of a resource is:
Sustainability
Leaching
Zero tillage
Shelterwood cutting
51
The main reason areas of the world around the equator are warmer is:
The earth doesn't tilt in those regions
There is usually no change in altitude
The revolution occurs slower
They receive more direct sunlight
52
Which one of the following best describes a map projection?
The earth’s features drawn on a flat surface
Transfer features of a globe onto the flat surface of a map
Maps that contain many different types of information
Lines on a map that are used to locate any place on a map