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BCSS Grade 9 Geography Exam Review!
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1
Which country is Canada's top trade partner?
USA
Japan
Mexico
China
2
As you climb up a mountain, the temperature will drop because of:
Jet Streams
Relief Precipitation
Latitude
Elevation
3
The biggest protest in Canada was over:
The Northern Gateway Pipeline
Clear cutting in Clayoquot Sound
The Alberta Tar Sands
The treatment of Aboriginal Peoples
4
Exposure to heat and pressure together form these types of rocks:
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Limestone
Igneous
5
Your iPhone 6s is working but you really really want the updated iPhone 7. This is due to:
Planned obsolescence
Perceived obsolescence
Materials Economy
Extraction
6
The reason(s) the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Lowlands is more populated than the Arctic Lowlands
Access to services
All of the answers are true
Climate and weather patterns
Proximity to transportation routes
7
A tax on a foreign import is known as:
NAFTA
Sweatshop
Tariff
Free trade
8
During the beginning of this geologic era, earth was in a Hadean-like period...
Paleozoic Era
Mesozoic Era
Cenozoic Era
Precambrian Era
9
Most forests in Canada, such as Clayoquot Sound and Algonquin Park, are owned by:
Provincial Governments
Federal Government
Private Logging Companies
Individuals
10
What type of landuse is shown in the picture?
Commercial
Industrial
Institutional
Transportation
11
Thickest layer of the earth which accounts for over 84% of the earth’s volume:
Core
Mantle
Continental Crust
Oceanic Crust
12
True or False: Nunavut's population pyramid resembles that of developing countries.
True
False
13
Natural gas, coal and oil are all examples of:
All of these answers are true
Conventional Energy Sources
Fossil Fuels
Nonrenewable Resources
14
The percentage of Aboriginal people in Canada:
4.3%
10.4%
2.2%
42%
15
Traditional Ecological Knowledge is
Using resources in a way to maximize profits
Preserving greenbelt in Markham for future generations
Knowledge environmentalists have
Knowledge Aboriginal people have of the environment
16
These large boats used for commercial fishing have led to a decline in fish stocks:
Draggers
Submarines
Aquaculture
Trawlers
17
Foodbelt is land set aside for green spaces like parks and trails.
False
True
18
How many points do Business class immigrants need to come to Canada?
25
35
75
67
19
How many points are needed to come to Canada as an Independent (or Economic) Immigrant?
67
72
56
60
20
Canada's oldest landform region is:
Great Lakes St. Lawrence Lowlands
Canadian Shield
Western Cordillera
Appalachian Mountains
21
The process of sediments being moved from one location to another is known as:
Erosion
Weathering
Glaciation
Deposition
22
Burning organic matter and garbage to generate electricity:
Geothermal
Biomass
Alternative Energy
Natural Gas
23
This force is responsible for moving Earth's tectonic plates:
Subduction Zones
Divergent Boundaries
Convection Currents
Convergent Boundaries
24
Which of the following is NOT a cause of the baby boom?
1 in 5 soldiers coming home with a war bride
Economic prosperity after WW1
Greater value placed on marriage and "nuclear families"
Increased immigration from Europe
25
Urban Sprawl is…
Cities with no more usable rural lands
Lands set aside for agricultural uses in cities
Cities that grow upwards instead of outwards
Uncontrolled expansion of urban areas into rural areas
26
Which of the following relatives cannot be sponsored under Family Sponsorship?
Parent
Spouse
Sibling
Children
27
What industry extracts or harvests natural resources.
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
28
The Appalachians formed after the Innuitians, but before the Rockies.
False
True
29
This theory lacked a mechanism for the movement of continents.
Pangea Theory
Continental Drift Theory
Plate Tectonic Theory
PPMC
30
The climate factor that would cause warmer weather conditions in the city of Vancouver.
Relief Precipitation
Longitude
Ocean Currents
Winds and air masses
31
How do you determine the average annual temperature of a climate station?
Add up all the monthly temperatures, divide by 12
Add up all the monthly temperatures
Add up all the monthly precipitation
Add up all the monthly precipitation, divide by 12
32
Developing countries and areas often have a(n):
Expansive Population Pyramid
Stable Population Pyramid
Declining Population Pyramid
Stationary Population Pyramid
33
NAFTA is:
A military alliance between Canada and US
Tariffs placed on American products
Free trade agreement between Canada and US
Free trade agreement between Canada, US and Mexico
34
Aboriginal people are the fastest growing segment of the Canadian population.
False
True
35
When the value of imports is greater than the value of exports, this is called:
Trade Deficit
Tariff
Trade Surplus
Free Trade
36
Most Canadians (80%) live in:
Rural Areas
Reserves or FN communities
Suburban Areas
Urban Areas
37
Hospitals, schools, library and Service Canada centres are all part of this type of landuse:
Transportation
Industrial
Residential
Institutional
38
As urban areas run out of space, more high density residences such as ____ will be common.
Single family homes
Townhomes
Condos and apartments
Mansions
39
What percentage of Canadians are baby boomers?
About 90%
About 10%
About 1%
About 30%
40
The diagram shows this type of tectonic plate movement:
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
Metamorphic
41
Newfoundland's population pyramid is:
Declining
Expansive
Stationary
Stable
42
The upper dependency load is:
Young adults who still live with parents
Those over 65
Workers
Those 15 and under
43
Which logging method causes the most erosion:
Strip Logging
Clear cutting
Selective
Shelterwood
44
The difference between the value of imports and exports for a country for a one year period:
Trade deficit
Trade surplus
Balance of Trade
Import substitution
45
Pearson International Airport, sidewalks, and parking lots are all part of this type of landuse
Commercial
Institutional
Residential
Transportation
46
The Himalayan Mountains formed due to this type of plate collision:
Tectonic
Divergent
Transform
Convergent
47
The Northern Gateway Pipeline project proposed by Enbridge has been cancelled.
False
True
48
A city with a temperature high of 36°C and a low of -6°C. What is the temperature range?
42°C
What is temperature range?!?!
30°C
26°C
49
A trade surplus is when...
The difference between imports and exports
A tax on trade
Value of exports is greater than of imports
Value of imports is greater than of exports
50
In urban areas, most of the land is used for:
Institutional
Commercial
Residential
Industrial