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Grade 9 Geography Exam Review
Grade 9 Geography Exam Review
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A multiple choice quiz/review based on what you have learned this semester!
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1
When Canadians think of oil, they think of what province?
New York
Alberta
Manitoba
Ontario
2
Which is NOT one of the four aspects of geography?
Population
Physical Enviornment
Place
Resources
3
When the sediment from eroded rock is deposited, and compressed under pressure it is considered
Igneous rock
Sedimentary rock
Metamorphic rock
Magma
4
When you travel from New Brunswick to Manitoba you head what direction?
West
East
North
South
5
Who are the five permanent members of the Security Council?
Canada, Sweden, Latvia, Mexico, USA
Korea, USA, Russia, China, Canada
China, Russia, USA, Canada, United Kingdom
China, Russia, USA, France, United Kingdom
6
A glacier moves under the influence of its own weight and...
Plate Tectonics
Gravity
Water
Wind
7
If a country's population is 1000ppl, with a size of 1000km
2
, what is the population density?
10ppl/km2
1000ppl/km2
1person/km2
1km2/person
8
This is an example of what kind of area?
Residential Area
Rural Area
A developing area
Urban Area
9
This store is an example of what...?
A local business
A Fast-Food Restaurant
A National Corporation
A Multinational Coroporation
10
Which of the following is an example of a
push
factor?
Better education
War
Freedom
Job opportunity
11
Which province produces the most maple syrup:
Quebec
Manitoba
Ontario
Newfoundland
12
Which of the following is NOT a climate factor?
Latitude
Ocean currents
Winds and air masses
Longitude
13
Glaciers hold how much of the world's fresh water supply?
75%
3%
70%
0.75%
14
What created the Great Lakes?
A Sink Hole
Mountains Collapsing
The weight of the glaciers pushing down land
Mountains collapsing
15
Birth rate is...
None of the above
The amount of children born every minute
The amount of children born every second
Number of children born per every 1000 inhabitants of a area
16
Which of the following age groups are in the dependancy load?
Ages 40-50
Under 15 and over 65
Ages 18-23
All ages
17
A teacher may do this to a _________ if he see's them on their phone during class time:
Baby boomer
Millenial
Student Teacher
Hippie
18
Which statement is incorrect regarding the characteristics of developing nations?
All of the above
They need assistance from already developed countries
The economies are based on primary industries
Many Citizens of these countries have high financial success
19
Natural increase is...
Difference between the birth rate & death rate of a country
The increase of baby's born in a certain country
The increase in value of the Canadian dollar
The amount of people entering a country
20
What is the approximate population of Canada?
25 million
37 million
350 million
32 million
21
What organization is Canada a member of?
European Union
The League of Nations
all the above
NAFTA
22
The name of the imaginary lines on the Earth that divide the world into North and South?
Latitude
Equator
Prime Meridian
Longitude
23
The two types of Glaciers are:
Striations and Moraine Glaciers
Alpine and Tectonic Glaciers
Northern and Southern Glaciers
Alpine and Continental Glaciers
24
The large group of people born in the decade following WWII were called the:
Hippies
Millenials
Baby Boomers
Boom Population
25
If the Leafs play in Vancouver at 7:00 PM, what time are they on TV in Toronto?
7:00 AM
4:00 PM
10:00 AM
10:00 PM
26
Which of the following is true about the United Nations (UN)
Every country is a part of the UN
The UN was created after World War Two
The UN was created after World War One
Mr. Coccia is the leader of the UN
27
Canada is ranked second in total land mass behind:
Russia
The United States of America
Cuba
Greenland
28
Which of the following is an example of a
Pull
factor:
War
Famine
Religious freedom
Terror
29
Which of the following is true about Absolute location?
Having a sense of "place"
None of the above
Where something is located in regards to other features
Where something is located in terms of latitude/longitude.
30
Richmond Hill is located in which time zone?
Pacific ST
Eastern ST
Atlantic ST
Mountain ST
31
What is an Erratic?
A boulder that is carried by the ice to a spot and dropped
A boulder that is round and smooth due to erosion
A boulder that is dropped to a spot and cracks
A boulder that is carried by water until it hits land
32
Population pyramids are used to:
Compare growth rates of populations over time
Determine how governments should fund social services
All answers are correct
Examine changes in population growth
33
Which of the following is NOT assessed by Canada's points system for immigration?
Language
Number of children
Age
Education
34
Under the points system, how many points qualify an immigrant for entry to Canada?
100
37
67
66
35
An example of Primary Resources in Canada are:
Oil
The Fishing Industry
The Mining Industry
All of the above
36
Glaciers are formed when...
The weight of snow causes the bottom layer to turn to ice
All of the above
Snow that fell in the winter does not melt in the summer
Snow gets deeper &becomes hundreds/thousands of meters thick
37
The following population is showing:
Steady growth
Decline
Rapid growth
Slow growth
38
Lake Wilcox is an example of a...?
Kettle Lake
Toilet Bowl
Swimming Pool
Large Bath Tub
39
The capital city of Alberta is:
Edmonton
Calgary
Saskatoon
Regina
40
Birth rate = 20ppl/1000 Death rate = 10ppl/1000 What is the natural increase rate?
20%
20 per 1000
100 per 1000
10 per 1000
41
Demography is the study of what?
People
A study of demonstrations
Birth rate minus death rate
Human population in terms of numbers, trends, and issues
42
Canada is located where?
Northern hemisphere
Western hemisphere
All of the above
North of the equator
43
An old mountain chain, of rounded mountains in eastern Canada are the
Rockies
Innuitians
Alps
Appalachians
44
In geography, the two types of systems are:
Mechanic systems and Human systems
Android systems and Physical systems
Human systems and Physical systems
Human systems and Animal systems
45
Bonus Question: What was the name of the film we watched that featured Leonardo DiCaprio?
An Inconvenient Truth
Chasing Ice
The Day After Tomorrow
Before The Flood
46
What province has the coldest intersection in Canada?
British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Quebec
47
Population is...
The number of people on the planet
The number of people at St. Theresa
The number of people in Canada
# of people who live in certain place at a certain time
48
Victoria is located in which time zone?
Pacific ST
Atlantic ST
Newfoundland ST
Eastern ST
49
How many countries are there in the world according to the United Nations?
196
193
139
250
50
This vegetation region has little vegetation and permafrost for most of the year.
Grasslands
West coast forest
Tundra
Boreal forest
51
The Canadian Shield is mostly made up of:
Granite rock
Thin acidic soils
Igneous rock
All of the above
52
Which class of immigrant is assessed by the points system?
Refugee
All immigrants are assesed by the points system
Economic
Family
53
When something can be used so it lasts into the future it is called:
Natural
Renewable
Suspectable
Sustainable
54
Geographers ask three questions: Where is it? Why is it there? and...?
What is the significance of it being there?
Why should we care?
How do we move it?
Why should it be there?
55
What is death rate?
The percentage of people who die that are 50 years or older
The amount of people who die every minute
# of people who die in the world
The # of people who die per every 1000 occupants of an area
56
Which is NOT a division of the United Nations?
General Assembly
Freshwater Council
Greenpeace
Security Council
57
Canada has a remarkable range of landscapes both natural and human...
False
True
58
A valley that once was occupied by a glacier is typically described as:
U-Shaped
A ridge
A till
A valley
59
What information can you NOT get from looking at a population pyramid?
Male:Female ratios
Birth rate
None of the above
population growth
60
GPS stands for:
Global Patterning System
Global Positioning Station
Global Patterning Station
Global Positioning System
