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