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Grade 9 Geography Assignment
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1
The St. Lawrence river connects the great lakes to the Pacific ocean
False
True
2
What is the distance between each 1 degree in latitude
94 KM
111 KM
122 KM
49 KM
3
How much do plate tectonics move in a year?
1 inch
5 inch
10 cm
2 cm
4
What continent lies completely in the north western hemisphere?
Asia
North America
Antartica
Australia
5
Weather can change by the hour or day where as climate is the average of weather conditions over a longer time frame
True
False
6
The lines of longitude are not parallel
True
False
7
What latitude does the equator fall on.
-2
1
3
0
8
The atmosphere helps shapes the geosphere through;
providing food for organisms
watering plants
wind erosion
volcanos
9
Kingston was considered for being the capital of Canada
True
False
10
Which one of these questions is not one of the 3 questions that geographers try to answer
Why care?
What I see
What is where?
Why there?
11
The scientist Alfred Wegener suggested that;
The earth's continents were drifting apart
A meteor hit the earth
The earth is round
The earth is flat
12
There are 4 subsystems that make up earth
False
True
13
There are 6 climate regions in Canada
True
False
14
What is the polar bear capital of the world
Antarctica
New York City
Churchill
Alberta
15
Convergent plate tectonics are when the plates are moving towards each other
False
True
16
Which mountain range runs along the eastern coast of Canada
Laurentian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Coast Mountains
17
How many provinces and territories are there in Canada
13
15
9
11
18
The Atlantic Ocean lies completely in the eastern hemispheres
False
True
19
what is the biggest great lake
Ontario
superior
Erie
Huron
20
What is the name of the latitude that is half way between the north and south pole
Prime meridian
Longitude
Equator
Arctic circle
21
What is the largest physical region in Canada
Arctic Islands
Canadian Shield
Western Cordillera
Interior Plains
22
Which physical region does Belleville fall in
Canadian Shield
Arctic Islands
St. Lawrence Lowlands
Interior Plains
23
Canada shares 4 of it's 5 great lakes with the United States
True
False
24
How many hemispheres are there?
2
8
4
6
25
Lake Ontario is the deepest great lake
False
True
26
The rocky mountains are one of the major land forms in Canada
False
True
27
How do you turn sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock
Heat and/or pressure
Weathering and erosion
Compaction and/or cementation
Solidification
28
Through the process of solidification magma becomes igneous rock
True
False
29
Which is the longest river in Canada
Yukon River
McKenzie River
Moira River
St. Lawrence River
30
What is the capital of Canada?
Victoria
Toronto
Montreal
Ottawa
31
Which is not a physical region of Canada?
St. Lawence Lowlands
Canadian Shield
Interior Plains
Western Plains
32
What temperature is considered to be in the growing season
3.9 degrees Celsius and above
4.2 degrees Celsius and above
6.5 degrees Celsius and above
5.6 degrees Celsius and above
33
How many physical regions of Canada are there?
3
8
7
2
34
What is the largest fresh water lake in Canada
Lake Ontario
Lake Simcoe
Great Bear Lake
Lake Superior
35
What 2 continents does the equator cross
Africa/South America
North America/Asia
Asia/Africa
South America/North America
36
What ocean does the prime meridian cross the equator?
Arctic
Pacific
Atlantic
Indian
37
The world had 7 continents
True
False
38
What is an example is an invasive species that exist in the great lakes
Seaweed
sharks
Zebra muscles
large fish
39
What is one of our most valuable resources in Canada
Rocks
Land
Fresh Water
Farmer's Fields
40
Which is not one of the four main types of precipitation
Snow
Rain
Ponds
Sleet
41
Which is not one of the Great Lakes
Lake Heron
Lake Ontario
Lake Winnipeg
Lake Erie
42
How many great lakes are there?
4
8
7
5
43
How many main climate zones are found in Canada?
8
2
5
10
44
What was the super continent called
Polar
Pangaea
Aplasia
Yorkville
45
Prince Edward Island is known for its red sand beaches
False
True
46
what type of tectonic pressure boundaries occur when the plates are moving past each other to create cracks or faults
Convergent boundaries
Disc movement
Transform boundaries
Divergent boundaries
47
Canada is located in the Western Hemisphere
True
False
48
The geosphere is;
The liquid parts of earth
The solid parts of earth
The gas parts of earth
The living parts of earth
49
There are 5 requirements of a map, which of these is not a requirement
Title
Scale
Legend
Colour
50
Which continent lies completely in the southern hemisphere
Asia
Africa
South america
Australia
