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Geography of Canada
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Charlottetown is located in:
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Ontario
2
The capital city of British Columbia is:
Richmond
Vancouver
Victoria
Kelowna
3
Commonly considered to be the weather averaged over a long period of time:
climate
snowy
sunny
climagraph
4
Yellowknife is located in:
Nunavut
Yukon
North West Territories
Alberta
5
Canada is located in the hemisphere(s):
Southern
Northern & Western
Eastern
Northern & Eastern
6
The latitude line at 0 degrees latitude is the:
Prime Meridian
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
International Date Line
7
Large treeless areas in the North:
tundra
arctic
clearcut
permafrost
8
The following are factors that affect temperature
EXCEPT
:
distance from sea
altitude
latitude
snow
9
Kind of weather and temperature:
lithosphere
atmosphere
climate
geography
10
Latitude divides the world into 2 hemispheres the ______ & ______ hemisphere.
Southern, Eastern
Northern, Southern
Western, Northern
Western, Eastern
11
Another name for latitude is:
meridians
parallels
Time Zones
lines
12
St. John's is located in:
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
New Brunswick
Saskatchewan
13
The term that refers to the prevailing conditions of temperature and precipitation is:
weather patterns
atmospheric variability
weather
climate
14
The line at 0 degrees longitude is the:
Prime Meridian
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
International Date Line
15
An area on the earth’s surface that has one or more physical or human characteristics in common:
community
geographic region
culture
country
16
The term that refers to the shape of the land is:
Topography
Plate Techtonics
Geology
Geography
17
The mantle is the layer directly under the crust:
True
False
18
Which of the following does
NOT
have a continental climate?
the Interior Plains region
the Intermountain region
the Great Lakes-St.Lawrence region
the Western Cordillera region
19
Lake of the Woods is located in:
Yukon
North West Territories
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
20
Hamilton is located in:
Quebec
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Ontario
21
Ottawa is located in:
Manitoba
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Quebec
22
Regina is located in:
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Alberta
Manitoba
23
The measure of how far north or south a place is from the equator is:
Equator
Latitude
Prime Meridian
Longitude
24
Edmonton is located in:
Quebec
Alberta
Nunavut
Prince Edward Island
25
The following affect temperature
EXCEPT
:
Altitude
magma
Wind Direction
Distance from Sea
26
Fredricton is located in:
British Columbia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Newfoundland
27
Which of the following regions is located
farthest east
?
the Canadian Shield region
the Appalachian region
the Interior Plains region
the Intermountain region
28
Amount of rain, snow, hail, sleet:
precipitation
overflow
showers
avalanche
29
Tundra is found in which of the following regions?
the Intermountain region
the Arctic region
the Appalachian region
the Interior Plains region
30
Raising of crops:
agriculture
growing
tending
gardening
31
Latitude & Longitude are measured in:
Degrees
All of these
Centimeters
Meters
32
Measure of how hot or cold it is (ºC):
temperature
heat
arctic
climate
33
If you are located in Whitehorse, what direction would you travel to get to Winnipeg?
Southwest
South
Northeast
Southeast
34
A
mixed forest
is one that:
has deciduous forests only
has trees of varying heights
has both coniferous and deciduous forests
has coniferous forests only
35
The Red River is located in:
British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
36
The earth is composed of 3 layers:
Mantle
All of the Above
Core
Crust
37
If you are located in Iqaluit, what direction would you travel to get to Halifax?
South
West
Southwest
Southeast
38
Low areas of land between mountains, hills, or plateaus:
valleys
lowlands
pits
flats
39
Great Slave Lake is located in:
Nunavut
Yukon
North West Territories
Alberta
40
Which of the following regions in North America is the
smallest
in area?
the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowland region
the Arctic region
the Intermountain region
the Appalachian region
41
Lake Athabasca is located in:
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
North West Territories
42
The earth is about ________ years old:
4.5 billion
2.5 billion
2.5 million
4.5 million
43
The measure of how far east or west of the Prime Meridian a place is located is:
A special line of latitude
Longitude
Equator
Latitude
44
This type of map shows the natural features of the Earth:
thermal
political
physical
thematic
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The science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of the Earth is:
geology
biography
geography
topography