Geo 1D1 exam review

Question 1

Niagara Falls is located in the following region:

Accepted Answer

Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Lowlands

Question 2

What type of electrical generating plant is found in the Niagara Area?

Accepted Answer

hydro

Question 3

Which of the following is a recyclable resource?

Accepted Answer

aluminum

Question 4

The water from the St. Lawrence River eventually drains into the:

Accepted Answer

Atlantic Ocean

Question 5

Which of the following is a tertiary industry?

Accepted Answer

banking and finance

Question 6

The main transportation route through the Niagara Peninsula is:

Accepted Answer

QEW

Question 7

Tariffs are taxes on:

Accepted Answer

imported goods

Question 8

Which of the following is a secondary industry?

Accepted Answer

automotive production

Question 9

The citizens of __________ have the largest ecological footprint.

Accepted Answer

Canada

Question 10

The main source of immigrants for Canada is:

Accepted Answer

Asia

Question 11

Brownfields are

Accepted Answer

former industrial lands

Question 12

Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?

Accepted Answer

aluminum

Question 13

Canada's main trading partner is:

Accepted Answer

USA

Question 14

The population is shown by the following pyramid is _____.

Accepted Answer

declining

Question 15

What is 'sustainability'?

Accepted Answer

meeting the needs of all species now and in the future

Question 16

Which of the following is a flow resource?

Accepted Answer

water

Question 17

NAFTA consists of Canada and

Accepted Answer

Mexico & USA

Question 18

What percent of the world's population lives in urban areas?

Accepted Answer

50%

Question 19

Geography is the study of

Accepted Answer

patterns and systems of the earth

Question 20

An ecological footprint indicates the following:

Accepted Answer

human impact on the environment

Question 21

The oldest school in Niagara is:

Accepted Answer

Stamford Collegiate

Question 22

The largest class of immigrants is:

Accepted Answer

family

Question 23

Some of the best farmland in Canada is located in:

Accepted Answer

Niagara Peninsula

Question 24

The glacier that once covered the Niagara area was _____ km thick

Accepted Answer

2

Question 25

The most environmentally way to move people in a city is by:

Accepted Answer

bicycle

Question 26

The precipitation illustrated in the diagram is:

Accepted Answer

cyclonic

Question 27

The population of Canada is about:

Accepted Answer

36,000,000

Question 28

When one tectonic plate is force below another it is called __________.

Accepted Answer

Subduction

Question 29

The main reason why Canadians are living longer is:

Accepted Answer

better health care & medicines

Question 30

The average Canadian indirectly uses ____ litres daily.

Accepted Answer

4000

Question 31

Canada allows for _______ immigrants per year.

Accepted Answer

250,000

Question 32

As a country's wealth increase, its population doubling time ___

Accepted Answer

increases

Question 33

What is the name of supercontinent that existed 250,000,000 years ago?

Accepted Answer

Pangea

Question 34

The earth was formed ______ billion years ago.

Accepted Answer

4.5

Question 35

Immigrants entering Canada are given points for:

Accepted Answer

education

Question 36

What process produces igneous rock?

Accepted Answer

volcanic activity

Question 37

What source of energy is the most polluting?

Accepted Answer

coal

Question 38

The retirement year for half of all Baby Boomer is:

Accepted Answer

2020

Question 39

Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?

Accepted Answer

methane

Question 40

The most popular province for immigrants is:

Accepted Answer

Ontario

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