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BC Grade 10 Social Studies Geography
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1
Convectional precipitation and cyclonic storms are most likely to occur in which region?
Canadian Shield
Interior Plains
Cordillera
Appalachian
2
What is the border between the US and Canada called?
Military Border
Economic Border
Natural Border
Political Border
3
How do you convert from meters to centimeters?
x's it by 1000
x's it by 100
divide by 100
x's it by 10
4
What are full circle bearings used for?
to measure volcanoes
To measure elevation
to locate a place on a map
to find oil beneath the surface
5
Which combination of provinces and capitals does not match?
Manitoba/ Winnipeg
New Brunswick/ Fredericton
Nova Scotia/ Halifax
Nunavut/ Yellowknife
6
Why would someone use a topographical map? Which of the following is untrue?
to find the height of the land (elevation)
for cultural features like roads and railways
to find names of physical features
for capital cities
7
The Richter scale is used to measure....
barometric pressure
magnitude of earthquakes
the force of winds
the height of waves
8
What is a graphical representation of temperature and precipitation called?
a weather forecast
a barometer
a climograph
a tempregraph
9
Which of the following factors affects temperature the least?
population density
air pollution
distance from the sea
latitude
10
Which physiographic region has the most fossil fuels?
Cordillera
Arctic
Interior Plains
Canadian Shield
11
Four rules of contour lines. Which is untrue?
Each line represents a higher elevation
crossing a river it makes a V that points upstream
elevation relative to sea level
Contour lines often cross each other
12
What scale would be used to represent 1cm to 1km?
Linear Scale
Weight Scale
Direct Statement
Representative Fraction
13
Which type of precipitation involves cold Arctic air masses meeting warm Tropical air masses?
cyclonic
orographic
convectional
frontal
14
If I go up 150 meters in elevation the temperature will do what?
Will decrease by one degree C
will rise by one degree F
will rise by one degree C
Will stay the same
15
Which of the following is NOT one of the vegetation zones of Canada?
Equatorial Rain Forest
Grasslands
Pacific and Alpine
Coniferous Forests
16
The rain shadow effect is most likely to occur as a result of which type of precipitation?
orographic
frontal
cyclonic
convectional
17
Environments that have been altered by humans are called?
Cultured Industries
Ecosystems
Fertile Soil
Cultural Landscapes
18
In the interior plains we would find which rock most often?
sedimentary rock
igneous rock
volcanic rock
metamorphic rock
19
Which of the following characteristics define a continental climate?
a great range in temperature and low precipitation
extremes in temperature with high percipitation
heavy rainfall and not much change in temperature
a temperate climate
20
What mountain ranges do you have to go through to get from Alberta to the coast of BC?
Rockies and Selkirks
Appalachians
Andes and Gold Range
Monashees and Cascades
21
Where is Canada's population distribution?
90 % within 100 miles of the US border
In British Columbia
Alberta and Saskatchewan
In the territories
22
If you want to build a railway through the Canadian Shield what challenges must be overcome?
not enough trees for railway ties
shortage of water
granite rock and muskey
mountain ranges
23
why do geographers use scales?
To weigh people
To measure the density of rock
To measure elevation
To represent the Earth's surface drawn smaller
24
The biome which is most vulnerable to wind erosion affecting agriculture is?
prairie
interior mountain
parkland
coastal
25
6What is geography?
the study of people
the study of the land
the study of weather
the study of rocks
