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Gr 7 Geo - Strand A - Physical Geography
Gr 7 Geo - Strand A - Physical Geography
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A geography Quiz to reinforce concepts learned in Ontario Gr 7 curriculum
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A plateau is...
A large area of land with a pointy top
A small short area of land
A large area of tall land with a mostly flat top
A large area of tall land in a group of similar objects
2
A boreal forest...
Can be found in Canada
Can be found in Costa Rica
Has palm trees
Has coniferous trees
3
Learning about landforms, rocks, minerals, and climate zones is part of...
Human geography
Geography
Physical geography
History
4
Choose a natural factor that has an effect on climate.
Wind currents
Latitude
Burning fossil fuels
Bodies of water
5
The natural process that breaks down rocks, soil and minerals into smaller parts.
Glaciation
Deposition
Erosion
Weathering
6
A drainage basin is...
The whole river system area
A big bathtub
The whole drain for a water way
The whole area that drains into one river system.
7
The study of how humans impact the earth is part of...
Physical geography
Human geography
Geography
History
8
The St. Lawrence is a...
Water system
Puddle
River system
Freshwater system
9
The world is divided up by vertical lines called...
Equator
Latitude
Longitude
Prime Meridian
10
What is a temperate climate zone?
Very hot and very cold seasons
Cold and warm seasons
Hot and dry year round
Very cold and dry year round
11
Moving plates of the earth collide or rub together.
Tectonic forces
Weathering
Erosion
Earthquakes
12
What kind of landform is this?
Valley
Pyramid
Desert
Forest
13
Land surrounded on all sides by water is called...
Rock
Island
Peninsula
Isthmus
14
Human factors to change vegetation.
Fertilizer
Rainfall amounts
Garbage pile-up
Deforestation
15
What is a tropical climate zone?
Very cold and very hot seasons
Hot and wet year round
Cold and warm seasons
Dry and hot year round
16
Tectonic forces can create...
Volcanic eruptions
Earthquakes
Mountains
Islands
17
What kind of landform is this?
Volcano
Glacier
Iceberg
Desert
18
The longest river system in the world is...
The Mississippi
The Nile
The Thames
The St. Lawrence
19
A grassland that has little rain is called...
Prairie
Grassland
Tropical savannah
Temperate grassland
20
Natural vegetation regions...
Forests, deserts, glaciers
Tropical forests, boreal forests, grasslands
Forests, islands, deserts
Forests, grasslands, deserts
21
The process of eroded soil and rock being transported by wind, water, ice or gravity.
Erosion
Weathering
Glaciation
Deposition
22
I am found at the edge of rivers where they meet the ocean.
Lake
Fresh water
Stream
Delta
23
_______ creates new human-made land in large bodies of water.
Land reclamation
Island forming
Volanic eruptions
Mining
24
The world is divided up by horizontal lines called...
Prime Meridian
Latitude
Longitude
Equator
25
Name one major drainage basin in North America.
Atlantic Ocean
Hudson Bay
Lake Michigan
Gulf of Mexico
26
Natural factors for changes to vegetation...
Temperature
Soil erosion
Rainfall amounts
Latitude
27
What kind of landform is this?
Mountain
Desert
Plateau
Valley
28
A desert can be hot or cold.
True
False
