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A quiz on the Cordillera region
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1
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is short-term and climate is long-term
Climate is short-term and weather is long-term
2
What provinces and territories make up the Cordillera region in Canada?
Alberta, British Columbia, and Northwest Territories
Yukon, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, and Alberta
Alberta and British Columbia
Yukon and Alberta
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What is a plateau?
High, flat land between mountains
A flat area with ground that is always frozen
A mountain range
Low, flat land between mountains
4
What is the climate in Dawson City?
Very cold in the winter, hot in the summer
Very cold in the winter, cool in the summer
Mild in the winter, cool in the summer
Cold in the winter, cold in the summer
5
Name a major natural resource found in the Cordillera
Wood
Minerals
Wheat
Water
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How can we make logging more sustainable?
Designating conservation areas
Cutting more trees
Limiting the amount of trees we cut down
Planting more seeds and trees
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What is a tundra?
A high, flat land between mountains
A high and low area with ground that is always frozen
A group of mountain ranges
A flat area with ground that is always frozen
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Who were the first inhabitants of the Cordillera?
People from South America
People from the Philippines
People from Japan and China
First Nations people including the Haida and Coast Salish
9
Name one way people use water as a resource?
For food such as fish that live in the Pacific Ocean
Ocean-based tourism such as scuba-diving
As a way to ship products in and out of Canada
Electricity
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Name a major industry in the Cordillera.
Lumber
Filmmaking
Software development
Mining
