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Grade 9 Geography: Final Quiz
Grade 9 Geography: Final Quiz
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1
Canada's oldest landform region is:
Western Cordillera
Canadian Shield
Great Lakes St. Lawrence Lowlands
Appalachian Mountains
2
How many points are needed to come to Canada as an Independent (or Economic) Immigrant?
60
56
72
67
3
Hydroelectric power is made with:
Fossil Fuels
Natural Gas
Moving Water
Uranium
4
As you climb up a mountain, the temperature will drop because of:
Relief Precipitation
Elevation
Jet Streams
Latitude
5
Burning organic matter and garbage to generate electricity:
Biomass
Natural Gas
Alternative Energy
Geothermal
6
The last residential school in Canada was closed in:
1996
1966
1866
1986
7
As urban areas run out of space, more high density residences such as ____ will be common.
Condos and apartments
Townhomes
Mansions
Single family homes
8
In urban areas, most of the land is used for:
Commercial
Industrial
Residential
Institutional
9
Indigenous people are the fastest growing segment of the Canadian population.
False
True
10
The descendants of Fur Traders and Indigenous women formed their own community called:
First Nations
Metis
Creole
Inuit
11
Most immigrants to Canada rely on the government for financial support.
False
True
12
What industry extracts or harvests natural resources.
Secondary
Primary
Quaternary
Tertiary
13
These large boats used for commercial fishing have led to a decline in fish stocks:
Trawlers
Aquaculture
Submarines
Draggers
14
The biggest protest in Canada was over:
Clear cutting in Clayoquot Sound
The Alberta Tar Sands
The Northern Gateway Pipeline
The treatment of Women
15
Most Canadians (80%) live in:
Reserves or FN communities
Rural Areas
Suburban Areas
Urban Areas
16
This sphere is known as the "sphere of life":
Lithosphere
Biosphere
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
17
The upper dependency load is:
Those 15 and under
Workers
Those over 65
Young adults who still live with parents
18
During the beginning of this geologic era, earth was in a Hadean-like period...
Mesozoic Era
Cenozoic Era
Paleozoic Era
Precambrian Era
19
This force is responsible for moving Earth's tectonic plates:
Divergent Boundaries
Subduction Zones
Convection Currents
Convergent Boundaries
20
A city with a temperature high of 36°C and a low of -6°C. What is the temperature range?
42°C
26°C
What is temperature range?!?!
30°C
21
The process of sediments being moved from one location to another is known as:
Glaciation
Erosion
Deposition
Weathering
22
Urban Sprawl is…
Cities with no more usable rural lands
Cities that grow upwards instead of outwards
Lands set aside for agricultural uses in cities
Uncontrolled expansion of urban areas into rural areas
23
Most forests in Canada, such as Clayoquot Sound and Algonquin Park, are owned by:
Private Logging Companies
Individuals
Provincial Governments
Federal Government
24
Pearson International Airport, sidewalks, and parking lots are all part of this type of landuse
Residential
Commercial
Institutional
Transportation
25
Hospitals, schools, library and Service Canada centres are all part of this type of landuse:
Residential
Transportation
Industrial
Institutional
26
Which logging method causes the most erosion:
Clear cutting
Selective
Shelterwood
Strip Logging
27
This theory lacked a mechanism for the movement of continents.
Pangea Theory
PPMC
Continental Drift Theory
Plate Tectonic Theory
28
The Northern Gateway Pipeline project proposed by Enbridge has been cancelled.
False
True
29
Which of the following requires the smallest threshold population?
Baskin Robbins Ice Crea
Leon's Furniture Shop
ESSO Gas Station
BMW car dealership
30
What type of landuse is shown in the picture?
Institutional
Commercial
Transportation
Industrial
31
The reason(s) the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Lowlands is more populated than the Arctic Lowlands
Proximity to transportation routes
Access to services
All of the answers are true
Climate and weather patterns
32
Which of the following relatives cannot be sponsored under Family Sponsorship?
Spouse
Children
Parent
Sibling
33
Natural gas, coal and oil are all examples of:
Nonrenewable Resources
All of these answers are true
Fossil Fuels
Conventional Energy Sources
34
Which of the following is NOT a cause of the baby boom?
1 in 5 soldiers coming home with a war bride
Economic prosperity after WW1
Greater value placed on marriage and "nuclear families"
Increased immigration from Europe
35
How many points do Business class immigrants need to come to Canada?
75
35
25
67
36
The Appalachians formed after the Innuitians, but before the Rockies.
True
False
37
The diagram shows this type of tectonic plate movement:
Transform
Divergent
Metamorphic
Convergent
38
Which country is Canada's top trade partner?
Mexico
Japan
China
USA
39
Thickest layer of the earth which accounts for over 84% of the earth’s volume:
Continental Crust
Oceanic Crust
Mantle
Core
40
When the value of imports is greater than the value of exports, this is called:
Trade Deficit
Free Trade
Tariff
Trade Surplus
41
Traditional Ecological Knowledge is
Preserving greenbelt in Markham for future generations
Using resources in a way to maximize profits
Knowledge Indigenous people have of the environment
Knowledge environmentalists have
42
Exposure to heat and pressure together form these types of rocks:
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Limestone
43
The percentage of Indigenous people in Canada:
4.3%
10.4%
2.2%
42%
44
What percentage of Canadians are baby boomers?
About 30%
About 1%
About 10%
About 90%
45
A trade surplus is when...
Value of exports is greater than of imports
The difference between imports and exports
Value of imports is greater than of exports
A tax on trade
46
The most common type of natural vegetation in Canada is:
All three
Tundra
Grasslands
Forests
47
Your iPhone 10 is working but you really really want the updated iPhone 12. This is due to:
Materials Economy
Extraction
Planned obsolescence
Perceived obsolescence
48
Which industry do most Canadians work in?
Farming
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
49
The Himalayan Mountains formed due to this type of plate collision:
Divergent
Convergent
Tectonic
Transform
50
The climate factor that would cause warmer weather conditions in the city of Vancouver.
Longitude
Ocean Currents
Winds and air masses
Relief Precipitation