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2019 CGC1D1 Canadian Geography Exam Review
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1
The last period of glaciation in Canada ended about 15000 years ago
False
True
2
Continental Drift is often called
Plate Tectonics
Earthquake Theory
An incorrect theory
The Ice Age
3
What is the population of Canada?
57,000,000
370,000,000
27,000,000
37,000,000
4
What does the word
rural
mean?
Urban residential and industrial areas
Urban residential areas
Institutional development
Country residential areas and farmland
5
A pull factor is a benefit that attracts people to a certain place
True
False
6
In which of the cities would you expect to see the largest regions of high population density?
Port Perry
Timmins
Ottawa
Toronto
7
Which of the following is considered a secondary industry occupation?
Farmer
Car Manufacturer
Doctor
Miner
8
How many territories are there?
2
3
4
1
9
Which of the following is NOT associated with the term "melting pot"?
Refugees
Ore Smelting
Ethnic Diversity
Multiculturalism
10
Which urban land-use includes hospitals, schools, and churches?
commercial
industrial
residential
institutional
11
Under HDI rates, a country's standard of living is rated by which aspects?
Economy, education, health
Health, education, politics
Politics, economy, population
Economy, health, employment
12
Which of the following provinces produces the most oil from its oilsands deposits?
BC
Alberta
Manitoba
Ontario
13
The convergent plate movement is responsible for building up mountains
True
False
14
What is the Greenbelt?
An area where developement is strictly controlled
a long green parkland
a pretty green space
something that Robin Hood wears
15
Which of the following is considered a primary industry occupation?
Miner
Doctor
Car Manufacturer
Farmer
16
Which of the following is NOT an example of someone reducing their ecological footprint
eating organic meats
walking to school
turning down the thermostat
using a low flush toilet
17
The highest percentage of Earth's freshwater stores are held in Lakes and Rivers
True
False
18
Which of the following, could be an example of a renewable resource?
Gas
Wind Energy
Gold
Oil
19
The Maritimes in Canada, generally refers to..............
The East Coast
Southern Ontario
The West Coast
The Arctic
20
Which of the following is not a relatively green energy source?
Wind
Hydro
Solar
Coal
21
The average temperature for July is what?
20
12
11
15
22
Moving a company to another country for cheaper labour costs is known as...
Company Cost Movement
Transitional Movement
Outsourcing
Insourcing
23
The process of mining minerals includes:
milling, smelting, dumping
milling, dumping, smelting
smelting, milling, dumping
dumping, smelting, milling
24
The study of human populations is known as...
Dependency Load
Demography
Natural Increase
Demographic Trap
25
Over the last 20 years, where have most of Canada's landed immigrants come from?
The Caribbean
South America
Africa
Asia
26
The smallest vegetation region in Canada is...
Grassland
Deciduous forest
Mixed forest
Cordilleran vegetation
27
The ability for something (enviro, resources) to be maintained at a certain rate/level is what?
Liveability
Natural Resources
Sustainability
Demographic trap
28
Scanning the earth by satellite or high-flying aircraft in order to obtain information about it
GIS
GPS
Telematics
Remote Sensing
29
Which is not a factor that affects climate?
Longitude
Wind
Elevation
Ocean Currents
30
Shortly after the first world war, where did most of Canada's immigrants come from?
British Isles
Africa
Asia
South America
31
The number of people living within a given area is called
housing
the population density
the population
the living density
32
Natural increase rate =
Immigration Rate - Emigration Rate
Death Rate - Immigration Rate
Birth Rate - Death Rate
Birth Rate - Emigration Rate
33
Relief precipitation occurs predominantly in flat areas, such as the Interior Plains
True
False
34
Most of urban land use in Canada is used for Residential areas
False
True
35
Which of the following is a pull factor?
No Employment Opportunities
Religious Persecution
Employment Opportunities
Poor Climate (cold, rain)
36
Ecological footprint is used to measure...
Environmental destruction
Size of someone's foot
Resource use per person
Resource use per country
37
What or who is a refugee?
someone who is lost
someone leaving canada
someone who faces criminal charges at home
someone arriving in Canada while fleeing another country
38
A Renewable resource is a resource that can be...
Used repeatedly and replaced naturally
Wasted
Used and not replaced
39
Most of Canada's mineral resources come from what area of Canada?
Canadian Shield
Great Lakes St Lawrence Lowlands
Rocky Mountains
Prairies
40
What does GPS stand for?
Global Positive Standard
None of the answers
Global Positioning System
Global Population System
41
Most of the population in Canada...
lives within 600 km of the US border
makes more than 90k a year
relies on welfare
is fully bilingual
42
During the Cenozoic era, the North American and Pacific plates collided creating the...
Appalachian Mountains
Eastern Lowlands
Rocky Mountains
Niagara Escarpment
43
Measure of how often new money gets spent and re-spent in a community before it leaks out is...
Economic Index
Multiplier Effect
Human Development Index
Ecological Footprint
44
The percentage of the population that is not working is known as...
Dependency Load
Demography
Natural Increase
Demographic Trap
45
The most northerly vegetation region of Canada is...
boreal forest
taiga forest
tundra
mixed forest
46
Urban Sprawl could be defined as
A new type of dance
Acres of suburbs around an urban core
An Urban Entertainment District
A city park
47
What is an example of Conventional energy?
Nuclear
Biomass
Solar
Tidal
48
What stage does this population graph represent?
Late Transition
Early Transition
Pretransition
Post Transition
49
Give an example of a Primary Industry
Forestry
Teacher
Automotive Manufacture
Bakery
50
Which city do most immigrants to Canada choose to live?
St. John's
Ottawa
Regina
Toronto
51
The earth's tectonic plates are moving as a result of convection currents
False
True
52
Which of the following would be a good example of a Sedimentary rock?
Basalt
Granite
Marble
Shale
53
What is an example of an Alternative energy?
Nuclear
Solar
Thermoelectricity
54
Which of these is not a fossil fuel?
Coal
Oil
Natural Gas
Uranium
55
Igneous Rock is mostly formed by
Volcanoes
Erosion
Settling layers of rock
Heat and Pressure
56
Canada is an example of the Pretransition stage
True
False
57
Which is the following is the best example of a Greenhouse Gas?
Misusmethane
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
58
Relief precipitation occurs mainly in which province?
Ontario
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Nunavut
59
What are the following lines on the globe called?
Greenwich Meridian
Longitude
Equator
Latitude
60
The average amount of precipitation in February is?
11
12
-22
15
61
What does the GTA stand for?
Greater Toronto Area
Great Train Arena
Green Training Anon
A new provincial political party
62
Which of the following is considered a tertiary occupation?
Car Manufacturer
Farmer
Doctor
Miner
63
The divergent plate movement occurs when two plates move towards one another
False
True
64
What is the oldest geologic time according to Geologic History?
Mesozoic
Precambrian
Cenozoic
Paleozic
65
(Pick the best answer) -- Google Earth is a good example of
Neat Satellite Images
A Computer Game
A way to see your house online
A web based GIS system
