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Landforms, Vegetation and Climate
Landforms, Vegetation and Climate
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A review of Grade 7 geography Strand A concepts
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1
Canadian forests are boreal forests.
True
False
2
What climate zone is hot and wet all year?
Tropical
Continental
Dry
Temperate
3
High land with a flat top
Plateaus
Valley
Shields
Mountains
4
What is deforestation?
Animals pulling plants out by the root when they are grazing
Adding nutrients to soil to change what grows in that area
Permanently removing trees to use land for other purposes
5
The most common greenhouse gas is:
carbon
carbon dioxide
oxygen
6
Global warming causes glaciers to melt and sea level to rise.
False
True
7
When long-term weather patterns change due to natural events or human activity, it is called
Global warming
Weather
Climate
Climate change
8
Cars release carbon dioxide
True
False
9
What is a shield?
Very rocky landscape made from eroded mountain ranges
A very large hill with steep sides
Large area of flat land
A low space between two mountains
10
Where is the ring of fire?
African plate
Pacific plate
Eurasian plate
Indo-Australian plate
11
Why is there less erosion in forests than grasslands?
There are more animals in forests
The climate is different
There are more roots on trees
12
What is a plain?
Large area of tall land with a flat top
A large hill with steep sides
Large area of flat land
A low space between mountains
13
What kind of climate is Ottawa?
Dry
Temperate
Tropical
Continental
14
What is the difference between climate and weather?
climate is long-term, weather is short-term
climate is cold, weather is hot
climate is short-term, weather is long-term
15
What kind of climate is a hot desert?
Dry
Tropical
Continental
16
The African Plate is the tectonic plate with the most earthquakes and volcanic activity.
False
True
17
What human activities increase greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?
Flying in an airplane
Walking to work
Recycling
18
Climate change can lead to more frequent extreme weather (like storms and hurricanes)
True
False
19
The average temperature of the earth is increasing.
True
False
20
What is NOT a main vegetation region?
Grasslands
Forests
Deserts
Plateaus
21
Geography includes the environment, society and economy.
True
False
22
The Grand Canyon is an example of what kind of landform?
Valley
A&B
Plateau
Plains
23
Global warming will lead to less crop yields.
False
True
24
How can a volcanic explosion affect the economy?
Lava burns vegetation
Ash cloud stops airplanes from flying
Lava melts glaciers to cause floods
25
What climate zone has very warm and very cold weather?
Polar
Temperate
Tropical
Continental
