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SS10 – Chpt. 3Unit Test
SS10 – Chpt. 3 Unit Test
Part I – Multiple Choice
Directions: On the scan card provided, choose the BEST response.
1.
This is the distance of any point North or South of the equator, measured up to 90
degrees.
a.
b.
c.
d.
latitude
longitude
Prime Meridian
International Date Line
2. The Canadian Shield is found mostly in the province of;
a.
b.
c.
d.
B.C.
Sask.
Ont.
Nfld
3. Topography is;
a.
b.
c.
d.
the study of rocks
the shape of the land
a mathematical unit of study
the opposite of bottomography
4. The Interior Plains have large deposits of;
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
fossil fuels
oil
natural gas
potash
all of the above
5. The study of forces within the Earth that form its surface features, such as mountain
ranges an ocean basins, is;
a.
b.
c.
d.
tectonics
evaporate
geography
metamorphous
6. All of the following are mountain ranges found in B.C. EXCEPT;
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Rocky
Columbian
Pyrennes
Omineca
Cassiar
7. Western Canada is located above ____ degrees latitude.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
48
49
50
51
54’40
8. The inland or interior climate can best be described as a;
a.
b.
c.
d.
maritime
continental
coastal
mountainous
9. The line where two different air masses (hot and cold) meet is called a;
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
climate line
convection
cyclonic
front
none of the above
10. Weather in Canada travels predominately;
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
East to West
West to East
North to South
South to North
Weather can’t travel because it has no money for gas
11. Warm winter winds that descend off the Eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains are
called;
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
cyclonic
tornadoes
chinooks
sockeyes
warming winds
12. The area of land drained by a single river system is called a drainage;
a.
b.
c.
d.
river
area
system
basin
13. Pesticides herbicides and other materials that drain from fields into rivers and lakes
are called;
a.
b.
c.
d.
sewage
run-off
chinooks
convection
For questions 14-18 look at the following map. Match the appropriate name with the
appropriate letter;
14. Interior Plateau
15. Columbia Mountains
16. Insular Mountains
17. Rocky Mountains
18.
Coast Mountains
E
B
D
A
C
19. An ecological community of plants and animals extending over a large area is called a;
a.
b.
c.
d.
biome
system
humus
podzl
20. Resource towns often go through economic cycles of ___ and ____as the resources is
developed an then exhausted.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
highs / lows
peaks / valleys
tip / top
boom / bust
none of the above
21. Enderby, with its small town and remote farm areas can best be described as;
a.
b.
c.
d.
cosmopolitian
urban
country
rural
22. Modern day governments rely on _________ or _________ boundaries to help them
define who they are, where they live, and identify the extent of their authority.
a.
b.
c.
d.
political / natural
artificial / border
natural / border
artificial / political
23. Whereas the Coastal Region is made up of large coastal forests, the Interior of B.C. is
made up o f smaller, hardier coniferous trees in the __________ forests.
a.
b.
c.
d.
prairie
boreal
interior mountain region
slough
24. The upper limit of tree growth on a mountain is called a(n)
a.
b.
c.
d.
tree line
tundra
alpine
humus
25. Environments that have been used an altered by humans are called;
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
cultural moonscapes
cultural environments
cultural landscapes
a & c only
b & c only
Part II – Short Answers
Directions: On a separate piece of paper answer the following question using COMPLETE
SENTENTCES.
Geographers use 5 key Principles to help them gather, organize and
analyze a “Place”. In your own words, describe what each heading
or principle means to a geographer.
You will receive 3 mks for the quality of responses given to each,
for a total of 15 mks.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Places have Location
Places have Physical and Cultural Locations
Places Change
Places Interact with Other Places
Places are In Regions