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Total: ____/40 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