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Grade 9 Geography Final Exam Review Sheets
A – Natural Resource Industries of Canada
1.) On your own sheets of lined paper, identify any 1 major natural resource industry of
Canada (we studied four) and describe its economic, cultural and historical importance.
- Explain why it is so valuable to Canada. Then, describe the methods it uses to extract
the natural resource (using key terms).
- Identify any problems this industry is facing or causing.
- Explain the solutions to these problems that could help the industry to be sustainable.
2.) Explain the difference between basic and non-basic jobs with an example for each.
B – Immigration
Complete the following chart to identify the various characteristics immigration to Canada:
Types of Immigrants
System Used to Process the
Qualities needed in order for
Application
Applicant to be approved
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2.) Explain what the following terms mean and provide three (3) examples of each:
Push Factor: ___________________________________________________________________
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Pull Factor: ____________________________________________________________________
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Cultural Baggage: ______________________________________________________________
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C – Interpreting Political Cartoons
Examine the political cartoon below carefully then, answer the questions about it that follow on
the lines provided.
1. What is the overall general topic of the cartoon?
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2. Is the artist saying that Canada is doing a good job with
regard to this topic?
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3. How do you know this? Explain by referring to the
cartoon.__________________________________________
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4. What do you do (or have you done) to reduce your own
greenhouse gas emissions? ___________________________
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D – Overall Key Terms, Definitions and Diagrams
1.) Match the following key terms with the correct industry.
raw materials
wheat farmer
lab researcher (RIM)
Tim Horton’s
St. Benedict C.S.S.
lawyer
mining coal
waitress
doctor
health clinic
Primary Industry
Secondary Industry
Column A
A. renewable resource
B. non-renewable resource
C. offshore limit
D. industrial/structural
E. pesticides
F. esker
G. ground fish
H. pelagic fish
I. crustaceans & molluscs
J. purse-seining
K. long-line
L. otter trawler
M. fuel minerals
N. sustainable
O. metallic minerals
P. coniferous
Q. fallow fields
R. urbanization
S. clear-cutting
T. old growth forests
U. herbicides
V. no-till farming
W. deciduous
X. urban sprawl
Y. competition
Z. de-beaking chicken
Word Choice List
saw mill operator
in shore fishing boat captain
gravel quarry
construction worker
car manufacturer
Tertiary Industry
lumber jack
firefighter
tapping maple trees
caviar canning plant
limousine driver
Quaternary Industry
Column B
____ fish that feed off of the ocean floor
____ type of minerals that include gravel and sand
____ using a resource wisely so there is enough for future
use
____ minerals such as coal, oil and natural gas
____ minerals such as gold, silver, iron, copper, etc.
____ a resource that reproduces itself naturally
____ a type of tree that has broad leaves and sheds in the
fall
____ a forest that has never been logged before
____ a boundary offshore that a country has rights to for
resources
____ when cities expand outwards in all directions
____ a resource that cannot reproduce itself in nature
____ leaving parts of crops in fields to prevent soil erosion
____ fish that feed near the surface of ocean water
____ the process of people moving from countryside into the city
____ lobsters, crabs, shrimp, mussels, clams, etc.
____ chemicals used to kill weeds to prevent them from choking
out crops
____ cause of some family run farms going out of business
____ method of fishing using a net that drags along the
ocean floor
____ a net that surrounds and circles around a school of
fish
____ method of cutting trees where all are cut down in an
Area
____ harmful practice used by some agribusiness (factory) farms
____ a type of tree that has cones and needles; evergreens
____ leaving farm fields bare which can lead to soil erosion
____ a narrow, winding ridge of gravel and sand left by meltwater
____ chemicals used to kill insects and bugs on crops
_____ method of fishing using a long, baited line to attract fish
E – Mapping Concepts
1.) Complete the following chart:
Criteria
Latitude
Starting Line and Measure
(in degrees)
Measured in these directions
from this major line
Lines run across globes and
maps in this direction
Other major lines and
measures
Longitude
This country was named
------------------------------------after the Equator as this line
runs through it:
2.) In the space below, draw a complete compass rose with directions. Highlight the major
cardinal directions and include their bearing degree measurements on your compass rose.
3.) What are the three main types of map scales? Identify them and include an example of what
each would look like on a map.
a) Name: ___________________________ Example: _________________________________
b) Name: ___________________________ Example: _________________________________
c) Name: ___________________________ Example: _________________________________
4.) Convert the following scales:
a) 1: 750 000 means that 1cm = _________________ cm
b) 1cm equals 20 km written as a ratio scale = ________________________________
c) 1 cm equals 10 km as a line scale would look like: __________________________________
5.) What does the following acronym stand for?
S ___________
T ___________
A ___________
B ___________
L ___________
E ___________
D ___________
F - Earth’s Geology
1.) In the space below, draw and label all parts of the rock cycle. Include the major families of
rock and the processes (with arrows pointing in the correct direction), that shows how the rock
cycle circulates.
Magma
Sediments
2.) Identify three different ways that the earth’s crustal plates can move with a simple diagram of
their motion relative to each other:
i) __________________________
ii) __________________________
iii) _________________________
3.) Draw a labeled diagram of the internal structure of the earth including: inner core, outer core,
asthenosphere, crust, oceanic crust, continental crust, convection currents.
G - Climate and Landforms
1.) Match the following:
Column A
A relief precipitation
B convectional precipitation
C cyclonic precipitation
D Canadian Shield
E Western Cordillera
F Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Lowlands
G Rocky Mountains
H Innuitian Mountains
I Appalachian Mountains
Column B
____ made up mostly of Precambrian igneous rock
____ the youngest mountains in Canada
____ precipitations that falls on the windward side
of mountains
____ the oldest mountains in Canada
____ precipitation that falls in the prairies provinces
____ made up of three main mountain ranges
____ precipitation that occurs in Cambridge
____ the landform region we live in
____ iciest mountain range in Canada
H – Ecological Footprint
1.) In the space below, in paragraph format, explain what an ecological footprint is. How big is
the Canadian ecological footprint compared to that of most other countries in the world? How
many planet earths would we need in order to support everyone living on the planet with a
Canadian lifestyle? Why is it important to “think globally and act locally” when connecting the
ideas of ecological footprint and global village? Provide specific examples for how we can
reduce our ecological footprint in terms of: water, energy consumption, waste production, and
land use. How could these changes benefit the global village?
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I – Population Pyramids
1. Examine the population pyramids below and interpret them by answering the questions
that follow.
a) In which year does Canada have more births? How can you tell? What might explain the high birth rate
in this year?
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b) Calculate the percentage of population that is the dependency load for each pyramid. The dependency
load is the percentage of people who are not in a working age range, and therefore depend on others for
support (financially, etc.).
Show all work.
In 1961 the dependency load was:
In 2050 what is the projected dependency load
expected to be? (number will be a % of the population) (number will be in the millions)
/4
= _______%
= ________ million people
c) Based on the dependency load for 1961, what must the government have had to plan for?
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d) Based on the projected dependency load for 2050, what must the government of the near future have to
plan for?
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Part J – Location Factors
On the lines provided below, identify the six location factors that businesses and industry make
when trying to decide where to locate. Explain each factor beside as you identify them.
1. ________________________: _________________________________________________
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2. ________________________: _________________________________________________
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3. ________________________: _________________________________________________
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4. ________________________: _________________________________________________
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5. ________________________: _________________________________________________
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6. ________________________: _________________________________________________
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