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Atlantic Canada in the Global Community • Unit 1 Practice Test
1.1
Identify and locate the Atlantic region in the Canadian, North American, and
global contexts
Instructions: Locate and identify the Atlantic provinces on the map of North America
Instructions: Find the absolute location of the capital city of each Atlantic province.
Charlottetown
Fredericton
Halifax
St. John’s
Instructions: Describe the relative location of the Atlantic Provinces in relation to North
America.
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Atlantic Canada in the Global Community • Unit 1 Practice Test
9.1.2 describe the area, size, and physical features of Atlantic Canada
Instructions: Match each term with the correct definition. Terms are used more than once.
1. A _______________ is a mass of land with an elevation of 600 m or more.
Mountain
2. A _______________ is a long, narrow inlet of the sea, bordered by steep
Pond
mountains
Lake
3. A _______________ is a mass of land which generally has an elevation of
Gulf
100 to 400m.
Fiord
4. A _______________ is a waterlogged area that is neither solid ground nor
River
open water.
Bay
5. A _______________ is a large low-lying areas of flat or gently rolling land.
Upland
6. A _______________ is a fairly small body of still water.
Lowland
7. A _______________ is a very large area of the sea partially enclosed by
Wetland
land.
8. A _______________ is a partially enclosed body of water with an opening
to the sea.
9. A _______________ is a large body of water surrounded by land.
10. A _______________ is a long, narrow body of water that flows in a channel from
high to low land and empties into a body of water such as an ocean or a lake.
11. Bogs, fens, swamps, and marshes are all different kinds of _______________.
Instructions: Match the physical feature on the left with the correct number on the right.
Only put one number on each
line.
_____ Ocean
_____ Bay
_____ Lakes
_____ Strait
_____ Mountain
_____ River
_____ Gulf
_____ Island
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Atlantic Canada in the Global Community • Unit 1 Practice Test
1.3 identify the basic weather and climatic patterns of Atlantic Canada
Instructions: Match the description on the left with the correct term on the right to explain
how each factor affects the weather and climate of Atlantic Canada. Put the letter in the
box. Terms may be used more than once.
1. The ____ air mass makes our weather cold and
dry
2. ___ climate has cool summers, very cold winters
and more precipitation in summer
3. ___ heats up and cools down more slowly than
land
4. ___ climate has cool summers, mild winters, and
a lot of precipitation all year, but more in winter
5. The ___ is the ocean current from the south that
brings warmth to Atlantic Canada.
6. The leading edge of an air mass is a(n) ___.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
M.
N.
O.
P.
Q.
R.
Air mass
Climate
Condensation
Continental
Continental Arctic
Front
Gulf Stream
Height
Labrador Current
Latitude
Maritime
Maritime Polar
Maritime Tropical
Ocean currents
Sub-arctic
Water
Weather
Wind
7. ___ occurs when moist air rises and cools, forming clouds.
8. As ___ increases, temperature decreases.
9. ___ refers to conditions of the atmosphere over a short period.
10. The ___ air mass makes our weather warm and moist.
11. ___ are the movement of water in the world’s oceans.
12. A(n) ___ is large volumes of air with similar temperature and moisture conditions
13. ___ refers to the average weather conditions over a long period.
14. The ocean current that brings cold water from the north is the ___.
15. The ___ air mass makes our weather cool and moist.
16. ___ is air that is moving from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.
17. ___ climate has hot summers, cold winters, and more precipitation in summer.
18. Areas very close to large bodies of ___ stay cooler in summer and warmer in winter.
19. Sunshine is more intense in the lower ___.
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Atlantic Canada in the Global Community • Unit 1 Practice Test
1.4 link human activity to the natural resources of the Atlantic region
1.5 identify and trace population and settlement patterns affecting Atlantic Canadians
from Aboriginal to early new-world migration to the present day
Instructions: Match the group on the right with the description on the left. Each letter may
be used more than once.
1. Came to Atlantic Canada in various waves.
Group List
They were interpreters, slaves, Loyalists,
deported Maroons, refugees of war, and sailors
A. Aboriginal peoples
and steel workers.
B. Acadians
2. Came to escape the troubles after World War
C. African-Canadians
II.
D. British
3. Came to Nova Scotia in the late 1700s because
E. Europeans
of the Enclosures Movement which forced
F. Loyalists
them off the land.
G. Irish
4. Came to the Atlantic provinces in the midH. Scottish
1800s because a potato blight destroyed their
I. War brides
crops and they faced starvation.
5. Came to the Atlantic region following game
such as caribou and bison.
6. Came to the Grand Banks to participate in the migratory fishery.
7. Emigrated from France and settled in the Annapolis Basin where they farmed.
8. Gained control of the Atlantic region after decades of war as a result of the Treaty
of Paris (1763).
9. Includes people of English, Irish, Scottish, or Welsh origin.
10. Learned from the First Nations how to cope with the harsh environment.
11. They supported the British against the rebellious American colonies. They came
to Nova Scotia attracted by government land grants.
12. They were women who had married Canadian soldiers during the war, who came
with their children in 1946.
13. Were in a difficult situation in 1749 because they were required to swear an oath
of allegiance or be deported. When they refused they were deported and their
land and livestock were seized.
Instructions: Pick a natural resource found in Atlantic Canada and explain how human
activity is linked to it in the various sectors of the economy.
Resource
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary