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Markville
Geography
CGC 1D1
Geography of Canada
__________________________________________________________________
Natural Environment Unit Test
Thinking _____/20
Knowledge _____/16
Name:_______________________
Application _____/14
Communication _____/15
Part A: Multiple Choice Questions – Thinking (1 mark each)
Circle the correct answer from the four options in each question. Use the map on the next page to
answer the first eight questions.
1.
Which number on the map marks the location of Regina?
a) 1
b) 8
c) 9
d) 11
2.
Which of the following numbers identifies a body of water that is salty?
a) 13
b) 14
c) 15
d) 20
3.
Which of the following numbers is an international boundary?
a) 1
b) 6
c) 19
d) 22
Which of the following cities is not a capital city?
a) 12
b) 16
c) 17
d) 22
4.
5.
Which is the correct spelling for the territory marked with 5 on the map?
a) North West Territory
b) North West Territories
c) Northwest Territory
d) Northwest Territories
6.
Of the places listed below, which one is located in the Appalachian Region?
a) 8
b) 12
c) 17
d) 22
7.
Of the places listed below, which one has the least precipitation?
a) 4
b) 8
c) 14
d) 20
8.
Of the places listed below, which one is most likely to experience an earthquake?
a) 2
b) 10
c) 18
d) 21
9.
Which landform region contains the largest population?
a) Appalachian Region
b) Canadian Shield
c) Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowands
d) Western Cordillera
10.
What is the correct name for the type of plate boundary where crustal plates slide
past each other?
a) divergent boundary
b) convergent boundary
c) transform boundary
d) friction boundary
11.
What is the name for the common winds that blow from west to east across Canada?
a) Maritime Arctic
b) prevailing Westerlies
c) jet stream
d) Gulf Stream
12.
Of Canada’s eight landform regions, how many are mountainous?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
13.
According to the climate regions map in the textbook, what is the name of the climate
region in which we live?
a) Chernozems
b) Mixed Forest
c) Lower Lakes
d) Subarctic
14.
Which type of vegetation covers the part of Canada north of the tree line?
a) deciduous trees
b) mixed forests
c) coniferous trees
d) tundra
15.
Which term fits the following definition: “the area of land from which all water received
as precipitation flows to a particular ocean”?
a) natural water system
b) drainage basin
c) ocean basin
d) runoff
16.
What is the common name for the B Horizon in a soil profile?
a) organic layer
b) podzols
c) bedrock
d) subsoil
17.
Which option best fits the following definition: “the difference in elevation between
each contour line”?
a) contour interval
b) contour structure
c) contour change
d) contour elevation
18.
The fast moving, high-altitude air that forms a boundary between cold and warm air
masses is called:
a) an air mass
b) the prevailing Westerlies
c) the polar jet stream
d) the Gulf Stream
19.
Contour lines:
a) connect places of equal elevation
c) are far apart where hills are steep
b) show changes in depth
d) never cross rivers
20.
What terms do you need to know in order to work with the military grid system?
a) westing and southing
b) westing and easting
c) easting and northing
d) northing and southing
Part B: Definitions – Knowledge (2 marks each)
Write a definition for each term in the space provided.
Term
21. Region
22. Climate
23. Plate tectonics
24. Convection
currents
25. Map scale
26. Tundra
27. Precipitation
Definition
28. Cenozoic era
Part C: Fill in the Blanks – Application (1 mark for each blank)
Write a word or term in the space to complete each sentence.
29.
Direction is shown on maps by a/an ________________________________________.
30.
Prairie climates are characterized by their little _______________________________.
31.
The _________________________________ landform region can be described as having
worn-down, rounded mountains.
32.
The province of _____________________________________ does not touch the
Canadian Shield.
33.
As elevation increases, temperature _____________________________.
34.
The Arctic climate has very cold winters and ________________________ precipitation.
35.
The large number of volcanoes and earthquakes around the Pacific Ocean is known
as the ___________________________________________________.
36.
________________________________ trees loose their leaves as winter approaches.
37.
The water in our local area drains towards the ___________________________ Ocean.
38.
The natural vegetation of the Boreal vegetation region is _________________________.
39.
On a climate graph, temperature is shown using _______________________________.
40.
“Winter precipitation maximum” is a term used to describe climates where
_______________________________________________.
41.
A map scale given in this manner - 1:50,000 - is called a _________________________.
42.
The capital city that occurs first alphabetically is __________________________.
Part D: Short-Answer Questions – Communications (5 marks each)
Complete the following answers making sure that you make at least 5 good points.
43.
Explain how it is possible for the plates of the earth’s crust to move.
44.
Identify and explain the three most important factors that shape Markham’s climate.
45.
Draw and label a sketch map or diagram to show the general patterns of natural
vegetation across Canada.