Geo 9 Interactions With The Physical Environment

1.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Which of the following cities is likely to have the most precipitation?

Toronto, Ontario

Calgary, Alberta

Vancouver, British Columbia

Iqaluit, Nunavut

2.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

The Earth's crust is broken up into many large and small pieces that move, known as:

continental crusts

continental plates

tectonic plates

tectonic crusts

3.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

How were the St. Lawrence Lowlands formed?

The receding of Lake Sinclair

The faulting of tectonic plates

volcanic activity

The collapse of dome mountains

4.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

About 20% of the world's fresh water and 50% of Canada's population is in what region?

Interior Plains

Canadian Shield

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands

Appalachians

5.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

The Interior Plains have what kind of climate?

continental

maritime

modified continental

modified maritime

6.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

In which of these regions are fossil fuels most likely to be found?

Interior Plains

Canadian Shield

Appalachians

Innuitian Mountains

7.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Which region has both mountain and maritime climates and is abundant in minerals and timber?

The Arctic

The Canadian Shield

The Western Cordillera

Hudson Bay Lowlands

8.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

If a city gets most of it precipitation in the winter, we would classify its climate as:

continental

modified continental

modified maritime

maritime

9.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

The strength of the sun on a region is determined by which factor?

Elevation

Wind Systems

Latitude

Relief

10.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Tundra vegetation is found mainly in what physical region of Canada?

Appalachian Highlands

Arctic Lowlands

Western Cordillera

Interior Plains

11.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

In what landform region is Prince Edward Island located?

Canadian Shield

Appalachian Mountains

Hudson Bay Lowlands

Western Cordillera

12.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

What factor is most responsible for cooling the west coast (BC) during the summer?

Pacific Ocean Currents

High Elevation

Rocky Mountain Relief

Northern Latitude

13.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Mountains cause which type of precipitation?

Relief

Elevational

Convectional

Mountainous

14.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

What region is known as "Canada's breadbasket"?

The Canadian Shield

The Appalachian Mountains

The Western Cordillera

The Interior Plains

15.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

An air mass that is labelled as MT would be:

Mountain Tropical

Maritime Tropical

Mountain Temperature

Maritime Temperature

16.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Unfrozen water does what to the surrounding air?

Cools it in the winter and warms it in the summer

Warms it in the winter and cools it in the summer

Cools it both in the summer and winter

Warms it both in the summer and winter

17.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

The continental climate zone is characterized by:

hot summers and cold winters

heavy precipitation

warm summers and mild winters

cool summers and warm winters

18.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Which region consists of flat lowlands, a mix of tundra, and swamp forests?

Hudson Bay Lowlands

Arctic Lowlands

Appalachian Mountains

Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Lowlands

19.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

The entire cycle of heating occurring in the mantle which drives plate movements are called

compound currents

convection currents

high pressure fronts

fault lines

20.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

The Great Lakes are the result of

glaciation

folding

volcanic activity

differential erosion

21.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

What is an Air Mass?

body of air with the same moisture & temperature conditions

Weight of air

Horizontal movement of air over Earth's surface, driven by pressure differences

The side of a mountain range that faces the prevailing wind

22.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

What are the prevailing winds called in Canada?

southerlies

northerlies

westerlies

easterlies

23.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

This climate graph is most likely to represent what city?

Halifax

Toronto

Vancouver

Yellowknife

24.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

The area between two vegetation regions is called the

Tree Line

Transition Zone

Cut-Off Point

Modified Vegetation Region

25.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Glaciers eroded the coastal valleys in this landform region to create fjords

Appalachian mountains

Hudson Bay and Arctic Lowlands

Canadian Shield

Western Cordillera

26.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

The ground layer of the Tundra that thaws in the warmer months is called the

Active Layer

Soil Horizon

Permafrost Zone

Thaw Layer

27.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Tundra soils drain poorly and are waterlogged because

of air that is missing from the soil’s profile

the cool growing season limits plant growth

of the slow breakdown of organic materials into humus

the permafrost does not allow water to drain downward

28.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Toronto's climate is moderated due to

Nearness to water

Elevation

Latitude

Ocean currents

29.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Identify the glacial feature on the landscape: #2

esker

kettle lake

drumlin

end moraine

30.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

The physical regions of Canada were formed and shaped by:

glaciation

volcanic activity

plates pushing together to create fold mountains

All 3 processes

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