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The theory that states "pieces of Earth's crust are in constant, slow motion driven by movement in the mantle" is called:
The theory of continental drift
The theory of Pangaea
The theory of plate tectonics
The theory of plate boundaries
What causes the tectonic plates to move?
Ocean currents
Volcanoes
The Coriolis effect
Convection in the mantle
What type of plate boundary is this?
Convergent boundary
Transform boundary
Hot spot
Divergent boundary
The Himalayan mountains were formed because of a
Hot spot
Divergent boundary
Transform boundary
Convergent boundary
Transform plate boundaries create
volcanoes
earthquakes
mountains
oceanic trenches
In what geological era did the Canadian Shield form?
Precambrian
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
What is this glacial landform?
Esker
Medial moraine
Drumlin
Arete
Which one is a truncated spur?
What is the most Canadian video you have ever seen?
The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes
Hoser in a canoe
Legacy of the Canucks
Gitch or Gotch?
Which landform region is in yellow?
Hudson Bay and Arctic Lowlands
Western Cordillera
Interior Plains
Appalachian Highlands
Every other landform region relied on me
Western Cordillera
Interior Plains
Innuitian Mountains
Canadian Shield
I am the middle sibling of Canada’s other mountain landform regions
Western Cordillera
Interior Plains
Innuitian Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
The most populated region in Canada
Western Cordillera
Interior Plains
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands
Canadian Shield
Many tourists go to this landform region for some of the best skiing and snowboarding
Western Cordillera
Canadian Shield
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands
Appalachian Mountains
This landform region is a major grain-growing area known as Canada's Breadbasket
Canadian Shield
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands
Interior Plains
Hudson Bay Lowlands
What city does this climate graph represent?
Vancouver
Toronto
Halifax
Edmonton
What is the temperature range?
London, England is further north than Kenora, but is warmer due to
the Coriolis Effect
the warm Gulf Stream ocean current
its high latitude
its lower elevation
It gets colder at higher latitudes because
there are more mountains
solar energy is more concentrated
of a great many lakes
solar energy is spread over a larger surface area
An air mass that originates in the Arctic would be
cold and dry
cold and wet
warm and dry
warm and wet
If the jet stream moves north of Toronto, the weather would most likely
become colder
become warmer
stay the same
A high pressure system is associated with
warm air
cold air
Temperatures in places near this are moderated - they do not get as cool or warm as others
the jet stream
mountains
large bodies of water
small rivers
Vancouver gets lots of rain because of
relief percipitation
the coriolis effect
the jet stream
its distance from the equator
What is soil NOT composed of
Air
Water
Living Organisms
Bedrock
Mineral Matter
What does NOT cause soil erosion?
Overcultivation
Planting trees
Overgrazing
Removal of vegetation
The top meter of permafrost that thaws in the summer is
humus
tundra
semifrost
the active layer
This vegetation region is found along the western slopes of the coastal mountains and is dominated by trees
Boreal and Taiga Forest
Deciduous Forest
Mixed Forest
West Coast Forest
As you move north in Canada, deciduous trees begin to dominate the forests
True
False
Only north of the tree line
Toronto is located in which vegetation region?
Boreal and Taiga Forest
Deciduous Forest
Mixed Forest
Grassland Vegetation
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