Name this Place
What is our landform region called?
Great Lakes - St Lawrence Lowlands
The only liquid layer of the earth
The PATH is found in this capital city. It is the largest underground shopping complex in the world with over 1200 stores and 30 km of space.
Toronto
Earthquake strength or magnitude is measured on this scale
What scary story was written during the world's most deadliest volcanic eruption (Mt Tambora) in Indonesia?
Frankenstein
This landform region on our West coast contains some of our countries tallest peaks.
Western Cordillera
An EF is measured in this unit
Hectare
One of the hotels in this capital city holds the Guinness World Record for most photographed in the world.
Quebec City.
Waves in a tsunami do these two things as they approach the shore
Get higher and slow down
These low pressure systems that form over tropical or subtropical waters have 3 different names depending where they originate. What are there 3 names?
Hurricane, Typhoon, Cyclone
This landform region was created by the bumping together of the NAM plate with the Eurasian and African plates during Pangaea.
Appalachians
Convection currents.
Yellowknife
Region most susceptible to drought
Africa
What is the average Cdn EF?
7.5 ha
Name of the city that was close to the epicentre of Japan's earthquake in 2011?
Sendai
Total human impact on an ecosystem
Ecological Footprint
This capital city is home to North America's 2nd largest Chinatown and it's here that you will find the narrowest alley in all of Canada!
Victoria
What was the most recent natural disaster to hit York Region?
Tornado (EF -2, July 2021)
What two ways (both starting with an S) does Japan try to help its population stay safe in case of a tsunami?
Siren & Sea walls
These islands are an Australian territory and contain Australia's only 2 active volcanoes. (hint: Worldle)
Heard & McDonald Islands
When demand for ecological resources in a given year exceeds what Earth can generate in that year.
Overshoot
In this capital city you will find the largest resting place for the victims of the Titanic. 121 bodies are laid to rest here.
Halifax
Only 2 places have recorded earthquakes with a stronger magnitude than the 9.1 that hit Japan. What are they?
Chile and Alaska.
In 2020, what Natural Disaster displaced enough H2O to cause a lake tsunami with a wave height of over 100 metres draining most of the lake and causing widespread erosion and loss of salmon habitat in BC?
Landslide