Earth’s Layers
What is the thin, outermost layer of the Earth called?
What is the crust?
What supercontinent do scientists believe existed millions of years ago?
What is Pangea?
How many landform regions are there in Canada?
What is eight?
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is short-term atmospheric conditions; climate is long-term patterns.
What is the difference between a natural hazard and a natural disaster?
A hazard is a potential threat; a disaster is when damage or harm actually occurs.)
Name the layer of the Earth that flows slowly and allows tectonic plates to move.
What is the asthenosphere?
Name the four types of plate boundaries.
What are convergent, subduction, divergent, and transform boundaries?
Name any two landform regions in Canada.
Canadian Shield, Western Cordillera, Interior Plains, etc.
Which type of climate has small temperature ranges and high precipitation?
What is a maritime climate?
Name three natural disasters that happen in Canada.
Wildfires, floods, ice storms, tornadoes, earthquakes.
Which layer lies directly beneath the lithosphere?
What is the asthenosphere?
What happens at a convergent plate boundary?
Plates collide, which can form mountains or cause subduction.
Which landform region is the largest in Canada?
What is the Canadian Shield?
What does LOWERN stand for?
Latitude, Ocean Currents, Winds/Air Masses, Elevation, Relief, Near Water
Why are houses in Brampton often built with brick in terms of natural hazards?
Brick is more fire-resistant and stronger against storms.
What is the difference between oceanic crust and continental crust?
Oceanic crust is thinner and denser; continental crust is thicker and less dense.
What type of boundary forms new crust as plates move apart?
What is a divergent boundary?
What landform region is known for its mountain ranges on the west coast of Canada?
What is the Western Cordillera/Cordilleran Region?
How does elevation affect climate?
Higher elevation means cooler temperatures.
What makes a community vulnerable to natural hazards?
Location, building types, preparedness, and economic resources.
Name the four main layers of the Earth starting from the outside going inward.
Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
Give one piece of evidence that supports the theory of Pangea.
Matching fossils found on different continents, or matching coastlines.
Which landform region is home to the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River?
What is the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands?
Name two factors from LOWERN that affect climate.
Any two of Latitude, Ocean Currents, Winds/Air Masses, Elevation, Relief, Near Water.
What are the three steps to determine interrelationships in geography?
Identify the elements, describe their interactions, explain their impacts.