Unit 1: Canada
Capital of Canada is ____?
Ottawa
what are the four stages of the rock cycle
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary, Magma
What is Renewable and Non-renewable resources
renewable resources: resources that will always be here
Non-renewable resources: resources that will not be here forever
What is the term we give to a questionnaire we give to our population
Census
This causes rock to break apart and crumble due to freeze/thaw and temperature changes:
Mechanical weathering
This type of map provides large amount of detail
large scale maps
Whats the difference between climate and weather
Weather: Day to Day conditions
Climate: Weather over a long period of time
This mineral is used in fertilizer
Potash
What is a refugee
a person who flee's due to persecutions
What are the 6 main features of a proper map?
Border, orientation, legend, title, scale and source
How many continents are there?
What are the four layers of the earth
Crust, Mantle, Outer core, Inner core
Name the four types of industries
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary
Difference between basic and non basic jobs
Basic job = outside the community
Non-Basic = within the community
This Canadian geophysicist was key in advancing the plate tectonic theory in the 1960s.
J. Tuz Wilson
This line divides the earth into east and west
Prime merdian
A coned shaped tree
Coniferous tree
Which Industries to most Canadians work in
Tertiary
What are some issues in the Canadian north??
Lack of supplies, high cost of living, mental health, lack of healthcare, lack of jobs
This is created when rock is subjected to intense heat, fluids and pressure.
metamorphic
Who is considered the father of time in Canada and how many do we have?
Sir Sanford Fleming and 6
which landform region is located in between the western cordillera and Canadian shield
Interior plains
what are the two types of farming?
Intensive and Extensive
Population pyramids provide large amounts of information regarding the age of a particular population
True
How old is the earth
4.6 billion years old