Unit #1
What are the four things that make up the layers of the earth?
Crust, Mantle, Outer core, and Inner core
True or false: when the topsoil layer is thick, that considered leaching.
False, that is considered calcification.
What is a renewable resource?
It is a resource that replaces itself unless badly mismanaged.
True or false: birth rate is the number of births per 1000 people in a year.
True.
State the two types of trees, and briefly explain each type.
Coniferous (cone-bearing) and Deciduous (lose their leaves)
What is climate?
Climate is a long-term pattern of weather conditions of a place averaged over a long period of time.
What is the Primary Industry and one example of it?
The primary industry deals with the production of primary products.
What is a natural increase in population?
When there are more births than deaths.
What are the three components of the Cycle of Erosion?
a) wearing away, transportation, and deposition
b) weathering, transportation, and discharge
c) weathering, transportation, and deposition
c)
What is sedimentary rock?
a) a rock usually formed in layers from compression
b) a rock formed from magama hardening
a)
True or false: selective cutting is when you cut down only some areas of a forest so regrowth can occur faster.
False. Selective cutting is when you cut down only select trees in an area based on age, size, type, and many more characteristics.
True or false: Immigrants need a score of 75 out of 100 to be eligible for entry into Canada.
False. They only need a score of 70.
What landform region has a landscape with young, high, sharp-peaked mountains?
The Western Cordillera
What are two things that determine if a place has a maritime climate?
<25°C, >1000mm of precipitation, or winter max.
What is the difference between Strip Mining and Open Pit Mining?
Strip Mining is used to extract minerals located in horizontal layers near the surface. Open pit mining is used to extract minerals near the surface but they may extend deep into the earth.
What are the five types of migration?
Temporary, voluntary, forced, economic, and seasonal.
What landform region is nicknamed “Canada’s Breadbasket” and why?
The Interior Plains. Because it is very rich in grain production.
What is an ecozone?
An ecozone is a region based on ecological characteristics.
Describe the difference between the two fishing methods: trolling and trawling.
(Bottom) Trawling is when a net is pulled along the ocean floor to collect marine life. Trolling is when lines are pulled at a 45-degree angle behind a boat to collect fish.
Describe the long lot system and explain the benefit of it.
The long lot system is a settlement pattern in southern Quebec and some other areas of Canada where individual lots tend to be long and narrow and extend back from major rivers and roads. The benefit is that each land lot has access to water.