Canada's Physical Environment
What is the name of the region in Canada with the oldest rocks on the planet?
The Canadian Shield
What causes an earthquake?
The ground shakes due to movement of tectonic plates
What does GIS stand for?
Geographic Information System
Which physical feature in Canada is known for its flat land and fertile soil?
The Prairies
What is the term for molten rock that erupts from a volcano?
What does a map scale show?
The relationship between a distance on the map and the actual distance on the ground
What are the names of the five Great Lakes?
Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario
What scale is used to measure earthquakes?
Richter Scale
What type of map would you use to show the height of a mountain?
A topographic map
Which mountain range stretches along Canada’s western coast?
The Rocky Mountains
What physical process is responsible for carving out the Great Lakes?
Glaciation
What line of latitude divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Equator
What is the name of Canada’s longest river?
What is the name of Canada’s longest river?
What is the process by which two tectonic plates collide, causing one to be forced beneath the other, often leading to volcanic activity?
Subduction (Convergence)
What line of longitude divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
The Prime Meridian