Map Skills
Oh Canada! (trivia)
Landforms/ Geology
Soil and Vegetation
Ecozones and Climate
100
This technology was created by the US Military and is used by millions of people today.
What is Global Positioning System (GPS)
100
This is the capital city of Nunavut
What is Iqualuit
100
We are currently living in this geologic era
What is the Cenozoic Era
100
The soil in the Boreal and Taiga region is very acidic (and infertile) due to this.
What is needles falling from coniferous trees
100
a climate graph represents these two measurements
What is temperature and precipitation
200
These are the three types of maps
What are General Purpose Maps, Topographical Maps, and Thematic Maps?
200
This is the longest river system in Canada
What is the Mackenzie River
200
300 million years ago, all 7 continents were once joined together as this continent
What is Pangaea
200
True soil is composed of these 4 main parts
What are Minerals, Organic Materials and Bacteria, Moisture, and Air.
200
Areas located far from oceans and large lakes are said to have this type of climate
What is a continental climate
300
This is the imaginary line that runs from North to South, and divides the Earth into 2 equal parts.
What is the Prime Meridian?
300
Canada's only desert can be found in this province
What is British Columbia?
300
This Canadian landform region was once an ancient sea.
What is the Interior Plains
300
we live in this vegetation region
What is the Boreal and Taiga Forest
300
We live in this ecozone
What is the Boreal Shield
400
These are the six basic features of a map
What are Scale, Direction, Date of Publication, Title, Legend, and Border.
400
The highest tides in the world can be found in this place
What is The Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick/ Nova Scotia
400
Some of the world's oldest rocks are located in this Landform Region
What is the Canadian Shield
400
Explain the difference between deciduous and coniferous forests.
Deciduous trees have leaves, and lose their leaves every fall. Coniferous trees have needles and are "evergreen".
400
There are this many ecozones in Canada
What is 15
500
On a compass rose, this number (in degrees) would represent SOUTH.
What is 180 degrees.
500
This is the southernmost point in Canada
What is Middle Island, in Lake Erie, Point Pelee Park (SW Ontario)
500
This landform region, characterized by jagged mountain peaks, covers most of B.C. and the Yukon
What is the Western Cordillera
500
This vegetation region is home to a rainforest with HUGE trees
What is the West Coast Forest
500
These six major factors affect climate
What are: Latitude Ocean Currents Winds and air masses Elevation Relief NEAR WATER
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