Landforms
Landform Regions
Climate & Weather
Climographs
Review
100
The Earth is made up of three major layers. List them from inside to outside.
core, mantle, crust
100
How many landform regions are there in Canada?
eight
100
The science of weather is called _________.
meteorology
100
Which two months experience the warmest temperatures?
December and January
100
The Earth's outer layer is called the _______.
crust
200
The theory that all continents were once connected but now have moved apart is called __________.
continental drift
200
Thin, acidic soils found in the Canadian Shield that ae not suited for agriculture are called _______.
podzols
200
A continental arctic air mass would bring _____, ____ air.
warm dry
200
Which month experiences the most precipitation?
June
200
The Innuittian Mountains are found mainly in which province/territory?
Nunavut
300
The "supercontinent" that existed 250 million years ago was called _________.
Pangaea
300
The major mountain range found on the east coast of Canada are the _________.
appalachians
300
A high, fast wind that flows from west to east in Canada is called the _________.
jetstream
300
What range of temperature does this city experience?
-10 to 75
300
___________ is the conditions of the atmosphere over a long period of time.
climate
400
What type of currents sometimes cause magma to break through the crust, causing a volcano?
convection
400
What region is home to the Rocky Mountains?
western cordillera
400
The air temperature at which condensation occurs is called the __________.
dew point
400
True or False. This city experiences 0 inches of precipitation in April.
False
400
Air masses that are formed over land are called ________.
continental
500
What is it called when continental plates separate, causing a break in the crust?
fault
500
Which region is home to very fertile soils, but yet is not used much for agriculture?
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands
500
Rain falls on the ________ side of a mountain.
windward
500
Which hemisphere is this city located in?
southern
500
An air mass that is formed near the equator is called ______.
tropical
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