Rock Cycle
This rock type forms by the cooling of molten rock (magma or lava).
Igneous Rock
The Canadian Shield
What is the dark surface layer of soil that is made up of partially decayed plant material called?
Topsoil
How many vegetation regions are there?
7
What is a divergent boundary?
when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
What rock type contains fossils?
Sedimentary rocks
Which landform region do we live in?
Great Lakes-St.Lawrence
Wet climates
___________ ___________ refers to the plants that grow without any human interference.
Natural Vegetation
This plate boundary occurs when two tectonic plates comes together.
convergent boundary
___________________ rocks are formed when igneous or sedimentary rocks are subjected to great heat and pressure over MILLIONS of years.
Metamorphic
This landform region is home to Canada's "Breadbasket"
Interior Plains
what province(s) does the "dry-climate soils" region cover?
Alberta and saskatchewan (small parts of BC and Manitoba)
Explain 2 differences between coniferous and deciduous trees
Coniferous trees: chone shapes, trees with cones, needle-leaved, evergreen/christmas trees.
Deciduous trees: Bush shaped, broad-leaved trees, shed their leaves annually during the fall.
What type of food was used to explain plate boundaries while we ate the kit-kats?
Marshmallow and graham crackers
Basalt has gas bubbles. These bubbles form when hot lava from a volcano contains gases that escape from the rock as the lava cools. What type of rock is Basalt (answer must be specific)?
Extrusive Igneous rock
What is Canada's most northern landform region?
Innuitian mountains
What are the 4 main components of soil?
Minerals, Bacteria and organic matter, Air, Moisture
Which vegetation region is the Niagara region located in?
Deciduous forest region
Explain a transform boundary.
Two plates sliding past each
What are the geological processes that transform sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock, metamorphic rock into magma, and magma into an igneous rock?
Heat and pressure --> Melting -->Cooling
Which landform region are the rocky mountains located in?
Explain the a difference between the rocky mountains and Appalachian mountains.
Western Cordillera
Rockies are the youngest, and sharped-peaked. Whereas, the Appalachian mountains are the oldest mountain range, and have rounded slopes.
What is the "Parent material" horizon/layer made up of?
List one other characteristic
1. Made up of rocks, gravel, sand, & dust.
2. Formed as bedrock breaks, No living organisms, No organic matter.
The biggest trees exist in this vegetation region.
What is the name for the trees?
West coast forest
Coastal redwoods
What is the name of the Canadian that came up with the plate tectonic theory?
John Tuzo Wilson