Weather Vs. Climate
When analyzing weather and climate, what are the two aspects geographers focus on?
Temperature & Precipitation
How many ecozones does Canada have?
15 (terrestrial)
What is vegetation?
The variety of plant life in a region.
This type of plate movement is characterized by two plates moving in a side by side motion.
Transform
When the physical texture or shape of something is changed due to natural forces such as wind, and precipitation, we call this...
Weathering
What is the main difference between weather and climate?
The time frame (weather=short term, climate=long term)
What ecozone do we live in?
Mixed Wood Plains
How many vegetation regions does Canada have?
7
This natural disaster tends to come after any of the types of plate tectonic movement.
Earthquake
Magma
This type of climate exists when an area is close to a body of water.
Maritime climate
Ecozones have a unique combination of climate, landforms, vegetation, and what?
- Animals
- Soil
- Human Activities
Which vegetation region do we live in?
Mixed wood forest
Name one mountain chain in Canada that was formed as a result of plate tectonic movement.
- Rocky mountains
- Appalachian mountains
To change an igneous rock to a sedimentary, these 3 processes must take place.
Weathering, erosion, and deposition.
Canada has how many climate regions?
8
This ecozone is the largest in Canada and almost stretches across the entire country.
Boreal Shield
Which is the largest vegetation region?
Boreal forest
200 million years ago, all the continents in the world were once connected. What was the name of this super continent?
Pangea
The soft and smooth rocks you typically find at a beach are what type of rock?
Cobourg is located along Lake Ontario. The effect this would have on its climate is called...
The "near water" effect
How many marine ecozones does Canada have?
5
Which vegetation region has the richest soil? (which area is most suitable for growing crops?)
Prairies
Name the 4 types of plate tectonic movement.
1) Transform
2) Subduction
3) Divergent
4) Convergent
What happens to an igneous rock to get it to return to its natural state.
Heats & melt