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geologic history
canadian landforms
climate
soils and vegetation
general
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this person developed the theory of continental drift
What is alfred wegener
100
the largest landform region in Canada?
What is Canadian Shield
100
the "L" in lower near water
What is latitude
100
this type of tree remains green all year
What is a coniferous tree
100
the geographical area where most tectonic activity (earthquakes and volcanoes) occure
What is the ring of fire
200
The era in which we live
What is Cenozoic
200
we live in this landform region
What is the st-lawrence lowlands
200
This is the area on the leeward side of a mountain that is dry because relief precipitation occurred on the windward side and the air is dry
What is rainshadow
200
if a region of soil is close to a wet climate,the soil would have this type of soil profile
What is Leached
200
225 million years ago all the continents were once together and called___________
What is Pangea
300
Diverging, converging, transform
What plate boundaries
300
the process which created the great Lakes
What is glaciation
300
The major factor that influences the mild climates of Vancouver and Halifax
What is nearness to water
300
Moisture evaporates from the soil water from below s drawn up to replace it, this process s called capillary action. When water evaporates it leaves behind minerals and nutrients creating a thick and rich topsoil.
What is a calcified soil
300
The San andreas fault
What is an example of a transform plate boundary
400
4.6 billion years
What is the age of the earth
400
The soil is thin, lots of igneous rock and mainly coniferous trees grow here
What is the canadian shield
400
when a region is near an ocean or large body of water, the water creates a slower time for the air to cool and heat up causing mild winters and cooler summers.
What is what is the ocean effect
400
an area where the characteristics of one region gradually change into those of another.
What is a transition zone
400
geologic time is broken down into periods of time called ________________
What is an era
500
the process that involves the uneven temperature inside the Earth. Warm heat and air travels up, so as heat goes up, the plates are pushed apart, and magma rises up, and creates a ridge. The semi-cooled magma also rises and carries the plates apart, then cool and is forced back down where it is heated again.
What are convection currents
500
the main primary industry found in the interior plains
What is extraction of oil and gas
500
The names of the three types of precipitation
What are orographic, convection and cyclonic
500
__________________allowed the concept of bringing together all the different environmental and human factors in each “unique region of Canada, and to study the links among them”.
What is ecozones
500
Which two variables are used in a climate graph?
What is Precipitation and temperature