Chapter 1
The average number of people living in a certain area
Population density
The three types of landforms
highlands, lowlands, shield
What are the two types of graphs used in a climate graph?
Bar graph and line graph
The uppermost layer of soil and its horizon
Topsoil; A horizon
The three types of rocks
Sedimentary, Igneous, Metamorphic
The pattern of where people live
Population distribution
The landform region that is the largest in Canada
The Shield
This information is calculated by subtracting the lowest temperature degree from the highest
Annual temperature range
Soil develops from the bottom layer of _________ ________.
parent material
This type of rock is formed when magma cools and solidifies below the earth's surface.
Intrusive igneous
The largest CMA in Canada is located in which province?
Southern Ontario
The most northerly landform region
Innuitian Mountains
25 degrees Celsius is the temperature range degree that determines if an area has a ________ climate or a ___________ climate.
Continental; Maritime
the permafrost does not allow it to drain downward
This type of rock is formed when layers of sediment are deposited and compacted under heat and pressure.
Sedimentary rock
A type of map that shows the size of countries based on their population not land mass
Isodemographic map
Which region is home to more that 60% of Canada's population?
The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands
The wind belt that affects Canada the most
Only a small part of Canada’s deciduous forest remains because
much of the trees have been cut down to clear land for farming and urban growth
Marble, slate, quartzite are examples of which type of rock?
Metamorphic rock
The three population patterns
Name the missing landform regions from this list: Innuitian mountains, Canadian Shield, Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands, _______, ________, _________
Interior Plains, Hudson Bay-Arctic Lowlands, Western Cordillera
The 6 climate factors are: Latitude, Ocean Currents, Winds & Air Masses, __________, __________, and ____________. (3)
Elevation, Relief, Near Water
The vegetation region that is considered to be the transition zone between boreal and deciduous forest
Mixed forest
Pumice is an example of this type of rock
Extrusive igneous