Map
What is the line that is 0 degrees latitude?
The Equator
True or False: Deciduous trees have their leaves on year round.
True or False: Tillage is bad for the soil.
True.
What are some reasons that a forest might get removed?
For paper; developing homes and buildings;
What are at least 3 basic things found on a map?
Title, legend, borders, date, directions, scales, longitude and latitude, compass...
Where can we find the grasslands in Canada?
What is "The Prairies"?
What causes a flood? What causes a drought?
Drought: Not enough precipitation. Too hot and too dry.
What is an invasive species?
Invasive species are living things such as plants, animals, insects and aquatic life that are introduced into a foreign ecosystem, which causes harm to the native species.
What are the lines East and West from the Prime Meridian?
Longitude
Where is the Tundra/Cold Desert located around the world?
Antarctica and Greenland.
(Northern Canada as well)
True or False: Latitude has nothing to do with the weather and the climate of a region.
False. The closer you are to the equator, the warmer it gets.
How do we avoid monoculture and chemical fertilization?
Crop Rotation
Define the word "map".
What is a representation of the Earth drawn on a flat surface.
Why is vegetation important?
Vegetation is important because they provide habitats for many species, natural resources, and create oxygen for humans and animals.
Which country's rainforest lost about 80% of its vegetation?
Indonesia
True or False: They burn the grasslands (controlled fires) on purpose to plant more trees for new forests.
False: They burn the grasslands (controlled fires) to encourage the growth of vegetation on its own (natural growth).
How many provinces and territories are there in Canada?
Bonus: Can you name them all?
10 provinces & 3 territories
Ontario, Québec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British-Columbia, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, P.E.I.
Yukon, Nunavut, Northwest Territories
What are some characteristics of a desert?
Bonus: Name 3 deserts that we talked about in class.
Hot, dry, sand, little vegetation (cactus), no bodies of water
Arabian, Sahara, Gobi
What happens to the soil during topsoil erosion?
With a lack of vegetation, there are no roots to anchor the soil, so it crumbles away and things are no longer able to grow.
What is monoculture?
Monoculture is the farming practice of planting the same crop in the same place each year.
It drains the nutrients from the soil.