Places
What is Relative Location?
It describes a place in relation to other places by such things as landmarks, distance, or compass directions.
What is Movement?
The flow of people, products, information, and elements of nature.
Define endangered species.
A plant or animal species that is at risk of becoming extinct.
Plants that have not been introduced by humans, are considered what?
Natural vegetation.
What is the capital of British Columbia?
Victoria
Absolute Location
Is the description of a place independent of any other place (using things like longitude and latitude).
What are Systems?
Is a pattern of routes that connect places together. For example, people build highways to get people to and from work, or nature creates river systems to carry water to the ocean.
Define Atmosphere.
The layer of gases that surrounds the earth.
What do Herbivores eat?
Plants.
What is the capital of Alberta?
Edmonton
What is Longitude?
Imaginary lines that divide the Earth from east to west in relation to the Prime Meridian ( Lines go left and right around the globe)
What is Flow?
Measures the volume of people, products, information, and other things that move along a system. For example, scientists measure the water volume in rivers to predict flood periods.
All living things depend on their natural environment for survival. What are the 5 factors that affect the environment?
Landforms, climate, water, soils, and natural vegetation.
Name 3 different types of landforms that animals inhabit.
Oceans and lakes, savannahs, deserts, and mountains.
What is the capital of Nova Scotia?
Halifax
What is Latitude?
Imaginary lines that divide the Earth North and South in relation to the equator (lines go up and down on the globe)
Name 3 ways of moving people.
Buses, streetcars, subway trains, and commuter trains.
Define Climate.
Climate is the long-term average weather conditions at a particular place.
Define Shield.
The base rock of an ancient mountain region that has been worn away, leaving a flat, rocky landform region.
What is the capital of Ontario?
Toronto
What is The Equator?
An imaginary line that divides the Earth into 2 halves: circles the centre of the Earth.
Name 3 ways of moving products.
Trucks, trains, and ships.
About three-quarters of the surface of the earth is covered by?
Water
Define Magma.
Extremely hot fluid or semi-fluid material under Earth’s crust.
What is the capital of Saskatchewan?
Regina