Unit 1
There are how many Territories in Canada?
3
What was the super continent called?
Pangea
minerals are...resource
nonrenewable
Urban refers to?
City living
What are the four layers of the earth?
Mantel, Crust, outter core and inner core
Human and Physical
what are three categories of rocks?
Sedimentary, Metamorphic and Igneous
What is the greatest water use in Canadian households?
Toilets
How do you calculate Rate of Natural Increase?
Birth rate-Death rate
How many provinces are in Canada
ten provinces
When going on a road trip what is the best type of map to use?
General Purpose
What is a glacier? and waht are 2 categories of glaciers?
A glacier is a large section of ice and moves across the land to shape and change it. Alpine and Continental
Canada has what percent of the worlds trees?
10%
Demography refers to the study of?
Human populations
What is the ring of fire?
The ring of fire is a bunch of volcanoes surrounding the pacific ocean that are formed as a circle which is why it got the name of ring of fire
what is an absolute location and relative location?
Absolute location is The exact location of a place or object and relative location is the location of a place or object relitave to somewhere or something
what are the 7 landform regions in Canada?
Canadian shield, Artic lands, Western Cordillera, Hudson Bay-Arctic Lowlands, Appalachian Mountains, Interior plains and Great lakes and hudsons bay lowlands
What is the major mineral that canada mines use for agricultural fertilizer?
Potash
Population pyramids display the percent of population by...
gender and age
What is the difference between a fact and a opinion?
A fact is something that is known or proved to be true while a opinion is a view or judgement made about something that is not based on facts and evidence
If it is 7:00 in Ontario what time will it be in British Columbia
it would be 4:00
What are the three types of plate boundaries and explaine what landforms are formed and why?
1. Divergent- when two plates move apart ridges are formed
2. Convergent- two plates moving towards echother, volcanoes and mountains are formed
3.Transform- when plates move alone side eachother and form earthquakes
There are 7 major threats to forests, what are three of them?
Excessive logging, Forest mismanagement, Methods of harvesting, forest fire, Acid percipitation, Insects and Disease
List three reasons why Canada would want immigrants? How does this benefit Canada
1. increases our natural population growth (need to increase our population growth), brings in money, skills and training (gives us skilled workers that we need), Need for workers, Invest in Canadian buisness (Creates new jobs) and cultural diversity
what are two benefits of forests in Canada?
moderate our climate, filter our air and water, offer a place of sanctuary and recreation and are a critical component of our national economic prosperity