Unit 1
What is the capital of Nunavut?
Iqaluit
What are the 3 main layers of the earth and 2 sub layers?
Lithosphere (continental crust, oceanic crust) Mantle (Asthenosphere, mesosphere) core (outer core, inner core
Give an example of a renewable resource and a non-renewable resource.
Example- Renewable: the sun Non-renewable: fossil fuels
What is the population of Canada?
39,107,046
What is the population of the world?
8 billion
Name a type of map
General purpose maps, thematic maps, political map--
What is Erosion?
The process in which earth materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water
Give and example of a flow resource
Example: stream or windy valley
Name 3 of Canadas 7 main types of vegetation
Tundra, Boreal Forest, Grassland and Parkland, West-Coast Forest, Broad-Leave Forest, Mixed Forest, Cordilleran Vegetation
What policy did China adopt in 1979?
The 1 child policy
How many time zones are there in Canada?
6
What is a metamorphic rock?
rocks that have become changed by intense heat or pressure while forming.
What is the third step in the "story of stuff"?
Distribution
Define Ecozone
A broad geographic area in which there are distinctive climate patterns, ocean conditions, types of landscapes and species of plants and animals.
What did India do in the 197s to reduce birth rates?
Festivals for vasectomies'
What does a map need to have?
A title, compass rose, legend, and scale
What is a Moraine?
A moraine is material left behind by a moving glacier.
Define ecological footprint
What is the population predicted to be in 2050?
9 billion
What is Geography?
Is the study of laces and the relationships between people and their environments.
What is a Hemisphere?
Any circle drawn around Earth divides it into two equal halves
What is a transform boundary?
Where crust is neither produced nor destroyed as the plates slide horizontally past each other.
Define carrying capacity
the number of people, other living organisms, or crops that a region can support without environmental degradation.
Name two countries that's population is predicted to shrink
Japan, Russia, Eastern Europe
What is the biggest country in population?
India