Population
Patterns
Patterns
Canada has a population of _________ people.
39 or 40 million
(true answer: 39.858 million)
Why do Earthquakes happen?
What are the three types of rocks?
Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
What vegetation region do we live in?
Deciduous Forest
What is the acronym we use to list the factors that affect climate?
LOWERN
Population _________ defines the pattern of where people live.
Distribution
What are the three types of plate boundaries?
Divergent, Convergent, Transform (or Lateral)
What three types of landforms that make up Canada?
1. The Canadian Shield
2. The Lowlands
3. The Highlands
What soil-forming process is the result of an abundance of rainfall?
Leaching
What is the difference between weather and climate
Weather is short-term (current).
Climate is long-term (over a period of time)
What is the formula to calculate the population density of a given region?
number of people in land areas
pop. density = -----------------------------------
size of land area
What are the 2 types of plate movements for Convergent Plate Boundaries?
1. Continental meets continental plate
2. Continental meets oceanic plate
What landform region is the most densely populated region in Canada?
(Hint: Be Specific)
Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Lowlands
What soil-forming process is the result of a drier climate?
Calcification
What Climate region do we live in?
Southeastern
What country is most comparable to Canada in terms of their population density?
Australia
What causes plates to move?
(Hint: This is 2 words)
Convection Currents
What landform region is known as Canada's breadbasket?
(Hint: Be Specific)
The Interior Plains
What is the name up the top layer of soil consisting of decomposed plant and animal matter?
Humus
What type of wind belt has the greatest impact on most of Canada?
The westerlies
What are the three types of rural settlement patterns?
concentrated (clustered), dispersed (scattered), and linear
What are the four proofs for the Continental Drift Theory?
1. Jigsaw fit of continents
2. Ice sheets in places that were once hot and tropical
3. Fossils of different species on the same continents
4. Mountains of different age and structure
How are all 3 types of rocks formed?
Igneous: Cooling and hardening of magma/lava
Sedimentary: Compaction and cementation of sediments through weathering, erosion, deposition
Metamorphic: Heat and pressure
Describe the vegetation region of the tundra
- Arctic climate
- few, small trees grow here
- small shrubs, flowering plants, mosses grow close to the surface
What are the 6 factors that affect climate?
Latitude, Ocean Currents, Winds, Elevation, Relief, Near Water