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Areas like Whistler, B.C., and Banff, A.B. would receive this type of precipitation
What is orographic precipitation
100
This phenomenon is what happens when oceans and large bodies of water heat up and cool down slower than the surrounding land.
What is the moderating effect of water
100
The four parts of soil are: moisture, bacteria & organic material, and _______
What is air
100
Trees do not grow in the tundra because it is too cold. The ground is also most often permanently frozen, which can be referred to as this.
What is permafrost
100
This nutrient is boosting the economy of one of the prairie provinces
What is potash
200
Air masses that are different in moisture content and temperature do not mix easily and therefore this type of precipitation occurs
What is Cyclonic Precipitation
200
This particular climate has a relatively small temperature range and has high precipitation levels
What is a maritime environment
200
This affect on soil occurs in areas of great precipitation
What is leaching
200
The mixed forest is called a mixed forest because it has both of these types of trees.
What are coniferous and deciduous
200
This is the name of the harvester used to collect cranberries in the Rick Mercer Report video
What is the Getsinger Retracto Tooth Picker
300
Complete this sentence: As air cools, water vapour condenses _______ than it evaporates.
What is more than
300
We live in what climate region?
What is the Prairie region
300
When looking at a typical soil profile, what area is the bottom layer called?
What is parent material
300
The Prairie provinces are located in this vegetation region
What are the Grasslands
300
Potash is abundant in which prairie province?
What is Saskatchewan
400
Where we live, we are most likely to experience this type of precipitation which is characterized by puffy clouds, hail, or thunderstorms.
What is Convectional precipitation
400
These winds blow from west to east, can be referred to by two different names, and move air masses.
What are prevailing winds/westerlies
400
This soil formation process can be visibily identified by a thick topsoil layer and often contains too many nutrients
What is calcification
400
Fill in the blank: vegetation regions can be characterized by types of natural vegetation, temperature, precipitation, and ________.
What is soil
400
The majority of potash produced is exported to this country.
What is the United States of America
500
This type of weather front occurs at the boundary between a cold air mass and an advancing warm air mass.
What is a warm front
500
Atlantic Maritime, Cordilleran, and Prairie are a part of these regions
What are climate regions
500
Decaying organic materials form this, which gives soil its dark colour.
What is humus
500
These trees are harvested for pulp and paper and lumbering companies.
What are coniferous trees
500
Cranberry vines require this special combination to be successfully harvested.
What is soil and water