chapter 3

Question 1

What is latitude

Answer 1

the distance of any point north or south of the equator, measured up to 90 degrees

Question 2

What is longitude

Answer 2

the distance of any point east or west of the Prime Meridian, measured up to 180 degrees

Question 3

What are Canada’s 3 geographic regions

Answer 3

Canadian Shield , Interior Plains and Western Mountains

Question 4

What is the Canadian Shield

Answer 4

Made up of igneous rock

It weathered and eroded into an exposed rocky landscape that we know today

Question 5

What are the interior plains

Answer 5

It covers almost all of Alberta
Layers of sedimentary rock make up the plains
Deposits of fossil fuels exist there

Question 6

What are the Western Mountains

Answer 6

Parallel mountain ranges separated by a series of valleys

It is rich in minerals

Question 7

How are Earthquakes or Tsunamis caused

Answer 7

Tectonic plates will collide and pull against each other

Question 8

What does a Richter scale do

Answer 8

It measures the power of the earthquake

Question 9

What is igneous rock?

Answer 9

rock that has been formed by the solidification of molten material

Question 10

What is metamorphic rock?

Answer 10

rock changed from its original form into another form through heat and pressure

Question 11

What is sedimentary rock?

Answer 11

rock made up of sediment laid down in layers which have grown together

Question 12

What factors affect temperature

Answer 12

Latitude 
Altitude 
Distance from Sea
Wind Direction 
Ocean Currents 
Precipitation

Question 13

Does the windward side of the mountain receive more rain or the leeward side

Answer 13

The windward side

Question 14

What is a rain shadow

Answer 14

When the air is warm and dry

Question 15

What is a biome

Answer 15

An ecological community of plants and animals in an large area

Question 16

What are the 5 biomes in Canada

Answer 16

Boreal Forest 
Parkland 
Prairie 
Interior Mountain Region
Coastal Forest

Question 17

Explain the Boreal Forest

Answer 17

Coniferous trees
Podzol (acidic) soil
Fur bearing animals

Question 18

Explain Parkland

Answer 18

Long Grass
Rich, black soil
Good to grow wheat

Question 19

Explain the Prairies

Answer 19

No trees
Short grasses
High minerals in soil
Squirrels , deers and hawks

Question 20

Explain the Interior Mountain Region

Answer 20

Mountains and Plateaus
Grasses and shrubs
Bear , deer, owl
permafrost in meadow’s soil

Question 21

Explain the Coastal Forest

Answer 21

Rainforests

Lumber Industry is successful

Question 22

What are cultural landscapes

Answer 22

Environments that have been used and altered by humans

Question 23

What determines where people settle

Answer 23

Climate and Landforms

Question 24

What are boom and bust cycles

Answer 24

words used to describe a healthy (booming) economy of one that is slow (bust)

Question 25

What is population distribution

Answer 25

where people live within a given area

Question 26

What is population density

Answer 26

Average number of people in a given area

Question 27

What is a continental climate?

Answer 27

the climate of a continent’s interior

Question 28

What is a maritime climate?

Answer 28

a coastal climate, usually referring to the West Coast

Question 29

What is a cartographer

Answer 29

Someone who draws maps