Exam review Flashcards
Label the 10 provinces and 3 territories and their capital cities
See map
What is the driest part of Canada?
The arctic
What is the largest freshwater lake in the world?
Lake superior
How many earthquakes occur in Canada and how many can be felt?
3500, 50
What is Canada’s population
34 million
The world largest producer of maple syrup
Quebec
Canada’s largest city
Toronto
Most populated provice
Ontario
Only province that borders more than two other provinces
Quebec
Mt. Logan is where?
Yukon
Longest bridge in Canada connects
PEI and New Brunswick
Canada’s biggest forestru province
British Columbia
Ontario borders
Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Quebec, Manitoba
Warmest winters are in the
West
Most expensive natural disaster was an
ice storm
Most NHL players per capita
Saskatchewan
Prarie province that touches the sea
Manitoba
Canada’s largest export
Wood
Most important crop
Wheat
Most recent province
Newfoundland
Current prime minister
Stephan Harper
Most Canadians would like to move to
British Columbia
Most Canadian’s live
south
Which city is closest to the center of Canada?
Winnipeg
Predominant winds in Canada come the
west
New immigrants flock to what three cities?
Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal
Largest producer of automobiles
Oshuwa
In 1900 A map would be missing what provinces>
Alberta, Newfoundland, Saskatchewan
What province would still be missing in 1948
Newfoundland
Canada’s longest river
Mackenzie river
Define map
A 2D drawing that represents the earth’s features. An example is a thematic map, which shows only one type of feature, such as vegetation
What are the components a map should have?>
Title, legend, scale, date of publication, direction, borders
On maps, what points towards you?
South
How many degrees in a circle
360
Draw and label a compass rose
See drawing
Define small scale map
A small scale map is a ma[ that shows a small amount of detail in a large area, for example a scale of 1:250 000
Define large scale map
A map that shows a large amount of detail in a small area, For example a scale of 1:50 000
List three types of map scales and provide an example for each
Direct statement- one cm represents 5 km
Line scale:
Representative fraction: 1:50 000
How many cm in km
100 000
Define latitude
Lines of latitude are parallel lines that run horizontally. The begin at the equator (0) and measure angular distance north and south of it, diminishing in size until they reach the North and South Poles (90N and 90S respectively) For example, the tropic of Cancer lies at 23.5 N
What is longitude?
Lines of longitude run from pole to pole around the earth
