geo gr 9 2

Question 1

what geologic era are we in

Answer 1

cenozoique

Question 2

which geo era had the first flowers, birds, dinos? the “chaine initiuenne” was formed, as well as “debut des rocheuse”

Answer 2

mesozoique

Question 3

which geo era had the first plants, amphibients, fish, insects, animals. Appalches were also formed

Answer 3

paleozoqiue

Question 4

which geo era had formed the bouclier canadian, with the first mulitcellulaires, living organisms and unicellulaires?

Answer 4

precambrienne

Question 5

who said that the continents move, and that 300 million years ago, there was one huge continent called the “pangee”

Answer 5

Alfred Wegener

Question 6

who proved that continents move because there are 20 large placs that are placed all around the earth, and move which causes distruption?

Answer 6

J. Tuzo Wilson

Question 7

How do these 20 placs move?

Answer 7

the magma thats inside the earth, which causes heat to move the placs(chaleur)

Question 8

list 3 proven reasons that contients move

Answer 8

1. corresponding continent shapes bwteen south america and africa
2. same fossils on different continents.
3. similar mountains on two sides of the atlantique

Question 9

how wide is the lithosphere (plaque)

Answer 9

100km

Question 10

explain the “bouclier canadian”

Answer 10

-relevantly flat

-has collins rocheuse (ignes metamorphiques)

-contrains precious minerals (or, nickel, cuivre)

-includes rivers, lakes, forests

-good source hydroelectricity

Question 11

what provs are in the bouclier canadian

Answer 11

most of Quebec and extends into Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut

Question 12

explain plaines interiers

Answer 12

-deep and fertile soil

-vast agricultural culture

-livestock

Question 13

provs in plaines interiers

Answer 13

Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, as well as parts of the Northwest Territories and Yukon Territory

Question 14

explain basses terres des grand lacs et saint laurant

Answer 14

-rich soil

-temperate climate
flat terrain, good for towns

-50% of canada lives here

-the industrial and urbain area of canada

Question 15

which provs in basses terres des grands lac et saint laurant

Answer 15

Ontario and Quebec

Question 16

explain basses terres de la baie hudson et arctique

Answer 16

-covered plane

-south of the baie

-in the arctique

-natural gasses, petrole, rigorous climate, of islands

Question 17

which provs in basses terres de la baie hudson et arctique

Answer 17

Ontario and Manitoba, with a small extension into Quebec

Question 18

explain appalaches

Answer 18

-riche in minerals non-metalic (eg: cole, (charbon), sel, (salt)

-moutains, fertile valleys

Question 19

which provs is the appalaches

Answer 19

Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, and Quebec

Question 20

explain chaine inutiennes

Answer 20

-very wintery climate

-rich in minerals, but difficult to rechieve becacuse of weather

-mounatins

Question 21

where is the chaine inutiennes

Answer 21

Nunavut and Northwest Territories

Question 22

explain cordillere de l’ouest

Answer 22

-very mountainy, les people

-the mountains were made by the plaques collisions of north america

-difficult transport

-population is situated in the valleys

Question 23

which provinces are in the cordilliere de l’ouest

Answer 23

British Columbia and Yukon

Question 24

what are continental glaciers

Answer 24

thick accumilations of ice that cover large areas of land. they are found in regions like greenland and antarctica

Question 25

what are alpine glaciers

Answer 25

glaicers formed in mountainy conditions with regions of high altitude, where the temperature is right for the formation.