geography unit review pt 1 Flashcards
how many provinces and territories does Canada have?
Provinces - 10
Territories- 3
What is the largest population in terms of population?
Ontario
What is the largest province in terms of area?
Quebec
What is the smallest province in terms of population and area?
PEI
What is the name of the longest river in Canada?
Mackenzie river
What is the capital city of Canada?
Ottawa
What is the name of the largest territory in Canada?
Nunavut
In which capital city do you find the largest shopping mall?
Edmonton
What is the highest mountain in Canada + where is it located
Mount Logan - Yukon
What is the largest island in Canada
Baffin Island
What is the approximate population on Canada?
38.25 million
What is the tallest structure in Canada, where is it located?
CN tower, Toronto
Where were the 2010 winter Olympic Games held?
Vancouver
What is the name of the largest lake entirely located in canada?
great bear - northwest
In which provinces do 50% of Canadians live
Ontario and Quebec
How many time zones does Canada cover?
5.5
What is the name of the bridge that joins mainland Canada to PEI
Confediration bridge
What province has one of the seven wonders of the world
Ontario- Niagara Falls
What is the southernmost point in Canada?
Point Pelee
What is the largest city in Canada?
Toronto
Name the 5 Great Lakes *HOMES
Michigan, Huron, Erie, Superior, Ontario
Which province borders the most Great Lakes?
Ontario
Name the provinces/territories with their capital cities
British Columbia - Victoria
Alberta - Edmonton
Saskatchewan- Regina
Manitoba - Winnipeg
Ontario - Toronto
Quebec - Quebec city
Newfoundland and Labrador - st.johns
PEI - Charlottetown
Nova Scotia - Halifax
New Brunswick - fredricton
Yukon - Whitehorse
Northwest Territories - Yellowknife
Nunavut - Iqaluit
Definition of geography
The subject that describes the earths surface, it’s physical features, climate, vegetation, soils, and it’s role in our solarsystem (THE STUDY OF THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE)
What are geographers
They have 3 main questions to develop a sense of place because they ask questions
What are the 4 important geographic concepts (which relate to what is where?, why there?, and why care?)
- Interrelationships
-relationships between natural and human environments. helps answer the question why care? - Spatial significance
-related to what is where and why care
-the locations can have different importance’s for animals, people, and plants - Patterns and trends
-helps identify location and why it matters - Geographic Perspective
-way of looking at the world - Critical thinking in geography
-thinking seriously about an issue and making sound judgement based on reliable sources
what ocean is found on Canada’s northern border? Pacific? East coast?
northern border- arctic
pacific - pacific ocean
east coast - atlantic
in the west, canada borders on the …
pacific ocean and alaska
in the east, canada borders on the
atlantic ocean
to the north, canada borders on the …
arctic ocean and greenland
to the south, canada borders on the …
USA
name 7 continents and 5 oceans of the world
7 continents: North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica
5 oceans: Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Indian, Southern (antarctic)
list 5 features of a map
Title
Scale
Legend
Compass
Latitude and Longitude
name, define, & give an examples of the 3 types of maps and symbols
H - hospital
Grapes - winery
I - information
draw a diagram to show 4 cardinal points & 4 ordinal points on a compass rose and all points in between.
cardinal - north, west, south, east
ordinal - northwest, northeast, southeast, southwest
draw a circle and divide it into 4 parts and label each of the hemispheres
+ (vertical, horizonal) N,E,S,W
what is the line called that divides the globe into northern and southern hemispheres?
equator
what is the line called that divides the globe into eastern & western hemispheres
prime meridian
what is an alphanumeric grid?
any place or feature can be identified by a letter-number combination, such as C3
latitude
-imaginary lines that measure the distance north or south of the Equator. ex. 90N, 90S
-closer to equator is hotter furtherer away is colder
(horizontal line)
longitude
Lines of Longitude are imaginary lines that
measure the distance east or west of the
Prime Meridian. ex. 10W 10E
name canada’s time zones on map
From west to east the main time zones are: Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern and Atlantic. +newfoundland and Labrador time
how many degrees longitude does each time zone measure?
15 degrees
how many time zones are in the world
24
how many time zones are in canada?
six time zones
what is time at the prime meridian called?
CUT- coordinated universal time
time zones from the ___ of the prime meridian are earlier
time zones from the ___ of prime meridian are later
time zones from the west of the prime meridian are earlier
time zones from the east of the prime meridian are later
determine times in each of the following cities
1. if it is 1:00pm in Winnipeg, what time is it in halifax?
2. if it is 5:00am in toronto, what time is it in yellowknife?
3. if it is 0400 at st.john, what time is it in charroletown?
4. if it is 2030 in edmonton, what time is it in ottawa?
5. 1200 in regina, what time is it in iqaluit?
- 3pm in halifax
- 3am in yellowknife
- 3:30 am in charlottetown
- 10:30pm in ottawa
- 1pm in iqaluit
convert direct statement scale to reprehensive fraction scale (FR)
MULTIPLY right side of the ratio by 100 000
1 cm = 2.5k –> 1cm= (2.5k x 100 000) –> 1:250 000
