geography unit review pt 1

Question 1

how many provinces and territories does Canada have?

Answer 1

Provinces - 10
Territories- 3

Question 2

What is the largest population in terms of population?

Answer 2

Ontario

Question 3

What is the largest province in terms of area?

Answer 3

Quebec

Question 4

What is the smallest province in terms of population and area?

Answer 4

PEI

Question 5

What is the name of the longest river in Canada?

Answer 5

Mackenzie river

Question 6

What is the capital city of Canada?

Answer 6

Ottawa

Question 7

What is the name of the largest territory in Canada?

Answer 7

Nunavut

Question 8

In which capital city do you find the largest shopping mall?

Answer 8

Edmonton

Question 9

What is the highest mountain in Canada + where is it located

Answer 9

Mount Logan - Yukon

Question 10

What is the largest island in Canada

Answer 10

Baffin Island

Question 11

What is the approximate population on Canada?

Answer 11

38.25 million

Question 12

What is the tallest structure in Canada, where is it located?

Answer 12

CN tower, Toronto

Question 13

Where were the 2010 winter Olympic Games held?

Answer 13

Vancouver

Question 14

What is the name of the largest lake entirely located in canada?

Answer 14

great bear - northwest

Question 15

In which provinces do 50% of Canadians live

Answer 15

Ontario and Quebec

Question 16

How many time zones does Canada cover?

Answer 16

5.5

Question 17

What is the name of the bridge that joins mainland Canada to PEI

Answer 17

Confediration bridge

Question 18

What province has one of the seven wonders of the world

Answer 18

Ontario- Niagara Falls

Question 19

What is the southernmost point in Canada?

Answer 19

Point Pelee

Question 20

What is the largest city in Canada?

Answer 20

Toronto

Question 21

Name the 5 Great Lakes *HOMES

Answer 21

Michigan, Huron, Erie, Superior, Ontario

Question 22

Which province borders the most Great Lakes?

Answer 22

Ontario

Question 23

Name the provinces/territories with their capital cities

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Definition of geography

Answer 24

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)

Question 25

What are geographers

Answer 25

They have 3 main questions to develop a sense of place because they ask questions

Question 26

What are the 4 important geographic concepts (which relate to what is where?, why there?, and why care?)

Answer 26

1. Interrelationships -relationships between natural and human environments. helps answer the question why care? 2. Spatial significance -related to what is where and why care -the locations can have different importance's for animals, people, and plants 3. Patterns and trends -helps identify location and why it matters 4. Geographic Perspective -way of looking at the world 5. Critical thinking in geography -thinking seriously about an issue and making sound judgement based on reliable sources

Question 27

what ocean is found on Canada's northern border? Pacific? East coast?

Answer 27

northern border- arctic pacific - pacific ocean east coast - atlantic

Question 28

in the west, canada borders on the ...

Answer 28

pacific ocean and alaska

Question 29

in the east, canada borders on the

Answer 29

atlantic ocean

Question 30

to the north, canada borders on the ...

Answer 30

arctic ocean and greenland

Question 31

to the south, canada borders on the ...

Answer 31

USA

Question 32

name 7 continents and 5 oceans of the world

Answer 32

7 continents: North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica 5 oceans: Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Indian, Southern (antarctic)

Question 33

list 5 features of a map

Answer 33

Title Scale Legend Compass Latitude and Longitude

Question 34

name, define, & give an examples of the 3 types of maps and symbols

Answer 34

H - hospital Grapes - winery I - information

Question 35

draw a diagram to show 4 cardinal points & 4 ordinal points on a compass rose and all points in between.

Answer 35

cardinal - north, west, south, east ordinal - northwest, northeast, southeast, southwest

Question 36

draw a circle and divide it into 4 parts and label each of the hemispheres

Answer 36

+ (vertical, horizonal) N,E,S,W

Question 37

what is the line called that divides the globe into northern and southern hemispheres?

Answer 37

equator

Question 38

what is the line called that divides the globe into eastern & western hemispheres

Answer 38

prime meridian

Question 39

what is an alphanumeric grid?

Answer 39

any place or feature can be identified by a letter-number combination, such as C3

Question 40

latitude

Answer 40

-imaginary lines that measure the distance north or south of the Equator. ex. 90*N, 90*S -closer to equator is hotter furtherer away is colder (horizontal line)

Question 41

longitude

Answer 41

Lines of Longitude are imaginary lines that measure the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian. ex. 10*W 10*E

Question 42

name canada's time zones on map

Answer 42

From west to east the main time zones are: Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern and Atlantic. +newfoundland and Labrador time

Question 43

how many degrees longitude does each time zone measure?

Answer 43

15 degrees

Question 44

how many time zones are in the world

Answer 44

24

Question 45

how many time zones are in canada?

Answer 45

six time zones

Question 46

what is time at the prime meridian called?

Answer 46

CUT- coordinated universal time

Question 47

time zones from the ___ of the prime meridian are earlier time zones from the ___ of prime meridian are later

Answer 47

time zones from the west of the prime meridian are earlier time zones from the east of the prime meridian are later

Question 48

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?

Answer 48

1. 3pm in halifax 2. 3am in yellowknife 3. 3:30 am in charlottetown 4. 10:30pm in ottawa 5. 1pm in iqaluit

Question 49

convert direct statement scale to reprehensive fraction scale (FR)

Answer 49

MULTIPLY right side of the ratio by 100 000 1 cm = 2.5k --> 1cm= (2.5k x 100 000) --> 1:250 000