Interactions In The Physical Enviroment

Question 1

What differences would you see in climate between the 6 city’s

Answer 1

It will be colder in St. John’s, prince ruperts and Cambridge bay then it would be in Toronto Calgary and Thunder Bay. It’s colder in St. John’s and prince Ruperts because they are near large bodies of water. Also it’s colder in Cambridge bay due to latitude, it is further away from the equator and the further away from the equator you get the colder it is. Also St. John’s and prince ruperts will receive more precipitation is higher in maritime climates then in continental climates.

Question 2

What natural vegetation is in Toronto

Answer 2

Deciduous

Question 3

What natural vegetation is in prince ruperts

Answer 3

West coast forest

Question 4

What natural vegetation is in Cambridge bay

Answer 4

Tundra

Question 5

What natural vegetation is in Calgary

Answer 5

Grasslands/boreal and Taiga forest

Question 6

What natural vegetation is in Thunder Bay

Answer 6

Boreal and taiga forest

Question 7

What is the difference between coniferous and deciduous

Answer 7

Coniferous: suited for cold temperatures and don’t loose there leaves

Deciduous: not hardy enough to withstand the winter and loose there leaves

Question 8

What natural vegetation do we live in

Answer 8

Deciduous forest

Question 9

What type of temperature and and precipitation occurs in the grass lands

Answer 9

The climate in the grasslands is very warm and dry

Question 10

What type of temperature and precipitation occurs on Canada’s west coast

Answer 10

The west coast is cold and receives heavy rain falls

Question 11

How does our proximity to the Great Lakes affect our temperature and precipitation

Answer 11

It affects our temperature because they are fairly large bodies of water so it causes where we live to be colder

Question 12

What part of Ontario is the highest quality soils

Answer 12

The Deciduous forests in Ontario have the highest quality soil

Question 13

What does the blue and red indicate on a climate graph

Answer 13

Blue is climate red is precipitation

Question 14

What is the difference between weather and climate

Answer 14

Weather is short term climate is long term

Question 15

What LOWERN factor would effect Atlantic Canada the most

Answer 15

Near large bodies of water

Question 16

What is emergency preparedness

Answer 16

Emergency preparedness is planing ahead before a natural disaster happens and having a plan.

Question 17

What does the government recommend in case of a emergency

Answer 17

Have a evacuation plan, or an safe shelter, have a emergency kit holding every thing you would need in case of an emergency,have a meeting place for families ex.

Question 18

What is the difference between the leeward and windward sides of a mountain

Answer 18

Windward gets more climate and precipitation then leeward because windward is facing the wind and the wind blows rain snow hail ex. To that side of the mountain

Question 19

What natural events are of most concern in southern Ontario

Answer 19

Drought floods wild fires and tornadoes

Question 20

What can we do to stay safe and self sufficient during a severe natural event

Answer 20

We can always stay in a safe environment and never go towards the natural disaster. Also we can be prepared for natural disasters before they happen

Question 21

What is the biggest and oldest landform region

Answer 21

Canadian Shield

Question 22

What landform region has young jagged mountains

Answer 22

West cadileal innuition

Question 23

What landform physically matches the mountain chain in N. Europe

Answer 23

Appalachians

Question 24

What landform region is the most northern region

Answer 24

Innuitation mountains

Question 25

Which landform region is in a a major agricultural region

Answer 25

Interior plains

Question 26

Which landform region do we live in

Answer 26

Great Lakes- St.Lawrence lowlands