profile of Canada

Question 1

name the 8 physiographic regions of Canada

Answer 1

Canadian shield, Western Cordillera, Appalachians, Innutions, Great Lakes - St Lawrence Lowlands, Interior Plains, Hudson Bay Lowlands, Arctic Lowlands.

Question 2

what is the largest physiographic region?

Answer 2

Canadian Shield

Question 3

what is the largest climate region?

Answer 3

subarctic

Question 4

what is approximately Canada’s total area?

Answer 4

10, 000, 000km2

Question 5

true or false

Canada has the largest coast line in the world

Answer 5

True

Question 6

how many provinces and territories does Canada have?

Answer 6

10 provinces, 3 territories

Question 7

define geologic

Answer 7

based on geology - the study of the formation of the earth

as recorded in rocks

Question 8

define topography

Answer 8

the natural and human features of the landscape

Question 9

define hydrography

Answer 9

study of surface waters (lakes, rivers, creeks)

Question 10

what are Canada’s 5 regions?

Answer 10

Atlantic, Central, Prairie, West Coast, North

Question 11

What is physical geography

Answer 11

Study of the earths crust, including the make-up and changes it experiences (nature)

Question 12

What is human geography

Answer 12

The study of the make-up and distribution of humans and their interactions with the environment

Question 13

Define drainage basin

Answer 13

An area of land that is drained by a river system

Question 14

What are the 5 things required on a map

Answer 14

Title, direction, scale, legend, grid

Question 15

What is geography

Answer 15

The science that deals with the surface of earth, its divisions into continents, its climates, plants, animals, inhabitants, and their distribution

Question 16

Canadian shield

Answer 16

Largest region, trees, rocks, water, large amount of foresting, mining, tourism
(QC, ON parts of MB, SK, AB, NU, NT)

Question 17

Western cordillera

Answer 17

Many large mountains, large valleys with good soil, lots of foresting, mining, hydroelectric power, tourism
(YT, BC, parts of NT and AB)

Question 18

Appalachians

Answer 18

Old eroded mountains, large amounts of coal deposits, poor soils, mining, forestry, tourism
(PEI, NL, NS, NB, QC)

Question 19

Innutions

Answer 19

Mountains, northern islands, glaciers and ice fields, oil, natural gas and mineral deposits
(NT, NU)

Question 20

Great Lakes - St. Lawrence lowlands

Answer 20

Fertile soils, large supplies of sand, gravel, rock. Home to 50% of Canada, large amounts of hydro-electricity, home to most of Canadas large industries
(QC, Anticosti Island, Southern ON)

Question 21

Arctic Lowlands

Answer 21

Low islands, large supplies of fossil fuels, large scale exploration for mineral deposits
(NU, NT)

Question 22

Interior Plains

Answer 22

Rolling hills, large flat valleys, rich soils in southern portions, minerals, oils and natural gas
(SK, MB, AB, BC, NT, YT)

Question 23

Hudson Bay Lowlands

Answer 23

Tundra, poor soils, little vegetation, bogs and musks, growing eco-tourism
(QB, ON, MB, NU)