Unit 2- Physical Geography Flashcards
What provinces is the Interior planes in?
AB, SK,MN, and NWT
What are the 7 landform regions in Canada?
Canadian Shield Great Lakes (St. Lawrence lowlands) Appalachians Interior planes Western Cordillera Arctic lowlands Intuition mountains
What will the planet look like in 250 million years?
The continents will collide and create “PANGEA ULTIMA”
What is the name of the deer found in prehistoric Toronto?
The Torontoceros
What was the name of the ice sheet that covered Toronto?
The Laurentide ice sheet
Who suggested the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
When did the ice ages start and end?
Started 2.4 million years ago and lasted until 12’500 years ago
When did the LAST ice age start and end?
110’000 to 12’500 years ago
What does PANGAEA mean?
“All land”
Name the capital of Nunavut
Iqaluit
Name two things that might have caused the ice ages.
Changes in the solar flex
Changes in the tilt of the axis
What did Lake Ontario used to be called?
Lake Iroquois
Name the different layers of earth?
Crust
Mantle
Outer core
Inner core
What is a topographic map?
A map that shows the shape and elevation of land with contour lines
What is a contour line?
A line that connects places of the same elevation
