2: landforms, geology, human activities

Earthquakes and volcanoes frequently occur

• at the poles

  
  

• in the middle of land masses

  
  

• along ocean shorelines

  
  

• at the edges of tectonic plates

  
  

• in the centre of tectonic plates

  
  

It is likely that the Earth’s tectonic plates are moving as a result of

• volcanic eruptions

  
  

• the movement of molten rock inside the Earth

  
  

• earthquakes

  
  

• ocean currents

  
  

• erosion and deposition

  
  

The last period of glaciation in Canada ended about

• 15 000 years ago

  
  

• 1 million years ago

  
  

• 750 000 years ago

  
  

• 500 000 years ago

  
  

• none of these

  
  

Plate tectonics played a role in

• the formation of the mountain chains on the east and west coasts of Canada

  
  

• the development of fossil fuels in Canada

  
  

• the tsunami of December 26, 2004

  
  

• the location of earthquakes and volcanoes

  
  

• all of the above

  
  

Mineral deposit used for fertilizer which lies below some parts of the Interior Plains

• flax

• coral

• sodium chloride

• potash

• none of the above

The type of rock in which fossils are found

• gneiss

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• igneous

• granite

During the Cenozoic era, the North American and Pacific plates collided creating the

• Interior Plains

  
  

• Niagara Escarpment

  
  

• Rocky Mountains

  
  

• Eastern Lowlands

  
  

• Appalachian Mountains

  
  

Why is there so little farming in the Canadian Shield?

• rock and poor soil

  
  

• too many black flies and mosquitoes

  
  

• too many trees

  
  

• climate is too cold for most crops to grow

  
  

• too far from populated areas

  
  

Most tectonic plates are made up of

• oceans

• a layer of hot rock

  
  

• continents

  
  

• both a continent and an ocean

  
  

• igneous rocks

  
  

Canada is made up of the following types of landforms

• shield

• highlands

• lowlands

• all of the above

  
  

• A and C