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WorksheetsUnit 2 Review
Total questions: 76
Worksheet time: 43mins
What is the primary characteristic of the Humid Continental climate in Canada?
Warm, rainy summers and cool, snowy winters
Hot, dry summers and cool, dry winters
Cold, snowy winters and cool, rainy summers
Warm summers, cool winters, and year-round rainfall
The climate zone with hot, dry summers and cool, dry winters is:
Subarctic
Tundra
Semi Arid
Marine West Coast
In which climate zone is the population density typically higher in Canada due to more favorable living conditions?
Marine West Coast
Tundra
Semi Arid
Subarctic
What is the main reason for the lower population density in the Tundra climate zone of Canada?
Harsh winters and cold summers
Abundant rainfall year-round
Mild, temperate climate
Dense forest cover
Northern Canada is sparsely populated primarily due to:
Harsh climatic conditions and limited economic opportunities.
Abundant natural resources and strong economic development.
A dense network of transportation infrastructure.
High levels of urbanization.
Which of the following Canadian regions is known for having the highest population density?
Atlantic Region
Northern Territories
Prairie Region
Core Region
In which region is the province of British Columbia located?
Atlantic
Pacific
Core
Prairie
The Maritime Provinces, including New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island, are part of which Canadian region?
Pacific
Atlantic
Core
Northern Territories
Which region of Canada is known for its vast, open prairies and low population density?
Northern
Atlantic
Prairie
Core
In which region of Canada would you find the Yukon and Northwest Territories?
Pacific
Northern Territories
Prairie
Core
What is a population pyramid primarily used for?
Predicting future population growth
Analyzing the age and gender distribution of a population
Identifying birth rates in a region
Estimating life expectancy
A population pyramid with a wide base and a narrow top suggests:
A population with a high proportion of elderly individuals.
A population with a high birth rate.
A population with a balanced age distribution.
A population with a high death rate.
Which type of population pyramid is indicative of a stable or slowly growing population?
Triangle
Box/Rectangle
Cup/Beehive
Diamond
A population pyramid with a nearly equal number of individuals in each age group, with a slight variation, is characteristic of which demographic stage?
Early Expanding
Late Expanding
Stable
Declining
What does the term 'population density' refer to?
The total number of people living in a specific area or region.
The ratio of births to deaths in a given population.
The number of different age groups in a population.
The percentage of urban versus rural inhabitants in a country.
High population density is often associated with:
Sparse living conditions and low urbanization.
Vast, uninhabited areas with low human activity.
Congestion and urban areas with high population concentrations.
Extremely low birth rates.
What is the primary characteristic of a humid continental climate zone?
Warm, rainy summers and cool, snowy winters.
Hot, dry summers and cool, dry winters.
Cold, snowy winters and cool, rainy summers.
Warm summers, cool winters, and rainfall all year.
In a semi-arid climate zone, what type of climate can be expected?
Cold, snowy winters and cool, rainy summers.
Warm, rainy summers and cool, snowy winters.
Hot, dry summers and cool, dry winters.
Warm summers, cool winters, and year-round rainfall.
Which climate zone is known for very cold winters, cold summers, and little rain or snow?
Subarctic
Tundra
Marine West Coast
Humid Continental
The force that influences the direction of wind and ocean currents due to Earth's rotation.
(a)
The Earth's three primary climate zones are:
(a)
Which of the following best defines an ecosystem?
A measurement of temperature and precipitation in a region.
A community of living organisms interacting with their physical environment.
The rotation of the Earth on its axis.
The process of erosion and sedimentation.
The Smith's house is destroyed by the hurricane and they now have to move to Boston. This is an example of
Forced migration
War refugee
Pull factor
Life choices
Where do most of Canada's population live?
(a)
What do we call factors that encourage people to leave their home and migrate to another place?
Push factors
Pull factors
Neutral factors
Forced factors
Which of the following is an example of a pull factor for migration?
Conflict and violence in the home country
Lack of employment opportunities in the destination country
Access to quality education and healthcare in the destination country
Environmental disasters and natural hazards in the home country
What climate region is illustrated with the following description?
Rainy season=summer
Dry season=winter
Temps cooler in winter and warmer in summer
Rainfall is less than tropical wet
Found next to tropical wet climates Central & South America, Africa, & parts of Asia
Semiarid
Tropical Wet
Tropical Wet & Dry
Marine West Coast
What climate region is illustrated with the following description?
Always hot Average temp. 80°
Mostly sunny
Short rain falls each day 80 inches/year
Located in Central & South America, Africa, & SE Asia
Tropical Wet & Dry
Tropical Wet
Mediterranean
Highlands
What climate region is illustrated with the following description?
Categorized according to the amount of rainfall
Can be hot or cool/cold
Less than 10 inches of rain per year
Low humidity & high temps during the day At night temps drop
Examples: Sahara and Arabian
Tundra
Ice Caps
Semiarid
Desert
Made up of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
Atlantic Provinces
Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Provinces
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Northern Territories
This region is cold, harsh, and mainly uninhabitable.
Atlantic Provinces
Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Provinces
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Northern Territories
Which of the following is a PUSH factor?
Violence against Muslims resulted in more than 200,000 deaths
Religious freedom for all
Many jobs available in the service industry
The government gives free plots of land to farmers
Which of the following is a POLITICAL pull factor?
Many factory workers moved to southern states such as Kentucky and Tennessee, as manufacturers opened new factories there.
More than 14 million people migrated in hopes of finding new jobs in a new country
Opponents of Castro (dictator of Cuba) fled to the United States where they received asylum from the US government
Farmers moved to California hoping to find work
What type of push factor is this?: An earthquake and tsunami damaged nuclear reactors, releasing radioactive materials
Social
Political
Environmental
Economic
What type of factor is this? Anti Mormon (religion) violence in Illinois and Missouri resulted in dozens of deaths, including that of a Mormon leader, Joseph Smith.
Economic factor
Social factor
Political
Environmental
What word describes a pyramid shaped diagram that shows the age and gender of a population?
population map
standard of living
population pyramid
People don't typically live as long.
More developed
Less developed
Predict the future population growth of this country.
Negative Growth (the population will shrink)
Slow/No Growth (the population will stay about the same)
Fast Growth (the population will explode)
Predict the future population growth of this country.
Negative Growth (the population will shrink)
Slow/No Growth (the population will stay about the same)
Fast Growth (the population will explode)
What population is displayed on the RIGHT side of this pyramid?
Women
Men
Elderly
What does life expectancy measure?
The average that a person in a given population can expect to live to.
The number of old and young dependents who don't work compared with the working age population.
The average number of children a woman in a given population will have in her lifetime.
How would you describe the population of this country?
They are experiencing rapid population growth
They are experiencing negative population growth
What age groups does the bottom of a population pyramid represent?
The elderly
The children
Males
What population growth rate does this population pyramid represent?
Slow Growth
Rapid Growth
Which of the following is an example of an economic pull factor?
the availability of high paying jobs in Silicon Valley
The closing of the Ford plant in St Paul
The choice to move to a country with freedom of religion
The need to escape war and persecution
What is the MOST common reason for internal migration in the United States?
job opportunities
famine
climate
political oppression
Brain drain is . . .
the large scale emigration of talented people
the process by which people are given preference for migration
people forced to migrate for political reasons
a cultural factor that hinders migration
What state is #1 on the map?
Illinois
Virginia
Arizona
What state is #2 on the map?
Illinois
Virginia
Arizona
What state is #3 on the map?
Illinois
Virginia
Arizona
Which Canadian province is #4 on the map?
Quebec
Manitoba
Ontario
Alberta
Which Canadian province is #5 on the map?
Quebec
Manitoba
Ontario
Alberta
When you move out of a country you are known as an
immigrant
emigrant
traitor
refugee
When you move into a country you are known as an
emigrant
immigrant
guest worker
refugee
Somone choosing to leave based on their own free will is called a(n)
voluntary migrant
forced migrant
refugee
internally displaced person
Someone being forced out of their home due to political persecution, affiliation with a specific political party, or fear of their life is best known as a
refugee
voluntary migrant
economic migrant
guest worker
Factors that encourage migration or attract people
push factors
pull factors
Factors that are negative and cause people to leave an area
push factors
pull factors
The movement of people from one place to another is:
Migration
Emigration
Immigration
Jose lives in Lousiana and wants to move to New Jersey with his famiy because Louisiana floods often. This is an example of:
A push factor
A pull factor
Jennifer wants to move to move from Mexico to the United States for a better education. This is an example of a:
Push factor
Pull factor
What word is this the definition for? :
A society that recognises and celebrates diversity and a range of cultures and ethnicities.
Culture
Plural society
Multiculturalism
Britain
Ethnicity
What word is this the definition for? :
Someone who moves within a country or across border out of choice.
migrant
immigrant
refugee
asylum seeker
What word is this the definition for? :
A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
migrant
immigrant
refugee
asylum seeker
What word is this the definition for? :
A person who has left their home country as a political refugee and is seeking asylum in another.
migrant
immigrant
refugee
asylum seeker
Which of the following statements best defines population density?
The total number of people living in an area
Where people are living and how spread out or close together they are
The average number of people living in a certain area
Which of the following statements best defines population distribution?
The total number of people living in an area
Where people are living and how spread out or close together they are
The average number of people living in a certain area
This map represents which of the following concepts?
Hint: Population is shown using small dots so we are able to understand where people live and how spread out or close together they are.
Population Distribution
Population Density
This map represents which of the following?
Hint: Population is shown by country so we are able to understand how many people (per square kilometer) live around the world.
Population Distribution
Population Density
True or False: People prefer to live in hot, wet climates like the Amazon Rainforest
True
False
True or False: People prefer to live on flat land, not in mountain ranges.
True
False
This map represents which of the following concepts?
Hint: Population is shown by state so we are able to understand how many people (per square mile) live within the United States.
Population Distribution
Population Density
This map represents which of the following?
Hint: Population is shown using small dots so we are able to understand where people live and how spread out or close together they are.
Population Distribution
Population Density
