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CGC1D Semester Review

Total questions: 153

Worksheet time: 2hrs 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The landform region is the oldest in Canada with erroded 'mountains' and igneous rock

a)

Apallachians

b)

Western Cordillera

c)

Innuitian Mountains

d)

Canadian Shield

2.

Most people live in this region:

a)

Western Cordillera

b)

Great Lakes - St. Lawrence

c)

Canadian Shield

d)

Interior Plains

3.

Glaciers can both deposit and errode

a)

true

b)

false

4.
What do you call large areas of flat land covered by grasses and wildflowers but few trees.
a)
Prairie
b)
Plains
c)
Peninsula
5.
What do you call land that is frozen?
a)
prairies
b)
fjords
c)
tundra
6.
Which of the following are geographical features?
a)
farms, factories, mines
b)
coal, iron, nickel, aluminum
c)
rivers, mountains, lakes, oceans
d)
apples, peaches, apricots, cherries
7.

Which country shares a border with Canada?

a)

Mexico

b)

Russia

c)

United States

d)

Greenland

8.

What is the definition for SETTLER?

a)

The way someone views/understands something also called point-of-view.

b)

A place in society determined by the amount of wealth a person has i.e. lower class, middle class, upper class.

c)

People who move to a new area and help establish/develop this area.

9.

What is the correct definition for IMMIGRANT

a)

People moving from one location to another. This is not always voluntary.

b)

People who have recently arrived in a new place.

c)

A place in society determined by the amount of wealth a person has i.e. lower class, middle class, upper class.

10.
Which two countries had the most impact on Canada's culture?
a)
Germany and Spain
b)
France and England
c)
United States and France
d)
Portugal and England
11.
Another word for a native person is __________.
a)
Endangered
b)
Indigenous 
c)
Naturalized
d)
None of These
12.

Those first settlers came to Canada for fish and _________ fur.

a)

Beaver

b)

Skunk

c)

Bear

d)

Rabbit

13.

The understanding that different people have different beliefs and customs is__.

a)

language

b)

culture

c)

belief

d)

custom

14.

For the past five years a blight in agriculture has caused crops to fail and many people are dying of famine. This would be a

a)

push factor

b)

pull factor

15.

Canada offers freedom of speech and expression (rights your government has taken away). This would be a

a)

push factors

b)

pull factors

16.

Amazon is building a new headquarters in Waterloo, and needs to hire 50,000 workers.

This would be a

a)

push factors

b)

pull factors

17.

This image represents a push factor or pull factor?

a)

push factor

b)

pull factor

18.
Mountains are created when....
a)
Two continental plates collide
b)
Two oceanic plates pull apart
c)
An Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental Plate
d)
Two continental plates pull apart
19.
What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
a)
Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
20.
What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?
a)
Tectonic plates
b)
Puzzles
c)
Earthquakes
21.
The cracks in Earth's crust are called ___________.
a)
tectonic plates
b)
faults
c)
magma
d)
lava
22.
Where do the majority of Canadians live?
a)
near the western border with Alaska
b)
near the northern border along the Arctic Ocean
c)
near the southern border with the U.S.
d)
near the eastern border along the Atlantic Ocean
23.
What do you call large areas of flat land covered by grasses and wildflowers but few trees.
a)
Prairie
b)
Plains
c)
Peninsula
24.
This area is a wilderness of rocks, lakes and swamps.
a)
Canadian Shield
b)
St. Lawrence Lowlands
c)
Interior Plains
25.

Western Cordillera is known as one of Canada's:

a)

lowlands

b)

highlands

c)

wetlands

d)

plains

26.

Which of the following are classified as LANDFORM regions of Canada?

a)

Tundra, Coniferous Forest, Prairie, Deciduous Forest

b)

Moist Arctic, Dry Continental, Marine West Coast, Maritime Coast

c)

Fishing, Agriculture, Forestry, Mining

d)

Canadian Shield, Interior Plains, Hudson Bay- St. Lawrence Lowlands, Western Cordillera

27.

The region along the East Coast of Canada with low, rounded, forest   top mountains is known as:

a)

Innuitian Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Western Cordillera

d)

Rocky Mountains

28.

Factors that affect climate include:

a)

Elevation

b)

Latitude

c)

Winds

d)

Ocean Currents

e)

All of the above

29.

The correct order of cities from West to East is:

a)

Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, Victoria

b)

Halifax, Quebec City, Toronto, Winnipeg

c)

Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto

d)

Winnipeg, Toronto, Iqaluit, Vancouver

e)

St. John’s, Halifax, St. Catharines, Toronto

30.

Which statement below is TRUE of renewable resources:

a)

Can never be depleted

b)

Require careful management

c)

Include such items as coal and oil

d)

Are well protected by environmental laws

e)

None of the above

31.

Which statement below is TRUE of non-renewable resources:

a)

They do not come from nature

b)

They take a very long time to form

c)

They can never run out

d)

They can only be mined from the ground

32.

Which of the following sources of energy is NOT considered a “fossil fuel”:

a)

Oil

b)

Natural Gas

c)

Coal

d)

Uranium

33.

Demography is defined as:

a)

The study of populations

b)

The study of landmasses

c)

The study of ecosystems

d)

The study of resources

34.

Select which criteria is NOT a “push factor”:

a)

Religious persecution

b)

Unemployment

c)

Freedom of speech

d)

Crowded conditions

e)

Lack of affordable land

35.

What is the best example of an urban environment:

a)

Toronto

b)

Fort Erie

c)

Wainflee

d)

Lake Erie

36.

Urban Sprawl refers to:

a)

The increase of farmland around urban areas

b)

The unsustainable growth of low-level residential communities around urban areas

c)

The increase of mixed-used development

d)

The decay of inner cities due to neglect and poor funding

37.

What is this object known as?

a)

Directioner

b)

Compass Rose

c)

Distancing Wheel

d)

Map Key

38.

Latitude lines MEASURE the distance  __________ and ________ of the equator.

a)

North and South

b)

East and West

39.


What tool would you use to measure the distance between two places on a map?

a)

Scale

b)

Key

c)

Legend

d)

Compass

40.

How many provinces does Canada have?

a)

10

b)

13

c)

12

d)

8

41.

Which of the following is NOT a provincial capital city?

a)

Toronto

b)

Vancouver

c)

Winnipeg

d)

St.John's

42.

Latitude and longitude are measured in:

a)

Meters

b)

Degrees

c)

Miles

d)

Moose

43.

Calgary is __________ of Ottawa.

a)

South

b)

West

c)

East

44.

What hemisphere do we live in?

a)

Southern

b)

Eastern

c)

Northern

d)

Canadian

45.

What is the location of the treasure?

a)

C4

b)

N6

c)

Q7

d)

L7

46.

A (a)   tells you what the symbols on a map mean.

47.

When reading a 4 or 6 digit grid, you need to give the ___________ number first.

a)

Northing

b)

Easting

c)

Westing

d)

Southing

48.

What direction is opposite West?

(a)  

49.

What direction is opposite SE?

(a)  

50.

Who created the theory of Continental Drift?

a)

David Suzuki

b)

Alfred Wegener

c)

Cindy Lauper

d)

Albert Einstein

51.

When two plates are moving TOWARDS each other, this results in a (a)   boundary

52.

When two plates are moving AWAY from each other, this results in a (a)   boundary

53.

When two plates are sliding BESIDE each other, this results in a (a)   boundary

54.

An example of a divergent plate boundary is...

a)

The Himalayan Mountain Range

b)

The San Andreas Fault

c)

The San Andreas Fault

55.

An example of a convergent plate boundary is...

a)

The Himalaya Mountain Range

b)

The San Andreas Fault

c)

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge

56.

An example of a transform plate boundary is...

a)

The Himalaya Mountain Range

b)

The San Andreas Fault

c)

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge

57.

The supercontinent was known as (a)   .

58.

Convection currents happen within which layer of the Earth?

a)

inner core

b)

outer core

c)

mantle

d)

crust

59.

The earths crust is cold

a)

true

b)

false

60.

The inner core of the Earth is solid iron and nickel.

a)

true

b)

false

61.

The Earth is made of plates. Which of the following is NOT a plate.

a)

American Plate

b)

North American Plate

c)

Juan de Fuca Plate

d)

Arabian Plate

62.

Which of the following plate interactions is most likely to form a mountain range?

a)

a transform boundary between ocean plates

b)

a convergent boundary between continental plates

c)

a divergent boundary between continental plates

d)

a transform boundary between continental plates

63.

What evidence did Alfred Wegener use to support his theory of continental drift?

a)

Charts of seismic (earthquake) activity

b)

Fossil discoveries

c)

Hurricane paths

d)

Ancient maps of the world

64.

Which of the following is true about tectonic plates?

a)

They are constantly moving

b)

Earthquakes cause them to move

c)

They don't move for centuries at a time

d)

There are fewer and fewer of them

65.

Which of the following best describes the location of the mantle?

a)

Above the crust

b)

Between the crust and the lithosphere

c)

Between the core and the crust

d)

Beneath the core

66.

What is the underlying force that drives plate movement?

a)

Ocean tides

b)

Volcanic eruptions

c)

The rock cycle

d)

Convection currents

67.

Which of the following is true of the Earth's landmasses?

a)

They are part of the upper crust

b)

They are made of one single tectonic plate

c)

They were formed by earthquakes

d)

They are part of the mantle

68.

Convection currents are powered by:

a)

Pressure (force)

b)

Motion (movement)

c)

Heat

d)

Density (how solid something is)

69.

The three types of rocks are:

a)
granite, basalt, and pumice
b)
marble, slate, and quartzite
c)
igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
d)
sandstone, shale, and limestone
70.

What are convection currents?

a)

Circular motion of fluids caused by differences in pressure and viscosity in the core.

b)

The circular movement of the mantle as it transfers heat from the core to the crust.

c)
Linear motion of fluids caused by differences in temperature and density.
d)
Circular motion of solids caused by differences in temperature and density.
71.

What are the four layers of the Earth?

a)
lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, endosphere
b)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
c)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
d)
crust, outer mantle, inner mantle, core
72.

What did the hypothesis of continental drift suggest?

a)
The continents were once underwater and have since risen to the surface.
b)

The continents were once separate and have since come together.

c)
The continents were once stationary and have since started moving.
d)

The continents were once joined together and have since drifted apart.

73.

What is the "Ring of Fire"?

a)
A fictional location in a fantasy novel.
b)
A popular song by Johnny Cash.
c)
A type of jewelry worn by celebrities.
d)
A major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.
74.

What is NOT a process that changes and transforms rocks?

a)

weathering and erosion

b)

demolition

c)

melting

d)

heat and pressure

75.

A climate graph shows:

a)
The average temperature and precipitation for a specific location over a period of time.
b)
The average temperature and wind speed for a specific location over a period of time.
c)
The average temperature and humidity for a specific location over a period of time.
d)
The average temperature and cloud cover for a specific location over a period of time.
76.

"Pangaea" refers to a

a)
Island
b)
Ocean
c)
Supercontinent
d)
Continent
77.

What are the components of soil?

a)
rocks, plants, insects, and bacteria
b)
sand, clay, silt, and gravel
c)
sunlight, temperature, wind, and precipitation
d)

minerals, organic matter, moisture, and air

78.

What is NOT a factor that affects climate?

a)

ocean currents

b)

meteors

c)

relief

d)

elevation

79.

What is the largest landform region in Canada?

a)
Canadian Shield
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Great Lakes
d)
Appalachian Mountains
80.

What is NOT a piece of evidence that supports continental drift/plate tectonics?

a)

Continents fit together like puzzle pieces

b)

Fossil evidence

c)

Mountain chains/ landforms

d)

Craters

81.

Which is NOT an example of a non-renewable resource?

a)

Coal

b)

Oil

c)

Lumber

d)

Soil

82.

The majority of Canadians work in which sector(s)?

a)

Primary/Tertiary

b)

Secondary

c)

Primary

d)

Tertiary/Quaternary

83.

Which of the following is NOT an important Canadian export?

a)

Oil

b)

Vehicles

c)

Plastic

d)

Medications

84.

Economy is...

a)

The organization of goods and services that are bought and sold

b)

When raw materials are taken from the earth

c)

Putting a raw material in a factory to be made into something we can use

d)

The consumption of goods or services

85.

Which is an example of a primary industry?

a)

A McDonald's worker

b)

A fisherman

c)

A Nike shoe factory worker

d)

A banker

86.

Which is an example of a secondary industry?

a)

A McDonald's worker

b)

A fisherman

c)

A Nike shoe factory worker

d)

A banker

87.

Which is an example of a tertiary industry?

a)

A McDonald's worker

b)

A fisherman

c)

A Nike shoe factory worker

d)

A banker

88.

Which of the following is a raw material?

a)

Oil

b)

Trees

c)

Wood

d)

Plastic

89.

Which of the following would you find in the secondary industry?

a)

Oil

b)

Trees

c)

Wood

d)

Plastic

90.

Which is NOT an example of the tertiary industry?

a)

a grocery store cashier

b)

a teacher

c)

a police officer

d)

a miner

91.

Why do companies place their factories near their natural resources?

a)

So the workers do not have far to walk

b)

So that the company can turn their raw materials into something we can use.

c)

So the people they are selling to will travel far to buy the product

d)

So the company can save on transportation costs

92.

What Canadian primary industry does jewelry come from?

a)

Fishing

b)

Mining

c)

Forestry

d)

Farming

93.

What Canadian primary industry does wooden furniture come from?

a)

Fishing

b)

Mining

c)

Forestry

d)

Farming

94.

What Canadian primary industry do produce/groceries come from?

a)

Fishing

b)

Mining

c)

Forestry

d)

Farming

95.

Once used this resource is not replenished by environment or sustainable management

a)

Flow resource

b)

Renewable resource

c)

Non renewable resource

96.

Resources which can be replaced by sustainable management

a)

Renewable resource

b)

Flow resource

c)

Non renewable resource

97.

Which of the following is not a primary industry

a)

Fishing

b)

Manufacturing

c)

Forestry

d)

Mining

98.

Industries which use resources to manufacture goods are called

a)

Primary industries

b)

Secondary industries

c)

Tertiary industries

d)

Quaternary industries

99.

Sales of goods and services are

a)

Primary industries

b)

Secondary industries

c)

Tertiary industries

d)

Quaternary industries

100.

A long net is used to circle a school of fish and enclose them from the bottom is

a)

Otter trawling

b)

Purse seine fishing

c)

Long line fishing

d)

Long netting

101.

Which method has the least impact on the environment, wildlife?

a)

Otter trawling

b)

Purse seine fishing

c)

Long line fishing

d)

Long netting

102.

Logging companies prefer to clear cut because

a)

Fast and expensive

b)

Fast and cheaper

c)

Slow and cheap

d)

Workers get paid more

103.

which is true of selective logging?

a)

Leaves trees to naturally reseed the land

b)

Less soil erosion compared to other methods

c)

may require specialized equipment to remove trees

d)

All of these are correct

104.

Grand Banks have ideal fishing grounds because

a)

Shallow water

b)

Mixing of Labrador current and Gulf Stream

c)

Variety of fish

d)

All of these are correct

105.

Coal, and oil are examples of

a)

Flow resources

b)

non renewable resources

c)

Renewable resources

d)

Alternate energy sources

106.

Forests are important for the environment because they

a)

Provide support for the soils

b)

Clean the air

c)

Provide wildlife habitat

d)

All of these are important

107.

Why is clear cutting harmful to the environment?

a)

Provide natural biocontrols

b)

Increased soil erosion

c)

Increases the seed bearing trees

d)

Increases the type of insects

108.

East coast fishery was primarily based on .....before its collapse

a)

Cod

b)

Lobster

c)

Salmin

d)

Trout

109.

Farming of fish in enclosed areas is

a)

aquaculture

b)

Smelting

c)

agriculture

d)

secondary

110.
The area inside the city is called ______.
a)
urban
b)
suburban
c)
rural
111.
Urban areas consist of ___% of the population.
a)
80
b)
3
c)
20
112.
Cities become known as _____________ because they heat up and cool down faster than their surrounding areas.
a)
hot spots
b)
heated lands
c)
heat islands
d)
hot islands
113.
Based on the graph, which area is the coolest temperature?
a)
downtown
b)
rural
c)
suburban residential
d)
park
114.

What is our definition of URBANIZATION?

a)

a shift in population from urban to rural

b)

a shift in population from rural to urban

c)

a shift from rural to urban

d)

a big town

115.

Vancouver would be an example of...?

a)

High population density

b)

Low population density

c)

A rural area

d)

Where Mrs. Briker's husband was born

116.

The number of people per square kilometer defines what?

a)

Population per square kilometer

b)

High population density

c)

Population density

d)

Low population density

117.

What two words or phrases belong together?

a)

Urbanization and High Population Density

b)

Rural Areas and High Population Density

c)

Urban areas and Low Population Density

d)

Urbanization and Low Population Density

118.

What are consequences of urbanization?

a)

Unaffordable Housing

b)

Overcrowding

c)

Pollution

d)

Traffic

e)

Food Supply Problems

119.
Wal-Mart is opening in the small town of Vado, New Mexico. This is creating over 400 jobs in the area. Population is quickly increasing. This is an example of...
a)
Urbanization
b)
Inflation
c)
Urban Center
d)
Influence
120.

Urban areas function as centers of

a)

employment

b)

education

c)

healthcare

d)

all of these

121.

Study of population patterns and change

a)

census

b)

demographics

c)

migration

d)

death rate

122.

Number of births each year per 1,000 people

a)

birth rate

b)

population growth

c)

population density

d)

migration

123.

the pattern or spread of people in a given area

a)

census

b)

death rate

c)

population distribution

d)

demographics

124.

the number of people in a defined area such as a square kilometre

a)

population density

b)

birth rate

c)

death rate

d)

population

125.

Why do people live longer today than 200 years ago?

a)

better health care

b)

better restaurants

c)

better hairstyles

d)

better clothing

126.

In order for population to grow

a)

death rate must be higher than birth rate

b)

heart rate must be lower than death rate

c)

birth rate must equal death rate

d)

birth rate must be higher than death rate

127.

Why would an area be sparsely populated?

a)

lack of natural resources

b)

land is covered with ice

c)

land cannot be developed

d)

all of the above

128.
Deserts are usually....
a)
densely populated.
b)
sparsely populated.
c)
evenly populated.
d)
None of the above
129.
All of the following are demographic figures used in determining the total population of a country EXCEPT...
a)
immigration.
b)
birth rate.
c)
death rate.
d)
marriage rate.
130.
One reason for a rapid population growth is...
a)
an increase in pull factors.
b)
declining death rates. 
c)
a sparse population density. 
d)
internal migration.
131.
17) Which country is the less developed of the two?
a)
A) Kenya
b)
B) Japan
c)
C) Both are of equal development
d)
D) None of the above
132.

True or False: On a population pyramid, the oldest people are at the bottom.

(a)  

133.

What information can be found along the horizontal axis (bottom) of a population pyramid?

a)

Title

b)

Population

c)

Age Group

d)

Gender

134.

What information can be found along the vertical axis (middle or sides) of a population pyramid?

a)

Title

b)

Population

c)

Age Group

d)

Gender

135.

A population pyramid that shows rapid growth will have what type of shape?

a)

a narrower middle and wide bottom

b)

almost equal at middle and bottom

c)

narrower at bottom than middle

136.

A population pyramid that shows slow or stable growth will have what type of shape?

a)

a narrower middle and wide bottom

b)

almost equal at middle and bottom

c)

narrower at bottom than middle

137.

A population pyramid that shows negative or declining growth will have what type of shape?

a)

a narrower middle and wide bottom

b)

almost equal at middle and bottom

c)

narrower at bottom than middle

138.

3. The population pyramid of Japan shows two bulges. What age groups make up those bulges?

a)

35-39 and 60-64

b)

25-29 and Over 80

c)

50-54 and 0-4

d)

30-34 and Over 80

139.

How would you describe the population of this country?

a)

They are experiencing stable population growth

b)

They are experiencing negative population growth

c)

They are experiencing rapid population growth

140.

Describe the healthcare of this country.

a)

Good healthcare available to most

b)

Good healthcare available to some

c)

Poor healthcare for all

d)

Poor healthcare for most

141.

Describe the literacy rate of this country.

a)

Most people can read and write.

b)

Some people can read and write.

c)

Most people can not read and write.

142.

Where do the majority of Canadians (up to 90%) live?

a)

Close to the Canada-U.S. border

b)

Western Canada

c)

Northern Canada

d)

Eastern Canada

143.

Which two cities are the largest in Canada?

a)

Calgary and Vancouver

b)

Kitchener and Winnipeg

c)

Ottawa and Hamilton

d)

Toronto and Montreal

144.

What is Canada's average population density?

a)

14 people/km2

b)

7 people/km2

c)

3.7 people/km2

d)

50 people/km2

145.

Is Canada's population steadily increasing?

a)

No

b)

Yes

146.

True or False: the percentage of adults (ages 65+) outnumbers the percentage of children under 15 years old.

a)

True

b)

False

147.

Population pyramids measure:

a)

Age and Gender

b)

Gender and Race

c)

Age and Race

d)

Land size

148.

What age groups does the bottom of a population pyramid represent?

a)

The elderly

b)

The working adults

c)

The children

d)

Males

149.

What does the whole right side of the population pyramid represent?

a)

Males

b)

Females

c)

Unemployed

d)

Young people

150.

What age group does the top of the population pyramid represent?

a)

The working people

b)

The rich people

c)

The elderly

d)

The young people

151.

What growth rate does this population pyramid represent?

a)

Rapid Growth

b)

Slow Growth

c)

Negative Growth

d)

Zero Growth

152.

What word describes a country with a well developed economy?

a)

more developed nation

b)

less developed nation

c)

independent population

d)

dependent population

153.

Is this country Developed or Developing?

a)

Developed

b)

Developing

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