Exam+Review

Exam Review


Unit 1 and 2
Canada Types of Maps Time Zones Latitude and Longitude
 * What are all of the provinces and territories?
 * List the types of maps
 * examples of the use for each
 * Scale. What is it and why do we use it?
 * why are there 24 time zones?
 * how does the international date line work?
 * why do some time zone lines zig zag?
 * Why do we use Longitude and Latitude?
 * What are the 2 major NAMED lines of Longitude?
 * What are the 5 major NAMED lines of Latitude?
 * Explain how you would find your location in the world using Latitude and Longitude

Unit 3
Plate Tectonics Geologic Eras Canada's Physical Geography Canada's Vegetation Regions Canada's Climate Regions Canada's Ecozones Climate and Weather
 * How does the theory of plate tectonics work?
 * How is the theory of plate tectonics different than the theory of continental drift?
 * What is a fault line?
 * How do earthquakes happen? Where do they tend to happen the most?
 * How do mountains form?
 * Explain 3 pieces of evidence for Wegener's theory of continental drift
 * How do volcano's form? What are they?
 * How old is the earth?
 * What are the four geologic eras?
 * Name one major geological event for each era
 * Name one major biological event for each era
 * Describe what a fossil fuel is and how ancient shallow seas contributed to western Canada having a great deal of it
 * What physical region do we live in (meaning Brantford)?
 * Name 5 physical regions of Canada
 * Describe the Canadian Shield's history (meaning how it was created and why it looks the way it does now)
 * Be able to explain erosion and it's role in Canada's landscape
 * Explain what topography means
 * Explain what sedimentary and igneous rocks are
 * Name 5 of Canada's Vegetation Regions
 * Be able to describe at least 5 of those regions
 * What is soil made of?
 * Name 5 of Canada's Climate Regions
 * Give a general description of those regions and be able to apply LOWERN to describe the climate there
 * Name all of Canada's Ecozones and be able to describe what physical region and climate region each are located in
 * Be able to describe which ecozone the national park you did your project on is located in
 * Name all of the factors of LOWERN and describe them thoroughly
 * Be able to apply some of these factors to a few location in Canada (always start with Vancouver, it's easy!)
 * Describe the difference between weather and climate
 * What is a glacier and how does it form?

Unit 4
Sustainable Agriculture Urban and Rural
 * Describe the benefits and drawbacks of pesticides
 * Describe 2 factors that effect farming today
 * Describe the negative impact of urbanization on farming
 * Describe what a feedlot is and it's potential negative effects
 * Describe the sizes of hamlets, villages, towns and cities
 * Be able to list some characteristics of each
 * Describe Canada's largest Megalopolis