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Geo grade 9 mr.m
Question | Answer |
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Seven Landforms | Canadian Shield, Interior Plains, Western Cordillera, Great lakes - st Lawrence lowlands, Innuation mountains, Hudson Bay/Arctic lowland, Appalachian Mountains |
1 fact about Canadian Shield | thin soil, lots of rivers and mainly igneous rock |
1 fact about Interior Plains | Flat, Dry |
1 fact about Western Coordelira | Very large mountains |
1 fact about Great lakes - st Lawerence | low lands deep soil |
1 fact about Innuation Mountains | bare and cold, no trees |
1 fact about Hudson Bay/Arctic Lowlands | very poor drainage cold/dry |
1 fact about Appalachian mountains | small rolling hills |
What does LOWERN Stand for? | Latitude, Ocean Currents, Wind Patterns, Elevation, Relief, Nearness to water |
Precipitation and temperature fact about latitude | If you have an latitude closer to the equator it will be warmer and have more precipatation |
Precipitation and temperature fact about ocean currents | colder/warmer temperatures more precipitation due to humidity |
Precipitation and temperature fact about Wind Patterns | Warmer/colder can create rain shadows |
Precipitation and temperature fact about Elevation | the higher elevation the colder and the more snow |
Precipitation and temperature fact about Releif | more precipitation on leeward side and will have cool tempratuers |
Precipitation and temperature fact about Nearness to Water | makes surounding area warmer in winter and colder in summer humid |
What are the four eras? | PreCambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic |
Name one fact about the PreCambrian era | shields were formed |
Name one fact about the Paleozoic era | Appalachian mountains were formes |
Name one fact about the Mesozoic era | dinosaurs roam the earth |
Name one fact about the Cenozoic era | humans roam the earth |
What are the different kinds of immigrants? | Family,Independent/Economic, Refugee |
Population Density? | The amount of people per square kilometer |
3 different types of precipatation | frontal/cyclonic, convectional, releif |
how many eco zones are there? | 15 |
what are the four things that separate the ecozones? | soil, vegetation, landform, climate |