CGC1D Geography of Canada

When and Where?

Period 3 CGC1D Exam:You must arrive before the exam

to return your textbook. Report to the cafeteria to return your text.

Friday June 22nd

9:30 am – 11:45 amRoom 221

Exam Format: 3 Parts

Part 1: Regional Geography Map Map of the provinces, territories, major

bodies of water, major cities. Part 2 : Short Answer (Covers all units)

Answer 5 of 7 short answer questions 5 answers, each worth 5 marks = 25 marks

Part 3 : Multiple Choice (Covers all units), 50 questions, .5 mark each = 25 marks

Study Guide Contents

This presentation features sample review questions. Use your homework notes and textbook to look up answers if you are having trouble.

Study prescription: 1.5 hrs each day, June 18th-June 21st, covering all the units from the course. DO NOT wait until the night before or morning of the exam to study!

CGC1D – Geography of Canada

What do you NEED to include when mapping? _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________

What is the degrees that West sits on a compass? 0 90 180 270

On a compass rose, what type of direction is SW? Ordinal Original Cardinal Principal

Which direction is the EXACT opposite of WSW on a compass rose? ENE WNW SSE ESE

The most eastern point in Canada is…? Cape Columbia, NU Halifax, NS Cape Spear, NL St. John’s, NL

Which of the following is NOT a line of latitude? Arctic Circle Tropic of Capricorn Equator International Date Line

Which of the following is an example of a representative fraction scale? 1m=100cm 1:2100 1cm to 50 000 km 1-100

Which of the following is NOT a capital city? Ottawa Yellowknife Calgary Halifax

Which of the following lakes is NOT located in Ontario? Bearkskin Lake Big Trout Lake Sachigo Lake Great Bear Lake

Which of the following is the capital city of New Brunswick? St. John Fredericton Halifax St. John’s

A map with a scale of 1:2 500 000 would be considered a…? Thematic map Large scale map Small scale map General purpose map

Which hemispheres is Canada located in? North and West South and North South and West East and West

Longitude is measured in degrees…? North and South of the Equator South and East of the Prime Meridian North and West of the Equator East and West of the Prime Meridian

What is the difference between large-scale and small-scale maps?

What is the difference between latitude and longitude?

Why is studying geography so important?

Correctly identify the provinces, territories and great lakes…

What are the major factors that affect climate? ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

Areas close to oceans and large bodies of water have a ____ climate.

Continental Conditional Convectional Maritime

What parts make up soil?

___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

What type of precipitation forms over a mountain? Frontal Wind Relief Convectional

Where is Canada would you EXPECT to find a gold mine (think landform regions)….?

Western Cordillera Hudson Bay Lowlands Canadian Shield Appalachians

What are the most commonly found elements on earth? ___________ ___________ ___________

Know the landforms…

Location of the different landform regions

Canada’s Landform Regions

Ecozone regions and GDP

What is their connection?

WEATHER VS CLIMATE

If you are between 0-15 or 65 and over, you are considered....?

A) Part of the dependency load B) Not part of the dependency

load C) Important to population

compounding D) Not important to population

compounding

In the 1950’s (baby boom), Canadian families had a lot of children. How many per family?

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4

If Uganda has approximately

300 000 000 people and approximately 4 000 000 babies are born every year, what is the approximate birth rate in Uganda? A) 11 For every 1000 people B) 12 For every 1000 people C) 13 For every 1000 people D) 14 For every 1000 people

Canada’s population is... A) Stable B) Increasing C) Decreasing D) Rapidly increasing

What are the 4 types of population pyramids? __________________

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A refugee is someone who fears persecution in their own country because of.... A) Race B) Religion C) Political views D) All of the above

Townhouses are considered all but the following... A) High density B) Affordable C) Medium density D) Rapidly building

Which of the following is an example of recreational land use?

A) strip mall B) City park C) Apartment building D) church

Which of the following is an example of commercial land use? A) strip mall B) City park C) Apartment building D) church

Which of the following is an example of institutional land use?

A) strip mall B) City park C) Apartment building D) church

Which of the following is an example of residential land use?

A) strip mall B) City park C) Apartment building D) church

What type of residential land use is most common in Kanata?

A) High density B) Medium density C) Low density D) Extremely high

density

A band is a...

A) Group of Aboriginals who share culture and heritage

B) an area of land set aside for the use of Aboriginals

C) an official agreement made by the Federal Government and First Nations

D) claim made against government by First Nations

Which of the following IS NOT a pull factor A) Good health care B) High employment C) War D) Lower taxes

Residential land use makes up... A) 40% of Canada B) 60% of Canada C) 20% of Canada D) 50% of Canada

What are the 6 major land uses in urban centres? ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________

We talked about Canada being called a “Mosaic” whereas the United States is often considered a “Metling Pot”. Explain this statement.

What about “rural” areas make them more attractive to love living in urban centres?

What would happen if the government let ANYONE into Canada?(I.e. if there weren’t strict immigration rules)

What would happen if the government didn’t let ANY new immigrants into Canada?(I.e. if there was a no immigration rule)

There are many ways that land can be divided. What are the main differences between the Long Lot System of Southern Quebec, the Concession System of Ontario and the Section System of the Southern Prairies? Could you draw a diagram of each???

Aboriginals in Canada face many struggles, like the lack of self-government and a poor economic base, etc. Explain how these struggles negatively affect Canada’s Aboriginal population.

Which of the following is a raw material? A) hockey stick B) diamond ring C) house D) gold

Which of the following is an example of a primary industry? A) transportation B) utilities C) construction D) tree cutting

Know the definitions for... Peacekeeping Peacemaking Foreign Aid ODA (Official Development

Assistance) NGOs (Non-Governmental

Organization) Globalization MNCs (Multinational Corporations)

How can we communicate in Canada? ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

What does the Human Development Index use to measure countries? ____________________

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Know how to complete a industries table... Like the one on your note “Types of

Industries”

Who is CIDA? What is CIDA’s Who is CIDA? What is CIDA’s role?role?

What is a basic industry?What is a basic industry?What is a non-basic industry?What is a non-basic industry?

Examples?

What is the difference between… Primary Industry Secondary Industry Tertiary Industry Quaternary Industry

Could you give an example for each?

What is the difference between an developed and developing country?

Could you give two examples of each?

What challenges face the What challenges face the FORESTRY INDUSTRY FORESTRY INDUSTRY in Canada?in Canada?

What challenges face the What challenges face the FISHING INDUSTRY FISHING INDUSTRY in Canada?in Canada?

What challenges face the What challenges face the MINING INDUSTRY MINING INDUSTRY in Canada?in Canada?

What challenges face the What challenges face the FARMING INDUSTRY FARMING INDUSTRY in Canada?in Canada?

What challenges face the What challenges face the ENERGY INDUSTRY ENERGY INDUSTRY in Canada?in Canada?

What challenges face the What challenges face the WATER INDUSTRY WATER INDUSTRY in Canada?in Canada?

UNIT 5: Global and FutureConnections

Canada and the World Community

• Explain the criteria used to determine HDI scores• Identify limitations to the way we group countries (442)

Canada’s International Relationships

• Canada in the World’s economy (globalization, Multi. Nats, GDP ranks, competitive edge, outsourcing) (451)

Foreign Trade

• What is the advantage of having a wide selection of exports?• Define: Protectionism, Free Trade, Fair Trade GATT, WTO and NAFTA (461)

Measuring Environmental Sustainability/ Ecological Footprint

• What is Ecological Footprint (520)• Why is our EF so big? (521)