Round 1: Cry me a river Total: ( /10)

A) AustriaB) SwitzerlandC) Czech RepublicD) Germany

Which country is home to the Magdeburg Water Bridge that crosses over the Elbe River?

1.

A) SudanB) EcuadorC) VietnamD) Bahamas

Which of the following countries does not have any rivers?2.

A) North AmericaB) AfricaC) South AmericaD) Asia

Which continent is home to the river with the largest discharge rate in the world?3.

Round 1: Cry me a river Total: (_ /10)

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2017/2018 Level 2 Classroom Name:

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A) MississippiB) Rio GrandeC) MissouriD) Columbia

Which of the following rivers is the longest in North America?4.

A) NileB) CongoC) GangesD) Amazon

Which of the following rivers is the longest in the world?5.

A) MackenzieB) YukonC) ThompsonD) Fraser

Which of the following is the largest river flowing into the Arctic Ocean from North America?

6.

A) 1B) 5C) 2D) 4

Which river's tributaries meet and drain into Lake Winnipeg?7.


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A) 10B) 4C) 8D) 9

Which river reverses its flow twice a day due to extreme tidal changes at its river mouth?

8.

A) 8B) 9C) 10D) 7

The Ottawa River forms part of the border between Ontario and Quebec. Which number represents the Ottawa River?

9.

A) 2B) 3C) 1D) 6

The Cariboo Gold Rush took place along the banks of this river starting in 1858.10.


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A) 5B) 4C) 2D) 6

According to the 2011 Statistics Canada data, of the 33 metropolitan/urban centres in Canada, how many are located on the prairies?

1.

A) SarniaB) Sault Ste. MarieC) Niagara FallsD) Windsor

Which Canadian city is connected to the USA by a tunnel that is the 2nd busiest crossing between the Canada and the USA?

2.

Round 2: Canadian Urban Spaces Total: (_ /10)

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A) YellowknifeB) Fort McMurrayC) CalgaryD) Vancouver

Which city is home to Stanley Park and the area known as Gastown - its oldest neighbourhood and the location of a famous steam clock?

3.

A) TorontoB) CalgaryC) ReginaD) Gatineau

The National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., (shown in the photograph) was designed by Canadian architect Douglas Cardinal. Which Canadian city is home to a national museum also designed by Cardinal?

4.


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A) Point PeleeB) BanffC) Waterton LakesD) Rouge

Once fully established, this park will be the largest urban park in North America. What is the name of this Canadian national park?

5.

A) YellowknifeB) WhitehorseC) IqaluitD) Dawson City

Which of the following cities has the largest population at just over 25,000 as of 2016?6.

A) EdmontonB) ReginaC) WinnipegD) Saskatoon

The Red River Floodway was created to protect which city?7.

A) DieppeB) FrederictonC) MonctonD) Saint John

Which of the following cities in New Brunswick has the largest population?8.


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A) MontrealB) KingstonC) Québec CityD) Brockville

Which of the following locations is the only "walled city" north of Mexico?9.

A) TorontoB) VancouverC) VictoriaD) St. John's

Which of the following cities is home to Canada's oldest Chinatown?10.


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A) A smaller part of an ocean, which is partially enclosed by land.B) Salt water areas that are completely surrounded by land.C) Former lakes that flooded their banks and are now brackish.D) Ocean ecosystems that are devoid of marine life.

What is the definition of a sea?1.

A) BarentsB) RedC) WeddellD) Mediterranean

Which sea is the warmest in the world with its temperature ranging from 20°C to 30°C?

2.

A) Aral SeaB) Hudson BayC) Caspian SeaD) Lake Tanganyika

Which of the following examples is the only one that is technically a sea?3.

A) DeadB) RedC) CelticD) Ionian

Which of the following seas is the saltiest in the world?4.

Round 3: High Seas Total: (_ /10)

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A) East SiberianB) MediterraneanC) ArabianD) Tasman

Which sea borders three continents?5.

A) SwedenB) FinlandC) GermanyD) France

Which of the following countries does not border the Baltic Sea?6.

A) CaribbeanB) AegeanC) ArabianD) Coral

Which sea is being shown in the satellite image?7.


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A) Arabian SeaB) Bay of BengalC) Java SeaD) Gulf of Mexico

Which sea is experiencing a hurricane in the satellite image?8.

A) BlackB) BalticC) BaikalD) Aral

Which of the following seas has Turkey, Russia and Ukraine amongst its coastline neighbours?

9.

A) PhilippineB) SalishC) ArabianD) Labrador

Which sea is being shown in the satellite image?10.


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A) BB) AC) CD) D

At which map location are you most likely to find a composite cone volcano?1.

A) SubductionB) DivergentC) CompressionD) Hot Spot

What type of plate boundary occurs at the location identified in the previous question?2.

Round 4: shaking all over Total: (_ /10)

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A) BB) CC) DD) A

At which map location is a hot spot responsible for new land formation?3.

A) DivergentB) Slip-strikeC) ConstructiveD) Subduction

Which type of plate boundary is most closely associated with deep ocean trenches?4.

A) LithosphereB) HydrosphereC) AsthenosphereD) Cryosphere

Which sphere contains the convection currents responsible for the movement of tectonic plates?

5.


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A) Thrust FaultB) Transform faultC) Normal FaultD) Reverse Fault

The San Andreas fault is an example of what kind of fault?6.

A) FocusB) EpicentreC) FaultD) Rift

What is location X in the diagram?7.


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A) Richter ScaleB) SeismographC) GPS SatelliteD) Barometer

What instrument was used to capture this recording of the 2011 earthquake in Japan?8.

A) TsunamiB) LandslideC) Ash cloudD) Liquefaction

Which of the following earthquake hazards would be of immediate concern to communities built on compacted sediment?

9.

A) DivergenceB) ConvergenceC) RiftingD) Transform

What type of plate boundary is responsible for the formation of the Alps and Himalayan mountains?

10.


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A) FranceB) GermanyC) BritainD) Italy

Which European country has hosted the Winter Olympics three times (and summer games twice)?

1.

A) RussiaB) ChinaC) South KoreaD) USA

Which country has hosted the Winter Olympics more than any other country - four times (and summer games four times)?

2.

A) BeijingB) SarajevoC) SapporoD) Nagano

The 1972 Winter Olympics were the first to be held outside of Europe or North America. Which city was the host?

3.

Round 5: Winter Olympics Total: (_ /10)

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A) Lake PlacidB) AlbertvilleC) GrenobleD) Sochi

Which is the warmest city to host the Winter Olympics?4.

A) SwedenB) NorwayC) FinlandD) Denmark

Which Scandinavian country's athletes have won more medals than any other country in the Winter Olympics? This country has also hosted the winter games twice.

5.

A) AdigeB) ArnoC) PoD) Tiber

Which river runs through the 2006 host city of Turin?6.

A) OsloB) St. MoritzC) LillehammerD) Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Which city is the most northerly latitude to host a Winter Olympics?7.


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A) SochiB) Salt Lake CityC) VancouverD) Nagano

Which city is the most southerly latitude to host a Winter Olympics?8.

A) InnsbruckB) Squaw ValleyC) ChamonixD) Sarajevo

Which Winter Olympics host city is now a part of a different country?9.

A) VancouverB) NaganoC) SochiD) PyeongChang

Which city hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics?10.


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A) 3%B) 50%C) 70%D) 95%

What percentage of the world's fresh water is located in Antarctica?1.

A) Mt. SidleyB) Mt. ErebusC) Mt. EverestD) K2

Which volcano is the second highest in Antarctica as well as the most southerly active volcano on Earth?

2.

A) less than 1%B) 1%C) 3%D) 5%

What percentage of Antarctica is permanently ice-free?3.

Round 6: Antarctica Total: (_ /10)

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A) 1.5B) 2.5C) 3.5D) 4.5

Antarctica's area is about 14 million km², which is approximately how many times larger than the mainland USA?

4.

A) 60mB) 10mC) 20mD) 40m

If all the ice in Antarctica were to melt, world sea levels would rise by approximately how many meters?

5.

A) 2ndB) 4thC) 5thD) 7th

Antarctica ranks as the ______ largest continent in terms of area.6.

A) 10%B) 75%C) 90%D) 50%

The population of birds in Antarctica is estimated to be 350 million. Approximately what percentage of those are penguins?

7.


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A) Sir James Clark RossB) Robert Falcon ScottC) Sir Ernest ShackletonD) Roald Amundsen

On Dec. 14, 1911, ______________ and his crew were the first humans to arrive at the South Pole.

8.

A) Mountain RangeB) IslandC) Research StationD) Ice Shelf

Ross is the largest ________ in Antarctica.9.

A) Humboldt CurrentB) Kamchatka CurrentC) Cromwell CurrentD) Circumpolar Current

What is the name of the world's largest wind-driven current, which circles Antarctica?10.


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A) Biosphere and thermosphereB) Hydrosphere and atmosphereC) Lithosphere and asthenosphereD) Stratosphere and atmosphere

Hurricanes develop due to interactions between which two layers of the atmosphere?1.

A) Humidity and pressureB) Pressure and temperatureC) Evaporation and transpirationD) Temperature and precipitation

What are the two main elements used to classify climates?2.

A) AB) BC) CD) D

At which of the following locations do tornadoes occur most often?3.

Round 7: Weather Total: (_ /10)

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A) AB) CC) B

Which letter on the diagram represents the Trade Winds?4.

A) WesterliesB) EasterliesC) PolarD) Subtropical

Name the prevailing winds at location B, which are mainly responsible for weather conditions in Canada.

5.


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A) OrographicB) ConvectionalC) FrontalD) Monsoon

Which type of precipitation is being shown in the diagram?6.

A) CumulusB) NimbostratusC) StratusD) Alto Cirrus

Which of the following cloud types is likely to cause steady, light precipitation?7.

A) VictoriaB) WinnipegC) WhitehorseD) Montreal

Which of the following locations typically experiences the greatest seasonal variation in temperature?

8.


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A) Cold FrontB) Warm FrontC) Relief PrecipitationD) Convectional Precipitation

On the map provided, what do the blue triangle symbols represent?9.

A) Surface TemperatureB) Wind SpeedC) ElevationD) Air Pressure

On the map provided, what do the lines represent?10.


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A) population dynamicsB) deathC) distributions of cemeteriesD) geography and political organization

Demography is the study of?1.

A) 14B) 11C) 8D) 17

What is Canada's birth rate (per 1000 people)?2.

A) death rate times birth rateB) birth rate plus immigrationC) birth rate plus death rateD) birth rate minus death rate

Natural increase is calculated and defined by the following:3.

A) 1.1B) 2.1C) 1.5D) 2.5

Replacement level fertility: What is the average number of children per woman necessary for a developed country to maintain its population?

4.

Round 8: demographics Total: (_ /10)

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A) 35%B) 23%C) 47%D) 15%

Dependency ratio: this is the percentage of people under 15 and over 64 years compared to the population that is able to work and support themselves (15-64 years of age.) What is Canada's dependency ratio?

5.

A) 4 people per square kmB) 6 people per square kmC) 8 people per square kmD) 1 person per square km

Population density is the number of people living per unit area of land. What is Canada's population density?

6.

A) 28%B) 18%C) 24%D) 15%

What percentage of Canadians live in rural areas?7.

A) 40B) 45C) 55D) 50

What is the average age of a Canadian farmer?8.


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A) 1.8 millionB) 0.8 millionC) 2.1 millionD) 1.4 million

What is the total size of the Indigenous population in Canada (including First Nations, Métis, Inuit, Status and Non-status)?

9.

A) Remain high; decrease rapidlyB) Fluctuate wildly; remain stableC) Remain high; decrease slowlyD) Decrease rapidly; remain high

Fill in the blank: During stage 2 of the demographic transition model birth rates ______________ while death rates _________________

10.


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A) 5B) 11C) 9D) 10

Which country is home to Mt. Kilimanjaro and the Serengeti, which hosts the largest wildlife migration on Earth?

1.

A) 6B) 14C) 4D) 8

Which country experienced a genocide in 1994 that resulted from a conflict between the Tutsis and Hutus?

2.

Round 9: Map of Africa Total: (_ /10)

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A) 14B) 5C) 1D) 12

Which country bordering the Red Sea has experienced civil war, an influx of refugees, and a loss of 75% of its oil reserves with the secession of its southern area? Its capital is Khartoum.

3.

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

Which country is home to the pyramids at Giza and the Nile delta?4.


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A) 7B) 14C) 2D) 4

Which country is home to the city of Nairobi?5.

A) 13B) 14C) 1D) 8

Which country's capital is Kinshasa?6.


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A) 12B) 5C) 13D) 2

Which country is the largest in area in Africa?7.

A) 14B) 1C) 9D) 6

Which country is strategically located along the Strait of Gibraltar and is the only African nation to have both Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines? Its capital is Rabat.

8.

A) ArabicB) EnglishC) SwahiliD) French

What is the most spoken language on the African continent?9.


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A) ManufacturingB) AgricultureC) ServiceD) Resource Extraction

In which sector do most (65%) Africans work?10.


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