CGC 1DW - Unit Review

Interactions in the Physical Environment

In order to prepare you for the next unit test, be familiar with the following terms
and concepts learned in class.

Test #1
1. Earth’s Internal Structure (lab activity)
2. Plate Tectonics (Google Slides Lesson)
3. Tectonic Plates Map (know the major plates on this map)
4. Geologic Time Scale (Eras, timelines, events that occurred)
5. Rock Cycle (Google Slides and Diagram)
6. Earthquakes and Volcanoes (Readings and Questions)
a) Significant Earthquakes in Canada
b) Where are Canada’s Volcanoes?
7. Landform Regions (map) - Know the general location of each landform
8. Landform Regions Chart Activity - ​Know 2 landform regions in detail
including, location, formation, rock type and age, and live/work/play
(human activities). ​ ​Plus the “green” key questions.

Key Terms:

Crust, mantle, Inner Core, Outer Core, Alfred Wegener, Continental Drift, Plate
Tectonics, Convection, Subduction, Divergence, Convergence, Transform Fault,
Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Magma, Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic, Granite,
Limestone, Marble, Shale, Sandstone, Slate, Diamond, Rocks, Deposition,
Weathering, Erosion, Geologic Time, Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic,
Cenozoic, Mt. Baker, Mt. Garibaldi, Mt. St. Helen’s, Ash, Pacific Ring of Fire,
VAAC’s, IVENP, Earthquake Magnitude, Earthquake Frequency, Landform
Region, Western Cordillera, Interior Plains, Canadian Shield, Hudson Bay/Arctic
Lowlands, Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Lowlands, Appalachian Highlands,
Innuitian Mountains, Impervious, Bedrock, Drainage, Topography, Shield, Rift
Valley
Test #2 (do not study this for the 1st test)

11. Glaciation (pwr. pt. and video)

12. Climate (pwr. pt) - LOWERN
13. Climate Graphs (text work and practice lesson)
14. Types of Precipitation (pwr. pt.)
15. Greenhouse Effect (handout)
16. Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming (textbook work)
17. Weather Gone Wild (video)