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Test Review – Unit 3: Climate, Soil and Vegetation

Climate

 What is weather?
 What is climate?
 What is a climate graph?
 Why does Canada’s climate vary?
 What affects Climate? (6 factors)
 Types of Climate: Continental, Maritime
 What are the three types of precipitation? (Relief precipitation, Convectional
precipitation, Cyclonic precipitation). **Draw a picture and provide a definition for
each.**
 What is a cold front?
 What is a warm front?

Note: please practice doing a climate graph and answering the questions on how to interpret
the graph (review your note on how to interpret climate graphs).

Soil
 What are the four main parts of soil?
 What is leaching?
 What is calcification?
 What is humus?
 Can you name some effects of glaciation on Canada’s soil?

Vegetation
 Define vegetation and natural vegetation
 Coniferous and Deciduous trees (chart) – Try to re-write the information on this chart
without looking at it.
 What are the three types of vegetation in Canada?
 What are the 7 Natural Vegetation Regions of Canada? (review the map in lesson #3)

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