Social Studies 9

Physiographic Features and Natural Resources of Canada Test Outline continued

Some Sample Questions
1) Which Basic Theme of Geography would this map best represent?
a) Location
b) Nature of Place
c) Human-Environment Interaction
d) Regions
e) Movement

2) Which weather instrument is used to measure relative humidity incorporating a wet bulb and
dry thermometer?
3) If the air pressure is 102.2 kPa outside, what is likely happening?
a) Snowing
b) Mostly Clear
c) Mostly Cloudy
d) A hurricane
4) In what layer of the atmosphere is the ozone layer which helps to filter incoming UV
radiation?
5) Give the name of the Hurricane and Year that resulted in $100 million in damage for the Toronto
region with winds up to 110 km/h and 85 mm of rain.
6) Wind is air moving from a place of higher air pressure to lower air pressure. True or False
7) With a Land Breeze, why does localized low air pressure develop over the ocean with higher air
pressure over the land?

8) What is the name of the Prevailing Surface Wind that Vancouver typically experiences.

9) Briefly describe and explain the pattern shown on the map below. (2 marks)
Note: The lines shown are called isohyets – lines that joins points of equal annual precipitation.

10) What cloud is in the photo below?

11) On the weather map below, what cloud type would be giving rainfall at location A.

12) Which temperature factor best explains the difference in the climate graphs between
Calgary and Yellowknife?
a) Ocean Currents
b) Latitude
c) Altitude
d) Mountain Barriers
e) Nearness to Water

13) How many months is the growing season for each city? (i.e. temp. above 5.7°C)
14) If the temperature is 3°C at Semiahmoo Secondary School (Elevation: 100m), what would
the temperature be at Whistler Village (Elevation: 670m), using the environmental lapse rate?
(round your final answer to the nearest whole number)
15) Which O LAMPNAS temperature factor is most responsible for slugs and ferns enjoying the
north side of a house?
16) How does La Niña typically impact Vancouver’s winter weather?
17a) Shale falls under what category of rocks?
b) If enough heat and pressure is applied to it over a long period of geological time, it will
become _________________.
18) Which physiographic region of Canada has the oldest rock?
19) What physiographic region of Canada is the photo below from?
a) Appalachian Region
b) Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Lowlands
c) Interior Plains / Prairies
d) Western Cordillera
e) Canadian Arctic

20) What physiographic region of Canada is the photo below from?

a) Appalachian Region
b) Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Lowlands
c) Interior Plains / Prairies
d) Western Cordillera
e) Canadian Arctic
21) In the diagram below, what is the name of the tectonic plate that is subducting and why is it
subducting? (2 marks)

22) The white rock on White Rock beach was dumped there by a glacier. What is the name of
this feature?
23) Processing iron ore into steel is part of what category of industry?

24) What category of industry is on display below?