GC1DR Exam Review 2013

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1 GC1DR Exam Review 2013 Name: Your exam is just around the corner! By completing this review, you will be EXTREMELY well prepared to write this exam. Part A ON A SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER, please complete the following questions: 1. What is the imaginary line that runs around the middle of the globe (like a belt) that separates the world into Northern and Southern hemispheres is the called? 2. What are the imaginary horizontal lines showing positions measured in degrees, north and south of the equator called? 3. Three types of maps we discussed in class are thematic, general purpose and topographic. A road map is a good example of which of these? 4. Which type of industry is farming? 5. The oldest mountains are found in which landform region of Canada? 6. What is the name given to migrants who flee a country or region in fear for their lives? 7. What type of climate receives the majority of its rainfall in the winter? 8. What type of precipitation occurs when relatively warm, humid air is forced to rise over an elevated landform such as a mountain? 9. What is the difference between a perpetual energy source and a renewable energy source? 10. Which type of logging practice is the most environmentally unsustainable? 11. Oil and natural gas are found in which type of rock? 12. Which country is Canada s largest trading partner? 13. What is humus and how does it benefit the soil? 14. When a very valuable ore body is found deep in the ground, which mining method is used? 15. What has caused the greatest decline in the number of people living and working on farms in the past fifty years? 16. What is the largest landform region in Canada? Part B - Terminology ON A SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER please define each of the following terms: physical water scarcity economic water scarcity bycatch immigrant ecological footprint NGO NATO sweatshop sustainability moraine subduction long line fishing emigrant refugee tsunami CLI runoff LOWER Near water baby boomer Alfred Wegner J. Tuzo Wilson Pangea plate tectonics continental drift Part C Map On the map of Canada label the following features: a) The major resource areas from your resource map (Hydro: James Bay, Energy: Athabasca Tar Sands/Hibernia, Forestry: Clayquot Sound, Mining: Ekati/Elliot Lake, Fishing: Grand Banks) b) Rivers: Mackenzie & St. Lawrence c) Bodies of water: Hudson Bay, James Bay, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean d) All capital cities, provinces & territories e) Islands: Prince Edward Island, Ellesmere Island, Baffin Island, Vancouver Island

2 Winnipeg, Manitoba Part C Graphing 1. Climate graph 1. Draw a climate graph using the data in the chart below. Be sure to follow the steps in the checklist to earn full marks! Unit J F M A M J J A S O N D C mm Year Statistics Temperature Range 36 C TOTAL Precipitation 505 mm C Checklist Use the following steps to complete the climate graph Add blue bars showing precipitation Connect temperatures with a red line Add a green line at 6 C Shade the growing season green Add a title indicating location Add labels indicating temperature, precipitation and months Using the graph and data above, please answer the following questions: 1. a) Which month has the most precipitation? b) Which season does this month occur in? 2. Which month has the highest temperature? 3. a) Is this a continental or maritime climate? i) b) Provide two pieces of evidence to support your answer. ii)

3 Using the population pyramid for Canada in 1961 answer the following questions: 1. Using a RED arrow, clearly indicate the part of the pyramid that indicates the baby boom that occurred in Canada. (1 mark) 2. Are men or women living longer in this population? Explain how you know this. (1 mark) 3. Complete the chart below (2 marks) Calculate: Men Women The % of the population under 15 The % of the population over Using your results from the chart above, calculate the dependency load of this population. (1 mark) 5. Where is the government going to have to spend money to provide services needed by this population? (2 marks)

4 Part D: Demographics Demographic Data for Penquinville 2010 Population: Immigrants: Births: Emigrants: Deaths: Use the demographic statistics for the country of Penguinville to calculate the following (calculate to the first decimal place). Please show your work. a) Birth Rate b) Death Rate c) Natural Increase Rate (NIR) d) Immigration Rate e) Emigration Rate f) Total Population Growth Rate Part E - Paragraph Answers Answer one of the following questions in paragraph form. 1. Describe what a sweatshop is by focusing on three characteristics they possess. In your opinion do you feel that the global community should try to stop sweatshops from operating? Support your opinion with two educated points. 2. If you could choose anywhere in Canada to live where would it be? Explain your reasoning by making reference to three of the following topics: climate, natural resources, topography, cultural diversity, urbanization or economic prosperity. 3. Discuss what ecological integrity is. In you discussion, explain how humans are creating threats to the ecological integrity of the ecosystems they are a part of. 4. Sustainable management is critical to Canada s natural resource based economy. Choose two of Canada s natural resource based industries (fisheries, mining, agriculture, forestry, water, energy) and explain how each can practice sustainable management. 5. Choose ONE of the following landform features and explain how it is formed by tectonic activity: The Rocky Mountains, the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, OR the Marianna Trench.

5 Part F Mapping 1. Complete the chart below by drawing in the correct symbol. Feature Symbol Feature Symbol Railway Single Track Building Silo Golf Course Tunnel Telephone Line Campground Footbridge Wind Operated Device Power Transmission Line 2. What is the relationship between the spacing of contour lines (how close together they are) and the steepness of the land? 3. Where on a map would you find important information such as the scale, date of publication and contour interval of the map? 2. State the six-figure grid reference for each of the following smileys: B A. B. A C D C. D. 3. Imagine that the following diagrams show the roads between towns. Using the scale of 1 cm to 100 km find the road distances between towns Weldonville and the town of LCVI. LCVI a) Weldonville Distance: b) Weldonville LCVI Distance:

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