Transcript CGC1DI Exam Study Game

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This is the name of the line
that is opposite the Prime
Meridian
What is “the International
Date Line”?
This map shows a small
amount of detail of a large
area
What is “large scale map”?
This is the compass bearing
for NW
What is “315 degrees”?
If it is 3:00 pm in
Newfoundland, it is this time
in Edmonton, Alberta
What is “11:30 am”?
This is the name of the scale
type that begins with 1:
What is “a representative
fraction”?
This is the name of the large
Precambrian rock that forms
the core of the country
What is “the Canadian
Shield”?
This is the name of the
landform region that has high,
young, jagged peaked
mountains
What is “the Western
Cordillera”?
We say that maritime climates
are controlled by this effect
caused by nearby bodies of
water
What is “moderating effect”?
This is the name we give to a
body of air that has the same
temperature and moisture
conditions throughout
What is an “Air Mass”?
This land class comprises
approximately 87% of Canada
and is not suitable or growing
crops
What is “Class 7 Land”?
Fish tend to located in this
area off the east coast of
Canada because of the
abundance of plankton
What is ”the Grand Banks”?
This is the main location factor
that determined why a Toyota
Plant was build in Cambridge
What is are “Political Factors
(free electricity)”?
This is the name of a method
of forestry where only old
trees and removed from the
earth
What is “shelter wood
mining”?
This is the type of mining
used to gather ore close to
the surface of the crust
What are “Strip Mining”?
This is the only mined mineral
that is used in the
construction of jewelry and as
a cutting tool in
manufacturing
What are “Diamonds”?
A country with a life
expectancy of 40 years, a GDP
of 12,000 and a food supply of
46% would most likely be
categorized as this type
What is a “Developing
Country”?
CIDA is an example of an
agency that provides this to
other countries
What is “Foreign Aid”?
MNC’s continue to move from
Canada to Mexico primarily
due to this.
What is “NAFTA”?
If the doubling time of a
country is 87.5 years,
this is the growth rate
What is “0.8%”?
Under this type of immigrant
status, one must have 67
points to legally enter the
country
What is “Independent
Immigrant”?
The direct statement of
1:250,000 is this
What is “1cm = 2.5km?
This is the name of the
climate factor that alters the
concentration of sun rays that
reach the earth’s surface
What is “Latitude”?
We live in this ecozone region
What is “the Mixedwood
Plains”?
This was the name of the
fishing method used by the
fishermen in the movie “The
Perfect Storm
What are “Long Lines?
This is the name of the
concept used to explain how
many earth’s would be needed
to support everyone on the
planet if we all consumed the
same amount of resources
What is “Fair Earthshare”?
FINAL
JEOPARDY
This is the name of the global
weather system that occurs
every 2-7 years
What is “El Nino?”