GEOG 2OC3 – EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
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1. Which of the following is false about the identity of the Boreal forest region
in Canada?
a) It is proposed to be combined with several American states to form "Casca
dia".
b) It is a source of wealth and employment.
c) It is an important part of Canadian identity.
d) It is part of the world's largest ecosystem and is referred to as the Taiga in
Asia and Europe.-ANSWER- A)
2. During which of the following eras were the Hudson Bay Lowlands formed?
A) Precambrian
B) Paleozoic
C) Cenozoic
D) Pleistocene-ANSWER- D)
3. Select the correct orientation below of the following principal mountain
chains-ANSWER- Rockies, Innuitian, Appalachian.
A) North, South, West
B) West, North, East
C) East, West, North
D) West, North, South-ANSWER- B)
4. In which province is the location of Dinosaur Provincial Park where several
pieces of evidence for the Jurassic and Triassic have been excavated.
A) Ontario
,B) British Columbia
C) Alberta
D) Newfoundland & Labrador-ANSWER- C)
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5. How many physiographic regions does Canada have?
A) 3
B) 7
C) 8
D) 23-ANSWER- B)
6. Which of the following is NOT one of the physiographic regions of Canada?
A) Boreal
B) Cordillera
C) Canadian Shield
D) Arctic Archipelago-ANSWER- A)
7. Which physiographic region has a history of being covered by Epeiric seas
during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras?
A) Interior Plains and Prairies
B) Cordillera
C) Canadian Shield
D) Arctic Archipelago-ANSWER- A)
8. What percentage of Canada's landmass do the Great Lakes and St Lawrence
Lowlands contain?
A) 3.5%
B) <2%
,C) 50%
D) 20%-ANSWER- B)
9. The Innuitian Mountains are found in the ________
A) Arctic Cordillera
B) Canadian Shield
C) Hudson Bay Lowlands
D) Interior Plains and Lowlands-ANSWER- A)
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10. The ellipse or departure of Earth from a perfectly circular orbit is referred to
as-ANSWER-
A) Orbital Imperfection
B) Axial Precession
C) Axial Tilt
D) Orbital Eccentricity-ANSWER- D)
11. What are the names of the two ice sheets that Canada was covered in about
18 to 25 thousand years ago?
A) Weichselian & Patagonian
B) Antarctic & Laurentian
C) Cordilleran & Laurentian
D) Patagonian & Antarctic-ANSWER- C)
12. Ridges or mounds of glacial material deposited close to ice margins are
termed what?
A) Drumlins
B) Icycles
, C) Moraines
D) Eskers-ANSWER- C)
13. Two processes resulting in the formation of Glacial Landforms are...
A) Tension and Strain
B) Erosion and Deposition
C) Axial Pull and Axial Push
D) Melting and Freezing-ANSWER- B)
14. Several factors interact to produce a region's specific climate. Which of the
following is NOT one of these factors.
A) Longitude
B) Proximity to the water
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C) Elevation
D) Ocean currents-ANSWER- A)
15. The "Deep South" of Canada refers to which region and why?
A) The Boreal Forest & Mining tunnels
B) The Carolinian Forest & Warm annual temperatures
C) The Cordillera Forest & Mining tunnels
D) The Boreal Forest & Warm annual temperatures-ANSWER- B)
16. Which of the following is characteristic of the climate in The Prairies?
A) continental with hot summers and cold winters
B) maritime with cool winters and warm summers
C) high elevation with hot summers and cold winters
D) continental with cool summers and cool winters-ANSWER- A)
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1. Which of the following is false about the identity of the Boreal forest region
in Canada?
a) It is proposed to be combined with several American states to form "Casca
dia".
b) It is a source of wealth and employment.
c) It is an important part of Canadian identity.
d) It is part of the world's largest ecosystem and is referred to as the Taiga in
Asia and Europe.-ANSWER- A)
2. During which of the following eras were the Hudson Bay Lowlands formed?
A) Precambrian
B) Paleozoic
C) Cenozoic
D) Pleistocene-ANSWER- D)
3. Select the correct orientation below of the following principal mountain
chains-ANSWER- Rockies, Innuitian, Appalachian.
A) North, South, West
B) West, North, East
C) East, West, North
D) West, North, South-ANSWER- B)
4. In which province is the location of Dinosaur Provincial Park where several
pieces of evidence for the Jurassic and Triassic have been excavated.
A) Ontario
,B) British Columbia
C) Alberta
D) Newfoundland & Labrador-ANSWER- C)
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5. How many physiographic regions does Canada have?
A) 3
B) 7
C) 8
D) 23-ANSWER- B)
6. Which of the following is NOT one of the physiographic regions of Canada?
A) Boreal
B) Cordillera
C) Canadian Shield
D) Arctic Archipelago-ANSWER- A)
7. Which physiographic region has a history of being covered by Epeiric seas
during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras?
A) Interior Plains and Prairies
B) Cordillera
C) Canadian Shield
D) Arctic Archipelago-ANSWER- A)
8. What percentage of Canada's landmass do the Great Lakes and St Lawrence
Lowlands contain?
A) 3.5%
B) <2%
,C) 50%
D) 20%-ANSWER- B)
9. The Innuitian Mountains are found in the ________
A) Arctic Cordillera
B) Canadian Shield
C) Hudson Bay Lowlands
D) Interior Plains and Lowlands-ANSWER- A)
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10. The ellipse or departure of Earth from a perfectly circular orbit is referred to
as-ANSWER-
A) Orbital Imperfection
B) Axial Precession
C) Axial Tilt
D) Orbital Eccentricity-ANSWER- D)
11. What are the names of the two ice sheets that Canada was covered in about
18 to 25 thousand years ago?
A) Weichselian & Patagonian
B) Antarctic & Laurentian
C) Cordilleran & Laurentian
D) Patagonian & Antarctic-ANSWER- C)
12. Ridges or mounds of glacial material deposited close to ice margins are
termed what?
A) Drumlins
B) Icycles
, C) Moraines
D) Eskers-ANSWER- C)
13. Two processes resulting in the formation of Glacial Landforms are...
A) Tension and Strain
B) Erosion and Deposition
C) Axial Pull and Axial Push
D) Melting and Freezing-ANSWER- B)
14. Several factors interact to produce a region's specific climate. Which of the
following is NOT one of these factors.
A) Longitude
B) Proximity to the water
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C) Elevation
D) Ocean currents-ANSWER- A)
15. The "Deep South" of Canada refers to which region and why?
A) The Boreal Forest & Mining tunnels
B) The Carolinian Forest & Warm annual temperatures
C) The Cordillera Forest & Mining tunnels
D) The Boreal Forest & Warm annual temperatures-ANSWER- B)
16. Which of the following is characteristic of the climate in The Prairies?
A) continental with hot summers and cold winters
B) maritime with cool winters and warm summers
C) high elevation with hot summers and cold winters
D) continental with cool summers and cool winters-ANSWER- A)
