Trivia Quiz On Geography Of Western Canada!
Are you looking for a trivia quiz on geography of western Canada? Did you know that the Canadian Prairies are part of a vast sedimentary plain covering much of Alberta and form a significant portion of the land area of Western Canada? If you are looking to learn more about this region in Canada, all you need to do is check out this quiz and many others just like it!
- 1.Longitude measures what of the following:
- A.
Distance North or South
- B.
Up to 90 degrees
- C.
Distance East or West
- D.
Equator
- 2.Latitude is also called:
- A.
Verticals
- B.
Parallels
- C.
Horizontals
- D.
Distance of 130 degrees
- 3.Name one resource in the Western Mountian Region (Cordillera)
- A.
Natural Gas
- B.
Rich farm land
- C.
Oil
- D.
Fishing industry
- 4.Interior Plains, what location does it cover
- A.
Canadian Rockies to the Canadian Sheild
- B.
North of the Canadian- American Boarder.
- C.
The Pacific Coast to the Interior Plain
- D.
North of British Columbia, into the North West Territories
- 5.
- A.
Jagged coast lines
- B.
Rolling hills, and dense forests
- C.
Rocky plateau and Ever Green Forests
- 6.Pick the BEST description of Boom and Bust.
- A.
Boom is the inflation of the economy due to events and resources, and bust is the deflation, when event is done or resource is exhausted.
- B.
Boom is a noise, and bust is a womans chest.
- C.
Boom is the deflation of the economy when event is done or resource is exhausted, and bust is the inflation due to events and resources.
- 7.
- A.
Build of up heat underneath the continent
- B.
The former mountian range that was eroded due to weathering.
- C.
Barney and Big Bird made it
- 8.What is the Maritime climate?
- A.
The climate of a continents interior
- B.
A coastal climate, usually referring to the West Coast
- 9.Fronts: Which of the following is correct?
- A.
A WARM FRONT: when warm air swiftly over takes cold air and pushes it to the side
- B.
A COLD FRONT: when cold air over takes warm and and pushes the warm air up
- C.
A, B and D
- D.
A FRONT, a boundry between two air masses
- E.
A STATIONARY FRONT: when cold air comes in from both sides and pushes warm air up above it.
- 10.What factors affect temperature and how it works?
- A.
Latitude
- B.
Altitude
- C.
Distance from the Sea
- D.
Ocean Currents
- E.
All of the Above
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