Quiz: Grade 9th Geography Practice Exam Questions!

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1.

Which of the following is not a basic feature on a map?
- A.
  
  Title
- B.
  
  Date of Publication
- C.
  
  Borders
- D.
  
  Contour Lines
2.

What is Canada's Captial?
- A.
  
  Ottawa
- B.
  
  Ontario
- C.
  
  Toronto
- D.
  
  Montreal
3.

Nova Scotia is located in the Appalachians region of Canada
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
4.

Which is not a geological era?
- A.
  
  Cenozoic
- B.
  
  Mesozoic
- C.
  
  Precambrian
- D.
  
  Ice Age
5.

____________ was a theory created by Alfred Wegener that suggested 300 million years ago all of earth's land masses were one supercontinent.
6.

How do the earth's tectonic plates able to move?
- A.
  
  Continental Drift
- B.
  
  Convection Currents
- C.
  
  Earthquakes
- D.
  
  Ocean Currents
7.

The colour red is used to represent precipitation on a climate graph.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
8.

Which of the following lists the soil profile correctly from top to bottom?
- A.
  
  Topsoil, Humus, Subsoil, Parent Material, Bedrock
- B.
  
  Subsoil, Topsoil, Parent Material
- C.
  
  Topsoil, Subsoil, Parent Material
- D.
  
  Topsoil, Subsoil, Humus, Bedrock
9.

Which soil region is the largest?
- A.
  
  Wet-Climate Soils
- B.
  
  Complex Soils of Mountain Areas
- C.
  
  Tundra Soils
- D.
  
  Dry-Climate Soils
10.

Which of the following is not a main part of soil?
- A.
  
  Minerals
- B.
  
  Humus
- C.
  
  Bacteria and Organic Materials
- D.
  
  Moisture
- E.
  
  Air
11.

Leaching is the removal of minerals from soil by water as it moves downward through the soil.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
12.

Which of the following is not a basic type of rock?
- A.
  
  Sediments
- B.
  
  Sedimentary
- C.
  
  Metamorphic
- D.
  
  Igneous
13.

Folding is the movement along a crack or cracks in the earth's crust.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
14.

Weather and climate are the same.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
15.

Which of the following is a coniferous tree?
- A.
  
  Ash
- B.
  
  Beech
- C.
  
  Maple
- D.
  
  Pine
16.

Large scale maps represent a small amount of detail over a large surface area.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
17.

Which of the following is not a vegetation region?
- A.
  
  Cordilleran Vegetation
- B.
  
  Western Cordillera
- C.
  
  Tundra
- D.
  
  Grassland
18.

Which ecozone has the largest land area?
- A.
  
  Boreal Shield
- B.
  
  Northern Arctic
- C.
  
  Taiga Plains
- D.
  
  Boreal Plains
19.

An ecozone is a region based on its ecological characteristics.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
20.

Which ecozone has the greatest population?
- A.
  
  Mixedwood Plains
- B.
  
  Atlantic Maritime
- C.
  
  Taiga Shield
- D.
  
  Boreal Shield
21.

Demography is the study of human interactions with the environment.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
22.

Doubling time is the length of time it would take for a country's population to double at the country's current rate of population growth.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
23.

Which of the following is not a type of Canadian immigrant?
- A.
  
  Family
- B.
  
  Refugee
- C.
  
  Landed
- D.
  
  Independent
24.

How does the Rule of 70 work?
- A.
  
  Multiple 70 by the population growth rate
- B.
  
  Divide 70 by the population growth rate
- C.
  
  Add 70 to the population growth rate
- D.
  
  Subtract 70 from the population growth rate
25.

What type of population pyramid is this?
- A.
  
  Declining
- B.
  
  Stable
- C.
  
  Stationary
- D.
  
  Expansive