Chapter 4: Resources Review and Notes
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What is the primary characteristic of flint that makes it useful?

  • It is easy to shape when hit with a tough material (correct)
  • It is resistant to fire and heat
  • It is easily available in large quantities
  • It can be recycled indefinitely

Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource?

  • Iron ore
  • Natural gas
  • Coal
  • Fertile soil (correct)

What is the most effective method among the 3Rs for reducing consumption?

  • Reduce (correct)
  • Recycling
  • Reuse
  • None of the above

What happens when you recycle soft drink cans?

<p>They are destroyed when not needed but some items are recovered for reuse (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a non-renewable resource?

<p>Gold (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the weight and value of the soft drink cap mentioned in the text?

<p>14 g and worth about 2.2 cents (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where do aluminum containers go after being picked up by the garbage truck, as mentioned in the text?

<p>To the aluminum recycler (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is sustained yield management, as described in the text?

<p>Managing renewable resources to ensure that the amount harvested doesn’t deprive the resource to the point of becoming limited (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the reducing strategies mentioned in the text?

<p>Don’t buy items that are not needed (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an impact of climate change on fishing, as explained in the text?

<p>High ocean temperature changes make fish move around (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What process results in the transformation of metamorphic, sedimentary, and igneous rocks into sedimentary rocks?

<p>Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which landform region covers half of Canada, most of Greenland, and two small areas of the USA?

<p>The Canadian Shield (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which region attracts few visitors despite its beautiful appearance and lack of full-time population?

<p>Innuitian Mountains (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which process involves the advancing and covering of large land areas by ice?

<p>Glaciation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which part of the Canadian Shield do many rivers flow into Hudson Bay and are used to generate hydroelectric power?

<p>Lowland regions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe a city or urban area with a population of more than 100k?

<p>Census metropolitan area (CMA) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In plate tectonics, what type of boundary occurs when two oceanic plates move apart?

<p>Divergent boundary (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a map that showcases the size of the population rather than the actual size of the landmass?

<p>Isodemographic map (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When two continental plates collide, what geological feature is often formed due to folding and breaking of rock layers?

<p>Mountain ranges (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What occurs when two transform plate boundaries move against each other in opposite directions?

<p>Generation of minor earthquakes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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