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What is the purpose of a map's legend?

  • To display the compass directions
  • To explain the symbols and colors used on the map (correct)
  • To indicate the population density
  • To show the title of the map

In geography, what does latitude primarily determine?

  • The time zone of a location
  • The population density of an area
  • The climate of a place (correct)
  • The angular distance from the prime meridian

What is the main characteristic of a Discontinuous Ecumene?

  • Spread out and separated population
  • Continuous and permanent settlement
  • Clustered population in small groups
  • Significant patches of settlement with sparsely populated land (correct)

What does the term CMA (Census Metropolitan Area) refer to?

<p>An urban area with a population over 100,000 centered around a city (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In geography, what is the primary purpose of longitude?

<p>Establishing a location's time zone (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What defines a Linear Population settlement?

<p>A population settled along a line like a coastline or river (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which geological process involves the wearing away and transportation of earthen materials by natural forces such as wind or water?

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

What is the theory that suggests Earth's land was once connected in one supercontinent, which later drifted apart to their current positions?

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

What are the three major types of rock involved in the rock cycle?

<p>Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which landform region of Canada is characterized by its flat, fertile plains and lowlands?

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

What type of boundaries are formed when two tectonic plates move away from each other?

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

Which geological process involves the transformation of existing rocks due to heat and pressure?

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

What term refers to the process of breaking down or dissolving rocks and minerals on the surface of the Earth?

<p>Weathering (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of rocks are formed through the cooling and solidification of molten rock?

<p>Igneous rocks (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What geological process involves the formation, movement, and recession of glaciers?

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

Which tectonic boundary involves one tectonic plate sliding beneath another?

<p>Subduction boundaries (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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