Geography Exam Review - Unit 2 PDF

Unit 2 - Physical Geography 12 Types of Landforms 8 Landform regions of Canada - Western Cordillera region - Interior plains - Canadian Shield - Hudson Bay lowlands - St lawrence lowlands - Appalachian region - Arctic lowlands - Innuitian Mountains Label th...

Unit 2 - Physical Geography 12 Types of Landforms 8 Landform regions of Canada - Western Cordillera region - Interior plains - Canadian Shield - Hudson Bay lowlands - St lawrence lowlands - Appalachian region - Arctic lowlands - Innuitian Mountains Label the Rock Cycle Know the different types of rocks and explain them - Igneous Rock - formed when magma or lava cools - Sedimentary Rocks - formed many years of compaction and cementation of sediments - Metamorphic Rocks - changed versions of igneous, sedimentary and other rocks Understand climate graphs and be able to respond about the data Know the six major factors that determine the climate in a region (LOWERN) Latitude - how far an area is from the equator Ocean currents - ocean currents moving warm and cool water WInds, air masses - wind and where it moves Elevation - the higher you get the cooler it gets Relief - the shape of an area NEAR WATER - maritime vs continental climate Know the 8 climate regions of Canada Arctic Boreal Taiga Prairie Cordilleran Southeastern Pacific Maritime Atlantic Maritime Define and Understand Population density Population Density - the average amount of people in an area Explain the difference between dispersed, concentrated, and linear populations Dispersed - population that is dispersed in an area Concentrated - population that is concentrated in an area (in groups) Linear - population in a line Explain the difference between divergent and convergent plate movement Divergent plate movement - Plates moving away from each other Convergent plate movement - Plates moving toward each other Explain where and what makes a maritime or continental climate Maritime climate - to be a maritime climate, it needs to be near an ocean Continental climate - continental climate is a climate not near a big body of water Explain weathering, deposition, and glaciation Weathering - when a substance breaks down or wears away from the weather. Snow and ice can chip away at a substance Deposition - There is deposition by ice and water. The process of moving to a new location. Glaciation - is the result and the glaciers melting and forming Soil Profile - Each layer has a particular combination of physical, biological and chemical characteristics Soil processes - There has to be a thick layer parent material available from which a fertile soil can develop. Types of soil and soil regions of Canada Wet - Climate Soil - developed where leaching is the dominant soil forming process. Dry - Climate Soil - developed where calcification is the dominant soil forming process Soil regions in Canada Tundra soils Wet-climate soils Dry - climate soils Loads of soils in the western cordillera Vegetation zones of Canada Tundra Forest Grassland Types of Forests in Canada and types of trees (be able to describe each type of forest) Types of trees - Coniferous and Deciduous Types of forests in Canada Boreal forest Deciduous forest Mixed forest West coast forest Grasslands Know what a transitional zone is in terms of forests A zone in between 2 forest types.