Grade 8/9 Geography Quiz Score:

1.    What is Canada's Capital?

A Toronto

B Vancouver

C Halifax

D Montreal

E Ottawa

2.    What is another name for the Earth's crust?

A Mantle

B Biosphere

C Lithosphere

D Asthenosphere

E Atmosphere

3.    The Newfoundland time zone is different from the other 5 time zones.
A True

B False

4.    The North Pole is located at

A 90 N latitude

B 90 S latitude

C 90 N longitude

D 90 S longitude

5.    Longitude and Latitude are measured in

A Hours

B Miles

C Degrees

D Minutes

E Distance

6.    The older fo the eras (oldest first):

Precrambrian, Mesozoic, Cenozoic, Paleozoic
A True

B False

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7.    Continental Climate has...
A Cold winters, hot summers, large temperature range, low precipitation

B Cool winters, cool summers, large temperature range, high precipitation

C Cool winters, warm summers, small temperature range, high precipitation

D Warm winters, cool summers, small temperatire range, low precipitation

8.    What category in industry does a farmer fit?

A Tertiary

B Secondary

C Primary

9.    Topographic maps include contour lines

A True

B False

10.    Climate graphs always include:

- Temperature
- Precipitation
- Month
A True

B False

11.    The Canadian Shielf has great land for growing vegetation

A True

B False

12.    Weather is short term, whereas climate is long term

A True

B False

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