Glaciation, Climate, Ecozones, Vegetation, Soils Unit Test Review
Name: _________________________________
Date: ________________________________
Grade 9 Academic Geography [CGC 1D1] – Ms. Apostolovski
Know the following definitions:
ice age
moraine
till plain
stationary
air mass
front
prevailing winds
wind
LOWERN
alpine glaciers
lake plain
erratics
retreating
air pressure
jet stream
rain shadow
windward slope
temperature range
u-shaped valley
drumlin
advancing
extinction
condensation
moderating effect
weather
continental climate
total precipitation
moderating effect
continental glaciers
spillway
striations
global warming
climate
leeward slope
relief precipitation
maritime climate
average annual
temperature
prevailing winds
seasonal distribution
of precipitation
relief (orographic)
precipitation
humus
tundra
chinook
convectional
precipitation
loam
permafrost
barometer
frontal (cyclonic
precipitation)
leaching
transition zone
anemometer
soil
climate graph
calcification
GDP of an ecozone
westerlies
Themes/Topics/Questions:
 Glaciation
o List the characteristics of glaciers
o Identify the 4 triggers that could start a new ice age
o Name the two types of glaciers and where in Canada you would find them now
o Label the two diagrams showing continental glacial deposits
o Explain how glaciers advance, stay stationary and retreat
 Climate Graphs
o Be able to draw and fully label a climate graph: label temperature and
precipitation with the correct units using the correct colours on the graph. Know
how to determine temperature range, total precipitation, winter/summer
maximum, continental/maritime (seasonal distribution), and average annual
temperature.
 Climate and Precipitation
o Name and explain the 5 factors affecting climate (LOWER-Near Water)
o Name factors leading to precipitation
o Name the conditions needed to cause air to rise
o Name the 5 top ecozones according to the percent of GDP. Know where these
ecozones are located in Canada and the names of the matching climate and
vegetation regions
o Know how to label the diagrams that represent the three types of precipitation
o Know the different ecozones, their vegetation and soil regions, main sources of
economic activity and know how to label the regions on a map
 Soil and Vegetation
o Name the four parts that make up soil
o Know the difference between a leached and calcified soil profile
o What happens to vegetation as precipitation changes
o Label and sketch the soil profile
 National Parks
o Know some things that national and provincial parks do
o Why are natural areas set aside according to the National Parks act
o Name the three groups which are working to complete Canada’s network of
protected lands.
o What is the name of Canada’s first National Park/Provincial Park
o What types of areas is the term wilderness used to describe
o List some reasons why wilderness is important to humans and wildlife
o What is the Green Plan designed to do
o List three human activities that have caused extinction
o List the three major goals of conservation
TEST BREAKDOWN (75 Marks Total)
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Fill in the blanks (with word bank) – 10 marks
Matching definitions – 10 marks
Short answers (7 questions with various point values) – 35 marks total
Climate graph – 10 marks
Diagrams/maps (2 x 5 marks each) – 10 marks