Grade 4 Chapter 1 Review

Which is an example of a landform?

• Mountain

• Calgary Tower

• Waterfall

• Lake

Answer explanation

Mountains were formed from rock pushing upward.

Glacial lakes were formed by....

• Glaciers trickling water down from the ocean

• Lakes that freeze and don't melt

• Glaciers eroding the land and melting in alpine areas

• Ice that builds up in a lake over time

Answer explanation

A glacial lake is a body of water with origins from glacier activity. They are formed when a glacier erodes the land and then melts, filling the depression created by the glacier.

Label the compass rose with the cardinal and intermediate directions.

What is climate?

• Weather patterns in an area over a short period of time.

• Weather patterns in an area over an extended period of time.

• The place where I would most like to live.

• How hot and sunny it is every Wednesday.

Explain how the climate where you live affects how you play.

• How hot or cold it is or how much rain or snow you get affects what you do for fun outdoors.

• You only like sunny days.

• You dance in the rain.

• Rain smells good.

What region of Alberta has trees, rolling hills, plains, cool summers and cold winters?

• Parkland

• Rocky Mountains

• Foothills

• Boreal Forest

Answer explanation

The Boreal Forest is located in the Northern part of Alberta and takes up 58% of Alberta. It is on top of the parkland and the grasslands.

This region has grass, plains, coulees, hoodoos, hot summers and cold winters.

• Parkland

• Grassland

• Canadian Shield

• Foothills

Answer explanation

Grasslands, which comprise 14 percent of Alberta, offer some of our most scenic vistas and are located in Southeastern Alberta.

The same long, hot summers that make this region too arid to produce forest give it a growing season ideally suited for field crops.

This region in Alberta has grass, trees, rolling hills, hot summers, cold winters, summer rain, rivers and a few lakes.

• Foothills

• Boreal Forest

• Canadian Shield

• Parkland

Answer explanation

The Parkland Region comprises about 12 percent of Alberta.

With a moister climate than the grassland regions to the south, small streams and wetlands abound; bluffs and aspen and balsam poplar offer shelter and the rich black soil produces bounteous crops. The rolling terrain and abundant sloughs sustain large numbers of waterfowl.

This region in Alberta is rocky with trees, some plants, cool summers, cold winters, lakes and marshes.

• Parkland

• Rocky Mountains

• Canadian Shield

• Boreal Forest

Answer explanation

The Canadian Shield is the smallest region as it takes up to 1% of Alberta. In fact, Canadian Shield is in the Northwest of the Alberta. It has many trees and rocks. Many of these rocks are very old. Winters are about six to eight months long. This region has short summers.

This region in Alberta has trees, small plants, deep valleys, rugged peaks, warm summers, cold winters, glaciers, streams and waterfalls.

• Rocky Mountain

• Foothills

• Parkland

• Grasslands

Answer explanation

The Rocky Mountain region is located in the south western border of Alberta and comprises 8 percent of the province. This region supports large populations of wildlife that are not found in abundance in the province, such as the woodland caribou, grizzly bear, wolverine, Cooper's hawk, and the great gray owl.