Geography Practice Test

What is the capital city of Ontario?

• Ottawa

• Toronto

• Hamilton

• Niagara Falls

What landform region has the world's oldest rocks?

• Innuitian Mountains

• Interior Plains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Canadian Shield

The two main branches of geography are:

• Physical and Human

• People and Places

• Landforms and Culture

• Economics and Location

Canada's population is:

• 50 million

• 40 million

• 20 million

• 30 million

A non-renewable resource is:

• A resource that can be replaced or replenished over a short period of time.

• A resource that can only be used once and takes millions of years to recreate.

• A resource that is only found in certain parts of the world.

• A resource that is constantly made by nature.

The breaking down of rocks and minerals on the Earth's surface is:

• Plate Movement

• Erosion

• Melting

• Weathering

What questions do Geographers try to answer?

• What is where? Why there? Why care?

• What is here? Who is here? Why are they here?

• Who lives where? Why do they live there?

• None of the above.

An ecological footprint measures:

• How much we use Earth's resources.

• The amount of oxygen produced by trees.

• How much food animals eat.

• The numbers of animals in a forest.

What time zone is Hamilton, ON located in?

• Mountain Standard Time

• Central Standard Time

• Eastern Standard Time

• Atlantic Standard Time

Which landform regions covers almost half of Canada?

• Canadian Shield

• Great Lakes St. Lawrence Lowlands

• Western Cordillera

• Appalachian Mountains