TEST REVIEW SHEET
UNITS 1 and 2
Introduction and Canada’s Diverse Environments
The following is a list of the main topics we have covered in the first two units. This is simply a
guide to help you study. Your textbook and class notes should also be referenced when studying.
MAIN TOPICS:
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Defining Geography (human and physical systems)
The Basics (latitude, longitude, hemispheres, continents, scale, etc.)
Mapping Skills – rules for mapping
Map of Canada – Provinces, territories, capital cities, major water bodies
Topographic maps
Contouring
Structure of the earth
Earth’s spheres
Geologic History Timeline
Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Physical Diversity and the Rock Cycle
Landform Regions
Climate and Weather
Climate Graphs
Soil and Vegetation regions
KEY TERMS: See all of your point-form notes and your Geo-Glossary in addition to
these terms.
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Topography
Crust
Core
Mantle
Asthenosphere
Mesosphere
Lithosphere
Oceanic and Continental Plates
Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras
Pangaea
Convection currents and convection cells
Convergent, Divergent and Transform Boundaries
Subduction Zone
Pacific Ring of Fire
Folding and Faulting
Volcanology
Seismology
Hot spot volcanoes
Erosion
Weathering
Glaciation
Deposition
Sedimentary, Igneous and Metamorphic Rock
Air Mass
Relief
Polar Jet Stream
Westerlies
Prevailing winds
Condensation
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Maritime climate
Continental climate
Moderating effect
Windward slope
Leeward slope
Rain Shadow
Relief precipitation
Convectional
precipitation
Soil
Soil Profile, Horizons
Parent material
Podzols
Chernozems
Capillary Action
Humus
Loam
Topsoil
Transition zones
Deciduous
Coniferous
Leaching
Calcification
Natural Vegetation
Markville S.S. ~ Geography Department
CGC1DG
KEY FIGURES:
 Alfred Wegener
 J. Tuzo Wilson
Additional Notes:
CALCULATIONS:
 Calculating percentages (timeline)
 Climate Graph calculations
SKILLS:
 Graphing (plot, bar)
 Mapping Skills (creating and
analyzing)
 Climate Graphs
Markville S.S. ~ Geography Department
CGC1DG