Test Review

Test Review

Be prepared for the physical geography test for Tuesday March 26th!  Here is what you should be familiar with:

-super continent

-wegener's theory

-layers of the earth

-folding (monocline, syncline, anticline)

-faulting (diverging, converging, subduction, rift valley, slip/strike)

-be prepared to label diagrams that may include types of folding, faulting and earthquake activity

-identify the 4 types of volcanoes we looked at and know the characteristics of each

-know the definitions to the terminology we looked at for volcanoes (lahar, pyroclastic, tephra, magma, lava, etc)

-rock cycle

-what forces changed the landscapes (erosion, etc)

-have an idea of where each landform region is in Canada

-characteristics of each region

-types of rocks (igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary) and natural resources found in each region

-geological eras- what parts of Canada formed first and last (Canadian Shield to the Western Cordillera)

-characteristics of each era

-what region do we find most of our oil and natural gas

Good luck!