diff --git a/Grade 9/Geography/CGC1D1/Final_Exam_Study_Sheet.md b/Grade 9/Geography/CGC1D1/Final_Exam_Study_Sheet.md index d433656..2102eae 100644 --- a/Grade 9/Geography/CGC1D1/Final_Exam_Study_Sheet.md +++ b/Grade 9/Geography/CGC1D1/Final_Exam_Study_Sheet.md @@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ |Region|Location in Canada|Prominent Features| |:-----|:-----------------|:-----------------| - |||| |**Western Cordillera**|- Yukon Territory
- Northwest Territories
- British Columbia|- Formed when the ```Pacific plate``` **subducted** under the ```North American plate```
- It was formed during the ```cenozoic``` and ```mesozoic``` eras, **30** to **100** million years ago
- Its very ```young```
- ```Highland```| |**Interior Plains**|- Northwest territories
- Saskatchewan
- Alberta
- Manitoba
- Nunavut|```Lowland```| |**Innutian Mountains**|- Nunavut|- Formed in mesozoic era
- It was formed by the ```North American Plate```
- Its very ```young```, hence higher
- ```Lowland```| @@ -203,7 +202,6 @@ |Type of Climate|Description|Examples| |:--------------|:----------|:-------| - |||| |```Maritime```|- Small annual temperature range (cool to warm summers, cold to mildwinters) below ```25C``` range
- Annual ```percipitation``` is high - greater than ```1000mm```
- Develops in coastal locations near major water bodies (i.e. Atlantic or Pacific Oceans)
- Season of max precipitation is ```winter```|- Halifax
- Nova Scotia
- Vancouver
- British Columbia| |```Continental```|- Large annual temperature range (warm to hot summers, cold winters) greater than ```25C``` range
- Annual ```percipitation``` is low - below ```1000mm```
- Develops in area far from oceans and large lakes, in the interior of a continent/land mass
- Season of max precipitation is ```summer```|- Regina
- Saskatchewan
- Winnipeg
- Manitoba| @@ -531,7 +529,6 @@ |Energy Source|Description|Advantages|Disadvantages| |:------------|:----------|:---------|:------------| - ||||| |Coal|Coal is formed from decayed plants and organic matter, which is then extracted
produces electricity using steam (```thermoelectricity```)
The steam is produced from burning the coal|- Plants can be built near ```urban areas```
- Keeps transportation costs ```low```
- ```Low-cost plants```
 |- Fossil fuels prices rise
- ```Non-renewable resource```
- creates a lot of ```air pollution```
 | |Oil & Gas|It's formed from decayed plants and organic matter, which is then extracted
produces electricity using steam (```thermoelectricity```)
The steam is made from the burning of oil & gas|- Plants can be built near urban areas
- Plants can be built where fuel is rapidiy ```accessible```
- Cheap plants
 |- Fuel costs raise rapidly
- Uses an ```non-renewable resource```
- Creates a lot of ```air pollution``` and ```acid percipitation```| |Fracking|Creating natural gas by pumping chemicals deep underground
which is then extracted later and treated the same as fossil fuels and natural gases
 |-``` Dramatically``` reducing cost of naturallgas globally
- ```Reduces carbon emissions```
 |- Contaminantes ```air and water```
- ```Destruction``` of potiental farmlands
 
 | @@ -542,7 +539,6 @@ |Enerdy Source|Description|Advantages|Disadvantages| |:------------|:----------|:---------|:------------| - ||||| |Solar|Uses the ```sun``` as a heat source to collect energy|- Its is a ```reliable consitent supply```
- Solar panels are becoming more ```efficient```
- It can be incorporated into the existing ```electric grid```
- It can be used on a ```local scale```|- The sun does not shine all the time
- Solar energy is not uniformly delivered across Canada
- It's a ```diffuse``` source that needs ```many collectors``` to generate enough power
 | |Wind|Uses the ```wind current``` to turn turbines to generate energy|- The costs of wind turbines are ```decreasing```
- It can be incorpoarated into the existing ```electric grid```
- It can be used on a ```local scale```
 |- The wind does not blow all the time
- Wind is not uniformly delivered across Canada
- It's a ```diffuse``` source that needs ```many turbines``` to generate enough power| |Tidal|Uses The waves ```tidal force``` to generate energy|- It's a ```reliable consitent supply```
- ```Improved designs``` of generators are making more sites possible|- There are ```few suitble sites```
- Generating stations are ```expensive``` to build
- Building stations has ```environmental impacts```|