Vegetation, Climate and Soils Test (Canadian Geography Grade 9)

What is a tundra?

A snowy landscape with a high variety of vegetation, because of its high precipitation.

A snowy landscape with a low variety of vegetation because of its low amounts of precipitation.

The Tundra has...

A short growing season

A long growing season

An average growing season

The Tundra is...

Very dry

Dry

Wet

Very Wet

Why is the Tundra "Very dry"?

Because of its low precipitation.

Its too cold to evaporate snow to create rain clouds

Because the snow can't be melted.

What is the soil like in the Tundras?

Permafrost, literal frozen soil.

Normal, but cold soil.

Hot soil.

What causes Permafrost soil in the Tundras?

Waterlogging

Frozen rain

The cold temperature literally freezes the soil

What does the vegetation of the Tundra consist of?

Deciduous Trees, Coniferous Trees, Small Shrubs and Moss

Moss, Lichen, Coniferous Trees, Large Shrubs

Juniper Bushes, Small Shrubs, Coniferous Trees, Moss

Small Shrubs, Stunted Trees, Moss, Lichen

What separates the Tundra and Boreal Forest?

Parklands

Taiga

Deciduous

Boreal is _____, and Taiga is _____?

Boreal is north, and Taiga is south.

Boreal is south, and Taiga is north.

What is the taiga like?

Practically a warmer version of the Tundra.

A warmer version of Boreal Forest.

What separates the Taiga and Boreal forest?

Mixed Forest

Tundra

Parklands

What is the Boreal Forest Soil like?

Very fertile for agriculture, with a tint of black.

Sandy

Unsuitable conditions for agriculture, because of it's acidic nature, with a tint of grey

What causes the Boreal Forest's soil to be of acidic nature?

Low Precipitation

Cold Temperature

Pine Needles

Icy Soil creates new life forms that withstand

What is the vegetation of the Boreal and Taiga Forest?

Coniferous Trees, and some Deciduous Trees.

Deciduous Trees, Cactus and Small Bushes

Large Shrubs, Coniferous Trees

Boreal and Taiga has a _____ _______ ______?

Long Growing Season

Average Growing Season

Short Growing Season

What is the vegetation of the Cordilleran Vegetation like?

Deciduous Trees, Large Shrubs

Depends on location

Coniferous Trees, Small Shrubs

Soil Characteristics of the Cordilleran Vegetation

Depends on location

Very Fertile, with a tint of "black"

Unsuitable

Types of Natural Vegetation of West Coast Forest

Temperate rainforest, which includes Douglas fir, Sitka Spruce, and cedar and western hemlock

Warm Deciduous Forest, which includes Maple, Pine, and Oak.

What's the difference between Extensive and Intensive farming?

Extensive has a large amount of workers, however lacking the large amounts of land (high quality however), and it also costs money to produce crops, growing a range from fruits and vegetables. Intensive has large amounts of lands to operate from, with a larger variety of crop types, highly more mechanized; therefore fewer workers needed.

Intensive has a large amount of workers, however lacking the large amounts of land (high quality however), and it also costs money to produce crops, growing a range from fruits and vegetables. Extensive has large amounts of lands to operate from, with a larger variety of crop types, highly more mechanized; therefore fewer workers needed.

What is the difference between commercial and non-commercial

What is the difference between hardwood and softwood?

Softwood is deciduous trees and hardwood is coniferous trees

Hardwood is deciduous trees and softwood is coniferous trees

Vegetation, Climate and Soils Test (Canadian Geography Grade 9)

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