CGC1D Grade 9 Geography, Academic Unit 4/5 Quiz Review Quiz Format: Multiple Choice /8 marks Short Answer /10 marks Spatial Knowledge (mapping) /5 marks Article Analysis /12 marks Urbanization 1. What is urbanization? What’s its significance globally and nationally? (e.g. recent trends and future predictions about % people living in cities) 2. What is urban sprawl? How is it related to urbanization? 3. In your opinion, does Toronto’s urban design promote car dependence or sustainable transportation? Explain. 4. List 6 types of urban land use and give examples for each. (e.g. Residential = single detached home) 5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of urbanization? (e.g. impacts on people, planet, profit) 6. What 4 factors determine how land will be used in Canada? 7. Locate and label Canada’s 8 main urban areas: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton, Quebec City, Winnipeg (use map on back) 8. What is walkability? How does it contribute to sustainability? 9. What is sustainable transportation? Give 2 examples. Traditional Ecological Knowledge 10. Define sustainability. What’s its significance to Canada’s future? 11. What is Traditional Ecological Knowledge? How is it passed on? 12. How are TEK values different from the dominant western values that influence our political, economical and social systems. (e.g. Living in harmony with nature vs. putting humans needs at all times) June 2015
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CGC1D Grade 9 Geography, AcademicUnit 4/5 Quiz Review
Quiz Format:Multiple Choice /8 marksShort Answer /10 marksSpatial Knowledge (mapping) /5 marksArticle Analysis /12 marks
Urbanization
1. What is urbanization? What’s its significance globally and nationally? (e.g. recent trends and future predictions about % people living in cities)
2. What is urban sprawl? How is it related to urbanization?3. In your opinion, does Toronto’s urban design promote car dependence or sustainable
transportation? Explain.4. List 6 types of urban land use and give examples for each. (e.g. Residential = single
detached home)5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of urbanization? (e.g. impacts on people,
planet, profit)6. What 4 factors determine how land will be used in Canada?7. Locate and label Canada’s 8 main urban areas: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa,
Calgary, Edmonton, Quebec City, Winnipeg (use map on back)8. What is walkability? How does it contribute to sustainability?9. What is sustainable transportation? Give 2 examples.
Traditional Ecological Knowledge
10.Define sustainability. What’s its significance to Canada’s future?11.What is Traditional Ecological Knowledge? How is it passed on? 12.How are TEK values different from the dominant western values that influence our political,
economical and social systems. (e.g. Living in harmony with nature vs. putting humans needs at all times)
13.How might our country become more sustainable by adopting TEK principles? (e.g. in governance, economic activities, education, etc.) Discuss.
Energy
14.List five actions that you did today that required electricity.15.What is the difference between alternative and conventional energy sources?16.What is meant by the term ‘power grid’?17.Review the ways in which nuclear, hydro-electricity and thermal energy (from coal) is
harnessed. 18.List two advantages and disadvantage of these energy sources.
June 2015
Spatial Knowledge
Map Canada’s 8 major Urban Areas:
Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton, Quebec City, Winnipeg
June 2015
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