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Instructions: In the space provided answer the following questions in point form. Guess if you are not sure of an answer.

1. Name one mountain chain in Canada. _________________________________

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2. What is window glass made from? ____________________________________

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3. What is the temperature of this classroom? _________________________

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4. The Richter scale measures _____________________ while the Fujita Scale measures _________________ and the Saffir-Simpson Scale measures ________________________.

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5. What is the present population of Canada? _________________________

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6. The Canadian government agency that monitors weather is called ___________________________________________________

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7. Hurricane _________________ hit the Toronto area in the 1950's.

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8. Canada's three all news television stations are _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________

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9. The names of Canada's six (6) time zones from west to east are: West _______________________   _______________________   _______________________ _______________________   _______________________   _______________________ East

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10. Molten rock under the earth's crust called _____________________________.

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11. Name a movie about tornadoes. _________________________

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12. The closest creek to our school is called _________________________

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13. A contour line shows ________________ on a topographical map.

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14. What does the acronym GPS stand for? ___________________________

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15. DDT is an ______________________ that was banned in 1970 by most countries.

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16. The compass bearing of 270 0 is also the direction of ________.

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17. The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre, the Pentagon and attempt on the White House occurred on the date of _________________________ .

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18. On December 26, 2004 an earthquake in the Indian Ocean caused a huge wave the Japanese call a _________________________ .

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19. On January 12, 2010 an earthquake with the magnitude of 7.0 on the Richter Scale in the Caribbean hit the small island of __ _____________________ .

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